Training Sunday February 1st.

Evening Everyone,

As you may have noticed the weather is verging on ferocious. The MWIS forecast isn't too promising for tomorrow, so I'm proposing a late start for tomorrow. The Lecht are telling me they will update on the status, but not until after 9am tomorrow.

I will check with them tomorrow and update, via the Gordon Skiers Racing Facebook page. Fingers crossed for training, although it's not looking good as of now. We would suggest everyone waits for the green light prior to leaving as it may take them some time to clear the road in the morning.

Tomorrow's coaches will be James, John Mac, Malcolm, Kenny, Jamie (if he gets back from the Alpes in time) and myself.

At the earliest, we will start training from 10:30, all going well with the weather.

Please wrap up well as wind chill will be severe tomorrow. Reported as -25C at 900m.

Speak tomorrow,

Gary W

Snow Trials

We have space for new members for the rest of the snow season so if anyone is interested in joining the club please could you e mail the administrator so that we can assess the numbers and arrange for trials to be set up. Please include your name, your child’s name and a contact telephone number.

Hut Etiquette and Evacuation Procedures!

Can we bring your attention to a few areas that were discussed at the committee meeting last week.

Firstly can we ask all parents and skiers to read the page on hut etiquette.  Can we particularly bring to your attention the following areas.

• Evacuation procedure. Committee members to take responsibility for locking the hut. All members to sign out their children even in the event of evacuation. 
• A radio will be left in the hut for any latecomers as training will start at 9am prompt. This radio can be used by the parent to contact a coach. A whiteboard will also be used for the training groups showing which piste the groups will be on. 
• Hut Etiquette. A post needs to be put on the blog reminding members of the club etiquette especially with regard to trainees having space to sit down during breaks, tidying up, the provision of toilet rolls and donations for coffee tea etc.

Glenshee Winter Games, Feb 7th / 8th

Calling all Gordon Skiers.  Following on from the successes of last weeks Gordon Skiers Open, next weekend the 7/8th February sees the venue move to Glenshee for the Glenshee Winter Games.  There are both BASS and Bairns races.  Entries are still open and it would be great to have another really strong entry from the Gordon Skiers  so we can try and repeat some of last weekends successes.

As Racing Convenor, James needs to know who is entered so that he can arrange the appropriate coach support for the racers.  If you have entered then please contact James on racing@gordonskiers.com and let him know.

It would be great to reciprocate the support that GPS gave us at our races last week.

• BASS Entry Form
• Minis Entry Form

SSSA. Alpine Series, Secondary Qualifier, Lecht.

Some great skiing in the Scottish Schools Snowsports Association secondary schools race at the Lecht today.  Despite the weather forecast conditions were fabulous and were matched with some first class performances by Gordon Skiers racing for both Alford Academy and Robert Gordons College.  As ever the margins were very close wih Alford Academy pipping Robert Gordons by 4/100 of a second!

• Individual Results

Bairns Race Results

Bairns Race results are now available here.  Some great racing by all involved!!

• Saturday results 
• Sunday results

Our apologies for posting the Sunday results twice, that is the links corrected now!

Gordon Skiers Open 2015, Bairns Photos.

The Bairns race photos are now on our Gordon Skiers Racing Facebook page.  We took over a 1000 photos over the three runs on Saturday and have selected some of the best.  We have tried to include photos of all the skiers, if we have missed someone out then please accept our apologies.

We hope you enjoy them.

Paul