Huntly Nordic Ski Club

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The club are running our club championships next weekend, also Cairngorm are running a hill race on the Sunday which will be the Scottish Championships this year. Here are the entry forms

Title: Cairngorm Classic Scots RSki Champs 2010 entry form
File: Cairngorm_Classic_Scots_RSki_Champs_2010_entry_form.pdf
Size: 44 kB
Title: Huntly Championships 2010 entry form
File: 06_GB10_Huntly_Champs_10_Huntly_11Sep10_entry_form.pdf
Size: 138 kB

There’s an interview with Andrew Musgrave at FasterSkier.com

http://fasterskier.com/2010/07/pros-of-tomorrow-andrew-musgrave/

Huntly Nordic Ski Centre is hosting the following courses for the holidays.

Age 8-16 (allowance will be made for slightly younger if you have been using rollerskis at JDS) 1hr per day Monday to Friday £25 per child per block

Improvers

Suitable for those who have done the primary school sessions on Tuesdays or have their Orange JDS award
26th to 30th July inc. or 9th to 13th August inc. 11am to 12pm.

Advanced

Suitable for those with their Red, Blue or Purple JDS awards
19th to 23rd July inc. or 2nd to 6th August inc. 11am to 12pm.

Please Book in advance

http://www.nordicski.co.uk/hnoc/

Here are the results from the rollerski races at Cairngorm

Title: GB03 Glenmore 10 Lap 12Jun10 Results
File: GB03_Glenmore-10-Lap_12Jun10_Results.pdf
Size: 11 kB
Title: GB04 Cairngorm Hill Climb GB Champs 13Jun10_Senior Results
File: GB04_Cairngorm-Hill-Climb_GB-Champs_13Jun10_Senior-Results.pdf
Size: 9 kB
Title: GB04 Cairngorm Hill Climb GB Champs 13Jun10 U14 Results
File: GB04_Cairngorm-Hill-Climb_GB-Champs_13Jun10_U14-Results.pdf
Size: 8 kB
Title: GB04 Cairngorm Hill Climb GB Champs 13Jun10 U18 Results
File: GB04_Cairngorm-Hill-Climb_GB-Champs_13Jun10_U18-Results.pdf
Size: 6 kB

Photos are available from the Cairngorm Website.

Here are some photos from David Horsley of the hill climb. I’m told it was extremely wet. Thanks to the MacLeans for providing the teepee.

The sprints were held today. The despite the damage to the track last Autumn a full program of racing was completed with Novice and Elite Courses and a knock-out. Attendance appeared to be a bit down on last year, but a strong team  from Cairngorm Biathlon And Nordic Ski Club meant there was tough competition. In addition the RAF team was in attendance lead by Steve Perry. The

Club member Andrew Young took first place in the Men’s Elite competition, follwed closely by Alex Standen. Hopefully this is a good sign for Alex’s upcoming Winter season. Cairngorm U16 member Calumn Irvine took third place, marking him as someone to keep an eye on in future.

With Sarah Young competing in the men’s competition, Highland Nordic’s Katy Homyer took the laurels in the Women’s competition. Unfortunately Catriona Dudgeon took a nasty fall in the 500m time trial which knocked her out of the day’s competition. Full results below

Title: GB01 Huntly Sprints 29May10 Results
File: GB01_Huntly-Sprints_29May10_Results.pdf
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Title: GB02 Clashindarroch Hill Climb 30May10 Results
File: GB02_Clashindarroch-Hill-Climb_30May10_Results.pdf
Size: 8 kB
hunlty sprints 2010
Thanks to the Lovely Timing Ladies
Thanks to the Lovely Timing Ladies
Thanks To Frank Musgrave for being Our Race Director
Thanks To Frank Musgrave for being Our Race Director
I'm thinking Top Gear Presenters
I'm thinking Top Gear Presenters
Sarah Young
Sarah Young
Thanks to Rick for another year's barbeque
Thanks to Rick for another year's barbeque


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Here’s Pete’s latest newsletter. Thanks to all those who contributed

Title: Newsletter 34 May 2010
File: Newsletter34_May10.pdf
Size: 1 MB

Here’s Pete’s updated rollerski calendar

Title: 2010 GB Roller Series calendar- 28 APR 10
File: 2010-GB-Roller-Series-calendar.-280410.pdf
Size: 19 kB
There are 12 races in this years GB Series. For seniors their best six results count of which one race must be from an English or Scottish venue. For Juniors their best five results count of which one race must be from England or Scotland.
The rollerski race season kicks-off with the London Region NSC 15km FT race at a brand new race venue Hog Hill, Redditch Cycle Circuit on Sun 9th May – you can register online at http://www.londonnordic.org.uk/online-race-entry/ (this is not a GB Series race).
If you have any questions about a particular race you are better contacting the organisers direct. Questions about the GB Rollerski Series should be directed to the Series Directors:

Club members are invited to attend the British Nordic Ski Squad Celebration Day on Sun 2nd May at the Huntly Nordic & Outdoor Centre. This is your chance to meet some of the BNDS athletes, coaches & helpers & celebrate a pretty successful season for the Squad.

The past two days has seen a significant thaw, although a slight frost is forecast for tonight. Because there is so much snow in the forest there is still a surprising amount of skiing to be had, but breaks are appearing and the meltwater is running like a train. Snow is soft, still very deep in places, but slushy where thin. Here is a trail by trail account, based on this evening’s visit:
– Main Trail from Car Park to Hut: first 60m or so is almost bare; broken at Hut.
– Biathlon Range — big snow patches but waterlogged.
– Main Trail from Hut to Classic Start — complete.
– Classic Start training slope — complete.
– Main Trail from Classic Start to Short Cut — hill is mostly bare but most of the south verge is skiable.
– Norman’s Way from Short Cut to Highland Fling — long bare stretch from Short Cut to Telemark Twist; short break just beyond TT; remainder complete.
– Highland Fling — complete apart from short break near Norman’s Way.
– Range Way — broken.
– Deer Cut – summit level is bare for 50m or more.
– Leids Leap — complete, apart from 2 short breaks at snowdrifts, from Deer Cut to summit.
– Haute Route (mobile phone mast to Highland Fling) — complete for now, but several short breaks will appear very soon. Most can be avoided via drifts at the side.
I’m pretty sure that Short Cut is complete. Also, it’s likely that Timberline/Snowgoose will be complete for a long time yet. All the drifts up that way have consolidated pretty well.

Colin Miller