Mike Edwards

Do you have $ recyclables sitting in your garage that you just can’t bear to look at anymore.  Let us take them for you for the 2nd annual Team Telemark Bottle Drive Fundraiser! 

Team Telemark does many fundraising activities each year in order to have enough $ to make sure our Youth Programs run and to help pay for our fabulous coaches.  The bottle drive, raffle, ski waxing and donation campaign are a few of the activities. Last year our inaugural bottle drive raised $4300. We are hoping to beat that total this year!  Please help collect,  help sort or just give us your $ recyclable bottles and cans.

You can drop bottles anytime before Sunday Oct 3rd at 3651 Glencoe Road (West Kelowna). There are large apple bins to collect the cans/bottles to on the right side as you pull in the driveway. Just ‘drop and go’.  To make it easy for you we can also pick up your bottles.  Please ‘text’ 250-899-0354 to order a pick up

On October 3rd starting at 10am we will gather to sort and count the bottles at 3651 Glencoe Rd 

Please reach out to Sonya Bridge with any questions Cell Ph: 902-440-5450 email: sonyabridge@gmail.com 

 

Kal Tire is once again stepping up to sponsor cross-country skiing youth programs here in BC.  In the past several years, Kal Tire has generously supported our sport by funding ski playgrounds, adventure trails, roller skis, coaching development, program equipment, video contests, and more. Last year Telemark received $1500 towards our Track Attack Program and the year before that $2800 towards .

As a part of  their support for XC skiing Kal Tire is offering and exclusive coupon for a $100 discount on a set of new winter tires or all-weather tires. 

This year to add some fun, the 5 clubs that redeem the most coupons at their local Kal shop(s) (on a per-member basis) will win $1500, $1000, $750, $500, and $250.  In addition, Kal Tire will provide a free set of tires to the top club, valued up to $2,000!

So Save some money on winter tires and help out our Club…please head to Kal Tire to get your new tires.

The coupon is valid until September 30th.  Don’t wait until the last minute!

2021 has been a crazy summer in the Okanagan, with the heat, smoke/fires and a resurgent COVID. We hope you are looking forward to a nice, calm, snowy winter as much as we are at Telemark. What could be better to help you get away from all the craziness of life than to come xc skiing or snowshoeing at Telemark!

Telemark Nordic Club season passes and program registration are now available on our Zone 4 Registration Page. Season Pass early-bird discount rates available until Oct 31, 2021.  For more season pass pricing info, please go to our Season Pass webpage

An adult season pass is paid off in only 11 visits and you will have the flexibility to come to Telemark whenever you want, for any amount of time. Additionally, with a season pass, you are automatically a Club member and can participate in one of our many programs. New this year is a 10% discount on selected items at local xc ski retailer Kelowna Cycle and a 25% discount on rentals at Telemark for all Season Pass holders. There will also be weekly early-bird draws, with a total prize value of over $1,100 (Generously provided by our sponsor partners Kelowna Cycle and Fresh Air Experience.) 
                                 

We are looking forward to seeing you this coming winter!

The Mount Law fire which started on the afternoon of Aug 15th near the visitor centre on the Coquihalla Connector came close to Telemark just to the South and East  of  the Panorama ski trail. The fire threatened a good portion of the Glenrosa neighborhood and many homes were under evacuation order.

Thanks to more favorable weather conditions and the hard work of BC Wildfire crews and local fire departments the fire is mainly under control now and no longer a threat to Telemark or most others in the area. Thanks to all the amazing workers who helped keep the fire under control.   It sounds like some people in the area below Telemark on the roads off of Glenrosa Rd have had some fire damage to their homes. Our sympathies go out to our Glenrosa neighbors who lost property.

If you come up to Telemark for a hike, bike ride or horseback ride this summer please remember the high fire hazard and be extra careful.

Check out the great end of season Team Telemark Race Programs video.  Despite not being able to go out of town for events and training the kids had a great season of fun skiing and competition within our own Club.  Our youth program ran successfully with real sense of  “Team” and lots of fun. Thanks to Greg and Finn Redman (Telemark Race Team parent and skier) for putting together this amazing video.

