Hey all,

Now that the programs are done, I would like to thank all for their good work this season and remind all that we still have snow and great skiing / riding. You can expect the hill to be open until mid-April.

This weekend we will have privates and I would ask that all report to the meeting area in case your needed.

If you have friends interested in taking their CSIA Level 1  there is a course this spring, March 24 25, 26 register at  www.snowpro.com .

Banquet tickets on sale in pro room, please be sure to get your group together and buy your tickets. I would like to have a good idea of the #’s . I will be sending out a list of nominees soon.

Ont March Break , if you have signed up, please be in the pro room by 9 am for a quick meeting to determine your groups . We will have groups morning and afternoon but the afternoons will be less busy. Could use some snowboarders for the March break, good week to make some $$.

Jackets should be returned  by April 9^th .- please and thank you.

April 9^th , we host the Fortune Cup, a Pro style dual slalom. I will be needing a crew to work the race – if this is of interest let me know. It’s an all-day event.

Spring Information Session

If you know of someone who might be interested in working at the Academy next season, we are hosting a Spring Information Session on Sunday, March 19, 17 9:30am in the pro room. Interested parties (age 15 and up) can sign up using the quick link located on the lower right side of this page.

All for now

Frank

Please note that the area will be closed on Tuesday, March 7 due to weather conditions. Full operations will resume on Wednesday, March 8.

Howard

Due to  weather conditions, Camp Fortune will be closing at 4PM today. Instructor Training will be postponed until next Monday.

Masters Program for tonight will be rescheduled.

Please check the website tomorrow for current operation status or call the Pro room
(819) 827-1717- ext 2223 before leaving.

Howard

Hey all,

Just a reminder about the Quebec march break this week, those of you that signed up please be in the pro room by 9:00 to be on snow by 9:30.

Congratulations to our Saturday crew for toughing it out in the rain.

In an earlier post, I referred to male & female awards for programs. It’s actually two non-gender specific awards, one for Saturday and one for Sunday.

Congrats to our new Level 2’s.

All for now

Frank

ONTARIO PD DAY

MONDAY, JAN 30, 17

LOTS OF PRIVATE LESSONS AVAILABLE

HILL OPENS AT 9 AM

The winning bidder for the Elan Amphibos skis is – (insert drum role here).

LINDA THOM

Congratulations Linda, you can pick up your skis tomorrow upon payment.

CSIA Level 2 Assessed Training Course

We’re trying to organize a Level 2 Assessed Training course at Camp Fortune for February 20-21 and we think we have enough interested candidates to move forward.  We have 5 people who have expressed interest and we require a few more to open the course for registration. If you are interested, please send Chris Meszaros  a quick e-mail.

All for now…

Hi All:

Euan Swan ( euanswan2012@gmail.com ) is looking for a ski instructor to cover his classes on Januay 29, 17 .

Any interested instructors should contact Euan at the e-mail above.

Thx

Howard

From Franks desk:

Hey all,
After a great start to our 9 week programs, here we go with week 2. We have accepted a few more people in each program and I know we will have a few new instructors beginning this weekend.

Those that have groups should give some thought to a lesson plan with a few variations for the weekend, always good to have a few ideas as to what you would like to teach them.

I also want to remind all that Pinault is a park, so if you go down the hill-please be aware of the jumps and their landings, use caution and be sure you’re not placing your students in a bad spot.

Weekend morning sessions will begin this Jan 14, 7:30 am in the Pro Room, on snow for 8:00 AM, for both instructors and TAs.  Monday evening sessions will also begin Jan 16 – be in the pro room by 630 to be on-snow for 7 PM.

Teaching Tasks for the weekend:

• Keep up the stance & balance drills
• Mileage is important
• Choose appropriate terrain to get results
• Pivoting  is turning  your feet without turning the body
• You will encourage movement to help this happen

Suggested Exercises (select according to class ability):

• Ski with a very narrow stance, then wide stance
• Ski without poles: Hands up high, then behind back, then crossed in front
• Stepping – 100 step turns, slow then fast  – Stepping Turns
• Brush out uphill foot while traversing, then reverse direction and brush out the other foot
• Hockey stops in the fall line – Hockey Stops.
• stem turns
• on-snow 360s – On-snow 360s

Happy new year all,

Hope everyone has a safe and fun evening, I also hope some of you will be nice enough to join me at the hill on the 1st. As we will have some people looking for privates.

Next week we should have privates every day as the kids are not back in school yet. Hoping many of you will be around to teach/ski/ride.

The Big Show starts on the 7^th and 8^th. I expect everyone to be at the hill for 8am as it will take a bit of time for our supervisors to sort out their people.

A few simple rules of thumb; as the 9 week program begins

• When you commit to a day , it means all day. i.e. until 4 pm.
• If you are not teaching a group, you are to report to privates every hour on the half hour.
• Be sure to have your coat on when you are at the hill.
• It is understood that whenever you are at the hill, you are available teach, whether it’s your scheduled day or not.
• Should you find that you are unable to help us, no problem just return your coat.
• The only reason we asked if you wanted 2 or 3 starts is because we want those that really want 3 to get 3. If you asked for 2 start refer to the 1st  rule.
• Be on time. Be happy to be here.

All said we have a good # of people on our lists, and I look forward to a great season of teaching skills development.

We are a big group, and the strength of our team is each individuals’ commitment to our collective success.

Frank