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You are invited to the Cypress Ski Club's 25th Birthday Party Social - Feb 3rd!!
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Friday, January 27, 2012 - 2:16pm

February 3, 2012
Location: Mosquito Creek Bar and Grill, bar and dance floor area reserved Westview Exit off Hwy #1 at the Safeway Shopping Center
2601 Westview Drive, North Vancouver, 604-983-3083
6:30 pm start

Silent Auction open till 8:00 pm - To Donate auction items, contact Susan Gillmore or Jessica Li at social@cypressskiclub.com Dancing and Live music starting at 9:30 pm Choice of Burger, Fries or Salad Chicken Burger, Fries or Salad Veggie Burrito w/rice beans, homemade salsa, lettuce and sourcream and fries or salad Choice of Drink - Beer, glass of house wine or highball

$20.00 per ticket. Adults only.

Tickets will be given when you arrive.

You can sponsor a coach by dropping a toonie in the clubhouse mailbox near the office.
Bring your friends along and have some fun!!!
ps. No refunds.

Registration: http://www.karelo.com/register.php?BID=474&BT=10#Ev11660

CSC K1s qualify for the BC Winter Games
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 4:23pm

Congratulations to K1 athletes for qualifying for the BC Winter Games to be held in Vernon, BC from Feb 23-26th, 2012: Ella Renzoni and Olin Wakkary qualified in Zone 5 (Vancouver-Squamish/Whistler) and Kosta Petkovic qualified in Zone 3 (Fraser River - Delta). The athletes will compete at Silver Star resort in three disciplines, Slalom, GS, and SkierCross.

See the full roster of alpine competitors from the different zones at http://bcalpine.com/news/article/?2313

See the BC Winter Games site for more details at

http://www.bcgames.org/dotnetnuke/Games/BCSummerandBCWinterGames/2012BCW...

KStar/KStar+ Racers at Whistler NGSL Skills Event - Jan 7
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 4:15pm

Congratulations to all of our KStar/KStar+ athletes who competed in the Whistler NGSL Skills event. It was a fun event and well organized by WMSC. Congratulations to Henry Lund who was the fastest skater in the skate competition, and Cody Scott who blazed a number of top ten finishes including 4th in GS and 7th in slalom.

Find our athletes and others in these photos by Scott Yamaoka and Dickson Wong at the WMSC photo gallery at http://www.cypressskiclub.com/node/2483

See all the results below (CSC athletes highlighted in yellow)

Another top ten finish for Griffin Renzoni at the K2 Seymour Enquist Slalom - Jan 21-22
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Monday, January 23, 2012 - 3:00pm

Congratulations to Griffin Renzoni on his 6th place finish on Saturday's combined race! J1 CSC racer Mark Pawlowski finished 13th. Congratulations to Nela Djordjevic who finished 15th on Sunday's race!

Congratulations to all of our racers for participating in the longest running alpine race in the coast zone, the 76th K2 Seymour Enquist Slalom hosted by Mt. Seymour Ski Club. Thanks to the ROC (including Bill Drake and other CSC members) and Mt. Seymour Ski Club for organizing the event under tough conditions.

See all the results at http://www.bcalpine.com/calendar/event/?event=1362&cal=1

Also see the nicely written BC Alpine post-race release by Hans Forssander at http://bcalpine.com/news/article/?2310

And see photos of the race by Hans and Scott Yamaoka from the Whistler Mountain Ski Club at http://www.cypressskiclub.com/node/2478

(photo of Griff Renzoni by Hans Forssander)

Ella Renzoni on the podium at the Mt Washington K1 race Jan 13-15!
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 11:06pm

Congratulations to Ella Renzoni on finishing third in the K1 Female Slalom race at Mt Washington on Jan. 15th! Ella also finished 5th and 7th in the GS races on Jan 13th, and 5th again in the combined GS race on Jan 14th!

Our K1 boys had a number of top 15 finishes in all the races. Olin Wakkary finished 10th in the GS race on Jan. 13th and 14th in the Slalom race on Jan 15th. Peter Konigsmann finished 13th and 15th in the GS races on Jan. 13th!

The conditions were cold and icy but we had plenty of sun! Congratulations to all our K1 Cypress athletes who competed really hard and had fun during what was an amazing weekend of racing. Special thanks to Mt. Washington Ski Club who did an amazing job of organizing and running the races!

See all the results at http://www.bcalpine.com/calendar/event/?event=1359&cal=1

See the BC Alpine press release at http://bcalpine.com/news/article/?2296

See photos of the race at http://www.cypressskiclub.com/node/2466

Videos of runs by our CSC racers can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL961723E5D162A821

(Photo of Ella Renzoni (left) on the podium by Dickson Wong)

Sydney Kwan on the podium at the K1 & K2 Whistler Race Dec. 17-18!
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Saturday, January 21, 2012 - 10:46pm

Congratulations to Sydney Kwan who was on the podium for third place in the K2 Female Slalom race on Sunday Dec. 18th. Sydney also finished 10th on Saturday's K2 GS race! Griffin Renzoni finished 9th in the K2 Male Slalom race on Sunday, Dec. 18th.

