Message from John Armstrong, Vernon Ski Club Program Director
Posse members Mike Kersey and Robin Smith
Howdy Folks,
On March 17 & 18 the Vernon Ski Club (VSC) is hosting the 3rd Annual KAL Tire Round Up at Silver Star. One of the changes to the Round Up is the ability for anyone aged 5 to 13 to enter. These kids can participate without having to be in a club program, by completing a special event waiver. The purpose is to recruit new skiers to local clubs. “This is a great experiment in making events like these accessible to everyone” says Ken Clancy, VSC Club President. “We are hoping for more like this in the future. Grass roots participation is needed to grow winter sports like Skier Cross”.
The Round Up is designed to be fun and does not take a lot prior experience or special training. “We are looking for confident skiers who can ski runs like “Peanut Trail” or who like jumps in the trees or in the Telus terrain park. Being able to ski in control on blue runs at Silver Star is all the skill you need to enjoy this event” says John Armstrong, VSC Program Director and course designer. Awards will be given by age and gender for fastest times, but just experiencing the fun is what it all about.
The courses will be held on Walt’s run onto Big Dipper for the kid’s Skier Cross and on Far out for the “Under the Hill Downhill” and Speed Trap. The skier cross track will have rollers and banked turns with the kids going one at a time instead of the traditional head to head format used at higher level events. The downhill has some rolling terrain as well, but it designed to see what speed in km/hr these kids can ski at on moderate terrain. The kids are usually more interested in their speed than their time.
The schedule is:
Saturday March 17 – 10am start
- E1 (5 – 8yrs): “Under the Hill” Downhill on Far Out
- E2 (9 – 13yrs: Ski Cross on Walt’s Run
Sunday March 18 – 10am start
- E1: (5 – 8yrs): Ski Cross on Walt’s Run
- E2: (9 – 13yrs): “Under the Hill” Downhill on Far Out
Awards: 3:45pm Both Days, Village Centre (In Front of Ski Dazzle)
Downhill
Individual award– 2 run combined time (by year of birth and gender)
Ski Cross
Individual award– open for two runs, best run counts; (by year of birth and gender)
Christopher Richardson, Vernon Ski Club, Kal Tire Ski Cross
To Enter or for further information and updates visit www.vernonskiclub.ca or from the race notice on the BC Alpine Calendar
Check HERE for the Race Notice