Spring 2011 - Sheffield Sharks Ski Club

www.sharks.org.uk Spring 2011
SHARK ATTACK
How old is the oldest picture of skis?
Zauchensee
Freestyle: Woodsy & Katie

WOODSY & KATIE - WHAT A YEAR!

It has been a busy year for both James 'Woodsy' Woods and Katie Summerhayes.
Woodsy has been based in the USA this winter with Katie heading out as often as
possible onto the white stuff.
There have been some amazing experiences and completions for the pair of Freestyle
skiing Sharks. The FIS World Champs, European Open and lastly but no
means least the Euro X Games!, the stuff dreams are made of.
Here is a quick run down of their results, hopefully there will be a fuller report in
another issue.
FIS World Champs.
Slopestyle
Woodsy - qualified 3rd and finished 8th in the final
Katie - 11th place
Halfpipe
Woodsy - 18th
Katie -14th
Austrian Open
Katie - 2nd in Slopestyle
European Open
Katie - 3rd in Slopestyle & 6th in Halfpipe.
Brits 2011
Woodsy - 3rd in Halfpipe, 1st in Slopestyle and 1st in Big Air
Katie - 3rd in Halfpipe, 1st in Slopestyle and 1st in Big Air
And finally the BIG ONE - THE EURO X GAMES
Woodsy - 3rd in Slopestyle - BRONZE MEDAL
Katie - 9th in Slopestyle
Just to finish things up Molly Summerhayes was at the Brits 2011 too and had a
great week. Molly came 3rd in Slopestyle and Big Air.
―The Sharks & the Ski Village must have done some good! “
All in all at the FIS World Champs the Sharks were represented 5 times, James
Woods, Katie Summerhayes, Andy Longley, Ellie Koyander and James Machon all
competing.
Richard Summerhayes.
Well Done Katie & Woodsy
we’re all very proud of you
here at Sharks!

ZAUCHENSEE 2011
Claire, Prue & Barbara
The start of the journey for the new initiates was promising as
the salmon and champagne appeared - maybe the 24 hour
coach journey wouldn‘t be too long!
The coach was heavily loaded – even after Barbara kindly left
her suitcase at home, and Jenny her ski jacket ( though she did
pack the hood in case it snowed!). There was a new bright yellow
―Wally of the Day‖ hoodie to be keenly fought over and of
course the bell. The 3 ski groups were announced on the coach
– with leaders: Norman, Pete and Michelle, Tim and Molly. Teams were also announced
with the teams having to choose their own leader and name.
The first day was sunny and warm after a few flurries of snow overnight as we all
headed out to the coach for 8,30. Only the instructors had been to the area before so
we were all keen to explore. The snow was good and there was plenty of variety of
slopes from long winding blue runs to steep black
with some racing pistes and plenty of off-piste to try.
The snow continued to be good all week. Zauchensee
is a lovely resort—with somewhere to relax after
a hard days skiing! ( The chairs were heated!)
Tuesday we all skied over the top and down into the
next valley, where there were fun parks for the freestylers
to show us some tricks and even the littlest
ones had a go over the jumps. During the week Pete led his group through the forest
only then had to spend half an hour looking for a
lost ski – which could not be found so Pete had
to carry Eleanor down the mountain flanked by
his group. Also, better not to mention Norman –
who must have been feeling tired and so wanting
a rest sent his group accidentally on the wrong
bus on a tour round the villages.
All skiers improved amazingly from the first few
tentative turns on
Sunday to ski-ing
down the black on
Thursday. The second and third days were overcast
with flurries of snow and the slopes got a bit churned
up by the afternoon. But the latter part of the week was
sunny and bright and the slopes had been pisted and so

