In conjunction with the BC Team/Development Squad early season camp, Team Black Jack spent five days at Silver Star for another productive camp of on-snow training. 4 hours / day of skiing at Sovereign Lakes with a time trial on Saturday. Black Jack led the way in the 3.75km, 7.5km, and 11.25km races. Check out […]
Author: Julien Locke
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Silver Star
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Skiing at Black Jack!
For nearly a week, Team Black Jack has been training on-snow in excellent conditions. Just ten minutes from Rossland, BC, the Black Jack Biathlon area has had a surplus of snow, and the grooming crew has been hard at it. With approx. 4km of rolling terrain, set for both classic and skate, it’s likely that […]
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Frozen Thunder 2012
For the third year running, Team Black Jack travelled over to Canmore Alberta for Frozen Thunder. Despite being the second week of October, the Canmore Nordic Centre provided 2km of nearly winter-esque skiing. Joined by Holly Burn and Telemark Ski Teams, Black Jack had a great week of training. Many thanks so Dave Wood, Bob […]
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Haig Glacier
After a summer of differing schedules and various programs, Team Black Jack came together mid August for a week of high altitude training at the Haig Glacier. With volume and on-snow technical work as the team’s main focus, the Haig delivered a perfect training location and everything went according to plan. The daily schedule ranged […]
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Ski 2 Sea 2012
Team Black Jack – Hellman Canoe took part in the 2012 Ski 2 Sea in Kelowna BC. The grueling multi-stage event was well contested and Team Black Jack – Hellman canoe put up a great fight. Nick lead off with the Alpine leg, which included arguably the hardest part of the race with the run […]
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2012 National Championships
Under sunny skies and in temperature up to the 20′s, Black Jack put everything on the line for the 2012 Haywood National Championships in Mont St Anne, Quebec. Club members Rebecca Reid and Geoffrey Richards lead the charge, both taking several trips to the podium throughout the week, and finishing second in the Junior Women’s […]
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Sun Valley
With the US Junior Nationals less than a week away, Team Black Jack spent some time in Sun Valley to acclimatize to the altitude and put in some good quality training. With amazing skiing at Lake Creek, the Sun Valley trails and the route up to Galena, our mission was accomplished. Many thanks to the […]
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Kootenay Cup – Nelson
It’s not too often that I get to watch races, but after traveling home from Gatineau QC only four days ago, I was stuck on the side lines for the 2012 Kootenay Cup in my hometown of Nelson, BC. Aside from myself and David Palmer – who was also in QC, all of the Black […]
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Eastern Canadian Championships
Following the Western Canadian Championships in Canmore, David Palmer and Julien Locke flew across the country for the Eastern Canadian Championships. The event was well contended with most of the country in attendance. David lead the charge on the first day, Feb 4th, 2012, with a 4th place finish in the Junior Men’s 15km Skate […]
