General

The Teck BC  Championships cross country ski races will be hosted by Telemark Nordic Club February 16 -18, 2018. We will see teams from throughout BC as well as from Alberta and the Methow Valley in Washington state.  Teams from the Thompson-Okanagan, Vancouver Island, and the Lower Mainland will be joined by the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club (Prince George) and the Bulkley Valley Cross Country Ski Club (Smithers), along with skiers from the Kootenays (Black Jack and Kimberley Nordic) and a large turn out from the Revelstoke Nordic Club. Other athletes are visiting from even further afield.  More than 300 athletes have registered and this event promises to offer some great competition for our local Okanagan skiers.

This three day event helps the Telemark club raise money for youth skier development and attract attention to the programs.

Telemark athletes are in the news with their accomplishments both locally in BC, across Canada, and abroad. Claire Littlefair posted a personal best at the Haywood NorAm Westerns and a bronze medal with it. Gareth Williams and  Hannah Mehain, are representing Team Telemark, and Canada at the World Junior Championships in Goms, Switzerland. Both recently posted first-place finishes at the Canadian World Junior Trials in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que.

This is a great location to host this event and it is inspirational to watch these young athletes take on the challenge of a great course. Volunteer positions are still available; be a part of the fun during the event weekend. For more information email Alison or sign up online.

Alison Campbell-Urness (Media contact)
acampbellurness@gmail.com

On Sunday February 25, 2018 Telemark will be hosting our first snowshoe race. There will be three courses; 2 kilometer, 4 kilometer and 8 kilometer. This fun / family oriented event will start at the lodge. There will be food and prizes for participants and volunteers afterwards. So grab your snowshoes for some low impact exercise. Click here to sign up for the race. If you are able to volunteer a few hours to help out call Ron at 250 212-0704.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the periodic lack of water at Telemark

Frustrated when we close the washrooms?  We might be headed for some rough times for the balance of the season.

First, let me share the design.  Then I will explain the problem and what we are doing to mitigate.

Water Works System Design

We have a low-flowrate well.  The water is outstanding quality, but unfortunately best-case the current well is only able to sustain 2.5 gallons per minute draw.  To put in perspective, that is 2 toilet flushes…

To overcome the peaks we get on Saturdays and on race weekends, we installed a 1200 gallon cistern.  This allows the well to continuously pump at a leisurely rate 24/7 to fill the cistern and we have enough water stored to handle 900 toilet flushes.

 

 

The Problem

All good, right?  No.

After the never-ending drought this summer, our faithful well is no longer able to supply the 2.5 gallons per minute we are used to.  In fact, it is barely giving us any water at all at the moment.

Interim Solution

This is what we are doing to work the problem:

1. We have installed a low-level alarm in the cistern to tell our staff when we don’t have enough water for the washrooms.  When the alarm goes, we have no choice but to close the washrooms to preserve water for the essentials.  We will keep the washrooms open as much as possible, but we will not risk a total outage.
2. We are bringing in porta-potties for the rest of the season as a temporary measure.
3. We are considering trucking in water as-needed to re-fill the cistern.  If you know someone who can do this please contact Ron!

Long-term Solution

This summer, we will be looking for a permanent solution.  It may require drilling a second well.

Thank you for your tolerance.  I hope this helps you understand what we are up against.

Barry