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
The meeting points for the Telemark Seminar are :
Day 1 (January 6, 2010) : Chalet des Voyageurs* at 8:30 AM.
Day 2 (January 7, 2010) : Green lifts light board on the summit at 9:30 AM.
The meeting point for the Telemark Professional Development Day is :
Day 1 (January 8, 2010) : Chalet des Voyageurs* at 8:30 AM.
The meeting point for the XC Professional Development Day is :
Day 1 (January 8, 2010) : Accueil St-Bernard** at 9:00 AM.
The meeting points for the XC Seminar are :
Day 1 (January 9, 2010) : Accueil St-Bernard** at 8:30 AM.
Day 2 (January 10, 2010) : Accueil St-Bernard** at 8:30 AM.
* The Chalet des Voyageurs is located just right of the base of the Cabriolet lift on the South side of Tremblant. Members who registered before noon on January 4, 2010 will pick up their discounted lift tickets then.
** Ski de fond Mont-Tremblant Centre de services St-Bernard : http://www.skidefondmont-tremblant.com/en/services-st-bernard.php
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 pleased to announce that XC and Telemark courses being offered by CANSI Atlantic for the 2009-2010 season are now open for registration. See the Courses page for the list of upcoming courses
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.
In the fitting Telemark boots article there is an incorrect link to a video with Paul Parker and Mitch from Telemark Tips. The most up to date version of this article with the video embedded in it is available at Telemark Boot Fitting.
The 26th Edition of the Mont-Comi (Quebec) telemark festival is again looking for volunteer Instructors for its clinics. The telefestival will be held from February 13 - 15, 2008. For more information and to register, contact Pascal Soucy.
Note that you must be able to speak French since over 80% of the participants are francophone.
Mont-Comi’s web site: http://www.mont-comi.qc.ca/accueil.html
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 Atlantic for the 2008-2009 season are now open for registration.
See the Courses page for the list of upcoming courses. Please email NSTelemark for more information.
The 2008-2009 Course schedule for CANSI Pacific Region is now updated and online at www.cansi.ca.
Contact us if you are interested in organizing a custom course for your ski school or other group - we can easily set these up with advance notice.
MOUNTAIN NEWS
CANSI Mountain Fiesta! - AN EVENT NOT TO MISS!
We’re calling it a Fiesta because it’s not just a refresher or a briefing or an AGM - it’s all those and more combined into one event. And the best part?… IT’S FREE!
The 2008-2009 Quebec XC and telemark course schedule along with the registration instructions are now available on the CANSI-Quebec site at (in French only):
The coordination committee
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.
The Canadian Ski Instructors Alliance (CSIA) holds annual conventions for their members at the start of the season. The conventions take place at Lake Louise in the west, and Mont Tremblant in the east, and allow alpine ski instructors to improve their skiing and teaching skills by signing up for modules covering a wide range of topics.
At this year’s convention, CANSI Telemark instructors will be presenting Introduction to Telemark Skiing as one of the half day modules.
For more information on the CSIA see their website snowpro.com
One of the big challenges facing the sport of telemark skiing is how to get young people involved. Norman Thibault, a Telemark Level III instructor from CANSI Quebec has found a way to do this. Norman and two others formed a non-profit organization called “Telemark Laurentides” as member of Telemark Quebec.
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
Welcome All Telemark Skiers to TELEFEST 2008!
Saturday, March 8 @ Osler Bluff Ski Club, Collingwood, Ontario
For details go to www.skitelemark.ca
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
As announced in our earlier news item, this winter the National Technical seminars are being held in Ontario, in Collingwood area. Here are some more details.
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.
The 2007 Annual General Meeting for the Canadian Association of Nordic Ski Instructors (CANSI) will be held on Saturday January 12, 2008 at Highlands Nordic, Duntroon (Collingwood area) Ontario (www.highlandsnordic.on.ca). All members are invited to attend. For further information please contact president@cansi.ca.
The Quebec coordination committee is proud to announce the 2007-2008 Telemark course schedule.
The National Seminar will be held in the East this year. The Quebec coordination committee would like to have a strong presence from Quebec members this year.
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:
F3 Distribution has a few pairs of Karhu skis from it’s demo fleet that it is making available to CANSI members.
The CANSI National Seminar is held annually, with the location alternating between Western and Eastern venues. Last year’s seminar was held in SilverStar, BC, and this year, the location shifts to Ontario at Highlands Nordic from January 10 through January 14, 2008.
CANSI Uniforms for the 2007-2008 season are being supplied by Avalanche, a Canadian manufacturer of high quality skiwear.
As summer approaches its end, CANSI Ontario has been busy planning for
this year’s winter season. There is a full slate of refresher,
preparation and certification courses being offered in the Thunder Bay,
Ottawa, and Southern Ontario regions.
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!
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.
CANSI is looking for volunteers to work on the Telemark Ski Your Best Project.
The project’s goal is to produce an instructional program administered by CANSI-certified instructors to skiers who want to improve their technique, but who don’t want to become certified instructors. Participants achieve different levels based on the skills they demonstrate in different telemark maneuvers. The different levels are designed to be motivational for students, while giving instructors objective skills criteria for dividing students into lessons.
Keith Nicol (Atlantic Technical Committee rep, Tele Level III and X-C Level IV) has a web site with numerous excellent tips. See them at http://www.swgc.mun.ca/~knicol and click on Nordic Ski Tips.
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.
Telemark Level I preparation, Level I certification and refresher courses are being offered by the University of Calgary’s Outdoor Centre at Nakiska this season. For more information and online registration, consult the Outdoor Centre web site or call them at 403-220-5038.
The National XC (Nov 30-Dec 1) and Telemark (Dec 3-4) Seminars will be held at Silverstar, BC.
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.
I knew I was a different place when I left the chrome and glass and urban Euro-bustle of Schipol Airport in Amsterdam and landed in Oslo, Norway. I was greeted at Gardermoen Airport with polished real wood floors, hewn beams and airport staff cruising around on push scooters instead of electric carts. This must be a nation that values natural environments and self-propelled locomotion! I had landed in the cradle of Nordic skiing. It had been a dream of mine since I discovered Telemark skiing to visit its birthplace and drink deeply of the mountain culture…
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.