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Updated as of April, 2010 The Spring Membership Meeting and the annual banquet will be held on May 7th at the Water Tower Inn. The Spring Meeting Agenda will follow shortly. The Northern Ontario Division individual awards were to presented at the Slalom Derby banquet. The presentation of the awards will follow at a future date. The following are the individuals being recognized for their performance in the NOD race series: Female Male J Category Meaghan Horbatuk Devin Wittig K2 Category Jenna Godbout Liam Brechin K1 Category Alexis Mezzomo Chandler Simpson The following clubs are being recognized for their performance in the NOD race series: Inco Cup - Searchmont Ski Runners Nancy Greene Cup - Sault Ski Racers Division Statistics:
************************************************************************************************************** Unfortunately, the last race event of the season, The Timmins Slalom Derby, was cancelled due to mechanical issues on their chair lift. On March 20th and 21st, Searchmont Ski Runners hosted the Northern Ontario Nancy Greene Finals. Congratulations to the Sault Ski Racers as their team won the title for the second year in a row. Special thanks to the volunteers and the efforts of the officials to make this a successful event and one that will be remembered by all the athletes. The Ontario K1 Provincial Championships are being held in Collingwood in conjunction with the Ontario Winter Games. The K1's will run from March 3rd through March 5th. Congratulations to Chandler Simpson, who finished with a overall ranking of 9th in Ontario. As a result of Chandler's excellent performance, he was invited to a K1 development Camp being held in Steamboat Colorado. Race Results: The Ontario K2 Provincial Championships are being held at Calabogie Peaks. The K2's ran from March 10th through March 13th. Liam Brechin, Jeffrey Horbatuk and Palmer Simpson competed from our club. Competing a field of 94 athletes, Palmer had an event ranking of 51, Laim had an event ranking of 56, while Jeffrey had an event ranking of 66. Race Results: ************************************************************************************************************* February 2010 February is a busy month for the race teams. The Dual City slalom was our first event of the season. The team performed well and results can be seen our NOD Races web page. Our next event was the Mealey Classic 2010. The scope of the event was expanded to include 4 Super G races, 1 Super Combined race and 2 Giant Slalom races. This was a major accomplishment as 2 extra races were added. Mother nature was a strong supporter as the weather provided some excellent conditions for the races as well as comfortable temperatures for the officials and volunteers. A special thanks to John Mealey and Heather Metzger for their continuing support for this race event. Also the efforts of all the volunteers and officials who assisted in event cannot go unrecognized. It was another extraordinary race series and the series could not been possible without the help of the volunteers. Thank you again. The athletes took advantage of the favourable conditions and performed extremely well. Results can be seen on our NOD Races web page. December 2009 Northern Ontario Division has launched the first annual ski-a-thon. It will run from January 22nd through the 24th at the four ski hill that form part of Northern Ontario Division. It is a potential major fundraiser for the division and is being lead by Roger Hetu, Program Director of Northern Ontario Division. It is the hope of Northern Ontario Division, that this event grows in success each and every year, and helps place NOD back on the map in Ontario.
The pre-season camp in Mont Tremblant was a success. The weather was cold, and the conditions improved daily. Lane space was available over three days and allowed drills and gate training in slalom as well as GS. The interaction between the NOD coaches and racers was invaluable as we continue to rebuild NOD. Roger Hetu's interaction was inspirational for all who participated. The Ontario Team and Ontario Development Team were there as well as the SOD escarpment team. AOA was also running a pre-season camp during the week. All in all, alot of racers and training activity for all of racers to experience!
