Archive:Tele School 2015
Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Date
- 3 Location
- 4 Costs
- 5 Gear
- 6 Dry School
- 7 Learning Material
- 8 Instructor Sign-up
- 8.1 Beginner 1 (Have never skied - or almost never)
- 8.2 Beginner 2 (Know how to do snowplow AND parallel turns on downhill skis, but never telemarked)
- 8.3 Intermediate (Know how to do a telemark turn, and can link them on low angle runs)
- 8.4 Extras (people who dont want to be part of the school, but would like the group ticket price)
- 9 Rides
- 10 Carless People
- 11 Transit Options
Introduction
Jake Jones - Trip Organizer
Date
23rd January, although this may be subject to change! We're meeting at Mount Seymour at Guest Services (the upper parking lot).
Location
Mt Seymour
Costs
Please Note: You must pay in advance. Time: TBA.
- Free for instructors
- TBA for Students
You will pay your driver for gas, or $6 for the shuttle bus if you don't have a ride. You may have to rent skis, boots, poles.
Gear
You will need functional telemark skis, ski poles, and ski boots. Gear is available to rent from the club room, or from Mountain Equipment Co-op.
- Call MEC well in advance to reserve gear.
Dry School
None!
Learning Material
See Tele School#Learning Material
Instructor Sign-up
We will try and maintain a student to instructor ratio of 4:1 (minimize cost to students while keeping small group sizes). Instructors will be selected as student numbers require in order of sign-up. Instructors: please indicate an appropriate skier ability for your group.
Beginner 1 (Have never skied - or almost never)
(max size:16)
Instructor:
Instructor:
Beginner 2 (Know how to do snowplow AND parallel turns on downhill skis, but never telemarked)
(max size:20)
Instructor (strong downhill):
Instructor ():
Instructor (weak downhill):
Instructor (strong downhill):
Instructor:
Instructor:
Intermediate (Know how to do a telemark turn, and can link them on low angle runs)
(max size: 16)
Instructor:
Instructor:
Extras (people who dont want to be part of the school, but would like the group ticket price)
Rides
Please indicate here if you have a car, where you are leaving from and how many people you can transport.
Passengers, don't just sign up. Contact your driver and ask to be a passenger, discuss departure time and place. Drivers going to Seymour typically charge their passengers $5 (round trip), but that depends on the driver.
Driver's Name [Leaving from,# of passengers, phone number]
Carless People
Transit Options
Public Transit can take you to Parkgate Village and the Mt Seymour Shuttle Bus can get you to the top.
"The $6 fare from Parkgate Community Centre is charged in both directions. A book of 10 tickets is available from Guest Services for $50...."
"The cost for the shuttle between Lonsdale Quay and Mt Seymour is $8 per trip. A book of 10 tickets is available from Guest Services for $70."
