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Twoonie Race #9Thank you to This week we are back to serious racing for the Twoonie at Lost Lake, followed by complimentary apres at Riverside Cafe. This is the second last Twoonie of the season so be sure to join us before they are gone! Location: Lost Lake Passive House Start and Finish Sign-in: 5:30 – 6:00pm Passive House Sponsored by: Race start: 6:15 pm at the Passive House Map: Check out our facebook page frequently for weekly map updates. Race fee: $2.00 (*$10.00 non-members one-off Try a Twoonie) Après: This week we will be treated to apres ‘on the house’ at Riverside Café. The race starts and finishes at the Passive House, then make your way to Riverside Café for the complimentary après.
You must be a Whistler Nordics Ski Club member (adult $40, child $25 – sign-up before the race online ) to take part and have a valid Lost Lake trail pass.
Twoonie Races will take place on Jan. 5, 12, 18 (Wed. at WOP), 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 1, 8. Lost Lake Classic Feb 12, 2012Thank you to all the participants and volunteers who helped make the 1st Annual Lost Lake Classic a fun, family, social event! The weather was on the klister side of things but that made for some fast corn snow for our racers, from age 6 to 62. The top overall skier was young Sam Morris who went 15km in 44:56! The top female was Jessica Heyes who completed the full course in 53:06. Theses are amazing times for 15km! We have received lots of positive feedback about the race and hope that we can make this an yearly event. Stay tuned for next year! You can find the complete results from the race here.
For the latest club news please read our newsletter.
Coast Cup #2We had another successful Coast Cup at Whistler Olympic Park on Jan 29th and our athletes just keep getting faster! For a full summary with some excellent action photos please check out our Track Attack Race Team coach's report.
SDPAll of our Skill Development Programs are now up and running. We have 30 kids on Saturday mornings at WOP, 21 high school students on Mondays at Lost Lake and another 52 kids out on Tuesday nights at Lost Lake!
Masters Programs **Still room** There are still a few spaces left in our Wed. night Masters program which is accepting everyone from beginner to advanced this year. As well, our second set of Thursday morning skate/classic Tune Up sessions is about to begin with some spots still available for the 6 week course. Thank You for Your Support
When the Whistler Nordics started gaining momentum way before the Olympics, we had one major sponsor – Haywood Securities Inc. - who helped us out tremendously. They supported us in a way we had never seen before and as a direct result, the club began to flourish. Today, they continue to sponsor our club so that we can continue to grow and provide opportunities for our members, 115 of which are children. So THANK YOU… Because of your generosity, we are able to offer excellent services and programs to the growing Nordic community of Whistler.
As well, thank you to the
2011-12 Masters and Youth Programs announced Follow the links in the left-hand menu to see the 2011-12 winter season
Masters and Youth
Programs. 2011-12 Season: Club Events2011 Visit the club's events page to see full calendar of events. 2010-11 SeasonThe 2010-11 winter season draws to a close; the club saw some fantastic race results this past year. Visit the club's race results to see the details. $150,000 GRANT FROM WHISTLER BLACKCOMB FOUNDATION FOR PASSIVE HOUSEThe Whistler Blackcomb Foundation has granted $150,000 to the Passive House project for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It was a natural fit for the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation to come on board with the Passive House initiative, as this energy conserving building, will be handed over to the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) for use by the Whistler Nordics and WORCA after it has been used as Austria House for the 2010 Winter Olympics. For more information click here. Long-Term Athlete Development
The new Canadian Long-Term Athlete Development Resource Paper - Canadian Sport for Life has been posted.
We encourage you to view this excellent document, especially if you are a coach,
since Cross Country Canada's revised coaching program is closely integrated with this model.
Whistler Nordics Ski Club is pleased to have received a Making Dreams Possible Club Coaching Grant from GM / Chevrolet. This grant will aid us in improving the skills of our coaches and in turn improve the coaching that youth members receive.
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for hosting us for dinner last week and to Run With It and 
…for supporting our club again this year. 
for providing the Club with a grant for the purchase of some technical equipment, including a tent/canopy which you may have seen set up during our programs. It will be a waxing tent and shelter for coaches and skiers during training sessions and races. Keep a look out for our red canopy!