BV park weekly by Caleb Bosse

March 13th, 2010

Thank you to Quiksilver for hooking us up huge, with tons of prizing and support. Thank

you also to all the riders/skiers that took part in our first season of King of The Park jam

series. We look forward to continuing Quiksilver King of the Park next season after its

over whelming success. Thanks to Steve Jarrett and Cadence McKinnon for all your great

photos for King of the Park.

Upcoming Events:

If you haven’t signed up for Club Champs Slopestyle don’t worry we will be leaving registration

open until noon on Saturday. Club Championships will run on Sunday Rain or Shine. Look

forward to tons of prizes, great music and loads of fun. On the band front we have Jon Fellners

band U-turn opening up before the awards ceremony and then Caleb’s band The Pandaz to end

the day. We have made the decision to move awards and the live music indoors for the the safe

keeping of all electrical equipment. Awards and music will happen in the central cafeteria area.

March Break Program:

I will be running a 5 day youth park camp(13 and under) Mon.-Fri..

Class will run 10:00-12:00

Sign up this weekend at Club Champs bib pickup at the Keg 2:30 till closing.

Freestyle Updates from Brendan Buchar

March 11th, 2010

Hello Everyone,

We have a few important announcements regarding the freestyle banquet, Mogul and Park and Pipe Club Champs, Ontario Winter Games and Provincial Championships results. So Please don’t ignore this e-mail!! Read on…

Club Champs

Freestyle Moguls Club Championship will be held on Saturday March 13th on Freefall. But not to worry, we will have two separate start gates for both the novice and advanced skiers. Bib pick up will be held in the Cafeteria from 8-9 a.m. Awards will be at 3 p.m. on the North Deck. The course will be open for training from 10-11:30 a.m. Competition will be starting at 12:30 p.m.

All ages and abilities are welcome! If the freefall track seems a bit daunting, use the alternate start halfway down. Jumps are also optional.

Freestyle Ski Slopestyle Club Championship will be held on Sunday March 14th along side of the snowboard slopestyle. There are categories for both skiers and snowboarders and if you ski as well as snowboard, you can enter in both. There are multiple age categories from 6 & under through to 40+ and everything in between for girls and guys. You can register at the Clubhouse this Saturday, either at the registration table in the lobby beside the Senior Member’s Lounge. Or downstairs at the Club office mail@beavervalley.ca . The cost will be $5 for Snowboard and Ski categories, or $10 if you want to compete in both. Please be sure to indicate snowboard or ski or both when you register.

Note: helmets are mandatory.

So get your registration in today, mail@beavervalley.ca

Freestyle Get Together

This Saturday after the Mogul club champs. We will be holding a get together for all of the freestylers and their parents from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. In the Silver Creek Room.

This will be a simple get together, lounge and Apre for all of us to talk about the season, eat a few appetizers and see each other for one last time before next season. This will be a chance for you guys to talk to your kids coaches, ex…..

I look forward to seeing all of you there!!!!

Ontario Winter Games and Provincial Championships

This past week, Mt. St. Louie Moonstone was host to the Ontario Winter Games and Provincial Championships and it is safe to say that all of our kids skied extremely well.

For the Provincial Championships, the results are as follows:

Men’s Moguls:

In the M4 category, the largest category of the competition, Stephan Sum placed 1st followed by Ben Fuller in 10th , Roman Robazza in 11th , Alex Mackay in 14th and Geoffrey Hardacre in 22nd place.

Female Moguls:

In the F4 category, Berkley Brown placed 3rd, followed by Jenna Hewat in 4th and Coco Robazza in 8th.

Female Big Air:

In the female Big Air event, Olivia “Dolly” Lane placed 1st in the F4 category and 3rd overall.

In the Ontario Winter Games Invitational event, the results are as follows:

Female Moguls:

In the female F6 category, Berkley Brown placed 1st and in the F5 category. Jenna Hewat placed 1st , followed by Coco Robazza in 4th.

Men’s Moguls:

In the men’s M4 category, Ben Fuller placed 8th and in the M5 category. Stephan Sum placed 1st, followed by Roman Robazza in 2nd and Alex Mackay in 5th.

Well, I look forward to seeing you all out at the club this weekend, as well as the get together on Saturday.

Talk to you then.

