London & South East Regional Snowsports Association
Supporting Ski Racing & Snowsports in South East England
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The site for Ski Racing and other Snow Sports in London and South East England,
on both artificial and snow slopes.
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the content of these other web sites.
Snow-Camp is a youth charity providing disadvantaged young people from London’s inner city areas with the chance to experience mountain sports.
See their web site for more details
Chemmy missed a gate early in the first run of the Slalom to end her Olympics on a low note.
'I Knew I Had to Charge'
says Alcott - TeamGB Press Release.
In the same race was Marcus Sandell, racing for Finland, who spent 5 years in South East England in the late 1990s, was a member
of SPSRC (Sandown) and competed in the Regional Summer Race series (see the 1998 results). He had bib number
27, finished 19th in the first run, but skied out in the second. For more about Marcus see his web site.
Junior Champ Slalom: Imogen Taylor and Emily Evans were 2nd & 3rd British Junior (1st & 2nd JN1).
Junior Champ GS: Harriet Steggles, Mary Denning and Emily Evans were 1st, 3rd & 5th British Junior (1st JN2 & 1st & 3rd JN1).
FIS Super G: Harriet Steggles and Imogen Taylor were 1st & 2nd British Junior (1st JN2 & 1st JN1).
FIS GS: Harriet Steggles and Imogen Taylor were 1st & 2nd British Junior (1st JN2 and 1st JN1).
FIS Slalom: Harriet Steggles, Emily Evans, Imogen Taylor and Amanda Alldridge were 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th British
Junior (1st JN2, 1st JN1, 2nd JN1 & 2nd JN2).
FIS Overall: Harriet Steggles, Imogen Taylor & Emily Evans were 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
Children Slalom: Amy Young, Alice Macaulay and Thomasine Nilson-Wrede were 2nd, 3rd & 4th (1st, 2nd & 3rd CH2) and
William Wheeler 3rd CH1.
Children GS: Violet Miller, Alice Macaulay and Thomasine Nilson-Wrede were 2nd, 3rd & 4th (1st, 2nd & 3rd CH2) girls and
Max Baggio, Laurie Taylor and Charlie Raposo (all CH2) were 1st, 2nd & 3rd boys.
Children Super G: Violet Miller, Thomasine Nilson-Wrede and Amy Young (all CH2) were 1st, 2nd & 3rd girls and
Max Moss (CH2) was 1st boy.
Children Overall: Violet Miller and Thomasine Nilson-Wrede were 1st and 3rd girl
Mini GS1: Alicja Krahelski was 1st girl.
Mini GS2: Alicja Krahelski was 1st girl and Toby Deighton 3rd boy.
Ambition was top Club.
Please let Alan Sandell know if any LSERSA skiers
with podium finishes have been missed off of the
above list. Thank you.
The 2010 British Land National Ski Championships will go ahead in partnership with the resort of Meribel.
28th March - 9th April 2010 in Meribel, France.
Ed Drake and coach at Olympics
Coaches dug out of a hole:
Only a commercial whip-round organised by Snowsport England ensured that two
of Britain’s Olympic coaches including Ed Drake's) made it to Vancouver. Article in Daily Express - 11 Feb
Snowsport England has identified the ten ski facilities across the country that are set to be placed at the centre of its
efforts to increase the number of people participating in snow sports.
Alpine Snow Centre in Aldershot, Hampshire, is among the clubs and facilities earmarked to receive a share of £985,000 Sport England funding.
Press reports on SnowsportGB's demise and its effect on the Olympics
The February 2010 edition of SSE's magazine, The Piste, includes a full programme of ski events at the Olympics
and what the BBC is showing when.
Chemmy Alcott at World Cup in St. Moritz (Switzerland)
Chemmy Alcott came 11th in a World Cup Super Combined (Super G and Slalom) in St. Moritz (Switzerland) on 29th Jan having finished 14th in the Super G.
She followed that with 27th in the Downhill on the 30th and 19th in the Super G on 31st.
LSERSA skiers and schools do well at British Schoolgirls and Schoolboys Championships
In the Girls races they took the top 4 individual places in the overall competition and 4 of the top 5
in the team competition, and 2 of the 3 in the other team were LSERSA skiers.
In the Boys races they took the top 2 places in the Junior Slalom and the top 3 in the Junior GS.
Grants are available to organisations working with disadvantaged children and young people who are 18 years old and under.
The organisation and project must be based in the UK and must be a registered charity or other not-for-profit organisation.
There are four general grant deadlines each year and you can apply for
grants for up to three years.
If you follow the links you will see many of the projects which have already been successful have been
activity programmes running during the summer school holidays – this is often a time when the
facilities are quieter so they may be able to accommodate. The commercial facilities would not
be eligible but clubs based within the facilities could apply and benefit from potential new members.