The 2020-21 ski and snowshoe season is now coming to an end at Telemark.  Its been a great season!  Telemark hit new records for membership and day use thanks to all the wonderful skiers and snowshoers in the Central Okanagan and beyond.  We had some of the best conditions ever, a nice long season and our programs ran succesfully. It was a challenging year due to COVID restrictions but it all worked in the end.  We hope to be back to normal operations next year.

We will be closing the Telemark day lodge for the season at the end of the day Thursday April 1st so rentals and day passes will no longer be available.  We will still groom the ski  trails for another few days on a modified schedule and skiing will still be possible.  There will be no staff on site so make sure you have a trip plan and someone knows where you are – Ski at your own risk!    There is still good snow coverage on most trails with very good conditions on the fresh grooming in the morning. There are some signs of spring on the trails with some dirt and debris and a couple of thin spots.  As the warmer weather takes hold and we groom less the conditions will deteriorate.  So get out skiing now while you still can and…. ski with care! Check our Trail Conditions webpage for the latest updates. Snowshoeing is still good up higher but some of the lower, treed, sun exposed trails have some bare or icy spots so snowshoeing is no longer recommended.

We are looking forward to seeing you all next year.

 

To entice you to come up to Telemark for some wonderful spring skiing and snowshoeing we are offering 1/2 price day passes and rentals for the rest of the season starting Monday March 22nd.  There is still snow on the trails and some great skiing and snowshoeing to be had but it won’t last long so come on up to Telemark this week.  We will be open and grooming regularly until April 1.  

Congratulations to all the winners of the Team Telemark raffle draw! The raffle is an annual fundraiser with all proceeds going to The Telemark Nordic Club youth cross-country and biathlon competitive programs.  With 20 prizes and 2400 tickets sold at $5 each this was our biggest raffle yet.  The raffle raised $12,000 to help our young athletes achieve their best and spread the word about what a great place Telemark is to ski for everybody.  Thank you to everyone who supported this fundraiser and a special acknowledgement to all local businesses and organizations that donated prizes.

The draw was made at the Telemark day lodge on Saturday March 13th.  Draws were made in order from least to highest value.  Please see below for a list of donors, prizes and winners.

1)     Skin care products donated by Nature’s Aid value $75	Cayla Wolever
2)     Glerups Slippers donated by Robertson’s Clothing & Shoes on Pandosy in Kelowna $90	Aaron Harper
3)     Auto detail Package donated by Kelowna Toyota vale $99	Quinn Schneiderat
4)     Gift package from Orthoquest Pedorthics Inc. value $105	Steve Miles
5)     One hour massage courtesy of IFM Therapy value $110	Karen Braidwood
6)     The Very Good Butchers, gift card handmade trivet from Wooden Arms workshop West Kelowna vale $110	Breanna McDonald
7)     Fischer 30 litre Backpack $125 value	Brian Gilroy
8)     Made in BC Gift Basket $125 Donated by Rifugio Coffee Roaster’s, Ingram’s Honey, Knight’s Chocolate, Little Creek dressing, Kaslo Pasta & Nature’s Fare Markets	Cayla Wolever
9)     Made in BC Gift Basket $125 (Same contents)	Sarah Frohaug
10)  Hwy Emergency Kit, donated by Fortis BC  $180 value	Linda McEwen
11)  Vega Sport nutrition products value $200	Keiko Nittel
12)  Tubbs brand snowshoes, donated by Fresh Air Kelowna value $220	Betty Kruse
13)  Woven Panel, by local artist Annabel Stanley value $238	Dana Gray
14)  Dinner for two “Waterfront Wines” in Kelowna value $250	Kelly Doell
15)  Handmade Quilt, donated by Laurie Paynter, value $200	Jen Bird
16)  Silverstar Resort, trail passes & one night accommodation value $280	Marisa Davidson
17)  Salomon skin skis, donated by Fresh Air value $450	Gloria Charnell
18)  Swagman bike rack, value $460	Theresa Whitney
19)  The Cove Resort, one night stay and giftcard to Nineteen Grill value $509	Deren Sentesy
20)  Kelowna Paddle Centre Family membership value $1248	Kurt Zander