Brendan Buchar

Freestyle Head Coach

Beaver Valley Ski Club

freestyle@beavervalley.ca

Ski Medal Standings for Club Championships

March 10th, 2010

See below for the medal standings from last Saturday’s event.

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Snowboard Medal Standings for Club Championships

March 7th, 2010

	6 and Under		Sex	Age	Run 1
1	Tyler	Ewald	M	5	57.57	Gold
1	Julia	Ellis	F	5	106.13	Gold

	7-10 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1

M1	Matthew	Crawford	M	9	37.85	Gold
M2	Michael	Nazwaski	M	9	41.28	Silver
M3	Caelan	Abbott	M	8	42.32	Bronze
F1	Jasmine	Baird	F	10	35.9	Gold
F2	Reghan	Hauerbach	F	8	44.23	Silver
F3	Sarah	Sloan	F	10	56.37	Bronze

	11-13 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1	Place
M1	Daniel	Weigert	M	12	29.56	Gold
M2	Eric	Van Hees	M	13	32.77	silver
M3	John	Fellner	M	13	33.6	Bronze
F1	Sarah	Tuer-Sipos	F	11	36.17	Gold
F2	Annie	Wortzman	F	12	36.94	Silver
F3	Sarah	Phillips-Smith	F	12	37.36	Bronze

	14-16 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
M1	Adam	Weigert	M	15	26.95	Gold
M2	Craig	Smith	M	16	27.27	Silver
M3	Cameron	Smith	M	14	29.84	Bronze
F1	Danielle	Black	f	16	34.23	Gold
F2	Sarah	Fellner	f	15	36.02	Silver
F3	Alexis	Bullock	f	14	36.18	Bronze

	17-20 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
M1	Nolan	Tipping	m	19	26.1	Gold
M2	Christopher	Fellner	M	18	33.24	Silver
M3	Cam	Parkin	M	17	33.4	Bronze
F1	Alesha	Piller	F	18	31.66	Gold

	21-27 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
F1	Brittany	Riehl	f	23	31.79	Gold


	35-40 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
M1	Jeff	Woodlock	M	39	31.63	Gold
M2	Trevor	Ellis	M	38	32.49	Silver
M3	Michael	Taylor	M	36	33.34	Bronze


	41-45 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
M1	Norman	Weigert	m	45	30.77	Gold
M2	Brian	Sloan	m	45	33.82	Silver
M3	Tony	Piller	M	42	35.18	Bronze
F1	Techa	van Leeuwen	f	44	33.01	Gold

	46-50 Yrs Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
M1	Andy	Baird	M	48	30.25	Gold
M2	Jordan	Kurtin	m	46	31.11	Silver
M3	Jim	Ruscica	M	47	32.1	Bronze
F1	Julie	Boswell	f	47	34.36	Gold

	51 + Years Old		Sex	Age	Run 1
M1	Don	Kindness	M	62	31.03	Gold
M2	Bob	Koven	m	54	33.85	Silver
M3	Ted	Tipping	m	55	34.2	Bronze
F1	Jennifer	McCredie	F	51	39.22	Gold

	Family Trophy
1	Weigerts	30.41
2	Tippings	31.1
3	Fellner	33.87
4	Smith	34
5	Foy	35.11
6	Parkin	36.06
7	Piller	39.88
8	Blacks	39.92
9	Purkas	51.47
10	Crawfords	56.99
11	Ellis	60.74

Beaver Valley Park Weekly by Caleb Bosse

March 4th, 2010

Comp results:

You Look Good Riders Cup Slopestyle (Moonstone)

Girls Renegade 14 and under

1^st- Sarah Fellner

2^nd- Shawn Hewat

Boys Grom 13 and under

5^th- Jon Fellner

Billabong Flaunt It Slopestyle/ Railjam

Women’s Open Slopestyle

3^rd-Leanna King

Events this weekend:

Don’t miss it this Sunday!!!! Quiksilver King of the Park Finals all day bash this Sunday in Andy’s Playground. We want to see everyone out for Tonnes of prizes, wicked events, great music, free Bar-BQ and Jones Cola. Everyone is invited come out and enjoy the festivities. Here is the event schedule for Sunday.