On Sunday December 6th, there was a pre-season cleanup and maintenance of the Race HQ. The projects included: 1) A roof was extended to cover the fuel oil tanks; 2) A LCD monitor was added to review training video with the athletes; 3) General cleanup of the upper and lower levels as well as the wax room. A pre-season camp has been planned for December. The camp will be held at Mont Tremblant. The camp will run from December 13th to December 19th. The camp is open to K1, K2, and J athletes. Second year E2 athletes maybe eligible if recommended by Jeff Priddle. For further information, please contact Gilles Labelle. November 2009 Paul Tiessen has accepted the position of Nancy Greene chair. He was voted in in our Fall Meeting on November 16th. We are excited to have Paul join the board and accept this important role for the club. On November 20th through 22nd. Tom Tario will be conducting Level 2 and Level 3 official courses at the Algoma's Water Tower Inn. Tentatively, the level II will run Friday night from 7pm to 11pm and Saturday from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The level III will run from Saturday 1:00pm to 6:00pm and Sunday from 8:00am to 4:00pm. To register, please send an email to James Horbatuk. On November 28th, the CSPA (Sault) will be hosting its annual ski swap at the old Sleepy's location on Great Northern Road. Friday November 27th will be the drop off date.
October 2009 The pre-season fitness program at Catalyst begins Wednesday October 7th. It will run weekly and will start at 6:00pm for K & J racers. On Saturday October 17th, the first annual SSR Outdoor Adventure Program will take place. Details to follow. There will also be a parents meeting held on Saturday. The Northern Ontario Division meeting is set for October 23rd & 24th. A tentative race schedule is established for the up coming season. August 2009 Laird Raceway 50/50 draw winners: July 2009 Laird Raceway 50/50 draw winners: June 2009 Laird Raceway 50/50 draw winners: May 2009 On May 26th, the membership approved the new directors and acknowledged the directors who have completed their respective terms. See Executive 2009/2010. Amendments to the By-laws were also passed and the revised By-law was posted on the Executive page. In addition, SSR accepted a fundraising proposal from Don Varcoe & Laird International Raceway. SSR will be hosting a 50/50 draw at Laird Raceway. A special thank you to Don Varcoe and Laird International Raceway for this opportunity! Link: www.lairdraceway.com Notice: The SSR Annual Spring Meeting will be held on Tuesday May 26th at the John Rhodes Centre. The meeting will begin at 7:00pm in the classroom upstairs. Tentative Agenda:
On May 5th, Alpine Ontario recognized James Horbatuk as the "Official of the Year". The nomination was brought forward by the membership of SSR. The article was posted on RaceLine March 2009 Year End Awards Banquet The awards banquet was held in Slopesides on the last weekend of the season. On behalf of all the board members, coaches and parents, I would to congratulate all of the SSR racers for their efforts this season. The following racers were acknowledged for their individual efforts: J1 Category: Meaghan Horbatuk - Best Girl Nicole Foster - Most Improved K2 Category: Kaili Labelle - Best Girl Graham Pavelich - Best Boy K1 Category: Palmer Simpson - Best Boy Lindsay Virene - Best Girl Palmer Simpson - Most Improved Liam Brechin - Most Sportmanlike Jeffrey Horbatuk - Coach's Choice Nancy Greene: Sophie Priddle - Best Girl Conner Brechin - Best Boy Emily Elder - Most Improved Jacques Tiessen - Most Improved Carter Simpson - Coach's Choice
Timmins Slalom Derby The Timmins Ski Racers hosted the 14th Annual Slalom Derby from Friday March 27th through Sunday March 29th. Scheduling conflicts with Alpine Ontario South resulted in fewer AOS racers as in previous years. Fortunately, the weather and the athletes that could attend made it into an excellent event. In the female class for SSR, Meaghan Horbatuk lead the way with 3 gold medals followed by Nicole Foster with with 1 silver and two bronze medals in the J category. In the male class, Palmer Simpson lead the way with a gold & a silver medal, followed by Jeffrey Horbatuk with 2 bronze medals, Liam Brechin with a gold medal and Ryan Zago with a bronze medal in the K1 category. Results It was excellent showing for SSR, and it confirmed the Inco Cup will remain with the Searchmont Ski Runners for another season. Inco Cup Results Swiss Chalet Ontario K1 Championships Alpine Ontario South hosted the 2009 Swiss Chalet K1 Championships in Collingwood on March 19th through the 21st. Osler Bluffs was the host club for the Giant Slalom and Slalom races, while Devil's Glen hosted the Kombi races. The weather and terrain were almost perfect for the event with an abundance of sun and temperate weather and an icy race track. In Giant Slalom, Chandler Simpson was our best male racer finishing 40th out of a field of 100 