Dan Lambert

Great - See you Wed. morning. I will be there till Fri, like you, so we can take some runs together Thu or Fri too, if you like. Dan

Pureboarding Clinic For those interested in learning more about the Pureboarding style (check out Pureboarding.com), I will be giving a clinic on Wed at 10:30 - the same time as Ian's second clinic (Ian agrees). Over the past 25 years, Joerg Egli (sorry he cannot attend this year), has developed a technique and equipment which makes carving easy to learn and yet offers high performance on all kinds of terrain (steeps, ice, moguls, powder, glades, etc..and groomed). If some of you want to attend Ian's Wed. clinic but would also like to take the Pureboarding clinic, just let me know and we can organise an additional clinic - maybe Wed. at 1:30. I will bring along a few Pureboarding demo boards for those interested. See you soon, Dan Lambert (Montreal)

1. Mark Brown, M-F 2. Jim Cheen, W-F 3-4. Andrea, Dave & Lillian Morgan, M-F 5. GeoffV, M-F 6. Michael Mercurio, M-F 7. Stephane Paquette, M-F 8. Derek Bonser, M-F 9. Tabatha, M-F 10. Brad Burns, M-F 11. Annie Beaudoin, M-F 12. Claude Fagnan, M-F 13. CarveFather, W-F hopefully 14. Bob Russell Buggs, W-F 15. Alex Juhasz, M-F 16. Steph Juhasz, M-F 17. Karson Mui, W-F 18. John Philkill, M-S 19. Hilux, M-F 20. Fishrising W-F 21. Shaggy 22. Ian M, M-F! 23. Max L, M-F 23. Tim K, M-F 24 Murphy Tues-Fri 25. Brian Barrett, W-F (or more 26. Khanh Vu M-F 27. Rob A Tue-Fri 28. Tom A Wed-Fri 29. Redhawk Wed-Fri 30. Jack Michaud Thu-Fri 31. Glenn Mon- Sat. 32. *Ace*, W-Thu. 33. CMC, T-Thurs 34. Peter V, W-F 35. Gilbert V, W-F 36. Team 32, W-F 37. Chad K, M-F 38. Ed Griffin (Griff) Thurs-Fri 39. Hampton, M-F 40. Baldylox, W only 41. Billy (Drummr25), M-Thurs 42. Dingbat, W-F 43. Dan Lambert, M-F

43. Dan Lambert, M-F

Check out this website for the weather forecast for Mont Tremblant. Dan http://www.meteomedia.com/weather/caqc0360

Great news – on Sunday at 14:00, the Mont Blanc carving racing coach will organize a dual slalom course for us to try for fun. Dan Lambert

Nous cherchons quelqu’un parmi notre groupe avec un appareil de photo pour prendre quelques images pendant l’événement. Laissez-moi savoir SVP !

Salut tout le monde, Voici le plan pour l’événement à Mont Blanc: Vendredi • Faites du carving (Joerg et moi arrivera d’Aspen vers midi) • Après-ski – Le Bar de Mont Blanc • 18:30 – Souper - La Cage aux Sports – 340 route 117 – 5 mins. au nord de Mont Blanc • Si vous voulez essayer une planche de Pureboarding – laissez nous savoir! Samedi • 8:00 –Rencontrer au cafeteria – si vous voulez • Si vous voulez essayer une planche de Pureboarding – laissez nous savoir! • 08:30 – Les remontes pente ouvrent à Mont Blanc et à Mont Faustin • 09:00 – Rencontre devant la boutique de location • 09:30 – Le remonte pente du versant nord ouvre – la piste Guy McCann #29 sera fermé pour nous de 9:30 à 13:00 • 11:00 – Rencontre devant la boutique de location pour le Clinique de Pureboarding (gratuit) • Après-ski – Le Bar de Mont Blanc • 18:30 – Souper – La Cage aux Sports– 340 route 117 Dimanche • 08:00 –Rencontrer au cafeteria – si vous voulez • Si vous voulez essayer une planche de Pureboarding – laissez nous savoir! • Démos de Boutique Sharks toute la journée – devant la boutique de location • 08:30 – Les remontes pente ouvrent à Mont Blanc et à Mont Faustin • 09 :00 – Rencontre devant la boutique de location • 09:30 – Le remonte pente du versant nord ouvre – la piste Guy McCann #29 sera fermé pour nous de 9:30 à 13:00 • 11:00 – Rencontre devant la boutique de location pour le Clinique de Pureboarding (gratuit) • Après-ski – Le Bar de Mont Blanc Bonnes pistes pour le carving Plusieurs pistes sont excellentes pour le carving, y compris: #8, 9, 18, 20 28, 29, 30.

Hi Guys, Here is the tentative event schedule: Friday • Enjoy the slopes (Joerg and I will arrive from Aspen about noon) • Let us know if you want to demo Pureboarding equipment – we will set you up! • Apres-ski – The Mont Blanc Bar • 18:30 – Dinner at La Cage aux Sports – 340 Rte 117 (5 mins. north of Mont Blanc) • Let us know if you want to demo Pureboarding boards at any time Saturday • 8:00 – Anyone who wants to hook-up can meet in the cafeteria area • Let us know if you want to demo Pureboarding boards • 8:30 – Lifts on Mont Blanc and Mont Faustin open • 9:00 – Meet in front of the rental shop at the bottom of the main lifts • 9:30 – Lifts on Mont Blanc Nord open – Guy McCann run #29 will be closed for us 9-1 • 11:00 – Meet in front of rental shop for Pureboarding clinic (free) • Apres-ski – The Bar • 18:30 – Dinner at La Cage aux Sports Sunday • 8:00 – Anyone who wants to hook-up can meet in the cafeteria area • Let us know if you want to demo Pureboarding equipment • Shark’s demo tent for the day in front of the rental shop • 8:30 – Lifts on Mont Blanc and Mont Faustin open • 9:00 – Meet in front of the rental shop at the bottom of the main lifts • 9:30 – Lifts on Mont Blanc Nord open – Guy McCann run #29 will be closed for us 9-1 • 11:00 – Meet in front of rental shop for Pureboarding clinic (free) Carving Runs There are many great carving runs, including #8, 9, 18, 20, 28, 29, 30.