10:30am Rider’s Meeting – North Deck, base lodge

11:00am Limbo Contest/Ollie Contest – all ages; Hiking Park (beside Quad chair)

12:00pm Game of BVP (skate) – 14+; Top of Andy’s

1:00pm BBQ Lunch at Mini Ramp – all ages

2:00pm Mini Ramp Photo Showdown – all ages

3:00pm Awards – crowning of King & Queen of Park

Register this weekend for:

CLUB SLOPESTYLE (PARK) SNOWBOARD & FREESKI CHAMPIONSHIP
SUNDAY MARCH 14th

The 4th annual Club SLOPESTYLE Snowboard & Freeski Championship is just over a week away, so make sure you sign up this weekend!

There are categories for both skiers and snowboarders, and if you ski as well as snowboard you can enter in both. There are multiple age categories from 6 & Under through to 40+ and everything in between for girls and guys.
This is BV’s most fun contest of year and it’s got more prizes than any event! If you ski or ride BV’s parks, big or small, you can enter.

It all takes place in Andy’s Playground Park. If you’re just getting started in the Park, don’t worry there will be small features added that you can ride! BV Park Manager Caleb Bosse is adding smaller features similar to Cat’s Meow progression park to Andy’s Playground for the Slopestyle Championship. Note to parents: you can shadow your child down the Slopestyle park course during their run.

You can register at the Clubhouse this Saturday, either at a registration table in the lobby beside the Senior Member’s Lounge or downstairs at the Club office. The cost is $5 for each of Snowboard and Ski categories or $10 if you want to compete in both. Please be sure to indicate snowboard or ski or both when you register. Note: helmets are mandatory.

SLOPESTYLE FORMAT
Slopestyle is a judged event with the emphasis on fun and style. Show-off your best tricks on your choice of park features. The competition will be a fun, free flowing “Jam Format”, one rider at a time. Riders will be organized into pre-assigned age group heats. Heat times will be posted in advance to indicate what time you compete (so you don’t have to wait around all day).

The Slopestyle course will consist of the top section of Andy’s Playground which will be updated as snow conditions permit with additional features, in particular some smaller jumps and boxes on the rider’s right side.

Younger competitors (10 & under) will receive one run, as will those who are 35 & over. For everyone else, we’ll try to provide two runs, time and conditions permitting.

SLOPESTYLE JUDGING & SCORING
There is no minimum number of tricks required – perform as many or few as you wish.

Slopestyle runs will be scored by judges as follows:
20% = Amplitude: the measure of energy of the run that is shown by the height or airtime of each maneuver off the terrain features.
20% = Difficulty of tricks, including doing a tricks switch, the number of rotations and what kind of grabs.
20% = Execution & Landings: tricks should be solid and smooth, with good control. Grabs should be distinct and held as long as possible.
40% = Style / Overall Impression: the overall composition of the run including the sequences and quantity of tricks, the amount of risk and how the rider uses the features.

EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday March 6 & Sunday March 7
Registration at Club Office or Registration Table
Saturday, March 13
All Day – Practice, Andy’s Playground
2:00-3:30pm – Bib Pick-up
Sunday, March 14
8:30-9:30am Practice
9:30am Rider’s Meeting
10:00am Start of Heat 1
3:30pm Live Bands & Awards at the Clubhouse, North Deck

BBQ AT TOP OF PARK
Like last year there will be a Slopestyle BBQ at the top of the Park offering hot dogs and drinks for lunch for the convenience of competitors.

LIVE BANDS AT AWARDS
Park Manager Caleb Bosse’s and the Pandaz and BV snowboarder John Fellner’s band U-Turn will perform at before and after the awards. Awards prizes provided courtesy of Quiksilver, Billabong, Volcom, Orage, Roxy, Bonfire, Oakley, Anon, Spy, Scott, DaKine, Vans, Salomon, Burton, Forum, K2, Ride, Rome, SBC Skier Mag, Snowboard Canada Mag, Skull Candy, Ripzone and more.

LOOKING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS
We’re looking for several parents and anyone else interested to help out with various Slopestyle event support roles throughout the day, including Registration Table March 6, 7; Bib Pick-Up & Collection; Assistant Starter; BBQ Helpers; Judges Assistants; etc. Please email Steve Jarrett: steve@sbcmedia.com if you would like to help.

