It most definitely has at the Club! It looks as though the Blue Mountains will receive continuous sub-zero temperatures over the next two weeks, which might mean some great December skiing! The GDHL Calcutta and first race are just six weeks away and there is lot of content in this newsletter to get you excited!
To get you started, check out this sensational video done by Salomon – pitching an Olympian Skier Vs a Drone:
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The Craigleith social media pages are showcasing two very important elements of a GDHL racer’s life… snow and beer! The snow pictures are below, showing the new snowguns working hard. The big news from the club last week though was the partnership with Northwinds Brewery and B&B catering to bring a special Craigleith beer to the club! Now all they need is a name, and with all the creative talent in the GDHL, maybe an adult racer can get their name chosen! Click Here to check out the post!
PRATTE CAMPS
For those of you who are yearning for time on snow before the light dustings hit Craigleith, there are the Michel Pratte camps available here: https://bookings.pratteski.com/adult-and-family/. Michel Pratte is a sponsor of ours, however this is not a plug (at least not intended to be). The newsletter’s previous editor, James Mathers has just returned from a trip to Sun Peaks with Pratte Adult Race Camp and he will undoubtedly tell all about his experiences. There are camps in December in Mont Tremblant that are worth looking at, as it a closer destination and the camp is condensed into four days.
The Calendar
Events have started to book up and your calendars will soon be full! Below are some exciting social and race dates:
Intermediate Apres Ski: Thursday, December 27th
If you have to ask if you are too old to attend, you are
Calcutta: Saturday, January 5th
This will follow the LumberJack Apres
First Race (GS on Big John): Sunday, January 6th
Wine Festival: Saturday, January 19th
NEW Mid Season GDHL Race And Dinner Event: Saturday, February 2nd
Athletic Fundraiser: Saturday, February 9th
FIS World Cup Update
For those of you looking to catch up on ski racing results while waiting for our season to begin read below.
The FIS season kicked off during the last weekend of October with GS at Soelden. The women’s races were exciting as Tessa Worley (FRA) finished as the leader, with Fredrica Brignone (ITA), and Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) behind her. Valerie Grenier (below) – of St.isidore, Ontario – put up a very respectable 11th place finish. Bad news hit when Candace Crawford – Georgian Peaks – fell and broke her ankle during her race.
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Last weekend the Slalom races were hosted at Levi, Finland, where the host club gives social media the opportunity to fall in love with Reindeer at the finish line! The Women’s race finished with Mikaela Shiffrin 1st, Petra Vlhova (SVK) 2nd, and Bernadette Schild (AUT) 3rd. Erin Mielzynski of Georgian Peaks, finished respectably in 11th place.
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The Men’s race was their first of the season as their previously scheduled competition had been called off due to bad weather. Two of the best technical skiers had their day as Marcel Hirscher (AUT), beat out Henrik Kristofferson (NOR) by 0:00.09 to win, and Andrew Myhrer (SWE) came in third.
Up Next: The men race SG/DH in Lake Louise this Saturday/Sunday, and the women are racing in Killington with GS/SL on Saturday/Sunday.
If you are interested in timing your training runs, please reach out to David Henderson: dghhenderson@gmail.com
Enjoy your Black-Friday shopping, and make sure to squeeze in your final off season workouts before we hit the slopes!