Academy News Jan 12

Hi all,

 

Avec les pluies de deux dernière journées , je tien a vous confirmer que la station seras ouverte demain et que tous nos programmes seront en marche.

 

So for our English people , after the rain we are open this weekend and all programs are operating. (-:

 

Please be in the pro room by 815 in order to get organized with supervisors.

 

See you all in the morning.

 

 

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website

Academy News

Hello all,

 

This weekend is our big start, we expect to see all of our people here for 8 am.

 

I would like to solicit a few people to handle the snow school pass table in the main lodge. Would the usual suspects let me know if they are available. I can use 3 per day.

 

Any instructor not assigned to a group should be at the privates meeting area and will be assigned from there.

 

There is a Free Tactics course being offered on the 23, 24 25 of jan in the evenings deadline to sign up is this coming Sunday. You can register on  snowpro.com .

 

Free Tactics / Snowpark intro

Learn an approach to developing skiers that is fun and free!

  • Learn to teach entry level basics in the park: safety, flatboxes, introduction to air.
  • Add to your teaching toolbox with Free Tactics knowledge – creative skill development, features and terrain as development tools, switch skiing.
  • You will have the opportunity to try entry level park feature, and discuss them as teaching tools.
  • The training provides the tools to take students into the terrain park safely and teach the basics.

 

Looking forward to a great start to our 9 week program,

 

 

All for now,

 

Frank

 

 

 

Francois Bernier
Directeur, Services Sportifs/Director, Sport Services
Tel. 819-827-1717 poste 2204
Mob/cell 819-664-2471
Academy /website

Academy News – Jan 7, 2018

Hello all,

Yesterday was the sat training  and today will be our Sunday training day, after the training we will hold a social Pizza  2$, soft drinks 2$ and beer 5$  cash only please .

This is  fund raiser is to the benefit to the benefit of the Norm Grondin foundation , please save a few bucks for the end of day social.

All for now

Frank

Academy News – Dec 31, 17

Hey all,

It’s been quite the Xmas break, cool weather and great snow.  We are now heading into the new year with most of the hill open .

Commitment; be here on the days you are committed to, i.e. sat or sun or both if that’s what you said you would do.

Training weekend; all programs will take advantage of the 6th and 7th of Jan to train and plan for the Big show that begins on the 13th and 14th of Jan.

 

Evening programs ;begin the 10th and 11th of Jan,

Privates program; is looking for Sunday SB instructor, see SJ or email me if interested. This is guaranteed $!!!

Also reserved privates begin on the 6th and 7th of Jan., if you’re on that list be here.

Food Bank; remember to drop some non-perishable stuff in the box from time to time.

We expect all to be on hand next weekend , the day will begin with an indoor at 9:30 AM.

Should you be someone that is not returning and still has a coat from last season, please return the coat as soon as possible.

Special Request: Looking for an instructor to teach  5 year old twin boys, one weeknight a week.   Back-to-back lessons, this means two privates = 40$ for the person that can be here to do it, Tuesdays or Wednesdays.  Let’s say from 5-7 PM.

If interested contact me fbernier@campfortune.com

All for now

Frank

‘Twas the Night b4 Christmas…

And in the Pro room, Frank was all agog…
Where are all my instructors, so many haven’t given us the Nod.
If only Blitzen and Prancer could ride a ski or a board,
Then I’d be sure, of having my training squad.

Dasher and Prancer were needed to lend a hoof,
To help poor Frank off of the roof…
‘nough said… if I want to get paid!

Ok now back to business, we will reopen on the 26th and we look forward to a busy holiday season. For those that signed up for the Xmas Camp please be in the pro room by 8:45 on the 26th. Meeting at 9 am.

A reminder to all that if you drop in during the holidays we expect all to be available to teach privates. So always wear your jackets and be ready.

We will be using the weekend of the 6th and 7th of Jan  for training.  I do expect all to be on hand i.e. if you’re a sat or a sun instructor show up on the day you have committed to.

Supervisors will be drafting their staff and making plans for the 9 week programs.

Be here and don’t be left behind.

Merry Christmas to everyone, hope you all enjoy the holidays.

All for now,

Frank

 

Norm Grondin Bursary Fund

Hi All:

The Norm Grondin Bursary Fund has been set up for the purpose of helping deserving TAs to attain Level 1 CSIA & CASI certification and education which will aid them with their career objectives in the ski industry.

Based on donations, the NGMF will offer a bursary each year and it is our hope it will
make a significant contribution to the success of deserving individuals.

To that end, there are 2 items available for sale in the Pro Room whose proceeds will be donated to the foundation. They are:

K2 boots

K2 Spyne 110 boots $150

Amp Charger skis

K2 Amp Skis $150.00

All proceeds from the sale of the above products will be donated to the Foundation. For more information please talk to Denis Lacroix in the Pro Room.

 

All for now…

Academy News – Dec 15, 17

Hi All:

A few things to remember ,

  • Food bank, please bring nonperishable food, i.e. cans or dry goods.
  • We are trying to put together a park course for skiers please contact Joe. Course would be first week of Jan in the evenings.
  • We seem to be short on Snowboarders , so if you are planning on returning be sure to get to the hill and get organized.
  • Register to teach the Holiday program.
  • PDP will be on Sunday .

 

All for now

See you on snow

Frank

Academy News – Dec 13, 17

Hello all,

Those that have been up at the hill know that the snow has been good, and now this new natural stuff will make it even nicer. On Friday we re-open for the season, Pinnault and Paradise will be open along with the carpet area. Saturday, we will add Clifford to the mix, so 3 chairs and 3.5 runs . Snow-making is working hard on both sides and we can expect Marshall early next week , followed by Skyline around Xmas.

  • The Performance programs begin this weekend, Clayton is looking for a snowboard inst/ coach. This is a cool program that will give you 15 days of work  and we need a cool guy or girl to work it contact Clayton  cpolan@sympatico.ca

 

  • Xmas program, Dec 26th  to 30th  2hrs in the morning and 2 hrs in afternoon, sign up at the cage in pro room. Classes go 3, 4 or 5 days . We always need people for privates and program.

  • Still looking for a few more committed private lesson instructors to be in our reservations book. See or email  sjnormand@gmail.com to get info , we do want some younger people to teach kids , so if your new don’t worry you’ll get lots of work and learn as you go.

 

  • All Mountain program will be running a Program specific training on Saturday January 6th and Sunday January 7th form 10:00-12:00 AM and 1:00 to 3:00 PM.

Come out, get in some runs with our new supervisors Eva Margo-Dermer and Josh Cassidy McDowell.

We plan to review some class management, teaching techniques, along with discussing some changes we will be implementing to improve the service we provide to our customers.

Look forward to seeing you all. If you are a new instructor with Fortune Academy or a returning instructor who would like to instruct in the All Mountain program please come out and join us.

We have a number of incomplete instructors, people that have not yet graced us with their presence, I encourage you to get here to complete the process. As we will soon be assigning classes . if you are not on a list, we won’t need you.

All for now

Frank