Help make CANSI Ontario work better. Join us for the Ontario Region Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday May 30, 2010 at the Swansea Town Hall on 95 Lavinia Avenue in west end of Toronto.
At 12 noon we will have an informal get-to-know-your-board lunch. The AGM meeting will start officialy at 1:00 p.m.
More info and to register click here.
Telemark Ski Ontario & Ski Telemark Ltd. are pleased to present the 2010 Race Series.
Plus Telemark Training Camps
CANSI’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Friday January 8th at 19:00 at Ski de fond Mont-Tremblant. A casual get together with snacks began at 17:30.
Details, agenda and reports are available in the AGM portion of the Members Area.
The Members Area has been updated with information on the latest official uniforms and great Pro-Deals. Check it out now!
We are please to announce that the XC courses for this coming winter are now open for registration. Thank you for your patience. We had to ensure we will have enough Course Conductors now that Steve Gentles, Paul Graner and Mike Lalonde are no longer available.
This winter, thanks to Wendy Grater, Peter Grey, Paul Jorgensen (who just moved back from BC), Clare Magee, Rob Henderson, and our trainees Ted Williams, Murray Wood and Jan Vopalensky, we are able to offer you in total 17 XC courses over 8 events and 5 locations.
Note also that this winter not only are we keeping current course prices same as last year, but we also offering four Refresher/Professional Development courses for free. But if you still feel our courses are costly, keep in mind we are again offering Youth Scholarships to qualified individuals.
We are pleased to announce that Telemark courses being offered by CANSI Ontario for the 2009-2010 season are now open for registration.
See the Courses page for the list of upcoming courses.
You can request a custom program to fit your own dates if you have 4 or more people. Email us with your information and we will get back to you.
On June 14, at the Ontario 2008-2009 AGM Clare Magee received the Mike Moran Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his outstanding contributions and ongoing dedication to CANSI as a volunteer and educator of the first order thorough many years of service.
Clare Magee became a XC ski instructor in 1973, when this certification was still under the auspices of Canadian Ski Instructors Association. He was certified by Heinz Niederhauser (co-founder of CANSI in 1976). Clare’s influence on Nordic skiers, instructors and coaches is still felt today. More words about this influence can be found below - from Cheri Doman (Mike’s widow, on right) and Peter Rasberry (his longtime friend).
The Ontario Region Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the 2008-2009 season was held on Sunday June 14, 2009 at the Swansea Town Hall on 95 Lavinia Avenue in west end of Toronto.
See the Ontario AGM 2008-2009 page in the members area to see what happened.
On April 26, 2009 the Southern Ontario District of Cross Country Ontario presented to Mike Moran who passed away in Sept. 30, 2006 the “Cum Laude” award - an award given “in recognition of outstanding contribution to the development of cross-country skiing in Southern Ontario over a period of years”.
Cross Country Ontario is pleased to announce that Tim Bourrie of Midland has been awarded the Heinz Niederhauser Coaching Scholarship. Tim Bourrie currently coaches with the Midland Nordic Ski Club. Tim was hooked on skiing when he began cross training for triathlons. It wasn’t long before he was training for the Canadian Ski Marathon. Tim is a Level 2 NCCP coach and coaches the Midland Ski Dogs.
Greetings fellow skiers and instructors. Once again we look optimistically to the upcoming winter. Given the amount of rain and snow we had so far in Ontario, it looks like we will get as much snow as last year. Consequently, we expect correspondingly large demand for our courses.
Given that our leading Course Conductor has moved to the Pacific region, we are not able to offer you this season as many courses as we would like. However, since this February we’ve gained a new Level I Course Conductor (congratulations Wendy) we can offer two more courses.
Also always keep in mind that our Youth Scholarships are still there for the taking.
Ontario course registration and cancellation policies are similar over the past several seasons. Here is a reminder what they are for this winter and beyond.
The Telemark courses being offered by CANSI Ontario for the 2008-2009 season are now open for registration.
See the Courses page for the list of upcoming courses.