the skiing was excellent. We all got to experience
and cope with a real mix of conditions.
Throughout the week Jill and other parents
acted as excellent ‗sweepers up‘, collecting
fallen children, keeping order and number
counting so as not to lose their charges. The
littlest skiers braved cold chair lifts and Tbars
and showed the adults how mogul hopping
is done.
Every so often a line of bullets would fly
past or come to a rapid stop one by one, perfectly in line and equally spaced:
‗Norman‘s fliers‘ – a truly awe-inspiring and beautiful sight.
There was much singing on the coach ably led by Martin. There was only one dressing
up day but Sharks did not disappoint. Batman, Superman and Banana man all
put in an appearance, as did a monkey and Lala. We also helped to celebrate 4 birthdays
whilst we were there.
Martin kindly sacrificed his skiing fun to teach a group
of old fogeys – aka parents, whose hopes of keeping up
with their offspring were dashed by the end of the first
morning. He patiently explained (again and again) how
to plant poles, the benefits of leaning forwards rather
than sitting back , the perils of leaning into the hill, and
the need to face down the
slope. The culmination (apart
from the hot chocolate with
rum in to keep out the cold)
was a black run, down pristine
diamond glittering snow
– beyond our wildest expectations,
and Martin, we salute you. On the last day we
skied with our kids, who gave us hints and tips. It was a
real pleasure to see how much they had learned in a few
short days.
After dinner each night we had ‗notices and awards. Molly kept us in good order,
making sure we all knew where to go and what to do, and Martin and Norman together
with Tim, Pete and Michelle gave updates on their teams activities – awarding
points for achievement, and deducting them for mishaps and bad behaviour such
as falling off chairlifts and leaving rucksacks behind! There was stiff competition for
the award of Wally of the day, and Norman himself managed to win it, as did Molly,

Eleanor, Leif and Luke (a bit of a slow
news day when Luke won it, other days
there were many contenders). The bell
was won by Thomas, Andy, Genevieve,
Phil and Lucas (this was so his Mum and
Dad could find him). You‘ll have to ask
them details of the deeds that warranted
this amazing luck! Good humour, and especially
an ability to laugh at oneself is a
mark of a Shark, as is the ability to belt
out the Sharks anthem at truly astonishing
volume (thanks Megan) .
All would agree that the hotel was not as good as Wengen – with no lounge for us all
to sit and meet in, small rooms and food –
well what more can we say after a dessert of
Mars bars (tastefully arranged on a plate) -
except for ‗diabetic‘ Tony who was served
ice cream – funny how his table became very
popular! However, for the adults copious medicinal
‗Turkwalers‘ seemed to do the trick.
The smaller children went to town on the
historically themed fancy dress party on the
last evening.
Thanks to Molly & Martyn for arranging the holiday.
Are we there yet ?
From Lottie & Millie:
On our holiday we went skiing and we would
like to tell you about it. It took 2 days to get
there! We went to Zauchensee in Austria and
it was great. Lottie’s favourite bit was skiing
down a horrifying black run! Millie’s favourite
bit was when she fell over and was covered in
powdery snow and just giggled! Lots of people
got Wally of the Day for doing silly things,
there was also the Bell! If you got that it
meant the rest of us had to look out for you
coming. Neither of us ( Lottie and Millie) got
Wally or the bell. We really enjoyed our holiday
and would like to go on the Sharks Holiday
next year.

SHARKS HOLIDAY 2012—Wengen, Switzerland.
Departing Friday 30 th March – Returning Friday 6 th April
Coach includes:- travel, half board accommodation, Lift pass, and packed
lunch.
Adult = £800
Teens 16 – 19 years = £700.
Child under 16 years = £600
Flyers includes:- half board accommodation, lift pass, packed lunch
Adult = £700 PLUS flight and transfer
Teens 16 – 19 years = £600 PLUS flight and transfer
Child under 16 years = £500 PLUS flight and transfer
PRICES SUBJECT TO CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE
NB – Prices based on age on date of travel.
MEETING – Saturday 2 nd April 2011 Club House at 12.30pm
DEPOSIT - £50. Per person on Saturday 30 th April 2011
2 nd Deposit - £50. Per person by Saturday 28 th May 2011

