csquared Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 It's on: Friday January 26 2007; Osler Bluff Ski Club If you missed it last year, this is a great chance to get together with one of the strongest carving communities at one of the best hills in Ontario. Whatever your abilities, its a great opportunity to ride with others and share the gift. If you were there last year or the year before, you need to come this year for the terrain improvements. We have increased the width of three of the most carvable hills: Exhibition, Lookout, and Breakaway. And for those that start to flag at midday, there's a new espresso bar in the clubhouse. I am still organizing the day and I will post more info as it becomes available but YYZ Canuck and Coiler will be at the event and hopefully they can add some interest to the day (unfortunately the Club won't permit a demo tent though). If you are interested, I need to know with some certainty. Osler Bluff is a private club and I need to provide a count of guests prior to the event. I will be looking for a confirmation from you around 2 weeks from the date. At that time I will need some real names that I can put on the guest list. I would request that you leave your skiing friends at home for this event. I have booked space for about 30 at the moment and I would like the spots to go to those of us that ride carving gear. If you could e-mail me expressing interest, I will start publishing a tentative guest list in a few weeks. If I have contacted you by e-mail already and you have responded, there is no need to reply again. There are participants from last year that I have not been able to contact and would love to hear from: The Carveitup crew (alias the McNally clan) Imo Wienert (love to see any new carving creations from your shop) Anatoly (Tolik) Sleevez In the meantime, pray for snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jam011 Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Sounds like fun and wich I could but that is also Men's Day at Devils Glen. Hopefully there will be another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe T Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Thanks Chris. I expect some runs around here will be open this upcoming weekend. I'll let Imo know if I run into him up at MSLM. Gabe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglez Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Your email is turned off. Put me down for 1 spot. Hope the weather is as good as it was last year! Darren Eagles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted December 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 ...is now restored. Thanks D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John H Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I don't know about that date yet. When do you have to know by? I'll be seeing Imo this weekend and I'll ask him and Ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleevez Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Damn would love to be there again, eas there last year and the year before tons of fun tons of great riders, tons to learn from!! But I will be colardo during that week. I will post pix ;p If there are another day I will besure to show!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Smith Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I thought I was "good to go".... Last year it was the broken arm. This year it's an SBX at Tremblant Chris, please keep me on file. Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglez Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Any chance Fin will allow this to be a Sticky so it stays at the top. With all the new posts, it gets off the first page pretty quickly now. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John H Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Please add myself and Imo to the list. We are looking forward to another good day at Osler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John H Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 One more to add to the list. Ken McCutcheon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie00 Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 How far is this to Toronto? I'm in montreal but I have a friend that I could crash at in Toronto. It would be a lot of fun Ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 One hour north of Toronto near Barrie. Easy drive. Bring Derf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pm_wizard Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 One hour north of Toronto near Barrie. Easy drive. Bring Derf. Better make that 2 hours north of Toronto.... Unless you've found that miracle route that we have all been looking for! Chris: Thanks for organizing this day, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 One hour north of Toronto near Barrie. Easy drive. Bring Derf. I don't think I can miss work. I work in the maple sugaring equipment business and winter is our high season. Not only we can't really miss a day, we often work overtime almost everyday. But I will check, you never know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarveItUp Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 We'll have to check the dates but if we're free we'd love to come again. I'll let you know shortly. I sent you an email with lots of addresses in it. Did you ever put together a video of last year's event? Derek carveitup.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 ..I think I could make the event a bit more worthwhile by getting you tickets for the Saturday and Sunday as well. I have to keep this offer very restricted though because I only have the ability to sign in 4 guests each weekend day. So this would be for one or two people really (I have family members that I have to buy tickets for). Pat Donnelly, if you're up for this you would certainly be welcome. I think I must have met you at SES '05 or one of the ECES events but I can't recall. Let me know. Thanks to others for the e-mail. Yesterday at MSLM was just a foretaste. Its going to be a great session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 I don't think I can miss work. I work in the maple sugaring equipment business and winter is our high season. Not only we can't really miss a day, we often work overtime almost everyday.But I will check, you never know... Derf: You could call it a business trip. One of our riders, Ken McCutcheon runs an award winning maple syrup business in the area. http://www.mccmaple.com/ I think you need to make a sales call. HK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 ...I'm leaving for Whistler on the 26th. It's been such a good day in the past, I really don't want to miss it again! Simon (Zaphod) CarveItUp.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted December 11, 2006 Report Share Posted December 11, 2006 Derf:You could call it a business trip. One of our riders, Ken McCutcheon runs an award winning maple syrup business in the area. http://www.mccmaple.com/ I think you need to make a sales call. HK It would be hard to convince my boss to make a sales call since I am in the engineering department, more specifically production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr fun Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Please count me in for this year too! I rode with you folks last year and had a great day. Dan Stewart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarveItUp Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Derek, Mike and I are in. I'll ask Colin, Kevin and Graham. As mentioned above, Simon and Tara are going to Whistla that day. Beth carveitup.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Sorry for the long wait on this update. I have been watching the conditions and trying to decide whether to let this happen or call it off. At the moment, the weather over the next week or so looks promising (at least for snow-making) so I am making the call to go ahead with SOS. I think we would all welcome some time on snow even if the conditions are not optimal and not all of the trails are open. So let's make this thing happen. The following have confirmed for the event: Chris Ball Chris Couse Rob Cox Monique Cox Henry Kim Peter Halsall John Hevesi Justin Hines Chris Houghton Greg Marsden Ken McCutcheon John McCutcheon Beth McNally Mike McNally Evgeny Minkevich Andrea Morgan Dave Morgan John O'Brien Julien Bouchy-Picon Derek Peeling Victor Plopeanu Dan Stewart Rob Sydia Arthur Tateishi Gabe Tung Bruce Varsava Leslie Varsava Imo Weinert Derek Peeling Beth McNally Let me know if I have overlooked anyone. Otherwise I am calling the list closed as I have hit my target of 30. If you have not been to the event before you can find driving directions here. It is always good to get an early start so aim to arrive about 8:30 to be on the hill before 9:00. You will need to pick up your ticket at ticket window that is located in the outdoor passage under the main clubhouse. Boot changing and lockers are through the doors on your left off of the passage (there are no coin lockers, only cubbies). I will be carrying an FRS radio tuned to channel 7/7. A number of others will do likewise and it is a good way to find us if you get separated or arrive late. I would recommend that we break for lunch around 11:45 (this will give us a good run at the hills when they clear over the lunch hour). We will use the upper chalet (top of the high speed quad) for lunch. Bring a lunch if you wish to or you can buy a lunch at the Upper Chalet. Expect less than ideal conditions. Some runs will not be opened by then but I am guessing about half will be. Certainly all of the runs around the high speed quad will be open and some at the Orchard Chair may be open (hopefully Exhibition). Hope too see you all there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyzcanuck Posted January 16, 2007 Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 Looks like Beth is bringing her twin sister Beth!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted January 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2007 I mean it! Okay, it was sloppy, quite chuckling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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