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News about Huntly Nordic Ski Club

Sunday Morning Children’s Club 2012

2012 Kid's Club membersFollowing a successful Sunday Morning session group in 2011 we are planning another group of  sessions for 2012 running twice a month.

Our sessions aim to improve the group memebers’ skiing  regardless of their current ability in a fun and friendly atmosphere through a range of activities, games and informal instruction. All sessions will be held at Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre and will be led by Snowsport Scotland qualified coaches.

 

Dates for the rest of this year are:

  • November 25th
  • December 2nd & 16

All dates are on a Sunday and sessions are from 10:00am – 12:30pm. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the session to allow for kit issue and registration

Please ensure your child is properly dressed for the sessions, layers of light stretchy clothing are best and gloves and waterproofs essential.  A small snack and drink should also be provided.

All items of ski equipment including boots will be provided by Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre.

Cost is £5.00 per child per session, payable on the day.

If you would like your child to join this group please contact Malcolm Cooper (kandm@cooper931.fsnet.co.uk) to make sure a place will be available before coming to Huntly, there has been an exceptional demand this year for the group.

Huntly Championship Entry Forms

The Huntly Championships are coming up soon on 8th September.

Please get as many entry forms to Peter Thorn in advance as possible. This work and organizations on the day, which can be stressful.

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Any volunteers for marshalling will be very welcome this year, expecially some helpers for Peter Thorn who will be doing the lap counting.

Scottish Rollerski Championships 2012

Sunday saw the Scottish rollerski championship race, held on the Cairngorm ski road over various distances and run by CBNSC. Yet again the weather was kind to all who competed with clear skies and sunny conditions prevailing, creating good if perhaps a little hot, racing conditions.

By the end of the day, Huntly skiers had achieved considerable success and all those who took part skied with a determination and effort that they should be proud of!

The club now has the following Scottish rollerski champions amongst its ranks:

  • Scottish under 16 Boys Champion; Duncan Gibb
  • Scottish under 14 Boys Champion; Fergus Newman
  • Scottish under 14 Girls Champion; Lynne Gray
  • Scottish under 12 Boys Champion; Callum Cooper

Sorry about the photo Duncan, we didn’t have anything newer.

British Championships Entry Forms

The British Championships this year are being run by Highland Nordic, the day after the Huntly Races to make a fun packed weekend of rollerski racing

The British Championships are being held at Aviemore in the Classic Style on 9th September. Entries must be received by Friday 7th September byRoger Homyer (roger.homyer@hotmail.co.uk).

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What’s Roy Up To?

Club member Roy Young  is one of the UK Nordic Ski Team Coaches. There’s no snow around so surely Roy has his feet up… Not really! Here’s what he’s thinking about at the moment:

 

Last Monday we were doing lactate testing in Stirling with the oversized treadmill – so getting results while doing classic rollering.  Really interesting – but also good to get a chance to stand next to the guys as we working on ski efficiency – so you could make modifications and try them out there and then. 

 

This morning was speed work with Alex and Youngy in the winter conditions down at the ski centre (winter jacket, hat and gloves while giving video feed back).  Later on its going over training with some of the guys. Continue reading →

Huntly Sprints 2012

The rain mostly held off for this year’s sprints and there was a good turn out with 60 entrants from as far afield as Cornwall.

 

 Click on the picture below for some pictures of the event. Further pictures will be put up over the week as they come back from the lab.

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Watch out, he's armed with a burger and dangerous!

Vattenfall Sponsor Summer Ski Events

Vattenfall, sponsors of the Swedish cross country ski team, have donated £1000 to the club to sponsor this summer’s rollerski events.

Below – Posy Musgrave accepts on behalf of Huntly Nordic SC a cheque for £1000 from David Rodger of Vattenfall. This welcome sponsorship from Vattenfall will be used to support the three Huntly rollerski races this summer along with the British Rollerski Series

Posy Receives The Cheque on behalf of the club