racers. Liam Brechin finished in 48th position, while Ryan Zago finished 81st. Lindsay Virene finished in 64th position. In Slalom, Liam Brechin was our best male racer finishing in 24th position. Chandler Simpson finished in 34th position followed by Ryan Zago who finished in 61st position. Lindsay Virene finished in 48th position. In Kombi, Jeffrey Horbatuk was our best male racer finishing in 31st position. Liam Brechin finished in 40th position followed by Chandler Simpson in 49th position and Ryan Zago in 50th position. Lindsay Virene finished in 68th position. Congratulations to our K1 competitors who competed against the top 170 racers in the province. Results: Swiss Chalet Ontario K2 Championships March was a challenging month for our current and past club members. SSR hosted the prestigious Swiss Chalet Ontario K2 Championships. The event ran from Wednesday March 4th to Saturday March 7th. The event featured the top 150, 13 and 14 year old in the province competing in Super Giant Slalom, Super Combined, Giant Slalom and Slalom disciplines. The event showcased the excellent terrain offered by Searchmont Resort to the athletes and coaches of this province. The terrain combined with good weather conditions left the visiting athletes & coaches with an exceptional impression of our jewel in the north! Kaili Labelle earned her place with the elite of the province with an outstanding performance in the event. Kaili ended up with an overall eighth place ranking for the event with top ten finishes in Super Giant Slalom and Giant Slalom. Kaili qualified to represent Northern Ontario at the Canadian K2 Championships at Silver Star in Vernon BC. The Canadian's will run from March 30th to April 3rd. Congratulations to Kaili! A very special thank you to ALL the volunteers who stepped up to assist SSR in showcasing our athletes, our mountain, and our hospitality. With this effort we were able to maintain the high standards set by this club in previous years. Below is an excerpt from the March 9th RaceLine publication: AOA Development Director, Heather Metzger. "WOW !!! What a great event ! Great racing by many incredible athletes, excellent race quality, conditions and terrain. Searchmount came through again with another amazing event for the K2 Provincials. This is just a wonderful venue for this age group - the terrain is challenging, conditions were excellent and the Race Organizers, Officials and Volunteers ...awesome!!.
February 2009 Our racers continue to perform well at the Mealey Classic. With a 29 medal performance, the Team retained the Mealey Classic title for this year. Kaili Labelle lead the way with 5 gold medals. Followed by Matthew Horbatuk with 2 gold and 3 silver; Nicole Foster with 2 silver and 3 bronze; Palmer Simpson with 1 gold, 3 silver and a bronze; Liam Brechin with 2 gold and 2 bronze; Meaghan Horbatuk with 3 gold; Graham Pavelich with 1 bronze and Jeffrey Horbatuk with 1 bronze. Nicole Gignac lead the Sault Ski Racers with 2 gold and 3 silver. Billy Joe Marcoux rounded out the excellent performances with 2 bronze medals. The race also provided an excellent experience to our younger racers. Several racers between the ages of 9 and 11 from various clubs participated in their first multi-discipline in a competitive event. Their performance was exceptional and we will be seeing them turn some heads in the very near future. A special thanks go out to all the volunteers that stepped forward to assist us in making this event happen. With out the assistance of the volunteers, these events would not happen. January 2009 Searchmont ski runners bring home the hardware Congratulations to the Searchmont Ski Runners K1, K2, and J teams who won twenty-two out of thirty-two possible Slalom medals this past weekend in North Bay and Sudbury. The Northern Ontario Division (NOD) National Points Race Series featured fields of approximately thirty female and thirty male Alpine athletes aged eleven to fourteen years from Searchmont, Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Timmins, and Sudbury. Points from these races are used to determine qualifying athletes for the Provincial Championships later in the season. December 2008 On December 11th, David Orazietti, MPP announced a $30,000 investment to the Searchmont Ski Runners through the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The funds will be used to update our safety and training equipment for our membership. Catherine Dowdall & Gilles Labelle accepted the "Club of the Year Award" on Saturday December 6th in Banff, Alberta. Catherine delivered a inspirational speech thanking Telus and Alpine Canada Alpin for the recognition of the club. The speech acknowledged the athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers responsible for the success of the club. David Kent, Alberta Representative for ACA, thanked Catherine for her kind words and the tireless commitment in supporting the kids. "It is all about the Kids!" concluded David Kent.
