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Date: 2/3/2020
Subject: GKHAT Monday Brief (Feb 3)
From: GKHAT


Snow King Festival - Feb 15, 2020
The Snow King annual masque parade is coming up and GKHAT athletes are invited to participate. The event runs on February 15, 2020 from 6:45 pm to 10:00 pm. Marcel Cholo is looking to encourage participation by the GKHAT folks in this event. To show interest, please RSVP on the GKHAT calendar using this link. Remember to log in first!
Here's the outline for Snow King: There are random acts that are connected to a different theme every year- this year the theme is water. Bill Usher is the creative director and he collects the random acts and puts their storyline into beads. These beads are strung together to form a necklace of stories that are all connect by the theme. Bill then writes a script and narrates the whole act from beginning to end.

Kids will be performing with Marcel for Act I, the Intro act. Marcel will be the river spirit and long hair (like Chinese dragon tail) in which several people behind and will follow him procession holding up the hair (these people will be spaced out evenly and following me while holding my hair up with bamboo poles). The hair is to represent the confluence of the Kicking Horse River/Columbia River/Blaeberry River .

The GKHAT kids can attend with little effort. Ideally, you would wear you blue GKHAT jack or another blue jacket. If you don't have a blue jacket, don't sweat it. The GKHAT kids will then follow behind the head of the water spirit and move back and forth through my hair while walking around the perimeter of the bon fire to a set song that will be played upon our entrance.
The more the merrier! It's an easy fun event for all the GKHAT athletes to participate in! So please join us.
We'll contact you after you RSVP as more information comes.
If you have questions, direct them to evanwieren@gkhat.ca.
GKHAT Two Day Nancy Greene Event
Our Nancy Greene Festival is fast approaching. GKHAT is hosting a TWO day festival which includes a GS race AND a mini ski cross course for ALL of our Mini, U6, U8, U10 and U12 athletes on Saturday February 22nd and an All Mountain Adventure Race and Dual Slalom on Sunday February 23rd. This is a weekend of ski fun and we can' wait! More details regarding race day will be sent out by coach Ryan/Sarah leading up to the event.
We now need your help to get ready to host a great race event (that will include our club and racers from other clubs as well.). We need you to:
1. Register your racer(s) for the event. All racers will be assigned a bib number by Feb 25. ALL RACERS MUST be registered to race on this signup genius site by Sunday February 24th in order to race.
2. Choose your race volunteer position. We need a volunteer from every family to cover the 75 volunteer positions of this race. Please choose a position that you will be able to help us with. There are many jobs, from tail-gunning to making goody bags. Thank you!

PLEASE NOTE: Please look closely at the Race Day Groups (when it comes out). Many of our athletes will remain with their regular coaches, but because this event has ALL of our athletes participating on the same day, requiring some athletes be placed with new coaches. Please prepare your athlete for this change.
 
Level 2 Officials Course
 

GKHAT will be hosting a level 2 officials course this winter. This is a great course to attend if you have kids who love racing and have previously attended a level 1 officials course. Learn more about the nitty gritty of ski racing, help our club host race events and enjoy the action from the best seats in the house!

This will be an 8 hour course, taking place over the weekend of March 7-8, precise timings TBD

If interested, please email headcoach@gkhat.ca for more details... or better still, RSVP using this link.

GKHAT Spring Camps
 

Don't forget that GKHAT has two spring camps. These are coming up and will be running on March 18-20 and the second on March 25-27. To register, follow this link for camp #1 and this link for camp #2. If you encounter any problems, please email it@gkhat.ca.
Summer Camps 2020
 
For the third year, we are announcing the GKHAT Summer camp for July 2020! During the weeks of Monday July 13th and Mon July 20th, we will be hosting two 5 day summer camps focusing on Mountain Biking with also hiking, and other outdoor fun activities. On the Thursday of each week we'll head out for an overnight camp to a rec site in the Golden area.
Registration is open to current U10 athletes and older and is capped at 13 per camp to start. If needed there will be a wait list beyond 13 that we would accommodate if we can. Head over to the gkhat.ca calendar for more info or to register!
To register, be sure to log in and use these links: Summer Camp #1, Summer Camp #2, Summer Camp #1 Wait list, Summer Camp #2 Wait list
Away Race Accommodation
 
Call 1-250-423-5000
These are available until Jan 20.
New! Revelstoke NG festival Saturday March 8 2020
Group accommodation is available at the Monashee Lodge under GKHAT.
If you plan to attend the race and stay overnight, please call (250) 814-2553 to reserve a room.
Nancy Greene Races for U12 and Younger
 
These Nancy Greene races are aimed at U12 and younger with a focus on fun and setting a base for kids to get into the competition. There are typically fun events like dual slalom, speed trap, and jumps for kids of all ages and attitudes to enjoy. Be sure to sign in to register.
  • February 1-2 is a Nancy Greene race in Kimberley. This a fun event for U12 and youger. Register here.
  • February 22-23 is a Nancy Greene race that we are hosting in Golden. Register here.
  • NEW! March 7-8 is a Nancy Greene race at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Register here.
U12/U14 Upcoming Races
These races are aimed at U12 and older with a competition and placement. Things start getting serious at these events! Don't worry! It's also fun. Remember to sign in to register for the events!
Is Your Spouse/Partner Not Getting Communications?
 
A number of members have asked to how to get their spouse/partner to receive communications. To fix this, be sure that the member that originally created the account is available to log in and fix this. There are typically two issues here. One is, the spouse/partner was not added as part of the family when originally registering. The second is that an email was not provided. A third possible reason is that you declined receiving emails. Check out your privacy settings under your "Profile".
For details on how to correct these issues, check out the FAQ area. Look under "New Website & Registration" and then read the article "How do I manage my spouse/children accounts?"
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