Hello ski fans! Tomorrow is our annual poker run event. Unlike in past years, we’ll be running it at Telemark, starting at the lodge.
What you need: Running shoes, running clothes, your map brains, and your awesome strength technique!
What I need: Parents to go with the groups, with fully charged cell phones, to make sure they don’t get too lost. Please don’t help the kids with navigation unless they are heading off to lands unknown!
Coaches will be at each of the stations to lead that station’s strength activity
How it works: Each group will be given a map with the five stations marked on it. Athletes will stay in their groups at all times, and do each station together. You get one poker card for arriving together at each station, another poker card for successfully (and with good technique!) completing each strength activity. Each group can choose their best five cards to make the highest scoring hand, and the best poker hand gets the prize! Note that you can get up to 10 cards, so be strategic. All groups have to be back by noon.
See you up there! It’ll be great to see Telemark in all of its glory again!
From the Coaches
Boucherie Grind this Sunday Morning
This is a recreational hike, so go at your own pace. However, if you are inclined, there is also competitive trail racing with chip timing to the finish line at the summit, or challenge yourself, and the firefighters, on the Mt. Boucherie Rush trail! Aim for your fastest lap or see how many laps you and your team are able to complete in a 4 hr period.
Family activities, food trucks, and live music by classic rock band Crisprr at the finish line. Firefighter Challenges: Want to test your grit? Take the firefighter hose challenge – it’s harder than you think!
Awards and prizes.
Date: October 1st, 2023, 9:00 AM
Location: Mount Boucherie Secondary School Sports Fields, 2751 Cameron Road, West Kelowna, BC, V1Z 2T6
Telemark Discount Code: Enter discount code “RACINGROCKS” when registering to access a $10 fee instead of $25.
Proceeds from the race will go to support local firefighting efforts and charities. West Kelowna firefighters will be doing the hike with us, and they are bringing a bunch of their gear to show off to the kids!
We will accept walk-ups on Sunday morning, but we appreciate advance registrations. There will be a package pickup at Mount Boucherie Winery, 829 Douglas Road, on Friday afternoon 4-6 pm.
