Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club Inc.

You can now purchase your 2014 Falls Creek Season permit at the Early Bird price of $275. This price is for online sales only which you can access by clicking this link <www.fallscreek.com.au/ResortEntry>. Early Bird sales are open until 5pm April 30th.

Visitors aged 65 and over (at time of purchase) can purchase Falls Creek only Resort Entry permits (not available for All Resorts Permits) at a 10% discount of the regular rate ($247.50 via online sales) with proof of age and vehicle ownership. 

The Ski & Snowboard Australia Cross Country Committee (SAXC) has just released the 2014 Australian Race Calendar.

• 2014 Australian XC Calendar

There are several key changes for this year. To read more about these changes and the reasons behind them please click here.

Help make Falls Creek’s great Cross-country ski trails even better.

General maintenance and development of ski trails will be undertaken in consultation with Ben Derrick from Falls Creek Resort Management and Parks Victoria.

Information about specific jobs will be provided before the event.

A BBQ lunch will be provided by Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club on both days. BNSC will also have a Clubhouse working bee on the Sunday (18th May).

Low cost accommodation may be available in Mount Beauty and Tawonga South for Friday and Saturday nights. 

Please contact Jim Gargan at gargan@internode.on.net if you can help out.

Please let Jim know if you can make it for all or any of the weekend. Any information about special skills or specialist tools appreciated (e.g. have chainsaw and can use, brushcutter, power trimmer on pole, trailer, heavy duty mower, etc.)

Hope to see you there.
Jim Gargan
gargan@internode.on.net

Click this link to take you directly to the Online Registration — Level O Coaching Course (dryland training)

Birkebeiner  members Esther Bottomley and Phillip Bellingham will compete in the Cross Country Sprints at the Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia on the evening of Tuesday 11 Feb (Australian time).

The coverage will be on Sochi 2 (iOS (iPad) and Android) and starts at 8:50pm DST for the Sprint Qualifications with the Finals from 10:50pm.

The events will be shown on a big screen at the air-conditioned Auditorium next to the Mt Beauty Information Centre from 8pm. (There will be a replay of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Women’s Sprint prior to this year’s event.)

There are plenty of chairs and tables and there will be tea and coffee but everything else is up to you.

Hope you can make it. It will be a great social evening.

How to Watch Sochi 2014

Don’t miss a second of Network Ten’s coverage of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games.

Download the Sochi 2014 on TEN Official App for iOS (iPad & iPhone) and Android

The app is free to download, data rates do apply for devices streaming via 3G or 4G. Watching via WiFi is the way to go. The app is optimised for both smartphones and tablets.

Features:

• Watch live video coverage on your device – wherever you are
• Switch between up to eight simultaneous live streams
• Replay live coverage so you don’t  miss any of the live action
• Live data, statistics, medal tally and athlete and event information
• Is all totally free of charge (data rates apply to mobile devices on 3G and 4G)
• Full catch-up on all events and highlights packages from Sochi

Level 1 Sports Trainer Course Criteria (Click Continue reading ➔)

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Birkebeiner has another two representatives at a Winter Olympic Games. Yesterday Esther Bottomley and Philip Bellingham were named to the Winter Olympic Team to compete in Sochi, Russia 7-23 February 2014.

This will be Phillip’s first Olympics, and Esther’s third, having competed in 2006 at Torino, Italy and in 2010 at Vancouver, Canada.

Congratulations to Finn Marsland, club member and High Performance Manager and Coach who will be coaching at Sochi. This will be Finn’s third Winter Olympics having also coached at Torino and Vancouver.

The club is very proud of their achievement and we wish them every success in Sochi. They join the following club members who have represented Australia at past Olympics:

• Chris Heberle (1988 Calgary, Canada)
• Paul Gray (1992 Albertville, France, and 1998 Nagano, Japan)
• Mark Gray (1994 Lillehammer, Norway)
• Paul Murray (2006 Torino and 2010 Vancouver)

Click on the following link for further information:

<http://sochi2014.olympics.com.au/news/australia-s-biggest-winter-team-ready-for-sochi> Then on that page, click  “Cross Country athletes carve their slice of history | Team Selection”

See below for Australia’s full team of 56 athletes (all disciplines)

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On Saturday 23rd November, Birkebeiner Nordic Ski Club is holding its annual end-of-season BBQ in the picnic area by the lake in Mount Beauty from 5.30 p.m. This early start will allow the Community Band members and audience to get away in time for their concert.

I do hope you and your family can come.

We will provide the meat (and vegie burgers for those who prefer them), as well as bread and sauce.

You’ll need to bring your own chair, cutlery, plates, drinks, plus, for families, a salad and a sweet to share (singles and couples – please bring a salad OR a sweet to share).

As a courtesy to Kerry, please let her know you will be coming and if you need vegetarian food (or else BYO meat!!) If you don’t reply, we will assume you are not coming so we don’t over-order. It also makes it easier to contact you if the weather necessitates a change of venue.

RSVP this Wednesday 20th November to Social Secretary Kerry Lucas, email <km.lucas@bigpond.com>, SMS 0407 814 114, or phone (03) 5754 1341.

For those of you who don’t live locally, there is much to enjoy about Mt Beauty and Falls Creek at this time of year…

▪    Swimming in Mt Beauty’s solar heated pool or in the river.

▪    Fishing and canoeing in the pondage, the Kiewa River or up at Rocky Valley Dam

▪    Cycling on or off-road, mountain bike trails, High Plains aqueducts, BMX track.

▪    Hiking and picnicking at Bogong Village or on the High Plains

▪    Four wheel driving.

Why not stay for the weekend? There are motels, apartments, cabins, camping or caravan parks. Visit http://www.mtbeauty.com

Come and join us next weekend.

Best wishes
 Helen L’Huillier – 
President