Disability Snowsport Skiathon 2010
666 The number of the Piste...
Can the North beat the South?
SIGN UP YOUR TEAM ONLINE HERE!!!
The 2010 Disability Snowsport National Skiathon is here! This year we have a brand new theme and invite teams of 6 to take on the challenge of skiing or boarding 666 runs of your local indoor ski slope in 6 hours! The event is taking place at the 6 indoor snow centres across the UK:
Hemel Snow Centre, Chill Factore - Manchester, Tamworth SnowDome, SNO!zone Braehead, SNO!zone Castleford & SNO!zone Milton Keynes.
Confirmed celebrities that will be appearing at the local slopes are: Sir Steve Redgrave, Graham Bell - DSUK patron and skier, Mark Foster - Olympic Swimmer, Heather Mills, Eddie the Eagle, Leon Taylor - Olmpics Medalist Diver, Mikey from Big Brother, and Coronation Streets Rosie Webster.
The entry fee is £66 per team and we ask that participants must also raise at least £666 per team in sponsorship. For your entry fee you will recieve entry to the slope, support from us in undertaking the challenge and fundraising as well as a unique event T-shirt & goody bag. There will a fantastic prize for the team who raise the most sponsorship money and for the team who skies or boards the most amount of runs in the time given - so get training & fundraising!
Places are filling up fast! To guarantee your teams place you need to register as soon as possible!
For your £66 entry fee you will receive free entry to the slope of your choice, support from us in undertaking your chosen challenge, as well as an event t-shirt. There will be prizes for the individual and group who raise the most sponsorship money – so get fundraising!
A step by step guide to entering the Skiathon 2010
Step ONE: Find out which is your nearest local slope to taking part in the Skiathon.
Step TWO: Organise a team of 6 participants who can ski or board and allocate a team leader. If you don't manage to get a team of 6 together please contact sophiewood@disabilitysnowsport.org.uk, we might be able to help you with others in the same boat.
Step THREE: Before registering for the Skiathon, ensure you have the name, date of birth, email address and phone number of each participant. Register your details by using either a paper copy of the application form here, or online and pay your £66 entry fee. Check that you agree to the terms and conditions (below).
Step FOUR: Start fundraising by downloading our fundraising hints & tips and ensure that all the money is paid to Disability Snowsport UK by no later than 1 month after the event.
Step FIVE: On the day of the event make sure you bring along a copy of your registration confirmation (either a stamped entry form from DSUK or a printout of the online system’s confirmation of registration) with you. Please arrive at the slope with enough time to register your team and collect all ski equipment before the start of the challenge.
Fundraising
You can set up your own fundraising page at Virgin Money Giving or download a hard copy sponsorship form here. Make sure you get all the details required from the people sponsoring you so we can claim Gift Aid on their donations. You could also download a poster and put it up in your office, school, university or gym to get more people interested!
Terms and Conditions for participating in the Skiathon 2010
Disability Snowsport UK and the local slope in use will not be held liable for death, personal injury or loss or damage as a consequence of participation in the Skiathon 2010. All skiing participants should be reasonably fit, be in good health and be able to do controlled link turns, snowplough turns and use the ski lift. If you are not able to meet these standards you may be asked to leave the slope and not participate in the event. Skiers with disabilities taking part must have an Adaptive Instructor present and helper if needed. Local slope rules and fees may apply for clothing hire. Participants will respect slope rules and behave in an appropriate manner. Participants agree to raise at least £666 minimum sponsorship (in addition to £66 entry fee) per team to be sent to DSUK no later than 1 month after the event. On the day of the challenge participants are responsible for arriving with enough time to register their team and collect all ski equipment before the start of the challenge.
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