Telemark Nordic Club

Fantastic Cross Country Skiing and Snowshoeing Experience

Mike Edwards

Team Telemark Fundraising Opportunity – Nordiq Canada “100 Campaign”

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This year the Team Telemark fundraiser is joining the Nordiq Canada Nationwide “100 CAMPAIGN”.  This is a fundraiser aimed at raising $100,000 for Clubs to celebrate 100 years of XC skiing in Canada. Click for more info.  Our goal is to raise $20,000. Telemark is the top fundraising Club in BC so far.  Let’s keep it going!  95% of the funds raised by Telemark donors come directly back to Telemark to support the Team Telemark competitive programs.

Tax Receipt:  Normally Telemark cannot offer tax receipts for donations but with this fundraiser a tax receipt will be given through Nordiq Canada.  Take advantage of this while you can.

Matching funds: Cross-Country BC is adding a matching funds incentive with $800 in matching funds on the first $1600 raised.  In addition an anonymous donor has committed $4000 in direct matching funds just for Telemark.  So the first $5600 raised by Telemark are matched by an additional $4800 bringing the total up to $10,400 which is more than half way to our goal.

Please click here to go the donation page to find out more and donate.  Please help us to reach our goal and support our Club programs.

Spring Hours and Amazing Conditions

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To take adavantage of the longer spring days Telemark will be open until 6pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday starting this weekend – Feb 22nd.  We will remain open until 9pm as usual on the other days until later in March. You can always check out our Hours of Operation webpage for the latest information.

With plenty of snow and perfect temperatures Telemark is experiencing some of the best skiing we have ever seen.  Come on out to Telemark and put a big smile on your face with some incredible skiing and snowshoeing!

Telemark Athletes off to the BC winter Games

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Ten young athletes and three coaches from Telemark boarded a plane on Wednesday Feb 19 bound for the BC Winter Games Feb 20-23 in Fort St John BC.  Telemark will be well represented at the Games with seven cross-country skiing athletes and three biathletes all competing for  Zone 2 – Okanagan/Thompson. The BC Winter Games is a Multi-sport event for young athletes which emulates bigger Games like the Olympics/Paralympics. Hundreds of athletes from across BC will compete in 15 sports.

Read the full Press Release with more details about Telemark’s contingent

We wish them all good races and good Luck!

Photo L-R: Catherine Robinson (biathlon) Camille Hanry, (biathlon) Sofie Steinruck (xc ski) Justin Siever (xc ski) Evan Edwards (xc ski) Finn Redman (xc ski) Alessia Galvagno (xc ski) Nathan Achtem (xc ski) Timur McNern (biathlon) Coach Kyle Hawes (xc ski) missing from photo Jacob Miller (xc ski), Coach Michele Wolfe, Coach John McNern

 

Telemark Receives $3,500 City of West Kelowna Grant

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Each year the City of West Kelowna – Council carefully consider ‘Grant-in-Aid’ funding requests from not-for-profit groups that provide valuable social and community services to West Kelowna residents. Telemark would like to thank the City of West Kelowna for awarding $3500 to the Telemark Nordic Club this year.  The funds  will be used to purchase equipment to enhance the Club’s Youth Programs.

The City of West Kelowna is a valuable partner for the Telemark Nordic Club and helps the Club in many ways.

Happy Family Day Weekend – Free Trail Passes and Rentals for kids (18-Under) on Family Day

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Come on out to the Telemark Nordic Centre on Family Day for  some family fun in the snow. The ski and snowshoe conditions are the best they have been all year and the weather is warm and beautiful.

Telemark is offering free trail passes and rentals for all kids (18-under) on  Monday Feb 17th in celebration of Family day.

Celebrate Family Day at the Telemark Nordic Centre

 

 

Telemark Shines at the PACIFICSPORT Community Sport Hero Awards Reception and BC Winter Games Team Announcement

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The Mary Irwin Theatre at the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna was packed to the rafters with local athletes, coaches and parents…brothers and sisters in Sport for an evening of award presentations, funny anecdotes,  inspirational speakers and an introduction of Athletes attending the BC Winter Games.  Telemark was well represented at the Gala.  Our Team Telemark Biathlon delegation brought along their loud cheers and even cow bells to ring in the award recipients, two of whom were Telemark Club members. Telemark was also well represented at the BC Winter Games athlete announcement.

Sport Hero Award Recipients included:
Devin Rubadeau – Sailing, Marc Bowles – Multisport, Celeste Bazzana and Barbara Dieno – Bocce, Ron Koch – BMX racing, Phil von Unruh – Ice Hockey and Special Olympics, Guy Posella – Baseball, Leana Marton – Rugby, Darcy Rysz – Baseball, Cathie Pavlik – Field Hockey and Multisport…and Telemark’s Murray Carlson. Yay! Go Murray!

Athletic Excellence Awards went to:
Emma Cannan – Athletics, Ashley McMillan – Swimming, Logan Leach – Para Alpine Skiing, Brayden Kuroda – Freestyle Skiing, Brock Hoel – Triathlon, Anne Cherkowski – Ice Hockey, Reece Howden – Ski Cross, Hanna Hartwick – Brazilian Jiu Jitsu…and Telemark’s own Kira Friesen. Way to go Kira!

The BC Winter Games… will kick off in Fort St John from Feb 20-23. The Okanagan (Zone 2) athletes were called up on the stage for a presentation.   Telemark athletes were represented on stage by 13 year old Evan Edwards. Telemark qualified the largest number of athletes ever from our Club. Athletes from Telemark Nordic Club who will be competing at the BC Winter Games are:

Telemark Biathlon: Catherine Robinson, Camille Hanry and Timur McNern. John McNern is the Biathlon Zone 2 Rep and Coach.
Telemark XC: Finn Redman, Nathan Achtem, Evan Edwards, Justin Siever, Jacob Miller, Alessia Galvagno and Sofie Steinruck. Michele Wolfe is the Zone 2 Rep and Kyle Hawes is Assistant Coach.

GO TEAM!!!

Some of the Okanagan Athletes going to the BC Winter Games – Can you pick out Evan Edwards in his Team Telemark Jacket?
What a great evening!
Telemark Biathlon Crew – Supporting Murray and Kira.
Way to go Murray
Congratulations Kira

Welcome to Another New Sponsor

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The Telemark Nordic Club would like to welcome Integrated Power Systems (IPS for short) as a new Club sponsor. Lars Jensen and Sonia Sorensen of IPS are avid cross-country skiers and Telemark Nordic Club members.  They thought this sponsorship support would be a great way to become more involved with the Club.  You may have noticed their logo on our Trail Conditions webpage. Try clicking the IPS link the next time you see it to learn more about them.

Integrated Power Systems has been specializing in Solar Grid-Tie, Off Grid Solar and Back-up Power Systems in Western Canada since 1993.  Whether you are looking to save money by reducing your utility bills, increase the value of your home or property or provide power to a remote location IPS has the equipment and services you need at affordable prices. If you are looking for a solar or alternative energy system please call IPS.

Lars Jensen of IPS – Say hi when you see him next at Telemark

 

 

 


Interested in Sponsoring the Telemark Nordic Club?  Check out our Sponsorship Package or go to our Sponsorship webpage

Telemark BBQ This Saturday Feb 1st

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Fresh snow,  perfect temperatures and BBQ hot dogs. It doesn’t get any better!

Join us for a great day of XC skiing and snowshoeing at Telemark and bring your appetite for our Race Team BBQ Fundraiser – Hot dog and a juice for only $5 starting at 11:30am and going until the hot dogs are gone.

We will be hosting a BBQ each Saturday in February.

See you there!