In K1 races, Ella Renzoni finished 9th in the K1 Female GS race on Saturday, and Peter Konigsmann narrowly missed top 15 finishing 16th in the K1 Male GS race. On Sunday's K1 races, Olin Wakkary finished in 10th place in the K1 Male Slalom race.

Congratulations to all of our K1 and K2 athletes who competed hard on tough and icy courses!

See all the results at http://www.bcalpine.com/calendar/event/?event=1355&cal=1

No parking, drop-off, or pick-up in front of the club cabin
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Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 6:23am

Hello CSC Families,

This is a reminder to all returning families and coaches and information for new members. The area in front of the club cabin is for use by the Cypress Mountain Shuttle Bus. Under no circumstances can we park, drop-off, or pick-up in front of the club cabin because this interrupts Cypress Mountain operations. More importantly for us, this is an ongoing complaint against our club which negatively impacts our relationship with our host, Cypress Mountain.

The Board, Alpine Committee, Program Director and many of the volunteers in the club have worked very hard to improve relations with the mountain. As a result they have generously given us our club cabin, provided designated training spaces, and have supported us with recruitment and other initiatives. Quite literally, using that space (even for a minute!) jeopardizes this relationship and the hard work so many of us have done over the years.

It is a small thing that will go a long way to simply park in the designated areas, even if you are staying only a few minutes to drop off or pick up. On weekend mornings and evening trainings there is almost always parking space 20-30 metres away from the club cabin. In the afternoon it is the same since most people have left for the day or have parked closer to the main lodge.

Please adhere to this policy with no exceptions.

Thanks for your cooperation!

Best,

Ron Wakkary

CSC President

Thursday Jan 5th training is on
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Thursday, January 5, 2012 - 9:56am

The snow is falling again, and the temperature has dropped.

Training will be on tonight

Program Director Paul Hothersall will check the conditions out during the day to confirm that we are fine to set gates this evening.

Tuesday 3rd Jan- Training cancelled
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 2:34pm

Due to the heavy rain and wind,we are cancelling tonights session at Cypress.

See you on thursday, lets hope for snow

Paul

NGSL Program info for this weekend
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Monday, January 2, 2012 - 10:32pm

Hello Snowflakes, Snowstars and Free Ski Families,

The following contains important information for a child that you have registered in Cypress Ski Club Snowflakes, Snowstars or Free Ski Programs for this season.

The program starts on Sunday, January 8, 2012.

There are a few items that need to be addressed before Jan 8th.

1. It is essential that you complete the BC Alpine online waiver before Jan 7th. We cannot let your athlete ski with the club if you have not done the waiver.

You can complete this by going to:
www.bcalpine.com
-on the homepage find 'BC Alpine Member Login' (to find it scroll down the page, it is on the left hand side)
-enter your e-mail address (your primary e-mail address from your registration) in the box and hit SEND LOG IN LINK
-Check your e-mail (you should receive a link)
-Click on the link
-click on 'View/Agree to 'Release of liability and assumption of risk agreement'
-click on all family members (if a family member doesn't show-please send me an e-mail)
-read/agree to waiver

2. You will need to bring a cheque dated March 31/2012 in the amount of $25 per athlete (does not apply to Free Ski) as a bib deposit made out to Cypress Ski Club. You will keep the bib throughout the season, but are required to return it at the end of the season- no later than April 22nd. If you are away on this day, please make arrangements to turn it in earlier.

3. Please arrive as early as 8.15 but no later than 8.30am to go through the paperwork and check in . The club cabin is located in the old Black Mtn Daylodge. The entrance is in the center of the building, right next to the Cypress Mtn Shuttle Bus. On the day you will see the Cypress Ski Club banner outside the front of the lodge. Once you arrive we will have volunteers helping you through each step.

4. It will be extremely busy in the club house this first morning. We ask you in advance for your patience and understanding as we are doing our best to make it as smooth as possible.
Please note that we will not be able to accept registrations that day or make changes to the program registrations.

A few tips:

If your child has any medical issues that we need to know about, please contact the Program Director(program.director@cypressskiclub.com) in advance so we can be prepared.
Before checking in, please ensure your child already has their lift pass. Passes can be purchased in Guest Services in the main day lodge or you can purchase a season’s pass from our website with the ski club discount. Please remember that this is high season and guest services will also be busy so allow yourself ample time. We will be going from the club cabin building directly to the lift with your child’s coach.

Check all of your child's equipment before the session, especially if you have bought new boots or skis for this season. On this first day it is better if they put their ski boots on before coming to the club cabin. The cabin will be very busy and there will be no space to get changed.

Pack a nutritious lunch (lunch bags can be left at the club cabin) and a water bottle as there is no food purchase available. All groups will be eating lunch in the club cabin.

Put a snack, i.e. Granola Bar in your kids ski jacket. They may get hungry during the day and this will make a big difference.

Thank you.

Andrea Scott
Registrar Cypress Ski Club