Ever thought about skiing or boarding? Well, now you can!
Pendle Ski Club is holding it’s annual Open Day on Sunday 7th October.
Sample free beginner taster sessions on our nursery slope with our fully qualified instructors.
10am – 4pm – just turn up and join the next session.
BBQ available along with snacks and drinks
Eleanor Eaves, who was recently awarded the Coaches Award for April, has gone on to prove her coaches right with 1st places at the Bromley, PPS and Ravens Club Nationals. She’s definitely one to watch for the future!
Saturday 2nd June saw racers traveling up to the North East to the Silksworth Ski Centre in Sunderland.
Whilst the weather forecast had suggested warm dry weather originally, the winds changing and brought in drizzle and gusts from the North Sea.
After a delayed start due to some technical difficulties, the event got under way at 11.45 the competitor field was slightly depleted due to the long bank holiday weekend, and some racers being away for a competition Landgraff.
Silksworth is a long slope, with four rollers and has the reputation for tough courses which often catch out many in the field.
Our only female racer was Eleanor Eaves in the U10s, who managed a 1st place in her age group.
The boys were represented by Morgan Cooper, Jonathan Eaves, John & Robert Holmes, Declan & Josef Huppach, Andrew Leeson, Joe Nickson & Callum Witts.
Despite the delay and the weather Callum finished 6th overall 2nd in his age group. Declan managed a 1st in his age grouping, with Josef & Robert a 2nd & 3rd in their age group and after a hard days skiing we managed to get away for 4pm.
Saturday 12th was the Bromley Club National and a number of racers and parents joined forces to car share and travel down together on the Friday night ready for the Saturday event.
It was the first time to Bromley for a number of us, but Bromley had assisted us by moving their scheduled race on the race calendar and in turn we agreed to field a team of racers to support them.
We were blessed with clear sunny skies, although this meant a good waxing and plenty of lubricant as the slope does not have a misting system.
Chris Corr, Eleanor & Jonathan Eaves, Jack Feneley, Declan & Josef Huppach & Kelly Wiseman represented Pendle on the day.
The slope was dry and sticky in the hot conditions, but Eleanor achieved a 1stplace in the girls under 10s, with Chris Corr 2nd overall and 1st in his age group together with Declan also 1st in his age grouping.
Bromley made us welcome, and depending on the calendar next year and the improvements they are proposing we may make the long trip again next year.
May 5th & 6th took us to Norwich, for races 3 & 4 of the GBR series and the first in the outdoor series of the GBR events.
Saturday saw a slightly different format with two timed runs plus the top racers then taking part in individual head to heads.
Sunday was more conventional with the event back to the two timed runs.
Chris Corr, Jonathan Eaves, Declan & Josef Huppach, Andrew Leeson and Callum Witts made the long trip to Norwich, with the ski centre one of the best in the country and as such attracting a very strong field of competitors.
On Saturday although there was some very close racing, Declan Huppach was the only person to gain a podium finishing 1st in his age group.
Sunday and different course suited our competitors better Chris Corr managing an overall 6th and 3rd placing in his age group, with Declan Huppach holding on to 1stplace again in his age group, and Callum Witts 2nd and Josef Huppach 3rd.
Sunday 29th April saw us on home turf again with Peak Performance Snowsports holding their first CN event at Pendle.
Again we had a strong turn out of racers looking to build on the previous days success and take home advantage.
The girls were represented by Corinne & Joley Side, Eleanor Eaves and Kelly Wiseman, and the boys represented by Chris Corr, Jonathan Eaves, Jack Feneley, John & Robert Holmes, Declan & Joseph Huppach, Andrew Leeson, Joseph Nickson, Andrew & David Wiseman, Callum & Kaigan Witts.
Our head coach Lins Allen was course setter on the day. The weather turned, for the worse, with the whole country experiencing extreme conditions. For Pendle this meant hail stones during practice which then reduced to heavy rain, but with, thankfully, a gusting tail wind down the slope. Not great conditions for an outdoor race, but it was well organized and, despite a couple of hitches, all went well.