From The Chair
Hi Everybody. Hope you are all keeping well and that
you are having a super ski season, even though the
snow, in some resorts, has not been at its best.
It is nearing the end of another busy year here at
Sharks. The AGM is looming and I encourage you all
to try to attend it – after all, it is your club and it
would be nice to see a few new faces this year.
A notice for the kids – I am going to organise a meeting,
after the AGM, for the kids, so that they can have
their say. I want to know what they think about
Sharks, so ask them to get their thinking caps on.
We had another successful club holiday this year at
half term, to Austria. We were lucky enough to have
some good snow and sunshine. We were able to introduce
some new Sharks and parents to the ‘Shark Experience’.
It may not have been Wengen, but it was a
great holiday and it was nice to be able to take the
Sharks to a different resort, but still having the advantage
of knowing our way around, as our instructors
had visited the resort previously. You will be able to
find out more about the holiday later in this issue.
The information for Wengen 2012 is printed in this issue
and there is a meeting planned, for all those interested,
in April.
Martyn

Schools Ski Race
By Loretta Marsh (Ella and Amy‘s Mum)
Hopefully by now, most of you will have heard that we are organising a schools race, so I
thought I’d take a bit of time to explain a little bit more about it.
If you are reading this, you already know how brilliant our Ski Club is. As well as seeing a
number of Sharks go on to compete at the highest levels we also provide training and opportunities
for lots of kids to become great skiers whether they compete at racing, freestyle
or moguls or just simply love to ski. Not forgetting of course, that many of you will
become instructors at 16 years old!
But it’s not all about the skiing! Sharks is a sociable family club and we do like to have a
bit of fun, don’t we?
A club like Sharks thrives on having a large membership and, as you know, we have
been trying hard to increase our membership this year. As part of that we thought that a
schools race would be a great way of showing new potential members what we are all
about: why just tell them when we can show them?
So, all primary and secondary schools in the South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire regions
and beyond have been invited to enter teams in our inaugural Schools Ski Race.
And here’s the part where I need you - both parents and Sharks- to make it work.
Schools will receive entry forms during the first week of April and they should already
have had a flyer telling them about the race. The thing is, schools are big, busy places
and in some, the emails might not have gone to the right person or might have been overlooked.
We are more likely to get teams entered from schools where an enthusiastic parent
or Shark goes to the right teacher and basically makes a bit of a nuisance of themselves
about it!
Please ask your teachers, please ask to stand up in assembly and make an
announcement about it, please ask your friends or children who have been on the school
ski trip if they’d like to take part! Please, parents, volunteer to manage the team(s)!
Could I ask you to let me know if you are doing this and which school you go to please?
Finally, we will need a lot of help on the day, just like at Frostbite. However the schools
race is on a weekday after school, so some of the ‘usual suspects’ are not available to
help. Could you? Please contact me if you could offer some help on the evening.
Lorettamarsh@tiscali.co.uk
07872 181075
Essential information:
The race will be held at Sheffield Ski Village on THURSDAY 30TH JUNE
and registration starts at 4.30pm.

Teams must consist of 3 or 4 skiers from the same school. Mixed sex and
age group teams are fine. The age group that the team competes in will be
determined by the eldest team member. The age limit is 16 (year 11). Entry
fee will be £20 per team. The minimum standard of skiing required is to be
able to perform linked snowplough turns safely, to be able to control speed
and to use the T bar lift. No previous racing experience is necessary. Helmets
must be worn (a cycling helmet would do). Ski and boot hire is available
and included in the team entry fee.
There will be training sessions for schools held in the weeks leading up to
the race- confirmed dates will come out with entry forms.
Each skier will make 2 timed runs of the slalom course and the best time
from a skier’s two runs will be used for the team event. The team time will
be the total of the fastest run times for any 3 skiers in the team, (maximum of
1 time for any skier) and the winner of each age group will be the team with
the lowest final combined time.
The sum of the skier’s two times will be used for ranking in the individuals’
event, using the skier’s correct age category.
Any Questions? Please ask me!