For further information please check out this link.
LSERSA v ERSA v SRSA Tri-Regional Event
- Saturday 16th October
- Brentwood Park
The British Olympic Association (BOA) have announced the members of Team GB for the Winter Olympic
Games in Vancouver. Chemmy Alcott and Ed Drake join a squad of 43 Athletes.
See the announcement in full by
clicking here and
visit www.teamgb.com for further Team GB Vancouver 2010 information.
In 2009 Christ’s College Ski Club in Guildford underwent major redevelopment. This is now complete and the slopes are now back in use.
See the poster and their web site.
Three LSERSA racers, Mikki Thompson, William Thompson and Laurence Willows, took part
in the Villars 24 Hours Charity Race on 16th & 17th January 2010 as part of the Sutton Valence School team.
This is a race where team members must ski continuously over 24 hours.
The Sutton Valence team
skied 465.6 km over the 24 hour period and came 35th out of 75 teams, a result that they were really pleased with, particularly
since for the five others from the school, Tim Dorning, Nigel Dorning, Ben Sutton, Miles Sutton and Adam Sutton, this was their first experience of ski racing outside the schools race.
In addition the night skiing was not helped by a heavy snowfall which made the course slow going.
The objective was to raise money for Disability Snowsport UK and Cancer charities and to date they have raised over £1000 and are still collecting donations.
The plan has not changed since its initial publication in mid-December 2009. However Snowsport England (SSE)
has asked, and LSERSA has agreed, that SSE be allowed to use it as a model/template for the
production of other regions' development plans.
As there has been a lot of bad press about the snow over the past couple
of weeks BBC London Radio wanted to do a spot on the fun side of the
snowy weather, i.e. skiing, so Nigel obliged. The programme was very much lead by the
Producers and Steve (radio presenter), so there was little room to talk
about skiing in depth.
Chemmy Alcott came 16th in a World Cup Super G in Haus im Ennstal (Austria) on 10th Jan - some compensation for finishing
outside the top 30 in the two downhills on the previous two days.
The Summer Racing Survey is an online
survey from SkiZog about the Summer Race Series and is already attracting a lot of attention.
It’s ever so easy and will only take a few moments to do, so why not take a look and complete it now.
Please let all your friends and family know about it if you think it would be appropriate.
The survey will remain open throughout January and the results will be made public.
Liu Batchelor is an avid skier and wakeboarder who lives in Folkestone. She is a Freelance Artist and Designer who
specialises in Extreme Sports Art. She sells extreme sports inspired acrylic originals and poster prints plus she undertakes commissions.
Have a look at one of her flyers and at her web site for more details and examples.
If you, or your child, have any concerns about child welfare you should contact your club child welfare
officer. If you cannot do that, contact the regional child welfare officer Lynda Hickey
or Snowsport England on 0121-501 2314 for advice.
The Child Welfare Working Group comprised the Chief Executives of the four
governing bodies (SSE, SSS, SSW and SSGB) plus Charlie Jerrett and Bridget Owen.
If you have any problems understanding the documents or wish to discuss them further feel free to get in touch with
Vickie Pullin, the Sports Development officer with Snowsport England.
If you are thinking of flying to go skiing this winter, note that many airlines have recently made this more expensive - see
the article on natives.co.uk.
LSERSA is able to provide some financial assistance to appropriate people who
are already committed to skiing in London and the South East of England.
Click here for more details.
Skiing is an opportunity to develop the self confidence that comes with the shared experience of participating
in a sport. Based on 30 years of helping people with disabilities the Southern Ski Club for the Disabled is there to
help them learn and enjoy skiing. Visit their web site
for more information.
Do you want to re-register with SSE? or Are you new to Ski Racing?
Snowsport England have a package of deals including discounts on ski equipment, ski holidays and ski/travel insurance, including the Ski
Club standard insurance package. Click here for details.
Many of the benefits open to anyone as long as they belong to a ski club affiliated to Snowsport England.
A useful guide to the rules of Ski Racing written by Ian Roberts and published by Snowsports England.
Even if you think you know what Ski Racing is all about please read it - you'll find it a useful reminder.
If you are new to Ski Racing, you'll find it invaluable.
for all Club Nationals, Grand Prix, Celtic
Cups, English and Welsh Championships.
Important Notice to ALL Racers
Due to the quantity of unsportsmanlike behaviour at dry slope races following gate faults,
ranging from carrying on to cross the Finish Line, swearing, and pole abuse, all TDs & Race Organisers
have been reminded that sanctions are to be applied if behaviour contravenes competition rules.
Please be aware that this could ultimately lead to the sanction of ‘suspension from events’ (ICR 223.3.2).
The Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme, or TASS as it is better known, is a Government funded programme that is
a partnership between sport and higher and further education. The following documents provide some information:
Are you a teacher? Are you interested in skiing? Are you interested in how competitive skiing can
improve your pupils' skiing?
ESSkiA (English Schools’ Ski Association) aims to encourage skiing as a sport within schools,
and wants to encourage as many students as possible to enjoy it at home and abroad. Each year
they hold a series of Regional Qualifiers and the
English Schools Championships, leading to selection for the British Schools Championships. See the
ESSkiA web site for details. Note that
schools from the LSERSA region compete in several different ESSkiA
regional qualifiers.
Each year LSERSA runs the Kent Schools Championship Races on behalf of RAKS(s) (Race Association of Kent Schools (Skiing)).
The benefit of this event over ESSkiA is that it is open to non member schools, including Primary Schools, thus making it more inclusive.
If you would like to know more about ESSkiA, RAKS(s) and
other Skiing Activities for Schools, please
contact Gwenderlyne Southall (ESSkiA representative),
Suzanne Nightingale or Trevor Harris (Sports Development Officers (Kent)),
Chris Macaulay (Sports Development Officer (Surrey)) or Sally Woods (Race Secretary).
BSA is a facility in France with a track record in providing the best quality
Alpine ski race training available to young British racers. For details, see:
http://www.britskiacad.org.uk/
Editor's note: I have been asked to publicise this, but I know nothing of them, other than what you see here.
LSERSA does not endorse this, nor any other academy or school.
Gould Academy is a small boarding school located in the western mountains of Maine, USA.
The campus is in the quaint village of Bethel, Maine, 6 miles from Sunday River Ski Resort.
They have an on-snow ski program which offers USSA/FIS level competition, ski patrol
certification and ski instruction. The curriculum is demanding and competitive.
Racer Ready is the only magazine in the UK that focuses on the competitive
side of wintersport.
In addition Neil McQuoid, the Editor, has pictures from many of the dry ski slope
races and if you would like to receive the thumbnails (free of charge)
send him an email
with the racer's name and he will email them to you.
The cost of a (full size) picture is £6 for email and £9 for 8" x 6" hardcopy.
A one year subscription costs £10. For this subscribers get 4
copies of the magazine and an email report after each World Cup race and
British Championship race directly into their inbox (on the day of the race!).
Email info@racer-ready.co.uk
for a subscription form.
Alternatively, subscribe via their
web site or
contact them by calling Neil on 07726 895532 in Summer and 00423 663 187291 in Winter.
If you know of any LSERSA skier who has done well anywhere, or have any other news that
is suitable for publication here, please email
Sandy Telling and/or
Alan Sandell
or otherwise let them know.
Summer Race Series 2010 -
Sponsored by Bartletts of Hillingdon and Snow & Rock
Note that Racers will need to say at bib collection
whether they will be entering the team dual slalom or not. It is very important that racers let race control know if they
change their mind for whatever reason. Just not turning up causes real problems and spoils it for other racers.
Other Summer Events in 2010
LSERSA will take an active role
in the organisation of the following races and events in the region.
Bromley Club National - Bromley - Saturday 17th April
Kent Schools Ski Championships - Bromley - Sunday 13th June
ESSkiA Southern Qualifier - Saturday 18th September
LSERSA v ERSA v SRSA Tri-Regional Event
- Saturday 16th October
- Brentwood Park
Those marked with an * form the Executive Committee
*
Sandy Telling
Chairman & Region Rep. at SSE Council
*
Gwenderlyne Southall
Vice Chairman
*
Sue Vale
Secretary
*
John Curtis
Treasurer
*
Keith Evans
Chair of Race Committee, Race Manager & Chief of Race
*
Lynda Hickey
Regional Child Welfare Officer
*
Dafina Keys
Publicity & Press Officer (inc Newsletter)
*
Marc Telling
Coaching Co-ordinator
Alan Sandell
Chief of Calcs/Timing & Webmaster
John Lewington
Assistant Chief of Calcs/Timing
Sally Woods
Race Secretary
VACANT
Assistant Race Secretary
Nigel Brain
Marketing/Sponsorship
James Gambril
Newsletter
Sally Bartlett
Regional Coach
Andy Proudlove
Assistant Regional Coach
Royd Southall
Equipment Officer
Ray Sieber
Assistant Equipment Officer
Suzanne Nightingale Trevor Harris
Sports Development Officers (Kent)
Chris Macaulay
Sports Development Officer (Surrey)
Greg Bell
Nordic Rep.
Vince Chan
Snowboarding Rep.
Kathryn Harris
Freestyle Rep.
Jules Golbey
Adaptive Skiing Rep.
Emily Evans
Athlete's Rep.
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