NCCP Community Coaching Workshop - Nov 28-29, 2020

Black Jack is hosting a NCCP COMMUNITY COACHING WORKSHOP on Nov 28-29, 2020. This course is free for those interested in coaching Jackrabbits/Bunnies this season!

The “CC” Workshop is the second step in the NCCP coach education program. It provides essential training for coaches delivering an effective skill development program to children six to nine years of age This program is designed to train coaches to teach children technical skills, select games that reinforce the technical skills being taught, design and lead on-snow sessions, select and prepare equipment for young children and make learning FUN. Successful completion of the online ICC Workshops, enthusiasm and a minimum age of 14 years are the only prerequisites. 16 hrs / workshop.

The 5 hour Intro to Community Coaching (ICC) online workshop is required prior to taking this course.

https://nordiqcanada.ca/coaches-and-wax-techs/coaches/coaching-development/

Thank you for volunteering your time to coach our youth! It is appreciated. Have fun!

For questions contact bellahowden@yahoo.ca

Register HERE.

Bunnies/Jack Rabbits 2020/2021

Come and ski with us this winter! Learning the basics of cross country skiing will open the door to a lifetime of fun and fitness!

Sessions begin mid-December and will go until mid-March.

Bunnies (3 - 5) ski Sunday afternoons at 1pm, learning key skills in a fun group environment with our wonderful coaches!

Jack Rabbits (6 - 9) sessions run Tuesday evenings at 5:30pm and Sunday afternoons at 1pm

For those who have participated before there are, as expected, a few changes this year:

Firstly an adult must stay at Black Jack for the duration of the session in case of cold, fatigue, injury etc. as we cannot use the cabin as a warm place to wait this year.

Also the Bunnies program for ages 4&5 in addition to the 3 year olds, will be a joint adult-child session until bunnies are able to stand up consistently on their own to prevent instructor/participant contact. This adult does not need to be on skis if they are not comfortable.

Full details with the complete guidelines will be available on the registration page as well as there will be a CCBC COVID acknowledgement that must be signed to participate.

And most importantly… there will be hot chocolate again! However it will be served differently this year… Stay tuned!

For questions contact bellahowden@yahoo.ca

Registration will be available soon here.

Trails Closed while Rain and + 0 Temps Persist

Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019

All trails have been closed because of rain and soft conditions. Trail use and grooming in these conditions causes damage that is difficult to repair when temperatures drop. Please respect the closure.

Closure will likely last over Sunday. Please consult grooming report for updates.

Kiosk will be closed on Saturday & Sunday as well.

Happy Winter Solstice. Think snow!

Black Jack Nordic Ski Swap - Nov 2, 2019 12-1 pm

Black Jack 2019 AGM

Details

• April 25th 

• 6 pm - potluck - bring your favourite dish to share

• 7 pm - meeting

There will be election of board members at the meeting. Most are returning but anyone can run for any position despite that.

We do not have anyone for the following positions:

• Director of the Skier Development program

• Director of fundraising

• Treasurer

Please consider coming forward.

Black Jack Loppet 2019 Results

LOPPET RESULTS

Check out this video of some of the action: https://youtu.be/QXhsic962N0

Thank you to all the participants and all the volunteers who came out today to ski and be a part of the 2019 Black Jack Loppet. A note about the results, we have 2 different files for participants depending when you registered.  All those who pre-registered when you bought your BJ membership last fall will be in one file, and all those that signed up in the last month or so, will be in another.  If you can’t find your name, check the other file!

A few notes:

• The distances may not be accurate as typed since some people chose to do a different distance than what they registered for.

• For all those who did a 1km, 3km or 6km distance, remember that your start time was delayed by 2 minutes so subtract 2:00 from the posted time.

• If your finish time was less than 23 minutes and 59 seconds, the computer treated this as an hour of the day so you see minutes and seconds for your finish time

• If your finish time was between 23 minutes: 59 seconds and 59 minutes:59 seconds, the computer added a space for one hundredths of a second, we were not that accurate!! That is why your time will have a :00 at the end of it, ignore this part.

• If your finish time was greater than 60 minutes, your time will be shown as hours: minutes: seconds

Again, thanks for coming out and we hope to see you again next year!

Nelson Nordic Ski fundraiser

We are excited to host you at our Nelson Kootenay cup this weekend. You are invited to our Nelson Nordic Burger and Beverage fundraiser with your kids on Saturday Feb 23rd from 6-8pm.  We have arranged to have the Sprints and Skiathlon World championship races on the big screen during that time to watch world class athletes cross country ski race. 

The event is at Finley’s Bar and Grill – 705 Vernon St.

Tickets are only $15 and our club receives half the proceeds.  We’ll do a 50/50 draw too.

We hope you will come and support our club.  Tickets are available at our Apex kiosk during race day or at the door.

Thanks,

Louise Poole

President

Nelsonnordicski.ca

35th Annual Black Jack Loppet

Saturday, March 9th, 2019

Details here.

Register here.

Fundraising Concert - March 9

Consider attending Midwinter Music, an upcoming fundraiser in support of Black Jack's senior racer, Julien Locke, skiing at the national level. Entry is by donation. Come enjoy an evening of wine and appy's at this piano concert by Carolyn Cameron at the home of Kathy Moore and Dave Cornelius. See the details in the poster here. Feel free to let others know about this event!  Attendance is limited to 40 .

Tour de Soup - Saturday, February 2

Black Jack's junior and senior racers will host the popular Tour de Soup day at the trails this coming Saturday, Feb 2nd.  Soup will be available at all three cabins from noon to 2 pm.  Trail passes are free, but we ask that you sign a waiver and consider a donation to the racers at the trailhead or one of the cabins. There will be bake tables at the cabins if you want a little something else.