Pictures to follow. November 2008 November 12,2008 On November 12th, SSR was selected as Club of the Year by Alpine Canada. The nomination was brought forward by Alpine Ontario. Nancy Esson, President of Alpine Ontario and Mike Richter, Marketing and Partnership Development Manager, congratulated SSR on their achievement shortly thereafter the official letter was received. This prestigious award was a surprise but was a well deserved recognition for the extraordinary efforts by our volunteers, officials, coaches and athletes. Wiring Project: Volunteers began the large project of re-wiring the hill for race timing and communications. The original wiring had a significant part of its backbone on the Double Chair towers and it was showing its age. Intermittent problems and sensitivity to weather and moisture created havoc when timing races. The new installation consists of PVC piping running from the top of the Double Chair to the Race Building. The PVC conduit will consist of two cables, one 6 pair cable for timing requirements and a second cable for on hill communications. June 2008 Annual Banquet - On June 18th, SSR acknowledged the team accomplishments and as well as specific athletes and their accomplishments. K2 Athletes: Best Girl - Kaili Labelle Best Boy - Graham Pavelich Most Improved - Nicole Foster Coach's Choice - Meaghan Horbatuk
K1 Athletes: Best Boy - Liam Brechin Most Sportsmanlike - Palmer Simpson Most Improved - Jeffrey Horbatuk
Nancy Greene Athletes: Best Girl - Lindsay Virene Best Boy - Chandler Simpson Most Improved Girl - Emily Elder Most Improved Boy - Ryan Zago Coach's Choice - Hannah Priddle & Sarah Gelmych March 2008 Slalom Derby - This past weekend, the Ski Runners participated in their last Divisional race(s) of the year in Timmins. This event attracted two J racers from past years. Iain Hutchison and Matthew Horbatuk assisted SSR regain the Inco Cup for 2008 from the Timmins Ski Racers. It was the closest contest in recent years with a mere 25 points separating first and second places. The team was lead by Meaghan Horbatuk with three gold medals, Iain Hutchison with a gold medal and a bronze medal, Kaili Labelle with a silver medal, Matthew Horbatuk with a silver medal and Jeffrey Horbatuk with a silver medal. It was some of the best racing this year by our club and these racers worked hard to regain the title and the CUP! Congratulations to the SSR team!! Also Northern Ontario Division honoured SSR's Kaili Labelle and Timmin's Cameron Guillimette. Each racer accumulated the most World Cup points while competing in our Northern Ontario Race Series. Congratulations to both racers! Nancy Greene Finals - The Nancy Greene Team was successful in retaining the Cup for 2008. The team, the largest team in recent years, over took North Bay on the last day to win the championship. Excellent effort and congratulations to the athletes and coaching staff! K1 Provincial Championship - The event will be held at Calabogie Peaks from March 13th to March 15th. Liam Brechin, Jeffrey Horbatuk and Palmer Simpson competed at this event. These first year K1's went against the best 11 & 12 year olds in the province. In their respective age brackets (1996), Liam finished 8th in the Slalom, and Jeffrey finished 10th in the Kombi. Congratulations to our K1 racers! K2 Provincial Championships - This event will be held in Collingwood from March 5th to March 9th. Kaili Labelle, Nicole Foster, Meaghan Horbatuk and Graham Pavelich represented SSR this year in the K2 finals. The K2 team competed with the best in the province and achieved results in the top 40 in the three disciplines.
