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Lappe Nordic Welcomes New Head Coach

 The Lappe Nordic Ski Club is delighted to welcome new Head Coach Kevin Shields to oversee coaching and program development.  Kevin will assist the current volunteer coaches in further developing their programs to ensure a high level of program quality for all ages and abilities of skiers, including Para Nordic.  The Cross Country Canada (CCC) Long term Athlete Development Model (LTAD) will serve as the guide for ski programs at Lappe.

 Kevin comes to the Club from Waterloo where, for 16 years, he successfully increased membership and participation at the Waterloo Region Nordic Ski Club, and helped coach his son Andy Shields, a current member of the NDC in Thunder Bay.  He states, “I am looking forward to joining Lappe Nordic and experiencing the outdoors of Northwestern Ontario.  As the club coach, my hope is that through their participation in club programs, members will develop their love of the outdoors, sport and physical activity, and be inspired to pursue their dreams.”

Off Season Racing Begins

The SSSAA mountain bike race series began at Centennial Park May 8.  Two of Lappe's skiers ruled the trails with Laura Inkila the top overall girl, and Evan Palmer-Charette 2nd in senior boys.

Lappe Track Attack & Midget Ski Team

Starting this spring, young Lappe skiers are welcome to join the FUN and ADVENTUROUS Track Attack & Midget Ski Team. This is for youth in Track Attack and those who have completed the Track Attack program and skills. If you are interested, please contact Werner at 344-5554 or wsla@tbaytel.net.

See POSTER for details!

Order your new Lappe warm-up jacket!

"The Lappe Nordic Ski Club is ordering new warm-up jackets for arrival fall 2012. They are the "Challenger jacket" made by Bjorn Daehlie apparel, are black with white, and will be emblazoned with the Lappe logo in blue. Pricing will be approximately $170 for the men's or women's jackets, and $90 for the youth "Charger jacket", which is similar in style and is also black. Price estimates include taxes and embroidery costs. 
If you would like to order a jacket, please contact Katherine Hall at kid_kathall@hotmail.com.

Lappe Juniors Selected to Ontario Junior Dev Team

Congratulations to Evan Palmer-Charrette and Laura Inkila who tentatively have qualified for the Ontario Junior Development Team.  Selection is based on Ontario Cup results among all licensed juniors in Ontario.  Lappe's other junior aged racer, Brady Harkonen, missed the mark despite having his season best placing in the free technique sprints this past weekend.

New Trails Map for Lappe

Check out the new trails map for Lappe Ski Centre.  Due to the newly extended Maaritta's Loop, the distances on the trail signs are just slightly outdated even though the signs were new just last year - nothing but change is constant.  The new distances are in parenthesis on the new map.

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