Sudelfeld FIS Moguls and British Moguls Championships
March 2011—Pete Handford Styring.
This year saw the British Moguls Championships join the FIS calendar and provided
many Sharks athletes to compete in their first full FIS competitions. Andy Longley,
Ben Parkes, Jack Smith, Tom Smith, Joss Englert and David Furley competed in the
Men‘s competitions while Hannah Handford-Styring and Alex Houston were in the
Ladies‘. They were also joined by James Bisset of Bromley. Coaches Jeff Fozzard
and Peter Handford-Styring joined the team with Martin Carr being one of the FIS
Judges for the weekend.
The Team
Friday was practice day with some flat work then a chance to ski in the course for a
few hours. The FIS Moguls competition took place on Saturday 5 March in brilliant
sunlight and perfect conditions. The course was perfectly formed and challenging,
the German organisers working hard
to create a perfect piste using artificial
snow. In the Men‘s competition
Andy Longley and Ben Parkes qualified
for the final, while in the Ladies‘
comp Hannah Handford-Styring finished
in 12 th place in her first FIS
race with Alex Houston in 16 th . Andy
eventually finished 5 th (and was then
taken off for Dope Testing) while
Ben finished 14 th .
Hannah Handford-Styring, British Ladies’ Moguls Champion in action

Andy Longley, British Men’s Moguls Champion in action :
Sunday 6 March saw the weather
close in and the piste become
much icier than the previous day.
Andy Longley put in an excellent
run to finish 5 th after qualification
for the Dual Moguls and maintained
his form in the final to narrowly
miss out on a semi-final
place finishing 5 th overall. In the
Ladies‘ competition, Hannah
Handford-Styring finished 10 th ,
narrowly missing out on the top 8
Final.
In the British Championships,
Andy Longley became British
Champions in both the Moguls
and Dual Moguls. Alex Houston
took Silver in the Ladies Moguls
and Dual Moguls with Ben
Parkes taking Silver and Jack Smith Bronze in the Men‘s Moguls. In the Dual Moguls
Tom Smith and Joss Englert, both in their first FIS races took Silver and Bronze
medals respectively.
The Podium
British Moguls Championships 2011
Ladies 1. Hannah Handford-Styring;
2. Alex Houston.
Men 1. Andy Longley;
2. Ben Parkes; 3. Jack Smith.
British Dual Moguls Championships
2011
Ladies 1. Hannah Handford-Styring; 2.
Alex Houston.
Men 1. Andy Longley; 2. Tom Smith;
3. Joss Englert.

Sharks Ski Club
2011 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sharks Ski Club will be held on Saturday 7 th May
2011 at 12.30 p.m. in the Sharks’ clubhouse at Sheffield Ski Village.
The principle purpose the AGM is to elect Officers of the Club and Committee Members for
the forthcoming year, to receive reports from current Officers of the Club on activities
during the year, and to approve the Club’s accounts and budget for the year. This year we
will also be approving an updated version of the Club constitution.
If any member wishes to stand as a Officer of the Club, or as a Committee Member, or
wishes to raise any other matter as an Agenda item at the AGM, can you please let the
Chairman (Martyn Askew) or Secretary (Andrew Law) know at least fourteen days before
the meeting.
All Members are encouraged to attend the AGM.
Andrew Law Sharks Club secretary
STOKE SKI RACE CLUB
FUN RACES 2011
AN INTRODUCTION TO SLALOM RACING FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES.
OPEN TO EVERYONE
Race 1 Saturday 16 th April
Race 2 Saturday 7 th May
Race 3 Saturday 11 th June
Race 4 Saturday 9 th July
Age categories, as at 1st Jan 2011
under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16, under 19, over 19
Medals awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place (timed runs) in all categories, male and female at each race
Trophies awarded for 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd place overall in all categories, male and female using best 3
results from 4
Entry Fee……..£13 per race
Or £45 for all 4 races
Entry forms available online at www.stokeskiraceclub.com
racesecretary@grnj989@aol.com
07971 237588

