Pendle Ski Club News

NWSF Schools race entry form 2016

NWSF details 2016

Entries are now being accepted for the NWSF Schools Race being held at Pendle Ski Club on 27th February.

Full details and entry forms are available on the links below although if you have difficultly downloading or need any additional details please contact Jenni Corr at pendleskiraces@live.co.uk who will be able to email forms to you and answer any additional questions you may have.

If you have not skied at Pendle before there are practice sessions available on Thursday 11th February 4.15 – 5.15 and 5.30 – 6.30 and on Tuesday 16th February 3.00 – 4.00 and 4.15 – 5.15. Spaces are limited and must be booked with Jenni prior to attending.

Well done to Elliot Stocks who has been presented with the monthly coaches award for December for all his hard work at training and at races during the year

With the dry slope races completed for the season we held our end of season awards night in December.
This a a great opportunity to thank parents and volunteers for all the help that they have give during the year and present awards to many of the racers for the hard work that they have put in during the season at both seeded and fun events as well as during trainimg.

Developmen1 1 (Saturday sessions)
Most improved girl Matilda Hird
Most improved boy Ben Sharples

Development 2 / National Squad 1 (Sunday & early Tuesday sessions)
Most improved female Anna Greensmith
Most improved male David Corr

National Squad 2 (Late Tuesday session)
Most improved female Joely Side
Most improved male Jake Lye

Coaches Award Jonathan Eaves
Beacon Award Chris Moore

Skiers Award Jake Lye

Well done to everyone for all your hard work

Due to the flooding and bad weather conditions experienced throughout the UK the decision was taken to cancel the Winter Race League scheduled for December.

We hope to see you all for the next event in February 2015 and overall results will be based on the best three out of four events at the end of the series.

Depending on other race fixtures and slope availability we may look to hold an additional fun event at the end of the series and will keep you all posted

Well done to Ellie Culshaw who has been awarded the monthly coaches award for November. Ellie has returned to training and after recovering from a broken thumb and wrist – well done

We are pleased to announce that the next NWSF Schools Race will be held at Pendle Ski Club on 27th February 2016.

The format will be the same as in previous years, with inidivual timed runs which will count to a racers own time plus a school team time if applicable.

Racers enter as individuals from a school but can be put together to form a team in the different age groups of Infants, Juniors, Lower Seniors (key stage 3), Upper Seniors (key stage 4) and Sixth Form. Racers must be in full time education and be Under 19 on the day of the race.

The teams are of 3 or 4 with the best 3 skiers timed runs to count to the team award. Skiers can be from one age group or a mixture but the oldest skier determines the category.

The day runs as 2 times runs in the morning with these counting to the prizes (awards are for 1st, 2nd and 3rd boy and girl in each age category also overall fastest boy and girl .) The team event has 1st in boys team, girls team and mixed team in each age category.

After the timed runs there is a fun event with racers allocated a team based on their morning run times so all teams are reasonably equal. A head to head knock out event determines the winners.

If you have taken part previously Jenni Corr – NWSF Schools race co-ordinator will send out details although entry forms etc will be published when available via the Club Website.

On a wet and blustery morning we had 34 racers take part in the monthly training ladder.

A number of new racers took part for the first time and had to battle hard against the wind which has impacted on some racers individual times.

After the timed runs which are available below the course was quickly changed and the head to head races took place.

Many thanks to everyone for helping change the courses and pack away and for the parents who assisted on the day in the damp conditions

Nov 2015 training ladder times

Pendle once again welcomed 120 racers from Carlisle, Sunderland, Kendal, Rossendale, Oval, Runcorn & Stoke to take part in the second event in our Winter Race League 2015 series.

Despite very damp weather conditions the morning started with practice at 8.15, with racing starting at around 9.20. Although the weather was damp, it didn’t dampen the competition with lots of close races and a couple of race off’s to decide the medals in some of the age groups.

We look forward to seeing everyone one again on 5th December for event 3

Results for the day are on the link below with these carried forward for the series trophies. Don’t forget it’s the best four out of five results that count for the series and medals are awarded to the top three teams in each age group at every event.

PWRL Results November 15

Following some great work at training plus impressive skiing at the Winter Race League the October coaches award has been presented to David Corr.

In addition to all his hard work at training David also enjoyed a 3rd place in slalom and a 1st in giant slalom at one of the recent Special Oylmpics events in Birmingham – well done David