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

Academy News -February 15,

Hey all,

As we approach the Family day weekend, I would  ask that those of you that teach one day a weekend be kind enough to come out on both days. It would be a great help to the supervisors if people were to give us a bit of extra time to make up for the absent instructors.

We will also need extra bodies on Monday as its Family day and we will have lots of lessons, many hands make light work.

Also please note that we will have a meeting both Saturday and Sunday morning at 8:15 to go over our new report cards.

All Mountain info below;  and I am sure Ski Wee will need spare instructors also.

“Can you please post a request for instructors will to help out with the All Mountain program this weekend.

Looking for 3 or 4 instructors for Saturday, 5-6 for Sunday.

Please request them to contact me at either, joe.mclean@pwbcorp.com or 613-261-9278.”

We will also need a few extra Snowboard Instructors  for tomorrow during the day – if you are able to help out please let the cage know at 819-827-1717 ext 2223 or academy@campfortune.com 

The Academy banquet is set for the 8th of April, more details to follow.

We are having a great year, let’s keep it going. Have to say its perhaps the best season ever as far as our team goes. Keep up the good work all.

All for now see you on the weekend.

Frank

Academy News – Feb 9, 17

Hello all,

We are coming up on week 6 of the programs and our weekday school programs are also entering the busy phase. The important take away is; be here for your commitment and if possible we would love to see you on other days. We are a big group but without individuals pitching in we can easily struggle at getting the job done.

YOU are the most important person we have.

It’s time to think of the March Breaks, Quebec Feb. 27 to March 3 –  Ontario break March 13 to 17 , we count on you for extra help for those weeks. If you’re interested in teaching, the sign-up sheets are in the cage. And tell us if you want 3 , 4 or 5 days.

Tips for the weekend;

My kids are still in a snowplow: mileage is important and here a few drills to help develop better steering and the ability to turn both skis at the same time.

  • Hockey stops,
  • forward side slips,
  • hop turns,
  • use convex terrain (translation from ski school director language: small bumps) to help the turning  effort.

My students are in back seat and static: 

  • Boot touch to outside,
  • hands on knees,
  • tall then small turns

All for now
Frank

Academy News: Feb 1, 2017

Hey all,

Entering week 5 of the programs. All is well let keep up the good work . I want to remind all that safety on the slopes is #1.

Lift Safety

Before getting on a lift with a student/client, inform them of the following:

 How to sit on the chair lift;

 How to lower the bar;

 How to behave on the chair lift;

 How and when to lift the safety bar;

 How to get off the chair lift; and,

 Where to meet the group;

 

Loading is the key to a safe ride, if having trouble loading,

1-    Yell for lift to be stopped.

2-    Do not hold pupil, rather let the student fall before getting too high.

3-    If standing in line be a team player and notice others loading to be sure all is well.

4-    Lastly , be aware, be engaged and be ready.

Thing to help you plan you lesson this weekend.

Module 4

 Edging can be introduced first skidding then refined to a more steered turn

 Edge control is important at all levels

 Choose flat terrain for best results

 Students must be centered to achieve success

Module 5

 Once the student is centered, steering, and able to edge, it’s time to “have fun”

 New hills, bumps, more speed, long and short turns, excite them

I am looking for three instructors wanting to teach a 1 hour  ski lesson ( request rate 25$) with a group of students Saturday between 4 and 5 pm. Easy work for extra cash.

Reply to fbernier@campfortune.com

Anyone free to help out tomorrow Thursday, we could use you around 3:30-4:00 pm, thanks in advance to those that can be here.

We’re looking for a full time snowboarder, let us know if you can teach during the week, even if it’s not every day.

All for now

Frank

Academy News – Jan 27,17 Addendum

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…

 

Academy News – Jan 27, 17

Norm Grondin Fundraiser Ski Auction:

Just a reminder that your bid for the Elan Amphibios 14 skis must be received by 2:59 PM on Sunday…

Monday Night Training:

Monday night ski improvement for instructors runs every Monday night 7-9PM. Its a great way to get some solid ski improvement tips from senior instructors and is free to Camp Fortune Academy ski instructors.

Week #4 outline:

  • Edging can be introduced, first skidding and then refined to a more steered turn
  • Edge control is important at all levels
  • Choose flat terrain for best results
  • Students must be centered to achieve success!

Sample Exercises:

  • bounce while traversing to center body over skis
  • bounce to start turn
  • Falling Leaf sideslips – shift fore and aft
  • Traverse, sideslip, Traverse sequence
  • Hockey slips and stops
  • Traverse in pairs across the slope – downhill person lightly pulls sideways on uphill person
  • Snowplow crab turns – snowplow down fall line, then set one inside edge to move sideways across the hill like a crab, release edge and set other inside edge. Repeat.