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Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Ravens Ski Club is the North East of England's premiere ski racing club. We train at Silksworth Ski Slope in Sunderland every Wednesday from 7-9pm. Ravens has a comprehensive race development programme with five coaching groups and seven coaches. Our race development team train every Sunday from 10-12pm as well as monthly trips to Xscape in Castleford to train on snow. For further details visit our website www.ravensskiclub.co.uk or contact us on 07774843651.

Tuesday 28 August 2012

529 days to Sochi and counting.....

New count down to Sochi added to the blog....


...................check it out!!

Saturday 25 August 2012

Silksworth offer ski service - grid, edge and wax for £5

Fantastic news - Silksworth Ski Slope are offering all Ravens Skiers an exclusive pre-season ski grind, edge and wax for only £ 5.00 (£10 for non Ravens).

Don't miss this fantastic offer !
 

Tuesday 21 August 2012

NOW OPEN - North East Open Ski Champs on 8th September (at Silksworth)

We are proud to announce that entry is now open for the North East Open Ski Champs on 8th September -  see flyer below


Your can download an entryform from here .... http://macoungroup.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/entry-form.jpg or pick one up at the slope any time.

Thursday 16 August 2012

Free skiing this Saturday

Sunderland Ski Slope have kindly offered free skiing to all Ravens and their friend this Saturday and Sunday.



So nows the chance to get some practice in before the racing at the end of the month.

This Sunday, the fun continues with RDS Training run by Craig.


We look forward to seeing you there!!

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Great News - Sochi 2014 just 541 days away!!!

Yes that's right....after the fantastic performance of Team GB at the London Olympics all eyes are now on the Winter Olympics on 07 February 2014 in Sochi Russia.


With the games starting in less than 2 years the organisers have launched a recruitment drive for volunteers just like the London Olympics.

If you've got some thick socks and fancy learning some Russian you can apply at the following website: -  http://vol.sochi2014.com/en/