General News

General News

British Ski and Snowboard launch their website

The website of the new governing body has been launched, www.teambss.org.uk.
Club and Volunteer Awards

The Club and Volunteer awards for Snowsport England are still open until Tuesday 12th October. The awards will be presented at The British Ski and Board Show at the NEC on Saturday 30th October.

There are five categories;

Volunteer of the year

Young Volunteer of the year

Unsung Hero
Latest Piste magazine

The latest Piste magazine is attached below.
ERSA AGM Chair Report

The ERSA AGM is taking place at Norfolk on the 17th October after the main ERSA Champs prize giving, which will be about 3pm.

In preparation for the meeting I have issued the chair report which you can read on this page http://www.ersa.co.uk/ersa_committee. If you have any items you would like to raise at the AGM either bring them along to the meeting or please send an email to either secretary@ersa.co.uk or chair@ersa.co.uk.
British Ski and Snowboard â€“ BSS

With the demise of SnowSportGB out of that came the new governing body British Ski and Snowboard, BSS. Attached below is a letter from the chairman Colin Moynihan which was published in March this year, which will give you some more background. The British Champs still took place this year and it looks like it will continue in 2011, the extract below gives some more information;

British Championships 2011 - Important Announcement from BSS
SnOasis extension granted

SnOasis has received the extension it was after, more details http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/snoasis_gets_five_year_time_extension_1_659395
SnOasis secure a park operator

More news about SnOasis as it secures an operator for when it opens, http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/snoasis_secures_park_operator_1_656498
Light the Wick premier â€“ press release

There is a flyer attached to the bottom of this message.

TGR Announces 2010 Ski Film, Light The Wick, Shot using Film, HD and 3D Technology

The award-winning producers at Teton Gravity Research (TGR) present their newest ski film, Light The Wick. Shot using film, HD and 3D technology, Light The Wick is about sparking the flame and watching the world's best athletes blast off.
SnOasis update

An update was published in the local paper about SnOasis, another step closer, http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/news/snoasis_granted_extra_time_to_begin_building_1_655176.
Kelly Gallagher looking for a guide

Kelly Gallagher is looking for a new guide in this forthcoming season. More details can be found in the file attached to this page or you can also look at her website here, http://www.kelly-gallagher.co.uk/.
ERSA Committee Meeting minutes

The latest meeting minutes have been published here, http://www.ersa.co.uk/ersa_committee, 6th September 2010.
Ski with Graham Bell and Ed Drake
ERSA 2010 AGM

The ERSA AGM Will take place this year at Norfolk after the ERSA Champs. The agenda is attached here. If you have any questions please send an email to chair@ersa.co.uk.
ERSA Committee Meeting

The next ERSA committee meeting is being held on Monday 6th September 7.30pm at Hardwick Arms, Arrington. Minutes of the last meeting can be viewed here. If you have any comments please send an email to chair@ersa.co.uk.

The proposed agenda is;
Sport England Survey Results

Earlier this year we were all asked to fill in the Sport England Survey. If you had a bash well done as it was a bit of a lengthy survey but also because it was a Sport England survey it was very generic and some of the questions were a bit useless really but it had to be done and unfortunately SnowSport England (and any other sport for that matter) were not able to have much influence on the content of the survey.

So the headline results have just been published here.
Unsung Hero in Snowsports

Attached is a form which anyone can complete to nominate someone for a variety of categories in Snowsports.
SnowSport England looking for new board members

SSE are currently looking for three new board members to join the existing team. It's a good opportunity to get involved in SnowSports are the centre. They are looking for a variety of skills and anyone can apply even from outside the sport.

Details are in the attached document.
SnOasis

The saga of SnOasis continues, is it on or is it off? It would appear that it is more likely to be on and in recent days there has been an announcement from the Government about some additional funding for housing in the area where they plan to build the centre. For full details click here to read the news story.
Use of Helmets in Snow Sports: Attitudes and Beliefs

Are you a skier or snowboarder?

Do you wear a helmet when you are skiing and/or snowboarding?

Or do you hate the idea of them?

Do you think they helmets are over-hyped or under-promoted?
Regional Meeting Minutes

As some of you know last weekend at Gloucester SSE held another regional meeting and the focus of this particular meeting was the races themselves. A copy of the minutes can be found on this page. If you have ay comments of fedback send an email to chair@ersa.co.uk.

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