General

It has not snowed much over the last couple of weeks but we have preserved our snow well and with more snow on the way next week it’s time to get started on the 2020-21 season.  Telemark will be open on Saturday Dec 5th as scheduled.  Yahoo!

We will be grooming and track-setting several trails with the Pisten Bully snowcat Friday night in preparation for opening.  The snow conditions are quite good but please keep in mind that it is still early season and not all trails will be groomed and there may be some rougher spots. The snowshoeing trails are also open.

Until we get a little more snow and can groom all the trails regularly to our usual high standards we will only be charging 1/2 price for all days passes.  Full price will take effect as of Dec13th, 2020

Please remember to bring your mask and be COVID aware. And please consider purchasing your passes and rentals on-line before departing for the Club to be totally contact-free for your ski.

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.

 

Do you need some ski equipment or are you looking to sell off some of your old equipment?   Word on the street is that ski equipment will be hard to come by this year so the Telemark ski swap will be great place to buy and sell equipment.  This year we are holding our own XC specific swap. Members and non-members welcome.

DATE: Nov 1, 2020
LOCATION: Kelowna Cycle 2949 Pandosy St
MAIN CONSIGNMENT DROP OFF: Saturday Oct 31 –  5pm to 8pm
EARLY BIRD CONSIGNMENT: Friday Oct 30th 11am to 6pm & Saturday Oct 31 10am to 5pm
CONSIGNMENT FEE: $2 per item
ONE DAY SALE: Sunday Nov 1, 2020  11am to 4pm
PAYOUT & EQUIPMENT PICK UP: 6pm to 8pm Sunday Nov 1st
COVID: The Swap will take place with physical distancing measures in place. Please wear a mask

This is a fundraiser for the Telemark Nordic Club Race Team with 20% of the sales going towards the  team.

Come join the fun on Saturday, Oct 31st and help us get ready for winter.  We are hosting a work party from 9:00 AM until noon to…split firewood, paint, do trail maintenance  and accomplish a few other odd jobs before the season starts.

We will break at noon for lunch.  The Club will provide drinks and snacks.  Due to COVID restrictions we will not be offering our normal BBQ so please BYOL (Bring Your Own Lunch).  The lodge will be open but numbers of people allowed inside will be limited so please be prepared to remain outside as much as possible.

The Telemark Annual General Meeting will take place 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. Social distancing measures will be in place and numbers of people at the AGM will be limited.  The AGM will also be available as a Zoom meeting.  If you want to join by Zoom please get the link from us – phone 250-707-5925 or email mike.edwards@telemarknordic.com

We hope to see you there.

Are you willing to serve your club by volunteering for a one year term on the Board of Directors? The commitment required for a rewarding and enjoyable experience is to attend a 2-hour board meeting once per month where you will participate in discussions about everything skiing and snow.  Most board members will also take on an additional project to help develop and enhance our club. Detailed job description here

In accordance with the club bylaws all board positions are open for nominations and election each year.  This year we will have three vacancies due to retiring board members or board members who are giving up key board positions: Secretary, Vice President, Director – Grooming

Nominations for all positions are welcome:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director – Past President
Director – Snowshoeing
Director -Youth & Masters Programs
Director – XC Junior Racing
Director – Biathlon
Director – Special Olympics
Director  – Grooming
Director  – At large
Director – At large

Please submit nominations by email to nominations@telemarknordic.com.  Nominations close on Sunday Oct 11th, 2020 at midnight. Nominations will not be accepted from the floor during the AGM.

The AGM will take place at The Telemark Nordic Centre chalet in person and by Zoom conference on Saturday October 31, 2020. If  you would like to join the AGM by Zoom please email gm@telemarknordic.com for the AGM link.