Eleanor built on the previous day and moved up to 1st place in the under 10 girls we had no under 10 boys competing on the day.
Kelly enjoyed a 2nd place podium position in her age group, together with Corrine Side.
In the boys race we had 5 skiers in the top 10 Andrew Leeson using his experience to finish in top stop overall closely followed by Chris Corr 2nd with Callum Witts 5th , Declan Huppach 7th (despite missing his first run whilst attending A&E after a fall in open practice) and Kaigan Witts 8th and impressive performance despite the conditions.
In the individual age grouping, Andrew Leeson, Chris Corr and Callum enjoyed 1stplaced podiums, John Holmes, Kaigan Witts 2nd places and Josef Huppach and Morgan Cooper 3rd places.
The field was a competitive one with other races just missing out on podium performances despite the difficult conditions.
Saturday 28th April was our own CN event and, with a home advantage, we saw a strong team of Pendle Skiers, from both our registered racers and those taking part on a day entry basis.
The under 10s saw Eleanor Eaves and Alex Lutwyche taking part. The girls were represented by Nicola Herbert, Louise Harrison & Kelly Wiseman, with a strong field of boys, Morgan Cooper, Chris & David Corr, Jonathan Eaves, Jack Feneley, John & Robert Holmes, Declan & Josef Huppach, Andrew Leeson, Jacob Lutwyche, Joseph Nickson, David & Andrew Wiseman, and Callum & Kaigan Witts.
Conditions saw some drizzle and a tail wind which would see some quick times on the board.
Colin Tee & Pete Cutler set a course to suit the conditions and the Pendle team took home advantage with some very close results.
Eleanor Eaves managed a 2nd place in the U10 girls, and Jacob Lutwyche was pushed down to 4th so just missed out on getting on the podium.
Kelly Wiseman was 2nd in her age group followed by Louise Harrison in 3rd, with Nicola Herbert topping the podium in 1st place in her age group.
In the boys we had three skiers in the overall top 10, Chris Corr 1st overall, Callum Witts 5th overall and Kaigan Witts 9th overall.
In the individual age groups Chris Corr was awarded a 1st, Callum Witt was awarded a 1st, Kaigan Witts a 3rd , Declan Huppach a 2nd, and Jacob Lutwyche a 3rd
April 21st & 22nd saw the start of the GBR Series of Races a new event for 2012.
The event consists of a combined in door & out door series of races for the overall competition plus and in door only and out door only series.
Again it was a weekend back at Chill Factor in Manchester.
Kelly Wiseman was our only female representative, with Sally Wood back at university, with the boys represented by Chris Corr, together with Declan & Josef Huppach.
After the previous weekends racing at Chill Factor our racers were a becoming more familiar with the in door conditions, and with Kelly just missing the podium 4th in her age group, and both Chris and Declan on the podium with 3rd places in their respective age groups.
Sunday saw Colin Tee as course setter with trickery combinations to challenge all those who took part whilst Chris was pushed off the podium, but the course suited Declan who was able to move up and take 1st in his age group on the day.
Well done to those who entered.
April 15th completed the racing weekend with some of our skiers again at Chill Factor e for their first CN event.
Kelly Wiseman & Sally Wood were again representing the girls and joined by Chris Corr, Jonathan Eaves, Jack Feneley, Declan & Josef Huppach again.
The in door snow proved difficult with a couple of tricky courses so no podium finishes for anyone, but well done for taking part.
April 14th saw the Telford CN held on indoor snow at Chill Factor e, with Kelly Wiseman & Sally Wood representing the girls, and Chris Corr, Jonathan Eaves, Jack Feneley, Declan Huppach and Josef Huppach representing the boys.
Well done to everyone who competed and to Declan who managed a podium 3rd place in his age group.