Rene, Les clinics Pureboarding sont gratuit - simplement vous presentez vers 11hrs le samedi ou le dimanche devant la boutique de location de Mont Blanc. Daniel

Glad you got that sorted out. Looking forward to seeing you. Dan

Puisque YYZ vends des produits carving à Sharks, pour ne pas concurrencer avec Sharks, les gens de YYZ vont être à Mont Blanc simplement en appui à cet événement, pas comme représentants de YYZ. Daniel

Salut tout le monde – voici quelques détails de notre séjour au Mont Blanc: Les gens de Mont Blanc ont hâte de nous recevoir. Ils vont fermer une piste pour nous (probablement #30 le Château – coté nord). Lieu de rencontre – Je suggère que nous nous rencontrons au bar ou dans la salle juste au sud du Bar. De toute façon, on va se voir soit sur les pistes (surtout côté nord) ou dans le bar à la fin de la journée. Le bar à Mont Blanc ne reste pas ouvert très tard, mais St Jovite n’est pas loin! Soupers – Je suggère La Cage aux Sports qui est environs 5 minutes aux nord de Mont Blanc sur la 117 – juste à l’entrée de St Jovite. Une bonne variété de repas pour moins de $20. On va se voir là bas vendredi et le samedi soir à partir de 18:30. Billets – N’oubliez pas que vos billets de remonte pente sont compris avec le coût de l’hôtel ou moins cher si vous rester dans les condos. Appeler avant pour les réserver. Rabais au Mont Tremblant – Si vous rester deux nuits au Mont Blanc, vous avez une réduction au Mont Tremblant. Démos – La Boutique Sharks va s’installer avec ses planches, ses bottes et ses fixations devant la boutique de location au Mont Blanc le dimanche. Si vous voulez essayer une planche de Pureboarding, venez me voir. Disponibilité de chambres – Il ne reste plus grande chose au Mont Blanc, mais beaucoup dans les environs de St Jovite. Les coureurs – J’ai rencontré l’entraineur de l’équipe de race de Mont Blanc. Je vais voir s’il peut organiser quelque chose pour nous pendant la fin de semaine. A bientôt, Daniel

Yeah Ian – and a few more carvers have confirmed they will come but have not yet added their names to the list – should be great! Here are a few more event details: Hill Managers - I visited Mont Blanc last week and the hill managers are keen to have us. They promised to close a good run for us (probably run #30 called le Chateau on the north side) and will provide fresh corduroy grooming each nite. Let’s just pray it is not minus 30˚C that weekend! BTW, the hill managers have already heard some buzz locally about the event – so the word is getting out. Meeting Place – We will be based at the bottom of the main hill where the café, bar, restaurant, ski shop, rental shop, etc. are all located. The Bar or the lunch room just south of the Bar are probably the best meeting places, although it is a busy resort. We will probably catch-up on the hills on Friday (for those arriving early) or in the bar at the end of the day on Friday. Apres-ski – We can hang out at the Bar after boarding, until dinner. The Bar at the hill does not stay open late, but we can find one at St Jovite (Mont Tremblant), 5 minutes north of Mont Blanc along highway 117. Dinners - There is no dinner restaurant at the hill, but Mont Blanc staff recommended La Cage aux Sports, which I checked-out. It is about 5 minutes north of the hill along highway 117 towards Mont Tremblant. It has nachos, chicken wings and meals, burgers, spaghetti, ribs and steaks all in the $10-20 range (the NY steak is $21). It is the only restaurant in the area which can accommodate us all together, so we will be eating there in the evenings. I will tell them to expect between 15-20 people to show up between 6:30-7:00 for dinner on Friday and 20-30 people on Saturday evening. Mont Blanc Lift Tickets – Don’t forget that if you are staying at the Mont Blanc hotel, your lift ticket is included and if you are staying at a condo, the lift tickets are at a discounted rate. Call ahead to make sure your lift tickets will be waiting for you at check-in. Mont Tremblant Discount - Mont Blanc offers a discount on Tremblant lift tickets for people staying two nites at Mont Blanc – so some people may want to try Tremblant on Friday or Monday? Demo Equipment - For anyone wanting to try equipment, demos will be organized out in front of the rental shop. Boutique Sharks will have a demo tent organized on Sunday. If you want to try out some Pureboarding gear – just talk to me, Jeorg or Ray Pesho and we will set you up. Accommodations – Not much left at the hill – so if you have not yet booked – you may have to find a place in the area. Racers - I visited Mont Blanc last week and the first thing I saw was a dozen racing boards against a wall – a local racing team practices at Mont Blanc – the coach said they do not have a race that weekend, so some of his gang may be there. I will try to twist his arm to set up some gates for us on one of the two days. See you guys in a month. Dan