Four thousand years of skiing evolvement. . .
. . . in just five minutes!
In 2000BC: This is the earliest known picture of a skier found on a cave
wall in Tjoetta, Norway.
The Swedish „HOTING SKI‟, which was dug up in a peat bog, is the oldest
known example of a ski dating back to between 3000 BC and 2000 BC.
Another ski found in Norway dated back to about 500 BC.
So skiing is not exactly new!
The very first record of skis indicated that a pair comprised a long ski that
was used to carry most of the skier‟s weight on downhill runs and a shorter
ski that was used to steer.
There is evidence of skis being used for hunting, exploration and a simple
means of travel in the eighteenth Century in North America and in the European
Alps.
The skis evolved in design according to the purpose for which they were to be
used. For example, cross-country skis, which were used for travelling across
the valley floor from village to village, were long and narrow to give control on
straight runs. This was the original „Telemark‟ ski, developed in the district of
Telemarken in Norway. The „Telemark turn‟ was developed to change direction
on gentle inclines; on the flat the skis were merely „stepped around‟ in skating
movements. So really the very first skis were just a simple form of transport
for the individual.
I have an antique pair of skis at home with strap
bindings and plain wooden edges. The skis are made
out of mountain ash and still have some original
wax on the base!
The skis were made in 1926 in the Chamonix Valley,
France
Norman

Alpine skis descended from the Telemark Skis and were designed more for
recreation to enable “the summer mountain climber to enjoy the mountains in
winter”. These skis were developed around 1888. They were very basic; made
from Ash wooden planks, 7 feet long and 4.5 inches wide. They had strap
bindings and did not have any edges! The skier had ordinary leather walking
boots and carried one long stick!
Speed was reduced by leaning heavily on the stick the skier made a
gradual change of direction. This, as you can imagine, needed a very
‘strong arm’ and also encouraged probably the first shoulder rotation!
But it was needed then!
The photographs above show Mathias Zdarsky using the pole to create resistance
and hence changes of direction in a telemark turn technique!
Mathias Zdarsky, an Austrian, also developed further the „Stem Turn‟ in the
early 1900‟s which introduced more control and, at the same time, allowed
the braver skier to travel
faster!
Here is Zdarsky in what can be recognised
as a Snow Plough position, the basis
for almost all skiing movements, and
from which came the stem turn!
The Telemark turn, still seen performed today on cross-country skis with a „lift
heel binding‟, had been adequate for slow speeds and gentle terrain however,
the steeper descents on the higher mountain slopes demanded a more efficient
and much safer technique.

Ten miles from Oslo in Norway, in a place called Christiania, a man named
Vivien Caulfield introduced the „Stem Christie turn‟ a refined „Stem Turn‟. This
turn created a much tighter radius turn than before and therefore a „faster‟
turn on steeper slopes. Caulfield also introduced the carrying of two poles for
balance, for pushing and for initiating the stem christie turn movement!
In Scotland a modified ski turn was adopted through necessity: the „Lifted
Stem Turn‟. A simple stem turn could not be achieved, as the ski would not
„slide‟ across the snow because of the heather roots and loose rocks. Also a
„jump turn‟ could not always be used as this would sink the skis deep into the
soft heather. So the Scottish skier „lifted‟ one ski up and placed it in the direction
he wished to go next and, after putting weight onto it he would lift the
unweighted ski parallel. Molly was around at this time so you can ask her
about it!
You can see that early skiing in Scotland was certainly demanding and only
for the very enthusiastic individual! No lifts in those days; you had to walk up
the hill! One run down in the morning followed by one run down in the afternoon
was seen as a great days‟ skiing!
In 1920, as a result of the experiences of the Italian Army during the First
World War, steel ski edges were introduced.
This transformed skiing from „an aid to winter mountaineering‟ to a sport in its
own right and competitive skiing was introduced.
Simple, „all together set off from the top and the first skier down was the winner!‟,
races at first until Arnold Lunn „invented‟ timed slalom racing in Murren,
Switzerland in 1924. The Sharks have been there several times!

