General

Thanks to everyone – buyers sellers & volunteers – who supported the Team Telemark Ski Swap on Saturday Oct 19. it was a little damp but we had a wonderful and successful day raising about $5,000 for our Youth Competitive programs.

50/50 Draw
The winning 50/50 ticket is: #959210
Please email gm@telemarknordic.com to arrange to pick up of your winnings.

Thanks to everyone…buyers sellers & volunteers for a successful ski swap. Together we raised about $5000 for the Club. The 50/50 Winner is ticket #959210.

Our SKI SWAP is this weekend!  It is a great place to buy AND sell used equipment.  We are again holding our own XC specific swap at Kelowna Cycle. Everyone is welcome! If you are selling equipment, please complete our consignment form ahead of time. This year also accepting clothing and snowshoes!

DATE: Saturday Oct 19, 2024
LOCATION: Kelowna Cycle 2949 Pandosy St
CONSIGNMENT DROP OFF: Friday Oct 18 – 5pm to 8pm
CONSIGNMENT FEE: $3 per item
CONSIGNMENT FORM:  Please complete our consignment form ahead of time
ONE DAY SALE: Saturday Oct 19 – 10am to 2pm
PAYOUT & EQUIPMENT PICK UP: 3pm to 4pm Saturday Oct 19

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 up to 5 vacancies due to retiring board members or currently unfilled positions: Treasurer and up to four Directors at Large.

Nominations for all positions are welcome:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Director at large – Special Olympics
Director at large – Snowshoeing
Director at large -Youth Development & Masters Programs
Director at large – XC Youth Competitive Programs
Director at large – Biathlon Programs
Director at large –

Our long time Treasurer is retiring so we are particularly looking for a Treasurer to help guide the Club financially. Staff do most of the work so it does not take too much time but the Club should have a Treasurer with a strong accounting background and a desire to manage the Club’s finances.

Please submit nominations by email to nominations@telemarknordic.com.  Nominations close on Sunday Oct 6th, 2024 at midnight. In accordance with the club bylaws nominations will not be accepted from the floor during the AGM.

The AGM will take place at The Telemark Nordic Centre daylodge in person 1:00pm on Saturday October 26, 2024. 

Please support the Team Telemark youth cross-country ski and biathlon programs by simply donating your empty beverage containers. 

From now until Oct 6th at 10am DROP-OFF your rinsed empties at 3651 Glencoe Road (West Kelowna) this is the home of one of our ski team families, the team will gather there on Sunday Oct 6th to sort and organize empties for return. 

You can also arrange PICK-UP by texting 902-440-5450 until noon on Saturday Oct 5th and one of our volunteers will pick up your donation.

This is the fourth annual bottle drive, the goal is $5000. The Team needs your help to reach 50,000 bottles/cans/cartons(10 cents from each one)  

Thank you for supporting the Team Telemark Young Athletes!

Don’t forget you can also drop off your donated bottles anytime with Express Return It (quick drop off) at participating bottle depots. Give them our Telemark phone # 250-707-5925  and the $ will go to Team Telemark. They will even sort the bottles for you but there are some simple rules to follow.

Kal Tire is once again stepping up to sponsor cross-country skiing youth programs across 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. The last four years Telemark alone has received funding of more than $9000 towards our programs and facilities through Kal Tire.

As a part of  their support for XC skiing Kal Tire is offering an exclusive coupon for a $100 discount on a set of any Nokian tires including the flagship Hakkapeliitta winter tire. Did you know that Nokian actually invented the winter tire? And is the only tire manufacturer in the world with its own permanent winter tire testing facility?  And that Nokian is from Finland, one of the world’s great cross country ski nations?  And that Kal Tire is the exclusive retailer of Nokian tires in Canada?

To add some fun, the 6 clubs that redeem the most coupons at their local Kal Tire shop(s) (on a per-member basis) will win $2000, $1500, $1000, $700, $500, and $300. Last season we helped the cities of Kelowna/West Kelowna to sell the most tires for this promotion and shared the $2000 prize with Kelowna Nordic. Let try to win again!

So save some money on new tires and also help grassroots xc ski programs at Telemark and across BC please head to a Kal Tire near you to get your new tires.

The COUPON is valid only until September 30th, 2024. Don’t wait until the last minute!

It’s the middle of summer but at Telemark we are always thinking about winter! Hopefully you are looking forward to a beautiful, cool, snowy winter as much as we are. What could be better to help you get away from all the craziness of life than to come xc skiing or snowshoeing at Telemark this winter!

Telemark Nordic Season Pass/Membership and Program registrations are now available on our Zone 4 Registration Page. Season Pass early-bird discount rates are available until 11:59pm Oct 31, 2024.  For more season pass pricing info, please go to our Season Pass webpage

Last season was an anomaly with a bit of a late start and an earlier than normal closing due to the strong “El Nino” effect. However we still had a great season with some amazing xc skiing and snowshoeing. With ‘El Nino’ over and a colder ‘La Nina’ pattern predicted we expect to be back to our usual fantastic season with great conditions from early December to the beginning of April.

There is a small price increase this year to help cover rising operating costs. So make sure to get your Season Pass by the early-bird deadline to save $. XC skiing and snowshoeing at Telemark are still among the least expensive winter activities out there and an incredible value.  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. Youth Development Program prices remain the same as last season. 

There is again a 25% discount on rentals at Telemark for all Season Pass holders.
There will also be some early-bird draws, with a total prize value of over $1000 – Generously provided by our sponsor partners – Fresh Air Experience. & Kelowna Cycle Register early to have more chances to win.

Here’s an easy way to help support the Team Telemark Youth Competitive Program. Simply purchase gift cards online through ‘FundScrip’ and use the gift cards to do all your regular shopping or to give as gifts. It works great, especially for your grocery shopping and it costs you nothing.

There are over 250 participating retailers. They will donate a portion of sales to Telemark through FundScrip. Click Here for a quick list of retailers with the % donation.

Please see our info sheet with some campaign info or just go directly to our FundScrip Campaign Page to get your gift cards now.

This will be an ongoing fundraiser and you can purchase your gift cards any time.

Thank you