NWT SKI WEEK – Monday, February 8th to Saturday, February 13th, 2010. The NWT Recreation and Parks Association – Ski North will be compiling a Ski Census from Monday February 8th until Sunday, February 14th to find out how healthy the ski herd is (how many people ski and how often). Sign up sheets will be posted at the Club, so if you are out skiing, please count yourself in!

There is also a skiing related photo contest during the month of February. For more information, please check
www.nwtrpa.org.

NWT SKI DAY – Saturday, February 13th. Make sure you take time to ski today!

 

TOONIE TEAM SPRINT– Sunday, February 14th. To celebrate Valentines Day and the conclusion of NWT Ski Week (and it is also the first day of the Chinese year of the Tiger), team up with a loved one, someone you secretly admire, a family member or simply a friend who skis your pace, and ski in some fun team sprints. Team sprints are like two person relay races. One team mate skis the 500 m sprint course (around the stadium) and tags off to their team mate in the exchange zone who skis the route. This repeats three times (6 laps per team, a total of 3 km). The event will be free technique so team mates can both skate, both ski classic or each do a different technique (there will be tracks set in the exchange zone and at least one around the course). There will Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: (867) 669-9754 (voicemail) be rest stations set up in the exchange zone for teams to leave warm up gear, water, blankets, etc.

Register at the Club by 1:30 pm on Sunday, Valentines Day, and the sprint will start around 2:00 pm. Fees are only $2 a team and team members will need to sign a waiver. Non-members should contribute to the day use box. This event will be cancelled if the temperature is -20 C or colder. If anyone would like to help with this event, please send the Club an email – we could use a few extra folks for timing and set-up. There will be a participation prize draw at the event. The sprints will be timed but "official” results may not be available until a day or two after the race. The team whose members have the closest lap times, not necessarily the fastest, will also receive a prize. Results will be posted on the website.

VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPICS – February 12th to 28th, 2010 – Make sure you watch some cross country ski and
biathlon races during the Vancouver Olympics. It is a great way to learn about various race formats, starts, techniques
and rules, as well as see some incredible athletes. The following is the dates of the races but for the complete schedule with race times, please check out http://www.vancouver2010.com.
Biathlon:
Saturday, Feb 13, 2010 – 7.5 km Womens Sprint
Sunday, Feb 14, 2010 – 10 km Mens Sprint
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 – 10km Womens Pursuit; 12.5 km Mens Pursuit
Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 – 15 km Womens Individual; 20 km Mens Individual
Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 – 12.5 km Womens Mass Start; 15 km Mens Mass Start
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 – Womens 4 X 6 km Relay
Friday, Feb 26, 2010 – Mens 4 x 7.5 km Relay
Cross Country Skiing:
Monday, Feb 15, 2010 - 10 km Ladies/15 km Men Freestyle
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 - Classic Sprints Men and Ladies
Friday, Feb 19, 2010 – Ladies 15 km Pursuit (classic and freestyle)
Saturday, Feb 20, 1010 – Mens 30 km Pursuit (classic and freestyle)
Monday, Feb 22, 2010 – Team Sprints (freestyle)
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 – Mens 4x10 km Relay (classic and freestyle)
Thursday, Feb 25, 2010 – Ladies 4x5 km Relay (classic and freestyle)
Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 – Ladies 30 km Classic Mass Start
Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 – Mens 50 km Classic Mass Start

YK INVITATIONAL RACES – Saturday, February 27th and Sunday, February 28th, 2010. These are currently in the planning stage but this event will consist of a classic individual start race on Saturday afternoon and a mass start free technique race on Sunday morning. The hope is to introduce younger skiers (and new volunteers) to ski races in a relaxed manner. If anyone would like to help with this event, please contact Mindy Willett at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We always enjoy having new volunteers eager to learn about skiing and there is a variety of tasks that can be done, both indoors and outdoors. These races will depend on the weather. More information will be forthcoming.

BUILDING USE: With the new access door and a period of nice skiing weather, weekends have been very busy at the Club, particularly Saturdays! All members are invited to make use of the building, including the kitchen and wax rooms. Please wander in and see what is happening, make yourself some cocoa or some other warm drink, find out what the Club is up to or what Events are coming up, ask how to use the wax forms or what others are using for wax that day or find out what the door access code is if you don’t already know it. Your membership fees contribute to the facility, so use it!