Salomon 3.1 Boots

Cross Country Ski Boots

Salomon 3.1 size 39 (6)

As new,  very seldom worn.     £20.00 ono

Clash Snow Conditions 29th December 2009

Finally made it up to the Clash, I’ve been stuck at home looking longingly at the snow in the back garden for the last week.

The road up from Rhynie was snowy but easily passable in a front wheel drive car equipped with snow tyres. Care shold be excercised on the sharp bends because the road is narrower than usual. About half of the car park has been ploughed out by the council, but I found a place easily at 1pm.

The temperature in the car park was -6 Centrigrade with blue skies and very little wind.

I skied up the main drag up to the turn off up short cut, turned left at the top and down Leid’s Leap, then up Deer Track down Biatlon start and along Rollercoaster.  Then up then up the main drag to Highland Fling and then back down again.

Throughout the conditions were near perfect. Peter Thorn’s pisteing work had prepared most of the tracks (with classic loipe) I went down with the exception of Rollercoaster. There was plenty of snow on all routes it was in such good condition that it flattered your skiing skill.

Thanks to Colin Miller for cutting the fallen trees on Rollercoaster and elsewhere.

New BNDS Website

The British Nordic Development Squad have just launched their new website at www.bnds.org.uk/
This replaces the old British Nordic Squad website. It will carry news of all British Nordic Ski Teams from senior down through the various younger development squads.
BNDS Hompage

BNDS Hompage

Volunteers Wanted For BritNordic Bag Pack

BNDS BAGPACK VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY REQUIRED – SATURDAY 5TH DECEMBER

The annual BNDS bagpack is upon us once more at ASDA, Huntly between 10-4pm on Saturday 5th December.

Please let me know how many of your family members will be free to help by 29/11/09 so that I can plan who will do which slots.  We normally do 2 hour shifts; i.e. 10-12, 12-2 and 2-4 manning up to 4 tills.  I would like as many athletes as possible to take part to make the Squad visible to the local community who have always been very supportive of this national squad.  In total I will need 4 athletes and 1 adult per 2 hour slot. Please wear the team GB jackets or the blue hoody or t-shirt (if you have one) on the day and I will hand out name badges.

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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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