The AAA 2010/11 season calendar has been updated again. The latest version is on MSRC’s Web site, in the “MSRC Links” sidebar. This update is of particular interest to K1s, as it shows a change in venue for one of the K1 races. Nancy Greeners should also view this updated version.

Anyone who attended the K1 races in PEI last weekend - we would love to post a summary, including race results. Don’t wait for someone else to do it, as it probably won’t happen. Send your summary to web@msrc.ca.

The attached photo is from a K1 PEI photo album uploaded yesterday to MSRC’s Flickr site. Many mercis to the photographer. Anyone else who has photos from this race can upload them to the same Flickr album. Contact Annette for uploading details. 

If you are not subscribed to MSRC’s YouTube site, then you may be unaware that additional videos are posted almost weekly.

This is such a great photo of Nick at Farlagne last weekend – crisp, clean, colourful, high resolution – awesome. I just had to post it.

Many thanks to Jack for standing on the course for hours, taking photos of all the racers. You’ll find his photos on MSRC’s Facebook page. Four of them are also reproduced in MSRC’s Flickr Farlagne 2011 album.

Hot off the press news – our K1s were outstanding in PEI this weekend. The unofficial word is that “MacKenzie won three silvers and a bronze and Kate won 1 silver, 1 bronze and a fourth place.

Well done K1s, and keep those photos and videos coming.

Farlagne kicked off the 2011 race season, and by all accounts, it was worth the gas money. MSRC was represented at all levels, K2 through to J2, plus three race coaches, parents and non-racing siblings.

The air was crisp, but an unusually windless Saturday robbed Farlagne of its unbelievably cold reputation. Both the Saturday SL and Sunday GS courses looked spectacular from the finish line. Alpine NB / Farlagne deserved all the credit they received for a well- run race weekend.

Judging from the amount of water on the side of the pool at 10 pm, instead of in it, après ski maintained its appeal. I was pleased to learn that during the kid throwing contest, against a visiting hockey team, MSRC showed comradery among racers by chucking an athlete from Ben Eoin. They won.

If you have not received notification that the Farlagne 2011 videos have been posted to MSRC’s YouTube site, then you are not subscribed to MSRC’s YouTube site. Farlagne photos are also posted on our Flickr site and we encourage all other videographers and photographers to upload their Farlagne images. If you would like to see one of your photos or videos on MSRC’s Web site home page this year, upload them to You Tube / Flickr – that is where they are chosen. Check out today’s Web site home page for a couple of photo refreshments. We can change them frequently if we have the photos.

An updated version of the 2010/11 AAA calendar has been posted to MSRC Links, along with a job notice for an administrator.

Check them both out on the “MSRC Links” sidebar.

Attached photo courtesy of MSRC’s Freestylers. Keep ‘em coming!

We had a great turn out for the camp on December 28, 29, and 30^th. Thank you Martock for having Sundance open and in good shape (despite the lack of natural snow)! The kids skied hard and enjoyed a BBQ and some fun in the snow at the end of the camp.

We have over 50 skiers enrolled in Nancy Greene- Husky Snow Stars program this year. The regular program started on Sunday, January 2^nd. We have a terrific line up of coaches this year and are excited to welcome Amanda as part of our team. Amanda is a freestyle coach and will be rotating through the groups doing the bumps and jumps program with the kids. The group who was with her on Sunday sure looked like they were having fun!