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No instructing for me this winter...
.....and that's OK.
Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg |
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No instructing for me this winter...
On Oct 14, 4:56 pm, Alan Baker wrote:
....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... Oh well. Maybe you can SKI instead ! :-) |
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No instructing for me this winter...
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, pigo wrote: On Oct 14, 4:56 pm, Alan Baker wrote: ....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... Oh well. Maybe you can SKI instead ! :-) That thought occurred to me, too. ;-) -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg |
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No instructing for me this winter...
On Oct 14, 8:45 pm, Alan Baker wrote:
In article , pigo wrote: On Oct 14, 4:56 pm, Alan Baker wrote: ....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... Oh well. Maybe you can SKI instead ! :-) That thought occurred to me, too. ;-) -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg One of my high school girl friends was a weekend ski instructor at Cannon Mountain. I expressed envy at her being on the mountain so much. She said "I spend all day skiing with 6-year-olds!" |
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No instructing for me this winter...
In article
, Richard Henry wrote: Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... Oh well. Maybe you can SKI instead ! :-) That thought occurred to me, too. ;-) -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg One of my high school girl friends was a weekend ski instructor at Cannon Mountain. I expressed envy at her being on the mountain so much. She said "I spend all day skiing with 6-year-olds!" Well there's no doubt that there's a fair amount of that when you're working... .....but on the flipside, for working only one day a week, I did get a season pass. However, I'm not sure it made up for the days when I had to teach... .....anyone... ...in the rain. :-( -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg |
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No instructing for me this winter...
On Oct 15, 1:32 am, Alan Baker wrote:
....but on the flipside, for working only one day a week, I did get a season pass. However, I'm not sure it made up for the days when I had to teach... ....anyone... ...in the rain. :-( The season I worked I got a pass. It was a park west so not somewhere I skied unless I "had" to. The deal was that I be available to teach when I showed up there. I think I ended up teaching 4 lessons. I knew what day the bump clinic deal was. So those were the days I went. I had other passes too so it wasn't a big deal. It was enough to not try instructing again though. Plus you know how I feel about kids. I figured it was only a matter of time before I got stuck with some. NOT worth it! |
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No instructing for me this winter...
On Oct 14, 6:48 pm, pigo wrote:
On Oct 14, 4:56 pm, Alan Baker wrote: ....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... Oh well. Maybe you can SKI instead ! :-) BTW Pigo. I apologize for being harsh with you regarding our friend on the other group... |
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No instructing for me this winter...
On Oct 15, 11:28 pm, v stahov wrote:
On Oct 14, 6:48 pm, pigo wrote: On Oct 14, 4:56 pm, Alan Baker wrote: ....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... Oh well. Maybe you can SKI instead ! :-) BTW Pigo. I apologize for being harsh with you regarding our friend on the other group... I don't remember that :-) |
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No instructing for me this winter...
"Alan Baker" wrote in message
... ....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg I did my Level 2 last March. Not much more difficult that Level 1 except there is quite a bit more emphasis on "detection and correction" They start to get more picky with your demonstration skiing as well... |
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No instructing for me this winter...
In article , "Stuart"
wrote: "Alan Baker" wrote in message ... ....and that's OK. Last year, I didn't instruct because Cypress Mountain downsized their staff during the Olympic Games. This year they've changed the rules enough that it's no longer worth the hassle. Oh, well... I guess I'll take my level II course this year and see what next year brings... -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg I did my Level 2 last March. Not much more difficult that Level 1 except there is quite a bit more emphasis on "detection and correction" They start to get more picky with your demonstration skiing as well... The demo skiing shouldn't be much of a problem for me... .....except with no ACL in my left knee I'm not wild about bumps. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia http://gallery.me.com/alangbaker/100008/DSCF0162/web.jpg |
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