Many thanks to Lynn Sharp for this exciting account of the Villars 24 Hour race. Picture shows Lynn on the left with Amanda on the right.
"On the 16th January this year I took a weekend off from coaching at the BSA and made my way to Villars in Switzerland to take part in the 11th edition of the BCV Villars 24 hr race" ....continued
It's quite long and a fascinating read. You can read it all by clicking here.
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| These are the four daughters of LSC members who have been selected to the BCST this year - Isadora Taylor, Honor Clissold, Alice Taylor and India Moynihan. The picture was taken last weekend at the lovely East Sussex home of Lord & Lady Moynihan (LSC Member), who hosted a fitness camp on our behalf. As you can see, the weather was glorious, and the girls (and the rest of us) had a great time! Ed Drake and Dave Ryding were there to lend a hand and to inspire; the camp was coached by BCST Head Coach Gareth Trayner, and former GBR team member (and LSC member) Amanda Pirie. |
| On Tuesday 13th June, 20 members and guests departed on two luxury river cruisers from a boat yard in Datchet . Please click here to read this article and see the pics. |
| THE SCOTTISH WALK PLANNED FOR SATURDAY 20th JUNE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT. The committee would like to thank Anne Sharp (Scottish Representive) for all her help in planning what would have been a very enjoyable day out. |
1) Long standing LSC member Sarah Robinson had an operation for a hip replacement a couple of weeks ago, she is back home and recovering well - hopefully this will be the end of her troubles and we look forward to seeing her on the slopes again next winter.
2) Granny Graves - Christine Graves became a Granny on Friday - twins Freddie 6lb 4ox and Xanthe 4lb 11 oz were born to Lindsay and Rupert (son). Christine ran made to measure holidays until a few years ago when she sold the business. Her skills were immediately seized upon and she was enrolled to run the ‘package’ side of the BSR. Christine also served on the LSC committee for three years, retiring at the 2008 AGM. (hopefully a photo to follow)
3) Future LSC members – Four children/grandchildren of members have been selected for the British Children's Team – Honour Clissold (Daughter of Lorraine) India Moynihan (daughter of Gaynor) Izzie Taylor (daughter of Alex) and Alice Taylor (grand-daughter of Anne). The four ladies will be attending a fitness camp next weekend at Frant. (hopefully a photo to follow) |
Gemma Harris is now in her second year studying medicine at Southampton University. She won the Slalom, GS and SuperG at the recent BUSC championships and subsequently was awarded the Sportswoman of the Year award for the university. She has represented British universities twice in the annual Anglo Swiss Race in St Moritz.
In her gap year, Gemma was based in Austria and competed on the FIS circuit with points of 62 in slalom and 74 in GS. She is a member of the Ladies Ski Club and Dragons.
Prior to senior racing Gemma was a member of the GB Children's Team and was also one of the UK's top racers on the artificial circuit. |
(Image: Wet Walkers from left to right, Jill, Kay, Joanna, Ros, Maud, Jane, Shirley and Jenny. Photo by Gill)
Nine intrepid members braved gusting winds and showers on Saturday 16th May, walking a circular 8 mile route from Ibstone Common (Buckinghamshire) stopping for a well deserved lunch at The Bull and Butcher in Turville. The walk included a couple of challenging hills which could have easily been classed as ‘red runs’. As you can imagine conversation flowed continuously throughout the day, fellowship at its very best! |
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 Now that the season is drawing to a close I feel it necessary to report some mile stone achievements for the Ladies Ski Club Instructor membership.
Firstly, congratulations to Emma Carrick-Smith for being selected as a trainer for the elite training body – The British Association of Snowsports Instructors (BASI).
Secondly, to Sophie Fraser-Hafter and Bella Seel for their remarkable and successful performances in the European Speed Test in Oberstdorf and Alpe D’Huez respectively. The Euro Test is a module of the International Ski Teaching Diploma (ISTD) certified by BASI and recognised world wide, it is a giant slalom race against openers calibrated to zero FIS points, the criteria is to be within 24% of their time.
 The ISTD requires numerous skills that include the completion of several modules testing the strengths of the candidates across a broad range of disciplines. The most challenging of these modules (with only a 30% pass rate) is the technical exam which comprises of skiing bumps (moguls), off-piste, steeps, short and long radius turns to a set criteria. Three members of the Ladies Ski Club completed this module during the course of the season. This is a fantastic achievement, congratulations to Bella Seel, Lara Crisp and Amanda Pirie.
(Top image is Bella Seel and Amanda Pirie and bottom image is Lara Crips and Amanda Pirie) |
| Great news from the London Marathon - Trin completed it... click here to read her story |
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| Member Jacqui Crawford and her husband Gordon have put together a Ski Parent's Guide booklet - please click here to find out more |
As the 2008/9 racing season draws to a close, the LSC would like to congratulate the following ladies who have been awarded three of the clubs annual awards.
Bara Stakova - Children 2 catagory winner at BARSC races, held at Petzin in January
Emily Evans - Children 2 catagory winner at The British Championships held this month in Meribel
Sarah Norton - The Kirsteen McGibbon Award as the most talented Junior this season |
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Please click here to see some more british Championships pics |
| The LSC 2010 Olympic Raffle was drawn on Thursday 2nd April at the British Ski Championships in Meribel. The raffle was drawn by Alain Baxter of British Ski Team. Please click here to see the winners |
 Then it's worth checking out the website from one of our main sponsors and supports, MTGY. They offer a broad range of GAP Year related insurance. Please click on the logo to go to their site - and they have written a very informative article about GAP Year travel. Click here to download it. |
| There are some great older photos in our picture galleries. Click here to link to them |
| As we have been asked by many members whether it is possible to send the details of LSC events electronically rather than by post in order to save both money and trees, we are proposing to send all future newsletters by email. If you would like us to use a different email address, you would like us to continue to post these to you, or if you have changed your postal address, please contact Ros Humphrey, the Hon. Secretary at Ros@ladiesskiclub.org |
| Whilst repping for the Ski Club of Great Britain in Wengen and Mürren LSC members Marguerite Nice and Joanna Milner-Percy decided to form a team...please click here to read the story |
Please click here to see Jill's view of BSR and Flaine 2009
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Congratulations to all the winners and all the competitors. We had a fantastic, demanding event with great weather.
The results are all posted on the site along with a report of the event. Pictures to follow. Please click here to go to the results page
Please keep looking at the site for details of the 2010 event. |
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