The first Slalom Races:
Modern Slalom Races:
The slalom pole was made from bamboo
and therefore did not have any flex at all
and also, because the skis cannot perform
a tight turn, the ski racer has to ski
„around‟ the slalom pole.
It can also be seen that the ski racer does
not wear any protection!
Notice how this International Ski Racer
races „through‟ the slalom gate and not
„around‟ it!
He can negotiate the „racing line‟ simply
because of his athleticism and his graceful
body movements.
Ski Racing in Glencoe 1954
Ski Racing was quite unique in the fact
that women readily competed in all
British Ski Competitions. The British
influence on the development of skiing
and ski racing was considerable. Two
of the oldest ski clubs in the world are
The DHO in Wengen and Kandahar in
Murren, Switzerland.

So, the story so far:
o The first skiing technique on wooden skis, with no edges – a change in
direction (a turn) was achieved by scraping a big stick on the snow and
later by a „hip throw‟ whilst carrying the stick in a horizontal position.
o The Stem Christie: an independent leg movement, „stepping‟ the skis
together, absorbing and applying pressure.
o The Basic Swing turn: introduced by BASI – creating support between
the outer ski and the snow (mat).
“whilst plough steering; towards the end of the curve the inside ski is
pivoted underneath the foot and the toe moves outwards. The ski
changes edges enabling the skis to become parallel.”
o The “snowplough swing” (toe out, heel in)– introduced by John Shedden,
the founder member of the English Ski Council which is now Snowsport
England.
o . . . . and the “Pizza and Chips” turn – introduced in the Sharks Ski
Club, but now banned (by Norman!) as being an inappropriate biomechanical
movement for a young skier!
Turning technique, through these stages, evolved as follows:
· turns performed by a shift of weight and a stick;
· turns done by a swing of the body;
· turns done by a direct steering action of the skis;
· and turns involving a combination of the above.

All of the above illustrates how much movement, incorporating pressing,
swinging, pushing, pointing and steering was actually needed to “change
the direction of travel” when on skis of early materials and design when compared
with today‟s skis.
The „new‟ carving skis of today consequently need a technique to utilize their
turning properties. The skier must now simply „enable‟ the ski to travel on its‟
own prescribed arc and the skier will enjoy the sensation with ergonomic control!
The accepted formula for achieving carved parallel turns is Pressure – Edge
– Turn of the legs in the hip socket – and therefore ski teaching methods
have had to reflect this.
*not always in that order.
PRESSURE is always present on each ski when it is in contact with the snow.
The pressure can be varied through appropriate pressing and releasing, by
extending and retracting the legs through flexing knees and ankles.
EDGE – the tilting of the ski at an angle, which is the action of pressing the
ski edge into the snow, thus creating resistance between it and the snow. It is
the use of this resistance that dictates speed and direction dependant upon
the amount of edge tilt angle (as well as existing speed, and momentum
etc.).
TURNING – the more the pressure and the greater the ski tilt angle then the
tighter the radius of the turn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . and therefore the turning,
the change in direction, is done to the skier by the skis and not to the
skis by the skier!
Consequently the „leg rotation‟ steering is a combined action applied to the
skis by the skier and to the skier by the skis!
. . . . the skis are now really being allowed to have minds of their own!
Let’s go and play!
written by Norman Gill

Racing News—Spring 2011
Pendle Winter League
Remember in then last report there was much excitement over the annual Pendle Winter league…
Well it‘s all over now and everyone had a wonderful time with success in all age categories…..and
as you will remember it was all about Gimmer Glory, well nothing changed throughout the series,
with the U99 team finishing the series on top, so well done to the U99 team who were
� David ‗Flying Scotsman‘ Henery
� Paul Smith
� Tim Justice
� Phil Black
…….and making a surprise appearance was the Shark Secret Weapon
� Mel Wilcockson
It was evident that who participated in the race series had a wonderful time and would all like to
thank Pendle for their hospitality
Frostbite 6
Another successful Frostbite race series is now over, with the final race taking place on Saturday
19 th March. The race series was very well supported with entries from Stoke Ski Club, Telford Ski
Club, SkiArt, Oval Ski Club and Pendle Ski club, not forgetting all you Sharks who all played
your part in making the series such a great success, with on most occasions over 80 racers taking
part in the fun.
The races could not have been possible without the support and help of all parents and so a big
thank you to everyone who helped out on race days.
The overall results and points can be found on the Sharks
Website but below is the summary of 1 st 2 nd and 3 rd places
for each category. Photos taken by Richard Wilkinson can be
seen and freely downloaded on the Sharks Facebook page
and at http://gallery.me.com/richardswilkinson#100201

