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Our regular race season wrapped up with a bang on Feb 8th at MSLM—huge thanks to all our racers and incredible instructors who made it happen! But we’re not done yet…
The HPSC Club Championship Race is Coming! Join us at MSLM (Moonstone side) for an epic afternoon of racing, fun, and prizes! The action kicks off after lunch from 1:30–3:30 PM, followed by snacks and a prize draw!
We need TWO buses to make it happen—so don’t wait! Let’s make this the best race of the season!
| This is turning out to be a busy season for cold and flu viruses. Just a reminder to be considerate of the well being of other members. If you are on a trip and are showing symptoms, kindly isolate yourself from the group. If this is not possible, please put on a mask. |
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| The first XC Ski Team Race of the season took place at Highlands Nordic on January 18th with 23 enthusiastic competitors. Event 1 pitted two teams against each other: the Keele/Hwy7 bus vs. Yonge St. bus. Each team had to move a series of pylons down a 100m course in a train-like formation. The teams were evenly matched until the last few metres. The winning team was the Keele/Hwy 7 bus by less than 3 seconds. Event 2 was a 3km race through “the maze” – personal times were recorded to see which team won. The prize once again went to the Keele/Hwy 7 bus. Everyone celebrated together with a hot chocolate après-ski. The next XC Ski Team Race is the March 9 trip to Highlands. |
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Mogul Masters Steps 7-9
This program is designed for a wide range of abilities covering introduction to advanced mogul skiing. Whether you’re new to moguls and wanting to get more comfortable making turns in the moguls or an experienced bump skier looking to improve your control, speed, or line, we’ve got you covered!
Dates: Sat. Feb. 8, Sat. Feb. 15, Sun. Feb. 23, Mon. Feb. 24, Mon. Mar. 3
Clinic leader – Ken Harper
Check out some of the clinics offered by our club this season. You can find more clinics listed on our Downhill Ski School page. To sign up for a clinic, just pick the clinic name in the dropdown menu as your lesson when you sign up for a day trip.
STEP 7-9? Treat yourself to a carving clinic!
These sessions will provide detailed focused training on how to carve your skis at will in any conditions. Written material will be given to you in advance of the clinics with opportunity to ask questions in advance.
Sessions will be run with emphasis on safety, comfort, and fun. The skill of focusing on balancing on the outside ski and gliding on a clean knife edge with no skidding will be the main goal.
Training will be adjusted to each individual to suit your level of skill and allow for your own progression. Please contact Ron Sabourin (416) 258-5858 for more details.
Program dates: Mon. Jan. 20, Wed. Jan. 22, Mon. Feb. 3, Wed. Mar. 5
STEP 6-8: Ski with Mindfulness!
Would you like to feel more comfortable and relaxed on the terrain you ski on? Mindfulness emphasizes paying attention to the present moment, and noticing what is happening with your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and external environment. Research suggests that it is effective for stress and anxiety.
In this clinic led by Peg McPhedran, HPSC ski instructor, and yoga and meditation teacher, you will develop not only ski technique, but also the breathing and relaxation techniques that will support you in reducing anxiety and increasing your skiing enjoyment.
Dates: Mon. Jan. 27, Wed. Feb. 26, Mon. Mar. 10
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| All February trips are now open for registration! To avoid disappointment, don’t wait to register. With the amazing winter we are having, all our January day trips filled up. If a trip is full, please register for the waitlist. We need a minimum of 25 on the waitlist to add a second bus. Drive-up registrations will continue to open on the date and time specified on the trip description. There’s still lots of snow days to come! Just a reminder that the pick-up times listed on the Downhill Day Trips status page are departure times. As a courtesy to other members, please ensure you are at the pick-up point 10-15 minutes prior so the bus can leave on time. Look out for the announcement for our special Sunday trip on Family Day weekend, coming soon. |
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| The first cross-country ski/snowshoe trip of the season was the last Saturday of December at Scenic Caves and it was a real party! Two buses, loads of new members trying cross-country skiing for the first time, an epic sauna experience, and an après to “bring on the new year”. What a great day! Want to know what a day trip with the cross-county ski and snowshoe crew is like? Check out the highlight reel of this great day! The cross-country skiing and snowshoe crew have been maximizing their winter fun! Full buses have been running since the end of December and everyone is feeling grateful for the amazing conditions at the resorts.A new social calendar of après-ski events have been added to XC ski/snowshoe day trips. Themes have included C is for Chocolate, S’mores Galore, and Hungry as a “Miniature” Horse (for our trip to Horseshoe Valley). Additionally, the cross-country skiers have decided to embrace a new dance craze: cross-country ski dancing (it maybe isn’t a “craze” yet but it could be one day!). Check out their videos on Instagram (be sure the sound is on)!Dance #1 Dance #2 |
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| Since members are so excited to ski, waitlists are an important part of the registration process. If the trip is full, sign up on the waitlist. People cancel off trips and then we move people over from the waitlist. It happens often! You have 24 hours to pay after which you’ll be deleted from the trip – so if you want to ski, check your email (including junk mail). Be prepared to act! On Wednesday morning before the trip we clear the waitlist and any unpaid registrations (even if you haven’t had a full 24 hours to pay – sorry). Any remaining seats are up for grabs. This system is a balance between fair access and minimizing the work for volunteers. If there are enough people on the waitlist, we will try to run a second bus if the resort allows it. |
These classes offer tips to make skiing the steeps easy and fun. Join us, whether you enjoy the challenge here in Ontario or want to master the steeps for your weekend or charter trips. Some skills you will work on include (but not limited to) short radius turns, speed control and edging.
The emphasis is on building control and confidence in a safe and relaxing environment.
Clinic dates:
Sunday, February 2
Monday, February 10
Wednesday, February 12
Sunday, March 2
Check out the Downhill Ski School page (https://www.hpsc.ca/Downhill-Ski-School) for further information.
Our clinics give you a way to develop your skiing and riding in unique contexts with our instructors at your side.
Some reasons you might want to try a clinic:
Clinics have some STEP requirements. Check out SnoBiz over the next few weeks to learn more about each of our clinics – alternately, visit our downhill ski school page or snowboard school page to learn more about the clinics.