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Newsletter 32 Nov 2009

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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

The club AGM was held on 29th October. Frank Musgrave resigned as Chairperson so he could focus more time on BNDS commitments. Nick May was welcomed as the new child protection officer. Continue reading →

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

Here’s a couple of courses run by the Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre that club coaches are helping to run.
There are two courses aimed at primary school children in the afternoon and an adults session 9:30-11am. For more information follow the link HNOC Primary After School Ski Club_2009

Club members will be aware of the Junior Development Squad which runs from Christmas through to Easter for youngsters of 6 – 18 years. This is run with a great deal of coaching support from the Club, but has also traditionally relied heavily on parent helpers. This year those helpers will be particularly important as we will potentially have less instructors available per session due to some of them being needed to support athletes in international competition!

Last week’s torrential rain didn’t dampen the enthusisam of Huntly skiers with quite a few members turning up for the practice night despite the rain. Rollerskiing was off the agenda but members took full advantage of the artifical matting to train. With the Deveron filling up throughout the evening getting out of the car park was a dicey exercise. Here are some photos from Claire Newman taken the day after.