RESULTS:
U8 Female
Grace Black Sharks 1st
Milly Norton Sharks 2nd
Eleanor Eaves Pendle 3rd
U8 Male
Joshua Law Stoke 1st
William Oakley Sharks 2nd
Ethan Hayes Ski Art 3rd
U10 Female
Grace Williams Telford 1st
Amy Marsh Sharks 2nd
Lottie Bryan Sharks 3rd
U10 Male
Oliver Black Sharks 1st
Dominic Bridge Ski Art 2nd
Matthis Ross Sharks 3rd
U12 Female
Ella Marsh Sharks 1st
Sarah Kemali Sharks 2nd
Vivien Uttley Sharks 3rd
U12 Male
George Hanlon Stoke 1st
Josh Genther Sharks 2nd
Robbie Henery Sharks 3rd
U14 Female
Debbie Henery Sharks 1st
Katie Walters Sharks 2nd
Genevieve Justice Sharks 3rd
U14 Male
Matthew Adams Sharks 1st
Jack Hinchliffe Sharks 2nd
Cameron Brown Sharks 3rd
U16 Female
Sophie Ogden Ski Art 1st
Inez Griffiths Sharks 2nd
Katy Head Oval 3rd
U16 Male
Matthew Martin Ski Art 1st
Sam Henery Sharks 2nd
Oliver Farr Sharks 3rd
U19 Female
Mel Wilcockson Sharks 1st
Sally Wood Pendle 2nd
U19 Male
Carl Medley Sharks 1st
Josef Tomlinson Sharks 2nd
Dan Smith Sharks 3rd
U99 Female
Jenni Corr Pendle 1st
Lorna Side Pendle 2nd
U99 Male
Tim Justice Sharks 1st
David Henery Sharks 2nd
Nick Spearpoint Oval 3rd

Forthcoming Events:
STOKE SKI RACE CLUB – FUN RACES 2011
Dates have been released for this summers fun races at Stoke and these are:
Saturday 16 th April
Saturday 07 th May
Saturday 11 th June
Saturday 09 th July
Entry forms and more information will be available in the Sharks club house – on the race notice
board. Also see advert elsewhere in magazine.
Now for the Serious Stuff!
The Snowsport England Club National and Grand Prix races commence with an indoor weekend
of Championship racing at Chillfactore, Manchester on Saturday 23 rd and Sunday 24 th April, this is
followed by the Norfolk Ski Club, Club National and Grand Prix which will take place in Norwich
on Saturday 30 th April and Sunday 1 st May. A Full list of events and dates are available on the
Britski website which can be found at britski.org
All budding Club National racers please remember you can enter 1 race as a ‗guest‘ without the
need to register with Snowsport England, but please remember that if you decide you like it and
want to continue you must register as a performer for this season.
Anyone needing more information about any aspect of the Club National/Grand Prix races or any
hotel/travel information please don‘t hesitate to speak to Pete or Michelle as they will be more
than happy to advise/assist you and will themselves be out and about at most races this summer
Looking forward to another good summer of racing and hoping to see some more of you Sharks
out there flying the flag……
Until next time
Pete & Michelle
P.S. This is how NOT to do it!!!!!
Pete at Gloucester last summer

From The Editor:
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue: Norman & Molly, Michelle & Pete, Martyn,
Pete Handford Styring, Loretta Marsh, Claire Allam, Prue Chiles , Millie & Lottie.
Photos: Richard Bryan, Annette Norton, Andy Jenkins, Pete Handford Styring, Richard Wilkinson.
Photo of James Woods from http://www.chamonet.com
Phtot of Katie Summerhayes from her own site:http://www.katiesummerhayes.co.uk/Home.html
Please send in any articles, letters, photos to BarbaraJenkins_Edale@hotmail.com