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Academy News – Jan 15,15

Hello all,

Week one is done, 8 more to go. This coming weekend there will be an all staff party on Sunday @ 5:30. Food served at 6:30. We actually have a band , should be a good atmosphere.
Everyone is invited, beer for the older crowd and soft drinks for our younger people. Draws for prizes .

After the classes end on Sunday we will take the school picture out in front of the pro room at approx 4pm. It would be great to have as many instructors and TA’ s as possible.

Should be a great weekend with good weather.

All for now

Frank

Merci – Thank You

Hello all,

The start of programs went very well, even though the weather was a challenge, over 70% of our pupils were here. I want to thank everyone for their individual efforts, its really you that makes the difference with our customers. It’s not easy to be out there in the rain for three starts a day, very impressive. I received feedback as to your enthusiasm and helpfulness out at the meeting areas.

ALL IN ALL GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
Merci/thank you

Frank

Another interesting find…

And you think you’ve heard it all…

The Cage has in its’ possession as set of keys (with 2 sets of car keys and a home key on it) that was handed in by a TA who was trying on their ‘new’ yellow coat. The keys were found in the pocket. Anyone missing a set of keys can claim them from the cage in exchange for the usual storage and retrieval fee (a large box of Timbits)…

Howard

Pour ton information – For Your Information

Un avertissement à tous :

S’il vous plaît noter les limites de vitesse à travers beaucoup de Chelsea sont 50 kilomètres par heure et fréquemment contrôlés. Nous vous conseillons de respecter la limite de vitesse 50 km …. il ne fait qu’ajouter à une ou deux minutes de temps de conduite.

Nous avons quelques autres conseils à partager :
S’il vous plaît, assurez-vous que votre inscription/permis/immatriculation est à jour. La police visite les stationnements de nombreuses entreprises de Chelsea et Wakefield pour vérifier les plaques (Québec et Ontario) et pour vérifier les pneus d’hiver sur les véhicules du Québec.
Verrouillez vos portes et s’il vous plaît ne laissez pas d’objets de valeur dans vos voitures ! La police donne des infractions pour les portes non verrouillées.
Verrouillez toujours vos skis et snowboards ! La meilleure façon est d’acheter un « ski key » disponible à notre service à la clientèle.
ENGLISH

Important notice to our customers:

Please note the speed limit through much of Chelsea is 50 km per hour and frequently monitored. Although we know you want to get skiing quickly we advise you to adhere to the 50km speed limit….it only adds up to an extra minute or two of driving time. Safety first please!

We have some other tips to share:
Please make sure your registration is up to date. Local police visit parking lots of many Chelsea and Wakefield businesses to check plates (Ontario and Québec)
If you have Québec plates make sure you have your snow tires on!
Lock your doors and please do not leave valuables in your car. Police have been checking for unlocked vehicles and ticketing.
Always lock your skis and snowboards. The best way is to buy a ski key from Customer Service.
We do appreciate the local law enforcement and we do urge our customers to be aware and be safe. You don’t want to have an expensive ski day.

FOUND SKIS

To the instructor/TA who left his skis in the parking lot by the Pro Room:

The skis have been returned to the Pro Room and you can retrieve them from the cage by providing a full description and a large box of Timbits for the cage (storage and retrieval fee). You should also apologize profusely to your father for making him worry…

Howard

Academy News – Dec 31, 15

Hello all,

I would like to remind all that we are operating and teaching many privates these days, we are unfortunately turning away snowboard privates because of a lack of instructors to teach them.
I want to remind everyone that if you’re here we expect you to be available to teach. This means be at the bottom of Pineault lift every hour on the half. Be in uniform.
It is also expected that you be here for the day. This coming weekend is the last prior to the programs beginning and I know we will be busy with privates and beginner specials.
Supervisors will be drafting their crews over the weekend.

This is mainly meant as a “ hey winter is here, so I expect to see you here also”

 

Instructor Handbook – Our instructor Handbook has gone digital. Notre guide pour instructeurs est digital.

  • Français format PDF Ici
  • English PDF Version Here

Happy New Year to all…
Frank

Academy News – Dec 24,15

Merry Xmas and happy holidays to all,

It’s been a challenging start to the season, but on the bright side we have been able to get our December training done and hold level 1 courses that certified approx 60 new instructors. Today and the 25th we are closed, reopening on the 26th. To be clear please check the website in case of weather issues.

On the 27th the performance program resumes and on the 28th the Xmas camp begins. For those that committed to teach it please be here by 830.

For all our newly certified instructors please get to the hill this weekend to complete hiring process and get your jackets. We will be drafting instructors for the various programs over the holidays and we want you to be on the list.

Made another delivery to the food bank and I can tell you that the Camp Fortune snow schools contribution is very much appreciated, let’s keep it going. I have to say I get that warm feeling when I deliver the food.

All for now.

Frank

CASI Park Certification Course – Jan 2-3, 15

Camp Fortune is hosting a CASI Level 1 Park Course on January 2nd & 3rd. There are currently 4x spots available.

The Park Instructor course is the introductory course to teaching in the park designed to give successful candidates the skills necessary to introduce students to the terrain park and freestyle snowboarding. To register go to:

Description: https://www.casi-acms.com/index.php/en/park-instructor-1
Inscription: http://www.casi-acms.com/index.php/en/level1-course-reg (Quebec > Park Instructor 1)