About
The Rocky Mountain Jackrabbit Ski Club, RMJSC, is a family-orientated, volunteer-run, Jackrabbit program designed to teach children aged 4 – 14 the joys of cross-country skiing. The cross country ski Club is based in Calgary and was formed in 1987. Weekly cross country ski sessions take place on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m., January to March. The locations vary weekly but most are within the Calgary, Canmore and Kanansaskis areas. The basic principals for the program are:
- Have fun
- Learn to cross-country ski
- Introduce the importance of winter fitness
Children are divided into groups respective of their skiing ability and age. Each weekly session is planned and run by qualified, volunteer leaders. For the youngest group, Bunnies, a parent is required to ski with their child during the each session. If your child is older, you may be asked to assist on an occasional basis.
RMJSC participates in a few special events each year. Some of the events may include:
- Biathlon
- Loppetts
- Ski-in weekend
- Goat Creek Trail…
- and many more.
Please see our Winter 2011-2012 schedule for more details.
Parent involvement is essential for our group’s success! Parents are encouraged to seek volunteer positions that they excel at or are ready to challenge themselves with. Some of the volunteer positions include:
- Group leaders
- Assistant leaders
- Executive positions
- Coordinator of one or various social functions
- Collect money at skiing venues…
- and the list goes on.
Are you and your family ready to ski? If your answer is YES, then we would love for you to join Rocky Mountain Jackrabbits Ski Club! If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me.
Kelsey Wicktor Neumeister
President
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Become a member of the Rocky Moutain Jackrabbit Ski Club to join all the action. For more information, read our Join Us page, and look around the site (ie Membership overview, and Trip Support…). When you are ready, or have more questions…
Simply complete the form below and one of our members will be in touch with you to answer your questions and complete your registration.
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We meet for our regular cross-country ski lessons every Sunday afternoon thoughout the ski season, January thru March. The location is pre-determined, although on occasion we may change venues due to ski or weather conditions. An email will be sent to club members each Saturday evening to verify the location, weather and ski conditions, and to provide the group with notice of cancellation, when necessary. The Club’s temperature cut-off for cancellation is minus 20 degrees Celcius (including windchill).
See below the calendar for general information on our special events.
Our complete list of events this year:
Special Events
In addition to our regular cross-country ski lessons, we also have several special events. The first of these is our Fall Pot Luck on Saturday, October 15, at 6:00 PM. This is an event where we meet and greet new and prospective members, and take care of the club’s early season business.
Other events include a biatholon evening for the older kids at Canada Olympic Park; a club weekend in Radium Hotsprings and participation in the Nipika Loppet (a fun, cross-country ski race for all ages); skiing the Goat Creek trail in Banff; and a wrap-up BBQ. See the events calendar (stay tuned for 2011-12 events)
read moreClub contacts for further information
If you are interested in Joining our Club, or have questions, Fill out the following form and we will get back to you:
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