The training season of 2013 marks the first year in a long while that Team Black Jack hasn’t had Peter training with us. A member for 5 years, Peter was a big part of our team at Black Jack and we all shared many fun times together at training camps, races and team practices. Known […]
Once again this year team Black Jack had the opportunity to do its annual August high altitude training camp up at the Beckie Scott High Altitude Training Centre. This camp is not only beneficial to us as ski racers because of the high altitude, but the ski conditions provide a good environment for working on […]
Yo Yo Camp in Rossland. With all the unfortunate flooding and other damages in the Canmore and surrounding area, the Haig glacier camp was closed early summer not allowing us to do an early season Yo Yo camp. That being said, we like to think ourselves adaptable, modifying our training in the Rossland area. It’s […]
As a kickstart to the new training season, a small portion of Team Black Jack spent five days mid-May at Silver Star to capitalize on the available skiing at Sovereign Lakes. With days consisting of long skis on snow in the morning, and weights, rollerskiing or ski-striding intensity in the afternoon, we were able to put in a good […]
Following the Canadian Ski Nationals, coach Dave took David, Julien, and some friends from around the country down to Truckee California for the last competition of the year: the US Super Tour Finals/Spring Series. Greeted by rain and wet snow, the week of racing was a successful finalé to the season. Opening the competition was a 3.3km prologue. Julien […]
Together with the entire team for the last chance of the year, Team Black Jack spent nine days in Whistler for the Haywood Ski Nationals at the end of March. With uncharacteristically good weather, the races went smoothly and Black Jack had a successful competition. Leading the charge, David Palmer opened the week with a […]
Following the NorAm circuit across the country, Team Black Jack spent a week in the Gatineau area for the 2013 Eastern Canadian Championships. While Eric, Nicole and Julien flew in from Kelowna, David arrived back in Canada after 3 weeks spent in Europe for the World Junior Championships. Opening the competitions at the Nakkertok Ski […]
This past weekend (26th and 27th) kids from Black Jack both young and old, participated in the Winter Carnival and the Kootenay Cup in Nelson. The team participated in the parade held on Friday night set with a bonfire, laser lights and moustaches! The first annual Winter Carnival sprints were held on Spokane Street near […]
On January 11 the Team Black Jack drove over to Kelowna for the second installment of the Teck BC Cup series. Held at Telemark Ski Club in West Kelowna, the weekend consisted of a classic sprint and a skate interval start. The first day was the sprint. The course was quite flat with temperatures around […]
The final day of racing at the World Junior Trials brought the 15km Skate. For the open men, the day started early with chilly conditions. David Palmer lead the Black Jack squad with a sensational race to finish second. Julien Locke followed in 13th in the competitive field. With a combination of 5th on Thursday […]
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