Teck Kootenay Regional Snow Camp

November 27- November 29, 2020

Hosted by: Toby Creek Nordic Club

Location: Panorama Mountain Resort, BC

Ready, Set, Snow!! Join us at the Panorama Mountain Resorts high elevation snow environment for early season classic and skate . Activities will include wax tips, season preparation, team builders, downhill, double poling, classic and skate sessions. All actual ski sessions will be focused on zone 1 and 2 (LSD - long slow distance). Teck-branded swag will be provided to each youth attending the camp.

The focus for the camp is FUN, as well as time to bond with your teammates and other clubs. Athletes are expected to demonstrate respectful, supportive and inclusive behavior at all times and follow COVID protocols for safe sport. Coaches and/or chaperones will supervise athletes during the daytime activities. Parents and/or coaches will be responsible for supervising athletes off snow.

Location: Invermere, BC- Panorama Mountain Resort https://www.panoramaresort.com/

Panorama resort is well known around the world as THE place for local, regional, national and international alpine and freestyle skiers to come together for pre-season, on-snow training. This year Pano is stepping up and to expand the on-snow training opportunity to include Nordic athlete training options:

1. a 1.5km training loop at the base of the mountain; 2. the “Platter” for uphill and downhill technique training; 3. the “Monster” for an unparalleled high alpine experience on groomed trails at the summit; 4. and, if Mother Nature shows up with enough natural snow, the Panorama nordic trails starting at Greywolf Golf Course.

www.panoramaresort.com/nordictraining

Skiing will occur at the high elevations of Panorama Summit on Saturday. A warming hut and ski patrol will be available at the summit.

Participants: The on-snow camp is an overnight winter training camp for Kootenay regional skiers in the L2T and T2T stages of development born 2003 - 2011 (ages 9-16). The goal of the camp is for the skiers to have fun, make new friends, get an early season snow experience with some great tips to prepare them for the coming season. We expect to split participants into two cohorts of less than 50 skiers/cohort. Graham Mclean will be working with these groups specifically.

Masters: In addition, an adult Masters ski camp will run parallel to L2T and T2T camp to tune up your skills for the season. Alternate coaches other than Graham Mclean will be assigned to the Masters. The Masters will form a separate cohort from younger skiers.

Masters are invited to participate:

• skate ski on Saturday at stations following the same format as the youth program • classic ski on Sunday following the same format as the youth program

Host Club: Toby Creek Nordic Ski Club

Coaching: Graham McLean – Cross Country BC, Ted Bigelow, Darren Tamelin, Cam Gillies, others.

Parent/Club Coaches: Please come and participate alongside other coaches. The head coach, Ted, will organize participating coaches for daily activities. Please notify Ted Biglow, [email protected], if you are able to help.

Accommodation: Athletes can stay in Panorama accommodation. Separate Panorama Accommodation bookings required. Panorama is offering a 25% off promotion that is valid till Nov 30 for this camp. Contact Panorama Central Reservations for bookings at: https://book.panoramaresort.com/ecomm/shop/lodging/6686932/?&adultcount=1&chi ldcount=0 Panorama Mountain Resort Phone: 1.800.663.2929

NOTE: CAMP SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER, SNOW CONDITIONS, AND NUMBERS

Camp Start Time: 3:30 PM ski on Friday November 27, meet at the village base. Let Ted know your ETA if you will be late.

Camp End Time: 3:00 pm (approximately) on Sunday November 29th.

Camp Fee: The camp fee is $130. This INCLUDES trail passes and a high elevation ticket for Saturday. Skiers save $45 if they have a Nordic Training Pre-Season Pass. Accommodation and meals are responsibility of participants

Parents/Club Coaches: Additional lift tickets on Zone4. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Registration: Register at Zone4.ca Go. Deadline for Registration is Nov 22, 2020.

https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=24619&lan=1&cartlevel=1

Food:

• Due to Covid restrictions, everyone is on their own for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. • Bring snacks, lunch and drinks for Saturday and Sunday. A small backpack will be helpful

Food and Beverage offerings will be very limited at Panorama, but includes the Alto restaurant and their meal plan. If families want to opt in on the Panorama meal plan, please book as a Ski Club Group (https://www.panoramaresort.com/nordictraining

The costs for the meal plan is $59.80 for all 3 meals, or you can pick and choose which meals (Breakfast $16.10, Lunch $17.25, Dinner $32.20) All the meals are planned by our executive chef and designed for max nutrition and fuel requirements of athletes)

What to Bring List:

Bring appropriate VERY WARM for getting to and from high elevations. Please leave electronic devices away for the weekend!