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March Break Social Calendar

March 2nd, 2010

Valley Critters Wrap-Up; Report Cards & Photos

February 27th, 2010

In case you couldn’t see us through all the snowfall this weekend, the Valley Critters had an awesome program wrap-up with snow, bbq, snow, fun, and more snow! Which sets us up for what could be the best March Break Ever! Join us in a ski/snowboard program to play, learn, make friends and have fun! If you or your student missed the last day of programs and are looking for a progress card they are available for pick-up at the snowschool desk. Valley Critter photos will be available online at www.bvsc.com soon. Thanks for a great 9 week program to all the parents, students, volunteers and staff who made it happen!

Kim & Matt

Gummy Bear House League Race #4 Sunday, February 21, 2010

February 24th, 2010

To round out the season, we set a dual GS course with break-away gates and panels to get our racers ready for the club championships on March 6^th. They rose to the challenge, only a few of them finishing in the wrong course!

Special Awards:

Fall guys: Charlie Duff

Casper Harris

Brother/sister face-off: William and Sarah Askew

Kind hearted sole: Gillian Duff

Happy Birthday boy: Griffin Harvey

Coaches’ choice Awards for the season:

Violet Sarah Harvey Sportsmanship

Emerald Sophie Wortzman Sportsmanship

Lime Jessica Carlton Sportsmanship

Magenta Britney Button Most Determined to win

Tangerine Casper Harris Good Sport

Amber Jack McLeish Enthusiasm

Turquoise Raili Price Team Spirit

Scarlet Anna Fletcher Dedication

Race #4 standings:

Place Team Points

1^st Violet 16

2^nd Lime 15

3^rd Tangerine 14

3^rd Turquoise 14

5^th Magenta 10

6^th Emerald 9

7^th Scarlet 8

7^th Amber 8

Thanks to all the coaches, parents, and friends who inspired us, helped us, cheered us on, and ensured that we had a fabulous time. What a great season!!! See you next year on Eager Beaver.

Katie Nicoll and Ashley Brook

BV Park Weekly by Caleb Bosse

February 19th, 2010

What a great family weekend full tonnes of fun for everyone. We had our first ever event in Cat’s Meow this past weekend hosting the Interclub slopestyle for skiing and snowboarding. Cat’s was in great shape for a whopping 160+ kids. Beaver was competing against Blue Mountain, Craigleith, Georgian Peaks, Osler and Alpine.

On the Podium for skiing we had:

Boys 11-12 -Adam Marks 3^rd

Girls 13+ -Olivia Lane 1^st

Boys 13+ -Liam Mondou 2^nd

On the Podium for boarding:

Boys 8 and under

-Jesse Jarrett 1^st

-Sam Koven 2^nd

-Owen Ellis 4^th

-Caelin Abbott 5^th

Boys 9-10

-Cameron Kerr 5^th

Girls 13+

-Kate Farrell 7^th

Boys 13+

-Andrew Atkin 1^st

-Ben Koven 3^rd

New in the Park

-All new take offs on the jump line

-Crazy pipe (bottom of Andy’s) filled with rails, jibs, bonks and jumps

Upcoming Park Event

-The BV park crew looks forward to seeing everyone out at the next Quiksilver King of the Park this upcoming Sunday. We encourage all kids skiers/snowboarders to come out for the fun in Cat’s Meow this weekend. Event starts a 1:00 sharp.

-Quiksilver King of the Park Finals all day bash Feb. 7^th (Andy’s Playground).

We want to see everyone out for Tonnes of prizes, wicked events, Quiksilver Snow Team, great music, free Bar-BQ and Jones Cola.

-You Look Good at MT St. Louis Sat. 20^th for all High Performance park athletes. Coach Ryan Caesar will be onsite for all athletes. Registration is available online. Google You Look Good riders cup.

Help Beaver Valley Ski Club Reduce Unnecessary Idling!

February 18th, 2010

Beaver Valley is one of twenty snow resorts from across Ontario that is participating in a program to cut its vehicle emissions and improve air quality by focusing on reducing unnecessary engine idling this winter season. Beaver Valley will be working with its guests, bus drivers and staff to reduce emissions caused by unnecessary idling by 5 to 10% over 2010.

The Engine Idling Reduction Program is an initiative of the Ontario Snow Resorts Association, developed with the generous support of Natural Resources Canada and delivered by My Sustainable Canada. For more information, visit the Ontario Snow Resort Association website at: http://www.skiontario.ca (click on Environmental Corner).