February 2008
Dedication to George and Peggy Green - The new Race Start building was named "P G Green" in a ceremony on Friday February 8th. With over a hundred people in attendance, the new start was named in acknowledgement for the decades of commitment by Peggy & George. Photos: PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC4 PIC5 PIC6 PIC7 Wilcox Cup - A K2 Super G event is being held at Georgian Peaks on February 4th/5th. SSR will be sending 4 racers to this event. January 2008 Race Notices may been posted for the North Bay & Sudbury Races. Weather permitting. The Race Notice for the Mealey Classic 2008 has also been posted. A telephone committee will be established shortly to contact members to volunteer for our two events this year. The MACC event is our biggest fundraiser while the Mealey Classic is our major race event. Planning is also underway to provide an official course. Tentatively, a Level one and a Level two update is being planned. More information to follow. A wine and cheese is also being planned for later in the month. It is an event to welcome new members as well as to provide a question and answer forum. December 2007 Kevin Brechin and Gilles Labelle recently completed a new race start building located at "No Rock". The building is outstanding and it complements our existing race start buildings. Thank you, Kevin and Gilles for your extraordinary efforts! Please use the links below to see the pictures of the building: The resort is tentatively set to open for this season on December 15th. Plans are to have the Goulais, Slalom and the Main open with the Double and Triple lifts running. The Bunny Hill will also be open. November 2007: We are planning a fall meeting for November and will let you know when it has been arranged. We need a number of volunteers on the board (including President) and would ask you to consider how and in what role you can help the club out. November 9/10 - GMC Pontiac Wax Day / Canadian Ski Patrol Ski Swap will be held at the Best Western. November 15 - Night at the Duke of Windsor. The resort is hosting this event at the Duke of Windsor, where folks can get their seasons pass and also register for programs. November 24 - Warren Miller movie - What a way to get pumped up about skiing. This is a great movie and the resort is putting the final details to this event so keep your eye on emails, but, mark the date in your calendar. 2nd Annual Snow Champs Chomp. The date is set for January 31st, 2008 (this is the day before a PD day, so no worry about having to rush home to get ready for school the next day) at the Water Tower Inn. Last Year's News SSR with the assistance of many volunteers hosted another successful provincial championship. The weather changed Wednesday evening allowing the event to be held on "World Cup" snow conditions. This was one of the best attended events in recent years and the praise was frequent and enthusiastic. SSR wishes to thank everyone that assisted during the event as without the commitment of volunteers & coaches, ski racing does not happen. Congratulations to our K1 Team. Kaili Labelle, Kathryn Willet and Graham Pavelich competed with the best in Ontario. We are proud of their efforts and expect even greater accomplishments from them in the years to come. We are proud of their efforts! The Swiss Chalet K1 Ontario Championships will be held next week at Searchmont. The web page has been recently updated with list of athletes participating. Race schedules as well as results will be posted as they become available. Congratulations to our K2 team which recently competed at the Mars K2 Ontario Championships in Thunder Bay. Under extremely difficult conditions, Iain Hutchison, Devin Labelle, Meaghan Horbatuk and Nicole Foster competed with the best in Ontario. We are proud of their efforts! Results for the Mealey Classic 2007 have been added to the site. The results include both carded and un-carded athletes. Check out the article by John Mealey about training at Searchmont Resort - Link Check out the article by Todd Brooker about Searchmont & the Searchmont Ski Runners on AOA's web site - Link The Nancy Greene & Kinder Program (Registration / Tentative Calendar) has been added to the program web site. Mya Park, a previous coach SSR coach, will be joining the coaching staff of SSR. SSR is excited to have Mya back assisting our athletes. The tentative 2007 NOD race schedule has been released.
The Annual General Meeting was held on Monday October 16th. As well as normal governance activities, reports from the program chairs were provided on the previous season. It was announced that a subsequent meeting in November will be addressing the programs and schedules for this season. At present, there are three board positions vacant or available. The positions are the Treasurer, Director At-large, and Nancy Greene Chair. Anyone interested should contact Catherine Dowdall at 945-0475. The Searchmont Ski Runners donated $10,512 to the Searchmont Ski Association Inc (SSAI). SSAI is the Not-For-Profit organization working towards purchasing the facility from Jack McDermott, the current owner of the facility. The contribution consists of five (5) memberships and two (2) Triple Chair sponsorships. Press Release
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Brian Mealey received the Syl Apps Awards for his outstanding contribution to the establishment and ongoing development of alpine skier racers for the Searchmont Ski Runners. Brian's colleagues and the Searchmont Ski Runners congratulate Brian on being recognized to receive this prestigious award.
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