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Peter Thorn, Awarded Snowsport Scotland Ski Person of the Year 2009

Peter Thorn, at the Clash Dash 2008

Peter Thorn, at the Clash Dash 2008

We are delighted to be able to inform the club that at the AGM of Snowsport Scotland Peter Thorn was recognised as Snowsport Scotland Ski Person  of the Year for his contribution to Huntly Nordic Ski Club and SnowSport Scotland Nordic Committee.

The citation delivered by Jane Harvey included:

“It is 11 years since the founding of Huntly Nordic Ski Club. Peter Thorn has been the secretary of the club since its inception. However the term “secretary” does not do justice to the many things Pete does for the club: secretary; event organiser; race organiser; race director; fiercely competitive veteran racer; equipment provider and maintainer; coach; tour leader; track setter in Clashindarroch forest; newsletter editor. He liaises with Forest Enterprise to maintain access to the forest trails and interfaces with local planners on other threats such as the proposed wind farm.”………. Continue reading

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More Flooding At The Ski Centre

You might have noticed Huntly made the national news on Monday following flooding in the town on Sunday night. That flooding had to include the area covered by the ski centre, fortunately the buildings were unscathed, but there have been many tonnes of shingle dumped on the rollerski track and there has been quite a lot of damage to the track as well.

Below are some photos from Carys Thorn and others

New BritNordic Strip Delivered

Eagle eyed visitors to the ski centre today will have noticed members of the BritNordic Ski team trying out their new strips for the 2009/2010 season. The strip this year is sponsored by Trimtex the Norwegian sportswear manufacturer based in Lillesand. Hopefully they will receive lots of positive publicity from our team members this year!

Yagi Models The New Strip

Yagi Models The New Strip

British Coach Roy Recommends The Strip

British Coach Roy Recommends The Strip

Huntly Nordic And Outdoor Centre Open Day

Despite the terrible weather the Ski Centre open day  went ahead today. Hardy skiers turned out with visitors from as far afield as Glasgow and Crieff, although numbers were considerably down on 2008. Sessions were held througout the day on to give members of the public tasters in Nordic Walking, Nordic Skiing and downhill technique on Nordic Skis.

Visitors At the Outdoor Centre Open Day

Visitors At the Outdoor Centre Open Day

Wessex Results 25th October 2009

Results of the GB Rollerski Championships are included here.

The men’s individual competition was won by Andrzej Honezar ahead of Ian Ballentine.

While The ladies individual competition was won by Karolina Bicova ahead of Faye Potton of the RAF and club member Debora May.

Full results below.

GB11 – GB Champs Ladies and Junior Men 6 km

GB11 GB Champs Senior Men 9 km

GB11 – GB Champs Ladies Relay

GB11 – GB Champs Mens Relay

See how these results affect the final standings of the GB Rollerski Championships…here