Thanks to Fuel, Idgie's, the Steam Shovel, Alpine Grind, Ronnie's Chinese restaurant and Mook Thai for their kind donations of soup.

In the interest of reducing waste, please bring a mug and spoon and come out and enjoy our beautiful trails and meet members of the team.

Bon appetit!

Teck Kootenay Cup 1 & 2 a success!

Read Cross Country B.C.’s summary article.

Adult Ski Skills Day - January 19

The club is holding a Ski Skills Day for adults on January 19. Three fantastic coaches: Lesley Beatson, Cheryl Ewings and Linda Allis. Food by Cahoots Kitchen. Information on pricing and registration coming soon. Limited to 20 participants.

Trail Closures during Kootenay Cup

Black Jack proudly hosts the Kootenay Cup on Saturday and Sunday, December 15th and 16th. 

The event will see Jeldness, Tims Trail, Fishers and Golden Loops closed to general use from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday and 8 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Gibbards will remain open on both days for access to other trails, and as always, Biathlon with beautiful Tall Timbers is a great alternative.

Early 2018/19 Season Update!

From the grooming report:

Nov. 24, 2018 - Trail packing and initial early-season grooming is going on at the Biathlon venue.

WELCOME to the 2018-2019 Ski Season! The planned opening of the Kiosk is Saturday, Dec. 1st, 2018.

Hours will be 9am - 2pm. 

Trail fees still apply outside of kiosk hours.

Always check the grooming report for the most accurate and latest conditions and updates!

Nov 1st Early Bird Prize Winners

The results of our 2nd and last Early Bird Prize Draw are below. Congrats to our winners and thank you again to our amazing sponsors that supported our first and second draw!

Black Jack 2019/20 Seasons Pass- Kathy Moore

Red Mtn Resort 3 Day Local-Only pass- Brian Whiting

Mountain Nugget Chocolate Gift Certificate- Katharine Saether Pigott

Ski Lesson by Andy Morel- Robyn Laytham

Rossland Beer Company Growler & Glass- Reegan Leyland

See you at the Ski Swap Nov 3rd!

Oct 20th- Trail Maintenance Day

There is a large list of tasks we are hoping to get accomplished before snow flies! After a successful Oct 14th trail day, we will be having one more on Sunday Oct 20th. Meet at the Trail Head cabin at 8:30 am for muffins and coffee and will start work at 9 am.

If anyone has access to chimney flue cleaning equipment, please let Sharman know. Additional questions can be forwarded to Sharman as well at s.naicker@hotmail.com

2018/19 Bunnies & Jack Rabbit Program

Welcome to Andi Fancy, the new coordinator for the Bunnies and Jack Rabbits. Originally from New Zealand, Andi has a solid background in cross country skiing and program organization. She's already hard at work getting things going for this season. You can contact her at  blackjackbunnies@gmail.com.

Registration for the Bunny and Jackrabbit programs is open and the registration form can be found here. 
*all lesson participants must be members of Black Jack.
Visit the Skier Development website for descriptions of the programs and more 

Oct 31st is last chance for early bird rates and to get in on our last prize draw!

Oct 31st is the last day for the discounted season pass rate!

If you need help with online registration (Zone 4) or to take advantage of the discounted price, please email membershipblackjack@gmail.com or phone 605-916-6261 before Oct 25th.  Otherwise, click here to register and see the 2018 rates.

All registrations are online with credit card only until the kiosk opens for the ski season at which time you may pay with cheque or cash onsite.

Passes will be available for pick up at the Ski Swap on Nov 3rd.  We will have a couple of computers on site to help with online registrations.

Then on Nov 1st, we will be doing our last prize draw for the early bird members. A huge thank you to our sponsors for the 2nd round of donations!

Black Jack Ski Club - 2019/20 Season Pass
Red Mountain Resort - an Adult 3-day Locals Only Card
Mountain Nugget Chocolates - $20 Gift Certificate
Andy Morel, CANSI instructor - Classic or Skate; beginner to advanced lesson
Rossland Beer Company - growler and beer glass

Black Jack Ski Swap- Nov 3rd

2018 Ski Swap
Come and support our Track Attack and Racing programs! See you at the Prestige on Saturday, November 3rd. Equipment drop-off from 8:30-10:30 and sales start at 11 a.m. There will also be ski waxing, program registration and a chance to pick up your season pass. For more information, contact Sue at 250-362-2116.

And like to check out what the other clubs are selling?? Castlegar and Nelson are also hosing their own swaps:

Nelson Nordic Cross Country- Sunday, Oct 28th
Nelson Rod & Gun Club- 801 Railway St
Gear drop off starts at 9 am, Sales start at 11 am

Castlegar Nordic Ski Club- Saturday, Nov. 17th
Castlegar & District Community Complex
Gear drop off starts at 9:00 a.m.,  Sales start at 10:00 am

Aug 31 2018 Early Bird Membership Winners

Congratulations to the following members who won the first early bird prize draw. Second and final draw be Oct 31st… be sure to register before then to take advantage of the discounted 2018/19 pricing and get your name in the draw!

1 Day ski with Big Red Cats- Roach Family

Alpine Grind $50 Gift Certificate- Natalia Ksiazek

1 month pass to Better Life Fitness- Marie Tremblay

Stainless Steel growler from Rossland Beer Co- Heather Glenn

Ski Lesson with Lesley Beatson-Vic Buehler