Academy News – March 29, 17

Hey all,

Looks like the sunshine will be with us this weekend, hope to see people get out and make some turns. Banquets tickets are on sale until Sunday. If you are done for the season, please return your jacket over the weekend.

The tentative plan:

Valley, Pineault, Skyline open Wed-Sunday (March 29-April 2).

Meech is closed for the season.

Skyline Open Monday-Sunday April 3-9.

Valley Open Saturday and Sunday, April 8 -9 and maybe Friday April 7

Skyline should stay open until Easter – subject to weather – so stay tuned.

 The Academy Banquet

I want to emphasize how important our end-of-season banquet is for the school and its instructors. We hand out many awards and recognize good work by many of our people. It’s always fun to see the various strata’s of our school come out and socialize. Dates and friends are welcome.

Be part of the scene, come out to applaud the winners. Get your tickets and/or reserve your spot(s) before this Sunday.

Trophies are being engraved as we text…

I need to know how many people will be attending in order to have the kitchen ready to serve all of you.

Frank

Academy News – March 25, 17

Hey all,

The weather will be nice again this weekend hoping to see many out to ride and ski, we are still running privates .

Banquets tickets , please reserve your place for the Banquet. We need to know how many are coming.

Pro Room Spring Hours

Please note that (due to spring hours) the pro room will be only open from 9 AM  to 4 PM Monday through Sunday when the Clifford lift  is running.

All for now

Frank

Academy News – March 16, 17

Hey all,

With this week’s new snow you can expect some great conditions on the weekend. Hoping to see many of you out in the sun enjoying the snow. We should be busy enough with privates for you to make a few bucks while you’re here. Many hands make for light work.

Remember to purchase your banquet tickets. Save the date of April 8th for the banquet.

Below are some of the Award nominees ;

SKI WEE Ariane Leclair-Roberts Erin Zhang Gabriel Seale Bryton Stewart
Leiam O’Byrne Ethan Alcaide Braden Stewart Nick O’Cnnor
SKI WEE Sarah Becker Brooke Auger Sepi Azizi Camille Demers
All Mountain perfomance
All Mountain Sasha Spano Ben Rogers Julie Desfosses Josh McDowell
All Mountain  Lyndsay Romain Liam Jay Jane Holski Yan Zhang
ADULT Jake Blair Andrea Lower Jim Marriott
TA – SKI Christophe Lepage Bilodeau Andrew Grguric Teagan Nalley
TA – SKI Laura Davies Emilee Alcaide Robin Bernstein
Snowboard  TA Pascal Ormonde Addy Yang Saevok Son Qualid Sandi
snowboard rookie  of the year Sean Flynn Jacob Sauve Wesley Miles Jessie Porter -MacLennan Sebastien Bonbarenko
Snowboard instructor of the year Adriene Vatcher Benoit Quenneville Karen keskinen Noah gardener

All for now

Frank

P.S. The good news is that most of you will be in Green for St. Paddy’s day…

 

Academy News – March 9, 2017

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 9th .- please and thank you.

April 9th , 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

Early Closing – March 6, 17

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

Academy News – March 3, 17

Hey all,

It’s the last week of our 9 week programs. This last memory is largely what they will remember of the season spent with us, so it’s very important to finish strong and be sure we plant the seed for next season.

I can tell all of you that I have had a very positive winter with very few negative issues that have  needed my attention, and that means you all did a great job teaching/entertaining your people.

Be sure you give out the report cards and stickers. Please return any remaining cards to your supervisor.

As the programs come to an end, the season marches on – we still have; Ontario March break week, walk-in privates to teach and a few special events like the pro race and masters finals.

Be sure you get/reserve your banquet ticket and book April 8th for the Awards dinner. Please buy/reserve now – 25$ cash at the Cage.

If you are certain of not returning before the banquet, you can leave your coat this weekend, otherwise do it on the last day you work. And that being said the season is far from over.

Still looking for award nominations. Once the list of nominees is complete I will post it on the blog.

All for now,

Frank

Quebec March Break

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

 

Academy News – Frb 24, 17

Hey all,

Week 8 is here and I hope you will be able to give out most of your report cards , please think of keeping them in a baggie to ensure they stay dry.

A few simple things to keep in mind on the second to last week.

  • Review and put it all together · By now you should be able to give your pupils a clear picture of how they ski/ride and suggest simple ways to move forward · It’s feel good time · Positive! Positive! Positive!
  • School Social 4 pm both Saturday and Sunday (pizza, beer and soft drinks), and we will attempt a group picture of the various programs, . Once again all to the benefit of the NGBF for TA’s.

Academy Banquet tickets will be on sale as of the weekend in the cage(25$). Let’s start planning for it. We have many awards to hand out and I will need nominations for the following:

  • SKI WEE program, male and female instructor of the year,
  • All Mountain male and female instructor of the year,
  • ADULT program instructor of the year,
  • Performance programs (ski wee and all mountain).
  • Ski and snowboard TA awards.
  • Snowboard program awards
  • Full-timers awards.
  • Lifetime Achievement award.
  • The Markham Award ( MVP),
  • Dave Hearnden Award ( Leadership)
  • Fern Award, this is given out for the most humorous event or mishap of the season, voted by applause. If you have a story let me know.

Please send any nominations to me at  fbernier@campfortune.com

We can use snowboarders for the Quebec and Ontario March break, so please sign up if you can help.

All for now, see you on the weekend.

Frank