New for the 2009-10 season

After many absent years the Revelstoke Ski Club will be providing a dedicated coach for our for young skiers in the BC Alpine FIS program. Although this program has been provided in conjunction with our Kinder program the 2009-10 season will be the first in many years where these athletes will be provided an opportunity to train completely with their age peers.

Volunteer days

We have plans for another busy ski season within all the different programs: Nancy Green and E/K/J/FIS.  The Revelstoke Ski Club’s proposed budget for next year is in excess of $110,000.  With RSC membership fees providing approximately $30,000 the remaining shortfall is achieved through our fund raising activities, grant applications and races. To fall in line with other Ski Clubs and because of the huge number of volunteers it takes to hold races and to coordinate and run fundraising activities, the RSC will be implementing a volunteer fee for the 09/10 ski season.  Helping with club events and fundraising activities will contribute to the volunteer days. The schedule will be as follows:

• Nancy Greene  -  $200 Volunteer Fee or 4 Volunteer days
• E2              -  $300 Volunteer Fee or 6 Volunteer days         
• K/J /FIS      -  $500 Volunteer Fee or 10 Volunteer days 

RSC is more than just a service to teach kids to ski.  As a club, we hope to gain participation of the whole family and promote the love of skiing and racing in a fun and fair manner.  The above is only a guideline and is the minimum days required per family, it is of course hoped that all families will contribute to the highest level possible for their situation. The implementation of a Volunteer Day policy is an attempt to spread the work around so that we can involve as many people as possible.

Summer Fundraising

To help finance the programs some of our best fund raising opportunities occur during the summer.

2009 Summer Fund Raising Activities:

Revelstoke Homecoming: running the beer garden tent on July 24th

We need people for:

• table, chair, fence set up at 3:00 on Fri (kids can help with this part)
• ticket sellers – inside beer garden – beer and dance tickets (Adult only)
• ticket sellers  - outside beer garden – raffle tickets
• security
• beer pourers – with Serving it Right
• midnight clean up
• possible ticket sellers at other events over the weekend if okayed by the Homecoming committee

Revelstoke Glacier Challenge: July 31- Aug 3rd.  This is a huge event for the club and we need all the help we can get for that weekend.  We will need help with campground set up on July 29 and 30 as well as working the 31st to the 3rd. Please contact Sonia Cinelli: scinelli@telus.net if you are able to assist.

'Powder Slug Chair" and Season Pass Raffles: We are going to have several raffles over the summer.  They will be for a Season’s Pass (money gets refunded if you have already purchased the pass), and for the old Powder Slug chairs.  Chairs will be raffled during the Revelstoke Music Festival (June), the Revelstoke Homecoming (July) and the Glacier Challenge (Aug). RMR season pass raffles will be held during the Glacier Challenge and a second raffle will be held during the fall.

This fall we are planning to coordinate an Evening in the Mountains at the Canadian Mountain Holidys Gothic Lodge. Guests will be provided with a gourmet meal, live music and overnight accomodation. Please check this website for future details.

Please try to help out with one of these events.

Club Cabin?

One day we hope to have a Club cabin on the hill.  Ideally it would be a place for families to meet, for kids to store ski gear, eat lunches and it would make our life much easier for storage of race equipment as well as a permanent race office.  A dream of a Club cabin can only happen with the collective vision of everyone in the club with everyone participating to the extent and capacity that they can.   

Revelstoke Ski Club Executive