Our K1′s looked pretty sharp at the Poley race this past weekend in their new team jackets!  We had a couple K1 girls make the podium, Lindsay Myles silver in GS, and Madeline Gillis bronze in GS!  Congratulations to you both and a great job by everyone!

The early season training camp at Le Massif, Quebec was a great time.  Given the lack of snow everywhere we made out pretty well, with very little traffic on the mountain.  Coaches spent  a lot of time team building when athletes were off the hill which gave our younger athletes a chance to get to know the older athletes.  We had a super group of chaperons that attended the camp which helped to make everything run smoothly.  Check out the flicker site for photos of the trip.

The Goggle pass holders are here! Martock Ski Race Club is selling the pass holders for $10.00 each.  Never leave your pass at home again….changed jackets, no worries your pass is on your goggles!

Come to the Martock Ski Race Club building or ask any member for a passholder.

Online registration for MSRC is now available via Zone 4 at:

MSRC Online Registration

Payment options include credit card, cash or cheque.

Buy & Sell pre-owned Alpine Skis, Snowboards,

Cross Country Skis and Gently Used Clothing

When:  Saturday, November 26, 2011 from 10:00 – 3:00

Where: Ski Martock Lodge

Early drop-off of used equipment will be at Cleve’s New Minas parking lot on Saturday, November 19, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Drop-off used equipment at Ski Martock on Friday, November 25, 6:00 – 8:30 pm & Saturday morning

Straight alpine skis cannot be accepted!

Pick-up unsold items on Sunday, November 27 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Payment

• Cash, Debit and Credit cards accepted!
• Sorry no Cheques.
• Cash Sales = Quicker Check Out time!

The 2011-2012 season calendars for all groups K1 through to J2 are now up on the MSRC Web site. They are located in the side bar “MSRC Links” section. A new Nancy Greene program flyer has also been added. Check the site throughout the season as the calendars are updated as required.

Dryland training for the Valley athletes will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm starting Tuesday, October 4th. Meet Jordan at the Wolfville Recreation Centre by the tennis courts on Victoria Ave.

Dryland training for the Metro athletes will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm starting Wednesday, October 5th. Meet at Dewolfe Park, Bedford.

Sunday Dryland sessions have begun at Ski Martock from 9:00 am-12:00. There will be a dryland training session on Sunday, October 9th (Thanksgiving)

Athletes who missed the sale evening at the Cleve’s, Burnside location, can still visit this location and meet with Matt Trimper to purchase/order ski race equipment.

Martock Ski Race Club’s AGM (Annual General Meeting) will be held on Sunday, October 23 at 9:15 am. All parents are welcome to attend to learn more about the club, its exectuive and roles and responsibilities. If any parents are interested in serving on the executive please indicate your interest (see Contact Us page for club email address). One vacant position that needs to be filled is that of club treasurer. If you are a numbers person, we need you!

Block off October 30th as the excursion dryland. It will be somewhere near Tantallon, a great hike Marcel has discovered.  Meeting times and location to come!

Pre-Season le Massif Camp will be Dec 17 travel, ski Dec 18-22, return home Dec 23rd early in the AM. Interested chaperones contact Chris Shynal and let him know.

The 2010 season is over but MSRC members continue to post season-ending photos and videos to the club’s social media sites. Check out MSRC Flickr postings from this year’s Whistler Cup, such as this great photo of Steve Podborski signing Kate’s jacket.

To view the club’s photos and videos click on the Flickr, YouTube or Facebook logos located on the side-bar of every page of MSRC’s Web site.

P.S. If you wish to participate in MSRC’s summer training camp at Mt. Hood there is still time to do so. Check out details on the Web site.

It was no joke traveling to Crabbe on April fools day, to race the last events of the Altantic Alpine series. Winter gave us one last blast to cap off a fun-filled and successful race season. The snow also supposedly interfered with the television reception at the Riverside Resort but that is a whole other story….

Our nine and ten year old EL racers were particularly impressive at Crabbe. Maura Whitman, Lindsay Myles, Nelson Krueswski, Walker Johnston and Christopher Davis demonstrated the depth of our Nancy Greene development program and the quality of our coaches. The prospects for the future of MSRC are very promising.

It was so exciting to watch these Nancy Greeners conquer the same GS course on King’s Horn as the older racers. Lindsay Myles was able to experience the view from the podium four times (two Slalom Gold, one GS Gold and one GS Bronze).

K1 Racer Kate Freeman was also golden, winning the K1 GS event. Veteran MSRC racer Thomas Boudreau made a trip to the podium as well, capturing the J2 Slalom bronze medal.

Congratulations is also extended to MacKenzie Carr, K1 boys Atlantic Cup Gold Medalist, and Kate Freeman, K1 girls Atlantic Cup silver medalist!

Final belated note: Kate Freeman and MacKenzie Carr both qualified for the Whistler Cup.

Atlantic Canada’s junior alpine ski race clubs descended upon Ben Eoin, Cape Breton, March 12 – 13 to consume a range of weather conditions, racing, and good times in nearby Sydney.

Despite heavy rain at times and challenging snow conditions, Saturday’s slalom races were completed almost as planned, with Martock Ski Race Club scooping seven podium positions in all.

With the Delta Hotel being shared by a visiting hockey team on Saturday night, visitors may have witnessed various activities, including new records being set for the now annual MSRC water slide competition. For the record, the luggage trolley stacked with large pizzas was for the hockey team, and I thought the person who showed up in the first-floor restaurant wearing a bikini demonstrated the club’s spunk and irreverence towards lousy weather.

The bikini gods listened. Sunday delivered spectacular spring skiing under sunny Bras d’ Or skies. Race organizers tucked in three GS races as the last days of Atlantic Canadian skiing melted before us.

Watch for Jack’s Facebook posting of his race photos, other parent photos posted on Flick’r and videos on MSRC’s YouTube site. If you attended Ben Eoin and have the full race results, please forward to web@msrc.ca for an addendum posting to this summary.