Archives for November 2020

We have a good base of snow,  things are currently looking pretty white, and some people are already skiing and snowshoeing.  However, the base is too thin for us to do regular grooming of the trails without damaging them and making them unsafe. We  just need one more good snowfall and we’ll be ready to open.

We are therefore delaying our opening by one week to Saturday Dec 5th.  Skiing and snowshoeing are possible right now but grooming will be limited and we will not have rentals or day passes available until Dec 5th.

THINK SNOW

Telemark is looking for full and part-time Guest Services staff for the 2020-21 winter season.

SKILLS:
• Knowledge of Nordic skiing and snowshoeing
• Exceptional communications skills in working with the public
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and ability to think and act independently
• Some computer skills (word processing, email, website update, social media, POS)
• Ability to do physical work
• Ability to teach ski lessons an asset

RESPONSIBILITIES:
• handling cash, credit cards, debit cards and doing daily cash-outs using a POS
• processing gift certificates, punch passes, coupons, vouchers and volunteer passes
• selling equipment rentals, day passes, and food
• daily chores including snow shoveling, firewood, garbage pick-up
• cleaning and sanitizing duties including daylodge and bathrooms
• restocking product
• front counter customer service
• identifying and resolving customer issues
• monitoring, answering and actioning telephone and email inquiries
• assistance with website and social media postings
• perhaps most important, make our club members and guests smile!

For more information or to submit a resume and cover letter by November 23rd, 2020 please contact Mike Edwards (General Manager) mike.edwards@telemarknordic.com or  ph.250-707-5925

We received two good snowfalls this week and we will be starting to pack the trails and do our final preparations for the coming winter.  There is not enough snow yet to open officially but if this cool and snowy weather holds we anticipate being open and ready for member and public skiing by Saturday Nov 28th.

Last weekend was a busy one for Telemark! We held our annual work party… and… we hosted our annual ski swap. By all accounts both were successful.

More than 50  volunteers were at Telemark for the work party on Saturday to help us get ready for the coming winter.  Lots of great projects got done… from firewood splitting to painting from ski rack building to trail work and more.

The annual Telemark ski swap on Sunday just about sold out of equipment and was successful in raising over $2000 for our Team Telemark racing program. The Kelowna Cycle  parking lot was a great venue especially with perfect weather.

A huge THANK YOU to all the Club volunteers  who made these events successful.