Headlamp Heroes season finale!
The season finale of the Headlamp Heroes race series will be held this Wednesday, March 5th!
Schedule: Week of February 24th
Huge congrats to our BC Winter Games ladies who represented the Okanagan-Thompson in fine fashion last week. Thanks to BC Games for this week’s featured image, “Klister”.
Here is our schedule for BC Champs week:
Rescue Plan for Mt Macpherson Ski Trails
Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club – Rescue Plan
for Mount Macpherson Ski Trails
The Nordic trails are not patrolled
Emergency (Fire, Ambulance, Police, SAR) 911
Hospital 250-837-2131
Revelstoke Nordic Lodge 250-814-4264
Mt Macpherson Ski Area is located 7 kilometers south of the Trans Canada Highway on Highway 23 South (address is 2265 Hwy 23 South).
For emergencies needing transport off the ski trails call 911, describe the nature and location of the emergency and ask for Search and Rescue.
- Unless trained individuals are available the injured person should not be moved until SAR attends.
- First Aid packs with blankets and first aid kits are kept at the Ole Sandberg Cabin and in the Day Lodge Office. If the victim cannot ski out on their own, use these packs to keep the victim warm until Search and Rescue can assist them.
- The RNSC owns a snowmobile equipped with a toe bar and a rescue toboggan that are stored in the maintenance building.
- The snowmobile is only to be driven by individuals that are familiar with snowmobile operation.
- Only trained first aid attendants are to use the rescue toboggan to transport injured persons.
- After rescue services have been contacted contact one of the following to report the accident:
Keith McNabb (RNSC Secretary) (250) 837-5910
Dave Kaegi (RNSC President) (250) 837-8574
Matt Smider (Lodge Custodian) (250) 683-9012
Updated February 2014
Schedule: Week of February 17th
Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club needs you
The Revelstoke Nordic Ski Club and its predecessor the Revelstoke Ski Club, has been in existence for over 100 years. For all of that time, hundreds of volunteers have offered up their time and energy to sit on the Club’s Executive. This continuous, ever changing make up of the Executive is the key to the Clubs success over all of these years. Each year, the Executive has vacant positions that need to be filled. This year the positions are:
- Overall direction and responsibility for club activities.
- Chairs meetings, sets agendas.
- Ensures that Directors meet their responsibilities.
- Represents Club to government and other agencies.
- Works with treasurer and Secretary to file reports to government agencies, funders and Society.
- Coordinates fundraising and writes Grant applications.
- Personnel –ensures that all paid staff have a job description, recent criminal record check and annual performance evaluation.
- Is an ex-officio member of all committees.
- Has signing authority.
Director of Facilities
- Responsible for maintenance of Day Lodge, Maintenance Shop and all other buildings.
- Supervises any construction or repair projects to these buildings.
- Supervises the Custodian.
- Coordinates with the Ticket Office Coordinator.
- Responsible for reading the log book and dealing with the feedback.
- Coordinates lodge rentals.
Director –Special Events
- Chairs special events committee
- Events include but not limited to Lantern Ski, Team Scream Race, Club Races, Regional Races,
Director – Adult Programs
- Coordination of adult ski programs
- Coordination of masters racing program
- Coordinates Adult yoga program
- Organises clinics eg Coach training, waxing
- Works with the Coordinator of the Parent and Tot program
The Club Executive is elected at the AGM each year in April. A term on the Executive is for 2 years. If the Club is to continue thrive and grow into the future, it needs new individuals that bring new ideas and enthusiasm to the board. Please consider putting your name forward to become a member of the Executive. For further information, please contact any member of the Executive.