Happy New Year GDHL’ers and fellow readers! With New Year’s Eve upon us, we may look forward to better days ahead, days of health, prosperity, and family gatherings. With this positive outlook we all hope to be skiing too.

Right now however, with the lock down implemented, and with the number of COVID cases rising, it seems a sure bet that we will not be skiing until at least the last weekend in January. Your GDHL committee is hopeful we can operate some races this year, but everyone must be realistic and recognize that we may still be months away from getting back on the hill.

With that in mind we have some information we would like to share with you:

Ongoing Communications

Your GDHL committee has been working hard, including lots of communication with the Club. The second we have news to share, we will. As always, you can rely on this newsletter to be the main source of communications regarding all GDHL matters.

Billing

We will not be billing any accounts at this time. The plan was to do billing once we got on the hill, and that may still happen. Optimistically if was can run some races in the back half of the season, you can expect billing. It will to be directly representative of how many (or how few) races we can host. Also, you can be sure there will be no surprises when it comes to the billing. We will communicate all details far ahead of time to ensure everyone is informed.

2021 Racing Season

It has been mentioned above a couple times already, but it bears repeating; we hope to race this year! We are optimistic that if the club opens, and there is snow on the hills, we will race.

As far as updates go, expect some more information as we approach the end of this initial four-week province wide lock down.

Happy New Year to all! Enjoy your hiking, snowshoeing, Nordic skiing, skating, and all other outdoor activities. Stay safe, follow the guidelines and we look forward to seeing you on the hill soon!

-Doug Jarvis