You can request a custom program to fit your own dates if you have 4 or more people. Email us with your information and we will get back to you.
Ontario’s 2008 Annual General Meeting (AGM), the final wrap up event for the 2007-2008 season, was held on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at 3 p.m. in the Swansea Town Hall in Toronto’s Bloor West Village.
In the 2007-2008 season, CANSI Ontario awarded Youth Scholarships and Youth Development Grants totaling over $2,000.
These funds were awarded in the form of refunds of course fees for successful completion of CANSI courses, and funds to help cover expenses for delivery of programs benefiting people residing in Ontario in the age range 16 to 21.
If you have an idea for a XC or telemark skiing related project that benefits young people residing in Ontario in the age range 16 to 21, prepare a proposal outlining your project, and send it to CANSI Ontario for consideration.
For more information on the Youth Scholarships see the news article
Mark December 4-8, 2008 down in your calendar now!
Welcome All Telemark Skiers to TELEFEST 2008!
Saturday, March 8 @ Osler Bluff Ski Club, Collingwood, Ontario
For details go to www.skitelemark.ca
After the very full XC Level I+II refresher course in mid December of 2007, and listening to your requests, we have added 3 more courses:
XC Level I Refresher (Ottawa)
XC Level I Certification (Ottawa)
XC Level II Preparation (Southern Ontario)
For summary of all 2007-2008 Ontario XC courses read this older news item.
Freeheelers United (FHU) is the largest community of Telemark Skiers serving Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. We are seeking new instructors to add to our roster and would appreciate hearing from you
On Saturday December 8, almost 60 telemark skiers converged on Mount St Louis Moonstone, near Barrie, for Ski Telemark’s annual Telemark Warm Up Day Event.
Do you you like to make some difference, learn and meet new people? Or are you a good writer and want to share your passion? If any of these sound true, than CANSI Ontario board is a good place to start.
The volunteers who keep the CANSI courses running in Ontario need some more help. Two of the positions have been left vacant this year.
Greetings fellow skiers and instructors. Once again we look optimistically to the upcoming winter, setting new goals, and/or continuing to pursue elusive goals from years previous. As long as there is a hint of snow we will keep at it. Please keep checking this web site as course dates approach, since any course changes will be posted here as comments.
Bellow is a summary of all the Ontario XC courses planned for this season - including the newly approved Level III course. Here you can find direct links to the desired course pages from which you can easily register. However, If you know exactly what course your are looking for, simply select the appropriate course on the course page. For easier viewing, make sure you select the ON-Ontario and X-Country options.
Thanks to the grants from the now folded Ontario Ski Council and prudent savings by the CANSI Ontario board, CANSI Ontario is again happy to offer financial support to young instructors or those who target young people from 16 to 21 years of age residing in Ontario.
Specifically, the following three types of scholarships are available upon asking:
Ontario course registration and cancellation policies are more or less same over the past 4 seasons. However, there are some differences you should be aware of for this 2007-2008 fiscal year.
Valued CANSI Ontario members, please note that our 2007 AGM draft minutes are finally completed and available to all of you who registered for this event. If you could not attend this AGM and are interested in these minutes, please contact Anne, our Communications Director by phone or email. (For contact details see the Ontario’s Contact page.)
You will be also happy to know that all past directors volunteered to govern and manage CANSI Ontario’s operation for another year. For more details, please read the minutes, see the latest photos from this event in the CANSI’s Flickr photo group, or simply post your comment or question at the end of this news item.
The Ski Telemark Reunion event held at Devil’s Glen Country Club on February 25 drew telemarkers from far and wide, old and many new, young faces, a count over 65! The day’s energy was released with the New Roteffella Telemark Norm being introduced for testing with new Crispi boots, high performance clinics for all, women only and juniors. The afternoon GS race was forerun by Rossignol’s newest advocate Mario Guertin and four classes, male and female were awarded Telemark Ontario medals for their outstanding performances!
National Capital Nordic Ski Festival for Youth, Feb. 26th 2007
By: Geoff Tomlinson (2007/01/31)
The National Capital Nordic Ski Festival for Youth is new cross-country skiing event for students aged 9 to 14.