All gear for classic and skating sessions (, poles, )

Skis glide waxed and ready to go

• basic wax box and a few basic grip waxes that can be put in your pack • headlamp and extra batteries • ski & warm-ups, running • outdoor clothes for all weather/training conditions • extra clothes • bathing suit • small backpack for packing lunch and drinks on Saturday to of mountain. • personal toiletry items, including a towel • water bottle • ski bag for carry skis up the (share a bag with your teammates) • BC Care Card/medical number

COVID-19 Safety Requirements

Every athlete, coach and helper must sign the “Participant Agreement” before at-tending camp. For all individuals and for all activities, if you choose to participate, you must follow these rules:

• You must complete the BC Self Assessment daily • If you don’t feel well or are displaying symptoms of COVID-19, you must stay home. • If you have travelled outside of Canada, you must self-isolate for a minimum of 14 days, and may not attend the camp. • If you live in a household with someone who has COVID-19 or is showing symptoms of COVID- 19, please stay home. • Wash your hands before participating • Bring your own equipment, water bottle and hand sanitizer • Close physical proximity should be minimized as much as possible during training. • Avoid physical contact with others, including shaking hands, high fives, etc. • Leave the field of play or facility as quickly as possible after you finish • If you have any health and safety concerns regarding the camp environment, inform the person in charge • Car pooling may be done beyond family groupings if all persons in the vehicle are wearing masks. Please note: Panorama has mandated that face coverings are mandatory outside in the village, in the lift line and on the chairlift. A buff or mask is acceptable. Masks are required in all resort public indoor areas. See: https://www.panoramaresort.com/planning/covid-19/

High Altitude Venue

Be aware that we will be very high with limited support infrastructure so plan accordingly. You will need a ski bag to carry on the lift on Saturday. In the past the coaches and experienced skiers share the bag to help take several pairs of skis.

Your backpack must be good enough that you can ski downhill for quite a stretch easily. Masks will be required on the lifts. In the past we used the Summit Hut for a tight fit warm lunch. This year we will have the hut for quick warm-ups but plan to eat lunch outside. Bring good warm up gear that can compact easily (Down is best). Bring your own bag lunches.

If the weather looks bad Saturday for the High Alpine adventure, then we may swap the plan and go to the high elevation on Sunday.

Draft Schedule (to be tweaked based on conditions and cohorts)

November 27, Friday evening – Panorama Village

15:30 Camp information Session- Parents, Coaches, Kids to attend Meeting Outside at Great Hall/Panorama Ticket Booth

16:00 Cross Country Power! Platter Lift (one cohort) and the Nordic Super Loop (other cohort), switch halfway.

17:30 Team Building exercises

18:00 Last minute reminders for Saturday Session, Dinner on your own.

November 28, Saturday – Panorama Summit

9:00 Meet at Panorama Ticket Office

9:15 Upload Mile One Quad

9:45 Panorama Safety Briefing at the Summit

10:00 Skate Ski Technical Sessions (zone 1- on outback ridge)

o 15 min group session then rotate to next group coach at whistle

10:30 Water/snack breaks as needed

11:30 Lunch at Summit Hut (staggered)- Pack own lunch in backpack-

12:15 Skate Ski to Monster Plateau!! Easy Ski and Shuttle up Monster hill. Bring all belongings to leave at ski out junction (Get me down)

13:15 Free ski around 2 km Monster Loop

14:15 Game time on Monster Plateau! Then ski ‘Get Me Down’ back to download

15:15 Download Champagne chair

16:00 Free Time- Coach debrief session (30 min)

Dinner - on you own

19:30 Mystery activity with Ted Bigelow - Panorama Village

20:30 Get Ready for Sunday

November 29, Sunday – Location TBD

9:00 Meet for Classic Skiing (we will advise location on Saturday)

9:30 Classic Ski technique session (zone 1)

10:30 Snack and drink

12:00 Lunch Pack own lunch in backpack

13:00 Fun event!

14:30 Evaluation and up.

15:00 Departure