BASS Chamonix & Parallel Dreams Newsletter

Elite Ski Professionals helping YOU achieve your snowsports dreams May 2009
In This Issue
Tragic death of colleague
The Snow Centre at Hemel opens
Reminder from Shona

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You can also receive a newsletter from BASS Megeve from June 2009 onwards. To receive this NEW mailing click on the update profile link at the bottom of this message. BASS Megeve opens for bookings on 1st of June 2009.

Greetings!
Welcome the the NEW BASS Chamonix & Parallel Dreams e-newsletter. From June 2009 onwards we will be sending out this combined newsletter on a monthly basis to all our subscribers who have ticked the BASS Chamonix and Parallel Dreams interest lists.

There will also be a seperate BASS Megeve monthly e-newsletter for those who have ticked the BASS Megeve list. The first of these will be sent out in June so if you would also like to receive this mailing then please update your profile by clicking on the link at the bottom of this email.

As always our goal is to keep you up to date with our latest information while avoiding bombarding you with too many emails. The focus of this newsletter will be to keep you informed about updates to the Parallel Dreams Vault, the latest resources from Parallel Dreams and products/courses & events being run by BASS Chamonix (British Alpine Ski School Chamonix).

We look forward to continuing to help you achieve your goals in snowsports.

Tragic death of colleague

We are very sad to report that Keith McIntosh was killed in an avalanche during a board test in Austria earlier this month. Keith was very much part of the teaching community here in Chamonix and had looked after many of our snowboarding clients over the past few years. His death is a tragic loss to the world of snowboarding and to his family and friends.

A facebook page has been set up where you can leave messages of support. There is also a link to details of how to donate to the trust fund for his son Arren.
The Snow Centre 
The Snow Centre at Hemel
The Snow Centre at Hemel Hempstead opened to the public on the 6th of May. We were lucky enough to attend the VIP opening on the 5th with celeberities like Sir Steve Regrave also in attendance. Click here for pictures of the event on facebook.
 
This is a fantastic new facility near London with easy access from other parts of the country and from Ireland via Luton Airport. The quality of the snow is excellent as is the centre design ensuring that users will have a great and very real experience.
 
BASS Chamonix & Megeve and the other network ski schools have already developed strong links with the centre and we will be running some events there later this summer/autumn. You can keep in touch with the lastest info via a number of sources listed under "Company Links" in this newsletter. One of the easiest and quickest ways to keep up to date is by following us on Twitter.
Disability Snowsport UK 
Reminder from Shona 
Just to remind everyone that I am "JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE WITH THE RED DEVILS"  on the 10th July 2009.

It is all in a good cause, we are raising money for Disability Snowsport UK (if you have never heard of them please check them out). It is the Skier & Boarder's Charity and is the official charity of the British Association of Snowsport Instuctors (our Instructor Members Association).  Recently BASI & DSUK supported The Crystal Holidays Challenge event in Mayrhofen in Austria and that is where this idea all came together.

Sir Steve Redgrave is heading up the team which also includes Alain Baxter (British Olympic Athlete), Andrew Lockerbie (BASI Chairman and part time instructor for us here at BASS Chamonix), Gareth Roberts (BASI Alpine Director) and many BASI Trainers and Staff from BASI, DSUK and Crystal Holidays.

It should be a FUN event although we are all a little nervous now we are on the list!! 

If you were able to support us in any way it would be very much appreciated.  Thank you in advance for taking the time to look at this event.  Any donation however large or small would be fantastic. Click here  to make a donation.

Have an awesome summer and we look forward to receiving your bookings for next season (get them in quick!).

Shona 
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Thanks for reading the BASS Chamonix & Parallel Dreams e-news. We hope you have a great summer and look forward to seeing you in the Mont Blanc region next season. If you have friends who you think would benefit from our help then please forward this email to them.
The BASS Chamonix & Parallel Dreams Team
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