It will be held on Monday February 26, 2007 at the Nakkertok South Nordic Centre (for location please visit www.nakkertok.ca) from 10 am to 1 pm.
At this event there will be games, team sprint relays, individual sprints, and lots of fun!
Ski Telemark Reunion: Sunday February 25, 2007
Devil’s Glen Country Club
Come out for a day of fun with Ski Telemark! Reunite with old friends and
meet new tele skiers from across Ontario. This event commemorates the remarkable life of Mike Moran whom endeared many to the mastery of telemark skiing and it’s joys!
Your day includes:
• coaching and high performance instructional clinics in the morning
• lunch hosted by a couple from Devil’s Glen
• GS telemark race in the afternoon for all ages and abilities
• lift tickets
• apres ski and more!
For details go to http://www.skitelemark.ca/skiTelemarkReunionOnline.pdf
When it became clear that the early winter weather would not deliver sufficient terrain to run a Telemark Level II course scheduled for Calabogie Peaks, near Ottawa, CANSI Ontario scrambled to find alternatives, and found a solution by moving the course to Mont Tremblant Quebec.
The Ontario Masters cross country ski championships will be held this year from March 9 to 11, in North Bay. If you are 30 years or older, I encourage you to consider becoming involved in masters racing. Racing challenges your skiing, promotes a greater level of fitness and adds an exciting dimension to the sport. The motivation to train also leads a healthier lifestyle. Belonging to the Canadian Masters is a great way to make new friends and acquaintances in the cross-country ski community. Importantly, it will give you a better understanding of skiers who race, should one ever end up in your lesson!
Daytime temperatures reaching +12c caused the cancellation of some courses in Southern Ontario, but on Sunday, December 17, a Telemark Refresher course was held at Mount St Louis Moonstone, north of Barrie.
As you may have noticed, we now have several X-Country courses scheduled for this coming season and available at the course page. From this page you can find information about each course and register for it on-line. Here is a quick summary of these courses and how you can register for (or cancel from) them.
The Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors will be held on Saturday December 2nd, 2006 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Silver Star Mountain Resort (Silver Star, B.C.) in the High Altitude Training Centre. All members are invited to attend.
Earlier this month Hardwood Hills near Orillia reported 8 k of trails open! With the chill in the air and the occasional flake we are all looking forward to seeing how our summer training schedule has paid off.
Last season CANSI Ontario offered a Pro Deal on Karhu products. Due to changes in the ownership of Karhu, the distribution channel has changed, and at the present time, we can no longer offer this program. However, the previous distributor has a limited amount of demo XC and telemark and XC racing skis that they are offering to our members at a generous discount. Please contact info@ontario.cansi.ca for details.
We have the dates set for the courses we are offering for the 2006-2007 season. See the courses page. You can register for these courses on-line.
Greetings all. In case you have not heard, it is with great sadness that I must inform you that Mike Moran - CANSI Ontario’s master course conductor, a very generous teacher and talented Nordic skier - has just passed away this Saturday morning (around 9 am) in Barrie’s hospital.
I am your new Communications Director. My role is to keep you up to date on the goings on of CANSI and how it supports you doing the sport you love.
The Ontario board held its Annual General Meeting in the middle of May. We wrapped up the details of the 2005-06 season and talked about our future.
Greetings CANSI Ontario Members
With our AGM next Saturday and all the ski gear stowed for the summer here is a summary of what has happened over the season just past. Of course all are welcome at the AGM/Barbeque in Toronto, May 13, 1-4 p.m. (BBQ) & 4:00 p.m. (AGM). Please email communications@ontario.cansi.ca for directions or call 888-226-7446 ext 9
Did you ever wonder what is going on with CANSI Ontario and who is running it? Do you feel you can make a difference?
Come and find out answers to these and other questions. This is your chance to learn how CANSI Ontario operates and what’s in the works for next winter. It is also an opportunity to meet your CANSI Ontario directors and fellow members who you might not meet on snow otherwise.