Come out and play!
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas! Come on up to Telemark for a ski or snowshoe this Christmas. We have great conditions and will be open everyday through the entire Christmas season. This year we will be open on Christmas Day as well. Check out the full Christmas Schedule
Our tree is looking much more loved now. Thanks to those who contributed some decorations
Great News! Telemark received an early Christmas present in the form of a $250,000 BC Gaming Capital Project Grant. The grant combined with our savings and a little fundraising will allow us to purchase a brand new snowcat grooming machine this year. Telemark already has a reputation for great grooming but the new machine will give us even better and more reliable grooming for the next 10 years at a lower overall cost. The funding will allow us to invest more in the Club facilities and programs over the next few years and will be a benefit to all Club members and the entire Central Okanagan Community. A special thanks goes to the Province BC for this funding support. Full Press Release
With a little more snow falling this last week we have been busy preparing the trails and we are now ready and excited to open. The daylodge will be open and staffed regularly and the trails groomed for skiing starting Saturday December 14th. The conditions are very good on most trails but we still do not have mid winter conditions yet. Not all trails are open and early season conditions prevail. This means that the snow may be thin in places and dirt, rocks and other hazards may be present. Please use caution. Snowshoeing is possible but more snow is needed.
1/2 $ price day passes for the first weekend.
Our opening dates have varied over the years. Last year was quite late but this year is pretty close to average. Have a look at the graphs below which show our average opening dates, ski days per season and closing dates. See any trends?
Our Season Pass Draw Prize contest is now over. Congratulation to the winners!
Sarah Mallinson – His and hers Tubbs Snowshoes from Fresh Air Experience
Paulette Tercier – Salomon Skin Skis from Fresh Air Experience.
Sophie Murphy- $250 Fresh Air Gift Certificate
Neiva Smith- Luxury night stay with extras at The Cove
Clarke Burnette – Waterfront Wines gourmet dinner $200 gift certificate
Tom Nagy – Vega health foods pac
Linda O’Neill – Swix wax pac
We did not win the CCBC constest but we had a great time giving away the prizes and we are well on our way to another amazing winter at Telemark. Now we just need a little more snow and our season will be underway.
A very special thanks to our incredible sponsors who are great supporters of Telemark and contribute in so many ways to our success.
Get your membership season pass now before the Dec 1st contest deadline. Help us to win the CCBC Season Pass contest and maybe win a prize yourself. There is still one more prize remaining to be drawn on Dec 1st for a lucky Season Pass holder. Thanks to our wonderful contest Sponsors Fresh Air Experience, The Cove, Waterfront Wines and Vega foods. Contest details
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
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 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 29th, 2019 please contact Mike Edwards (General Manager) mike.edwards@telemarknordic.com or ph. 250-707-5925
Come join the fun on Saturday, Nov 2nd and help us get ready for winter. We are hosting a work party from 9:00 AM until noon to…split firewood, do some trail maintenance and accomplish a few other odd jobs before the snow flies.
We will break at noon for a BBQ Social. The Club will provide drinks, fresh fruit and of course BBQ hotdogs, and hamburgers.
The Telemark Annual General Meeting will be right after lunch at 1pm. The AGM is a great opportunity to meet our new and old board of directors and find out what is going on in the Club.
For more information please phone 250-707-5925 or email mike.edwards@telemarknordic.com
We hope to see you there.
Do you need some ski equipment or are you looking to sell off some of your old equipment? The Telemark ski swap is a great choice. This year we are again partnering with the Big White Ski Club to make this a really big event. There will be loads of equipment and clothes there for all levels of skier.
DATES: Oct 25-26, 2019
CONSIGNMENT DROP OFF: Friday 10am to 7:30pm $2 per item
ONE DAY SALE: Saturday 8am to 3pm
PAYOUT: 5pm to 7pm Saturday
ADMISSION TO SATURDAY’S SALE: $2/person $5/family
LOCATION: New Life Church 2041 Harvey (next to Wood Fire Bakery)
This is a fundraiser for the Telemark Nordic Club Race Team. Please use the Telemark Consignment table with your XC gear to help out the Club.