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Saturday, January 30, 2016
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TEAM CAPTAINS
1. Contact Information of the Teams Coordinator
Brigitte Bergeron
Telephone : (819) 717-9646
E-mail: [email protected]
2. Fundraising for your Team
Each Team captain has committed that his or her team will raise a minimum of
$1,000 for a Standard Team and $5,000 for a Prestige Team. We request that
captains maximize their efforts to realize the objective before January 16, 2016.
Your cooperation in this regard is very much appreciated. Donations can easily
be made via our web site or by mail using the donation forms available … click here.
We ask that you encourage your participants and donors to donate on-line. It is
easy and they will be transported to your team’s securitized page on the
CanadaHelps web site. If you have cheques or cash to remit, you will be able to do
so at the Captains' Information Meeting.
3. Deposit Evenings
In order to lighten the administrative burden and to facilitate the start logistics
on the evening of the event, we would like to receive and account for donations
that are not made on-line before the date of the event. There will not be any official
Deposit Evenings this year, so we ask you to bring us these donations to
Palliacco at 2280 Rue Labelle, Mont-Tremblant during weekdays or to call us to
make an appointment if you would like to come during an evening or a weekend.
4. PRESTIGE Teams
A PRESTIGE Team costs a minimum of $5,000 and includes lodging for 10 people
at charming Grand Saint-Bernard on the Domaine Saint-Bernard for the nights of
January 29 and 30.
5. Participants who solicit donors who will not donate on-line must make photocopies of
the Donation Forms available here or obtain copies from Palliacco.
6. No team must exceed 10 participants.
7. Registration on the Evening of the Event
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TEAM CAPTAINS
Team captains must register their team at the Petit Saint-Bernard at Domaine
Saint-Bernard on January 30 at 5 :00 PM while team members other than
captains can congregate around their respective team posts which will be installed
between the Petit Saint Bernard et the Grand Saint-Bernard. Each team post will be
identified by the team number. Team numbers and names will be posted on two
signs installed near the Petit Saint-Bernard.
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Each captain will be provided the cell phone number of Daniel Charbonneau,
Director of Ski de fond Mont-Tremblant, in case of emergency;
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Captains will have to provide us with the number of their team participants
who will trek on trail A-1 and the number who will trek on trail M-1 (see item 9
below);
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Donations will be accepted at registration, however we strongly encourage
you to remit these prior to the evening of the event to help us with the
administration and make the start more efficient.
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Participants will be able to keep warm inside the Grand Saint-Bernard
before the start if they are cold.
8. Trail Alternatives
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Trail A-1, Grande Allée, is a loop of approximately 7 km which can be done
on cross-country skis, snowshoes or on foot because the trail will be divided
in two – there will be a stop at Refuge Audet (after about 2,5 km) for a hot
consommé and a stop at the Abri Herman-Deshaies (about 1 km before the
end) for a cup of hot wine;
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Trail M-1, Manicou, is a trail to the Abri Herman-Deshaies to taste the hot
wine – it is about 2 km return and can only be done on foot or snowshoes;
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Participants of one team can choose to trek on different trails;
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Studded walking boots are an interesting alternative because studs are
easier to walk on than snowshoes and they cause less damage to the trails
than walking boots.
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TEAM CAPTAINS
9.
Start Logistics
Please note and inform your team participants that there will be two different start
times. We request your assistance in this regard so that the start proceeds
efficiently:
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The first start will be for cross-country skiers on trail A-1 (7 km);
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The second start will be for snowshoers and walkers on trail A-1 and M-1 (2
km).
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NEW THIS YEAR : no group photo before the start;; guidelines will be briefly
summarized by Tim Pepper, event organizer; start signals will be given by
Honorary Co-Chairs.
10. Communications with your team participants
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Please inform them well of the trail choices and the start logistics;
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Please provide them with your email address and telephone number for
communication purposes before the event;
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Please ask them to bring a headlamp, their cell phone and a water bottle
on the evening of the event;
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Please provide them with the number of your team in order to facilitate the
meeting of your team around your team post before the start;
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Please advise them to eat a good snack or a light dinner before arriving at
Domaine St-Bernard on the evening of the event, since the wine, cheeses,
raw vegetables, terrines and sweets will be served after the trek and are not
meant to be a dinner. NEW this year : buffet tables in each room and a
cocktail type service by volunteer.
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Please advise them that the equipment rental boutique will not be open;
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Please advise them that lodging will be available in the Grand St-Bernard on
January 29 and 30 at a cost of $20 per person per night. Interested persons
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must bring their bedding, towels and food. Registered participants can
reserve by calling Amélia Puddifer at (819) 425-3588.
11. Each captain will be responsible, for security purposes, to count the number of
participants of his or her team before the start of the event and upon arrival.
12. Please verify your team on Palliacco’s web site here to be certain that all of your
participants are there and inform us of any additions or cancellations.
13. The availability of toilets is summarized as follows: at Centre de la nature Wheeler
until 7 :00 PM, at Petit Saint-Bernard after 6 :00 PM, at Grand Saint-Bernard as of
5:00 PM, at Pavillon VELAN as of 4:00 PM, at Refuge Audet and at Abri HermanDeshaies. The toilets at Refuge Audet and at Abri Herman-Deshaies are outside
toilets. Think about having kleenex with you.
14. The map with directions to get to Domaine Saint-Bernard is available here.
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