{"id":6477,"date":"2019-12-19T11:21:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T18:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=6477"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:19:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:19:53","slug":"december-2019-core-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corehike.org\/?p=6477","title":{"rendered":"December 2019 CORE Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 2019 CORE Newsletter<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Executive News<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Seasons Greetings\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

CORE executive\u00a0wishes their members and family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Reminder: There is no monthly CORE meeting for December 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/span>January 28, 2020 CORE Monthly Meeting<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The Big Bear Constellation<\/span><\/strong>Members and Guests please join us for January’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Scarboro Community Centre 1727 – 14th Ave SW.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

If you have an idea for a presenter, who may be willing to give us a talk on their adventures, please send their particulars along to the executive and we will see what can be arranged. <\/span><\/p>\n

Creatures of the Night<\/span> <\/strong>– presented by John McFaul, Owner and guide of Alpenglow Nature Hikes.<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This presentation is to introduce the constellations that parade across the night sky, their mythology and some of the interesting celestial objects that they contain. <\/span><\/p>\n

John McFaul is a professional naturalist who has been leading nature walks and hikes for over 34 years. From 1986 – 2003 he worked for the City of Calgary as a naturalist for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. From 2004 to present John is the owner\/guide for Alpenglow Nature Hikes. He is the president and program director and a Honourary Member of the Calgary Field Naturalist’s Society. He is a recipient of the Loran L. Goulden Award from the Federation of Alberta Naturalists. <\/span><\/p>\n

Alpenglow Nature Hikes is dedicated to introducing Calgarians to the natural wonders of Calgary’s Nature Parks as well as Kananaskis Country and the mountain parks. He does presentations on Birds\u00a0and\u00a0Wildflowers of Calgary and the Rockies, hiking in the Rockies and Kananaskis Country, mammals of Lake O’Hara and Creatures of the Night constellations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Renewal of CORE Membership for 2019\/20 membership year<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

CORE is halfway through the year and is planning trips for the remaining\u00a02019\/20 fall and winter seasons. If you would like\u00a0to join any of our\u00a0events, you must be a CORE member or guest. For more information on how to join CORE, go to the<\/span>\u00a0 “Join Now” <\/a>tab, on the website.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Avalanche Skills Training\u00a0Level 1 Course (AST 1):<\/span><\/h2>\n

CORE is organizing an AST 1 course (Avalanche Skills Training Level 1), on January 11 and 12, 2020. We highly encourage anyone playing in the backcountry to have this whether you are a skier, snowshoer or climber. You will learn to recognize avalanche terrain, understand safe travel, and be taught companion rescue. It will be taught by certified instructors (ACMG guides). Each participant will receive a certificate showing they have completed the course. \u00a0There will be one day of classroom instruction and then a full day in the field. You can be on skis or snowshoes. The use of transceivers, probes and shovels will be taught. If you do not own a transceiver, probe, and rescue shovel, you will need to\u00a0tell Mike – there is no extra cost for this equipment – it is included in the course cost(these items suppled by the course instructor)\u00a0. We need\u00a0 exactly \u00a08 people to get the best price where each person would pay $100 dollars, with the CORE’s Peterman fund paying the other half to meet the full standard AST 1 cost of $200 dollars per person. Last date for signup is December 28, 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will need to register for the course by email to mailbox@corehike.org<\/a>, And state in the email subject line, AST 1 course\u00a0forward email to\u00a0Mike. Mike is organizing the AST 1 event.\u00a0And by sending a cheque to CORE with a letter stating what the payment is for (See the About page for CORE’s mailing address<\/a>). All payments are due before December 28, 2019. The classroom part of the course will be held at a meeting room at MEC in Calgary on January 11. The field day (January 12) will be held at Bow Summit – car pooling arrangements will be made on January 11 at MEC.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Car Pooling<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

When car pooling, if the road has been very dusty, slushy\u00a0or muddy, you should help your driver\u00a0out by giving an extra loonie ($1.00) or toonie ($2.00)\u00a0for a vehicle\u00a0wash. Your driver will appreciate this gesture.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event Coordinators Guidelines<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Trip Reports<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Please remember that the best and fastest way to send your Trip Reports to the\u00a0 Executive Trip Coordinator,\u00a0\u00a0is to\u00a0attach\u00a0the report as a pdf or a\u00a0scanned photo to an email\u00a0\u00a0to <\/span>mailbox@corehike.org\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 if this is not possible, then you can bring the hard copy to one of the monthly meetings. Electronic or hard copy the trip reports must be given in as soon as possible after the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

Event Calendar<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Information on the title part (front page) of the calendar event should have the kind of event, the name of the event, the area, the kilometers, the elevation and the difficulty rating of the event – NOTHING ELSE. All the rest of the information should be in the description of the event.<\/span><\/p>\n

e.g. Snowshoe, Hare Loop, West Bragg Creek, 7 kms, 100m, E.<\/span><\/p>\n

Please refer to the Guides tab on the CORE website for information on <\/span>Guidelines, Difficulty Ratings,<\/a> etc..<\/span><\/p>\n

Safety<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Please ensure that you have with you, your membership card (with your emergency contact information) visible on your backpack, as well as\u00a0your own\u00a0first aid kit. Refer to the Guides tab on the CORE Website under<\/span> Clothing and Equipment <\/a>to make sure you have the appropriate clothing\/footwear and equipment for the particular event, as well as food and plenty of water. Remember that\u00a0event coordinators may refuse anyone not adequately equipped to participate in that event (hike, scramble, snowshoe, x-country ski, bicycle, etc.).<\/span><\/p>\n

Members, you need to be aware of\u00a0your own capabilities and limitations, in relation to how difficult the event is. You can check the <\/span>Guidelines, Difficult Ratings <\/a>for reference.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gloves found<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lost and Found<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Found a pair of Gloves from last spring. You\u00a0will need to identify the gloves. If you believe these gloves are yours, email to <\/span>mailto:mailbox@corehike.org<\/a>\u00a0, with details of the missing gloves.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CORE Photo Album<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

All CORE members participating in CORE activities are welcome and encouraged to post photos taken on your outings in the CORE website Photo Albums. There are Photo Management instructions on the<\/span> CORE Guides<\/a> web page. If you have any trouble uploading your photos, please ask the event coordinator or other experienced CORE member. Some guidelines when posting\u00a0photos\u00a0:<\/span><\/p>\n