& MULTI ACTIVITY WEEK
Kvitåvatn, Rjukan, Norway
28 March
- 4 April 2009
PLACES ARE LIMITED – BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT
The leading coaches
Mike Dixon is Britain's
most successful biathlete. He is the only British athlete to have
competed at six Winter Olympic Games, the first in the Nordic discipline
in Sarajevo in1984 and the last five in Biathlon. Mike has also
competed at thirteen World Championships, eleven of these in Biathlon
and two in cross-country. Since retiring from competition, after
the Olympics at Salt Lake City in 2002, Mike has become a commentator
for Eurosport. He is a Snowsport England Nordic Coach and Tutor.
Andy Stewart is a qualified
BASI Telemark Instructor and a Senior Tutor for Snowsport England in
both Nordic and Alpine disciplines. He holds a Mountain Instructor
Award and is a ‘provider’ for the Mountain Leader Training Board.
Andy is a specialist in Outdoor Education.
Coaching costs
Coaching costs are £295 for six days coaching, less the following discounts
There is a special Junior
fee of £165 for those under 18 years of age (no other discounts).
Equipment
Participants are encouraged
to bring their own equipment: lightweight track skis and waxes for the
XC course and heavier metal edged equipment for the freeheel downhill
course. However, equipment for both XC and freeheel downhill can
be hired at the centre and waxes bought from the hotel reception.
Venue
We stay in the hospitable Kvitåvatn
Fjellstoge, www.kvitaavatn.no/en/, 1000m above the town of Rjukan.
The south-facing site, overlooking a frozen lake, is dominated by Gausta
(1883m), the highest mountain in southern Norway. The well-maintained
loipe offer excellent skiing over rolling terrain. The freeheel
downhill groups will use the nearby downhill pistes and the area provides
splendid mountain touring.
Accommodation is in 2 bed or
three-plus bed bunk rooms. Self service meal arrangements include
Norwegian style breakfast buffet (where you make your own packed lunch)
and full evening meal. Tea and coffee are available all day at
no extra charge.
Accommodation and meals for
the week will be NK 3304 (approx. £337) for a 2-person room or NK 2800
(approx. £286) in a three-plus bunk room, payable directly to
Kvitåvatn Fjellstoge at the end of the week. Please note
the change in arrangements this year. Participants must
book their accommodation directly with Marianne Folmer at the Kvitåvatn
Fjellstoge; email: kvitaavatn@kvitaavatn.no;
tel 0047 350 920 40
Travel
Participants will need to make
their own travel arrangements. Most people fly to Oslo Gardemoen
Airport.
We will be arranging coach
transfer from Oslo Gardemoen Airport to Kvitavatn at a cost of £80
return. This must be booked in advance on the attached booking
form (£20 deposit required).
The coach will leave Oslo Gardemoen Airport at 5.00pm. Participants
wishing to use the coach transfer must ensure they allow sufficient
time (at least an hour) to get through customs and baggage collection.
Arrangements can also be made for those travelling via Torp Airport
to join the coach at Oslo Bus Station (pick up time approximately 5.30pm).
They must allow sufficient time for travel from Torp Airport to the
bus station.
Alternatively, participants
may wish to use public transport. Information about public transport
is available on www.nor-way.no (Rjukan express bus) and www.trafikanten.no (general traffic website).
Participants should ensure that they have their own personal travel and accident insurance cover for the week.
Booking
Please return the attached booking form to the organiser
Wendy McRae,15 Belle Vue Road, Shelf, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 7LU
Tel 01274 670071
email wendy.mcrae@tesco.net
Course Booking Form
Please reserve me a place on
the Snowsport England Nordic On Snow Skills Course.
Forename: (Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms)
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Surname: ______________________________
Address:
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Postcode: _______________________
email_________________________
Tel: (daytime) ___________________
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Snowsport England affiliated
club ______________________________
Snowsport England Reg. No.(Instructors & Coaches) ______________
Please indicate which aspect of the course you are most interested in:
(This will only run if
there are sufficient numbers, a minimum of 6 is required.)
Experience or Snowsport England Proficiency Award Level
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Please book me for the return coach transfer cost £80 (£20 deposit required). I wish to be collected from (please tick)
Payment | ||
Full course fee | £295 | |
Full course fee – under 18 | £165 | |
Return coach transfer | £80 | |
Discount (SSE/Club Member) | -£15 | |
Early Bird Discount (Booking before 31st December) | -£35 | |
Total Payable | ||
Deposit- course fee | £80 | |
Deposit- return coach fare | £20 | |
Payment enclosed | ||
Balance payable 8 weeks prior to departure |
Before signing this form participants
should read and accept the attached full ‘Terms and Conditions of
Booking’ also shown on www.ssenordic.org.uk .
I am in good health and have
no medical condition that may cause undue concern to others. I
understand that I participate at my own risk and that no liability is
accepted by the organisers for any injury, damage or loss sustained
by me during the course.
I enclose my cheque (payable
to Snowsport England) for the sum of £……. being payment of deposit
for course & coach transfer (delete as appropriate).
Signed: __________________________
Please return by post to: Wendy McRae,15 Belle Vue Road, Shelf, Halifax, W Yorkshire, HX3 7LU
Tel 01274 670071 email wendy.mcrae@tesco.net