Happy New Year! The start of the 2019 ski season is here, and it is exciting! The Going Down Hill League is all set for another exceptional season of ski racing, training, and a few fun après-events.
Below you will find information about the Calcutta, race schedule, our new mid-season Event (with lots of teaser media), training schedules and a friendly reminder to register before the season officially kicks off.
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Registration
Late last night, James Mathers sent out a reminder to check your registration status. Please click here to do so.
“If you are listed, but the details aren’t correct, please reply to this email pronto and provide the correct details.
If you aren’t listed and want to race, or if you have friends, family, rivals etc. who want to race, sign up through the program registration page in the members’ section of the Club website or contact Kylie Deacon in the Club race office if you think there’s been a miscarriage of justice or some other cataclysm, none of which will be new to Kylie. PLEASE DO THIS RIGHT AWAY.”
The Calcutta
The Calcutta will begin at 5:30 pm (17:30) on Saturday, January 5th. As is tradition, we will be at the South Lodge, and our sponsors Northwinds Brewery, and Side Launch Brewery will be in attendance to provide libations paired to some delicious finger food. There will be lots of door prizes and some great auction items. The action will be centred around the live auction for each of the teams.
Race Schedule - 2019
The Race Schedule was released last week, and it is below. Please be prepared to inspect the course on Big John, at 12:15 on Sunday.
Sunday, January 6th, @ 1 PM
GS ON Big John
Sunday, January 13th, @ 10 AM
Slalom ON Big John
Sunday, January 27th, @ 1 PM
Super G ON Landslide
*Saturday, February 2nd is our new Mid Season Event! * (details below)
Sunday, February 10th, @ 1 PM
GS on Millennium
Sunday, February 17th, @ 10 AM
Slalom ON Comet
Sunday, February 24th, @1 PM
GS ON Big John
CLUB CHAMPS: Saturday, March 2nd
GS ON Big John @ 10 AM
Slalom ON Big John @ 1 PM
Mid Season Race Event and Après
Our mid-season event is official! It is being promised as the race event of the season, and you won’t want to miss it! It will be on Saturday, February 2nd, beginning at 1 pm on the Comet. The afternoon will pit the top 32 GDHL skiers head-to-head, in a bracket-style dual slalom. All GDHL skiers, and fans are invited to join in the festivities—either racing or cheering—cowbells welcome!. After the winner is determined, (approx. 3 pm), there will be a BYOB Après Ski Party, at the North Lodge. This will be a “true” Après; think 70s style, with lots of fondue and dancing in long-johns and downhill suits. If you have further questions, or outfit concerns, find Marlene Jackson or Carrie Lenauskas, as they can both provide sartorial suggestions.
For your inspiration, you’ll find the two final races from the Oslo City Event Races last weekend below. Take a moment to watch the style of the racers, and the way they double punch the super-slalom panels.
Training Schedule - From Newsletter Published October 24, 2018
This year the gate training program has expanded to include an exclusive women’s class! Women of all levels of skill are invited to join as long as they are comfortable in gates. There will be 2 different days of women’s gates, on Fridays and Sundays, with multiple training times.
Last year we bifurcated the Saturday unisex program into two time slots, early morning and late morning, and that will continue this year.
Our 2019 Gate Training Schedule is as follows:
Fridays:
Unisex and Women only gate training
Mornings begin at 10 am, afternoons at 1pm
Saturdays:
Unisex gate training at 8:30, and 10:45
Early group is full, late group has limited space (Most likely both are full by now)
Sundays:
Women’s gate training only 10:45 - 12:15
Unisex gate training 9:00-10:30 (Space is probably available)