Cross-Country Ski Lesson - Skill Builder (50% subsidized by COC) (2/7/2015)

Get out and enjoy Kananaskis Country while building your cross-country skills. The focus of the day's session will be classic techniques, with emphasis on maintaining rhythm and your speed on varied terrain. The morning concentrates on developing efficient skills/techniques for flat terrain, while the afternoon focuses on hill techniques.

PRE-REQUISITE: You must know the ABC's (basic beginner/hills) or have equivalent experience. Candidates must have sufficient stamina and have skied 10+ KM on moderate terrain this year. Sorry, this is not for those who have never skied before. If you have not skied yet this year, this is not for you.


DRIVERS NEEDED: Please indicate in "notes" how many folks + gear, including yourself, can fit in your car.

+++IMPORTANT INFORMATION/SELECTION CRITERIA: +++

- The course will be provided by the University of Calgary's Outdoor Centre.
- NO REFUNDS
- Priority will be given to COC active Volunteers, followed by Premier COC members and then to regular COC members if unable to fill the course.
You must have participated in at least three COC outdoor mountain events between March 20, 2014 and Jan. 20, 2015.
-Please DO NOT sign up if you do not meet the requirements.
- Offer EXCLUDES social and/or volunteer and /or learn events.(Do not include these as part of the three required events)
- When you register all names will go on the “waiting list” and we will check the participants' history with the COC. Once the due diligence is done to check people’s history, the COC training team will send to the selected participants an email asking them to pay the remaining $30.98 within a certain deadline (exact instructions to be provided by email by the COC training team)
- Course will take place in Kananaskis on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 from 10am to 3pm.

PLEASE NOTE: Since this course is subsidized(paid ahead of time) if you need to cancel within 72 hours of the event you will get an automatic no-show. In addition, if you have a history of no-shows or of cancelling events at the last minute, please DO NOT sign up. We need participants who are fully committed.

The COC training team is responsible for providing educational sessions wherein members can learn about various aspects of the outdoors, specifically:

a) educational sessions to members
b) raising awareness about various aspects of the outdoors
c) increasing members' safety while enjoying activities in the mountains
d) providing everyone the opportunity to ask pertinent questions


Winter Safety Considerations

Entered by Sylvia on January 20, 2015.

Terrain Classification: This event is exempted from avalanche planning because it is on groomed x-c ski routes

Note that COC event coordinators are volunteers and are not trained guides. All participants are responsible for assessing the current road conditions, current weather conditions, current trail conditions and current avalanche conditions for the trip.