| Western Region 2008-2009 Calendar | www.nspwr.org | |
| 2007-2008 Calendar | Updated: Friday, October 16th, 2009 | Back to current calendar |
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| January 2009 | www.nspwr.org | ||
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| Date | Day | Event | Contact |
| 1 | Thur | New Years Day | |
| 3-4 | Sat-Sun | Senior Alpine Examiners' Clinic - Afton, 9am-7pm Saturday, 9am-4pm Sunday. Sign up on-line. Notes Sr. Examiners, please sign up for the events you'll attend. |
Mike Nies |
| 3-4 | Sat-Sun | Level II Mountain Travel and Rescue Shakedown (Part 2 of 3) Wild River State Park Sign up on-line. Rescheduled from Jan. 17th-18th. | Daryl Coons |
| 4 | Sun | Toboggan Enhancement Seminar (TES) (NSP Course #15393) - Powder Ridge, 1:00pm Sign up on-line. | Ron Sluka Instructor: Danny Kenning |
| 10 | Sat | Senior Alpine Precourse West - Location changed to Andes Tower Hills Sign up on-line. Notes Sr. Examiners, please sign up for the events you'll attend. |
Mike Nies |
| 10-11 | Sat-Sun | Central Division Nordic SES - Minocqua Winter Park Sign up on-line. | Dave Squires, Peter Wollan |
| 10 | Sat | Mesabi East Invitational x-c (nordic) race - Giants Ridge | |
| 12 | Mon | Central Division Nordic Telemark Clinic - Loc: TBA Sign up on-line. | Dave Squires, Peter Wollan |
| 13-14 | Tue-Wed | Instructor Development Course (NSP Course #16387) - Buck Hill. This course will be run over two evening sessions--Tuesday, Jan 13 and Wednesday, Jan 14 and will begin at 6:30 p.m. each evening. The course is a requirement for anyone who wishes to be an NSP instructor (OEC, Emer. Transport (Toboggan), Avalanche, MTR, Instructor Development, etc.), and it also counts as a Senior elective. Course fee is $10.00, please make checks payable to NSP Western Region. Participants will need to obtain a copy of the textbook "Instructor Development-Training the Adult Learner" from the NSP on-line catalog (catalog item #502, $19.50 plus postage.) Pre-registration is required, and you may sign up on-line. Registration is due no later than January 3rd. Sign up on-line. | Bob Iverson Instructor: Bob Iverson |
Notes Sr. Examiners, please sign up for the events you'll attend. |
Mike Nies | ||
| Daryl Coons | |||
| 17 | Sat | Pepsi Challenge x-c (nordic) race - Giants Ridge | |
| 18 | Sun | Ski Enhancement Seminar (SES) - Welch Village (NSP Course #16120) Course fee is $10.00 payable at the clinic. Sign up on-line. | Jim or Cindy McLeod |
| 19 | Mon | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
| 21 | Wed | Christie Mtn. On-Hill Refresher, 5:30-9:00pm | Dennis Potter |
| 23 | Fri | Christie Mtn. On-Hill Refresher, 5:30-9:00pm | Dennis Potter |
| 23-25 | Fri-Sun | Level II Mountain Travel and Rescue Field Session (Part 3 of 3) Jay Cooke State Park Sign up on-line. Rescheduled from Jan.30th-Feb.1st | Daryl Coons |
| 24 | Sat | Senior Emergency Management Precourse - Coffee Mill Senior Emer. Mgt. candidates are required to attend at least one precourse. Sign up on-line. Sr. Examiners, please sign up for the events you'll attend. |
Mary Pritchett (WR Sr. Emer. Mgt. Coord.) |
| 24 | Sat | Senior Alpine Precourse North - Lutsen Sign up on-line. Notes Sr. Examiners, please sign up for the events you'll attend. |
Mike Nies |
| 24-25 | Sat-Sun | Certified Qualification Clinic and Re-cert - Lutsen (Interested? Why not attend the event to ski along and see what it is all about? We may even need your help as a patient or toboggan rider.) Sign up on-line. | Terry Spohn |
| 25 | Sun | Christie Mtn. On-Hill Refresher, 10am-1:30pm | Dennis Potter |
| Daryl Coons | |||
| 31 | Sat | Senior Alpine Precourse East - Wild Mtn. Sign up on-line. Notes Sr. Examiners, please sign up for the events you'll attend. |
Mike Nies |
| 30 | Fri | Proposed Region Roundtable Meeting during January has been cancelled. The next meeting scheduled for March 7th will continue as planned. Location (north metro area) and times will be communicated when finalized. | Scott Young |
| 31 | Sat | Section Chiefs W-1, W-4 Election nominations due to the election coordinator: Lee Stotesbery | John (JT) Thomas, Lee Stotesbery |