BUSC Main Event - Alpe d'Huez - Easter 2010 Womens Freestyle Snowboard Slopestyle - Sabrina Burnham - GOLD Medal Mens Skier-X - Pete Baksh - BRONZE Medal
Easter Trip - Replace Your Face Competition Winner
SUSSC do Val d'Isere! 02/01/10 At the end of the autumn term, SUSSC ran their annual ski trip, with a staggering 8 coaches and 400 people heading to the alpine resort of Val d’Isere. A week of epic sunshine on the slopes saw something on offer for everyone. Over 100 people learnt to ski or board for the first time, with help from English speaking ESF instructors. Those more experienced SUSSCateers didn’t get bored as there was plenty on offer across the Espace Killy ski area, especially with virtually empty early season slopes. An admirable SUSSC contingent represented every night. Highlights included the epic spacemen vs. Aliens night in Dicks Tea Bar, where SUSSC had the exclusive privilege of legendary alpine band Dr Bruce, as well as the notorious Smurfs night.
19/11/09 Race Team Results Autumn Term Kings Round 1
1st Mixed Team (Freddie, Kat, Rachael, Oli, Pete) - 1st Place
2nd Mixed Team (DM, Chris, Jackie, Anna, Carly) - 3rd Place
3rd Mixed Team (Tom, Tom, FP, Sarah, Ollie) - 11th Place
1st Ladies Team (Kat, Rachael, Carly, Anna) - 1st Place
1st Boarders (Sam, Amy, Sam, Luke) - 3rd Place
Kings Round 2
1st Mixed Team (Freddie, Kat, Rachael, Oli, Pete) - 1st Place
2nd Mixed Team (DM, Chris, Tom, Anna, Jackie) - 4th Place
3rd Mixed Team (Ollie, Claire, Rory, Lucy, Jen) - 5th Place
1st Ladies Team (Kat, Rachael, Anna, Jackie) - 1st Place
1st Boarders (Sam, Amy, Luke, Pete) - 4th Place
BUDS
Men's Ski Slalom
Run 1
2. Pete Baksh 17.67
18. Oli Nelson 19.49
69. Chris L 22.25
79. Matt Smith 22.61
120. Tom V 24.64
DNF DM
DNF Freddie M
Run 2
4. Pete Baksh 46.87
DSQ Oli Nelson
Women's Ski Slalom
Run 1
13. Kat Barber 20.48
20. Rachael Walsh 21.34
21. Carly Phillips 21.35
35. Jackie Rumens 23.31
101. Jen Clarke 29.07
Run 2
7. Kat Barber 54.23
DNF Rachael Walsh
DSQ Carly Phillips
Men's Ski GS
6. Pete Baksh 25.33
25. Freddie M 28.70
29. Oli Nelson 28.96
39. DM 30.09
63. Chris L 31.84
91. Tom V 34.05
Matt Smith DNF
Women's Ski GS
17. Kat Barber 29.62
26. Rachael Walsh 31.02
27. Carly Phillips 31.11
46. Jackie Rumens 34.39
82. Jen Clarke 38.88
Women's Snowboard GS
14. Amy Davies
Men's Snowboard GS
45. Luke B
48. Sam T
59. Benoit
62. Pete Wright
17/05/09 SUSSC AGM Congratulations go out to your new committee for 09-10!! Massive props to: - Oli Nelson - President
- Luke Boyden - Vice President
- Matthew Smith - Race Captain
- Amy Davies - Freestyle Captain
- Sam Thompson - Social Sec
- Kat Barber - Secretary
- David Murray - Treasurer
- Josh Rumbol - Media and Web
06/05/09
06/05/09 Your SUSSC is on fire!! AU Awards Ball - SUSSC dominate!! - Gemma Harris - Sportswoman of the Year
- Rory Williams - Sports Personality of the Year
- Sue Ann Watson - Half Colours
- Emma Shearer - Club Colours
- Swiss - Club Colours
- Rory Williams - Club Colours
10/01/09 'Probably the best ski trip in the world' Amy Cardale SUSSC (Southampton Snowsports) ran their annual ski trip in the Christmas Holidays to Val Thorens with a record-breaking 400 students taking part. We set off on the last day of term on our “luxury” party coaches, getting on the ferry at Dover with many passing out as we disembarked at Calais, we then began our long journey to the snowy hills. Despite the disappointment of the first day as the ski area was closed due to arctic winds capable of blowing even Santa off the mountain, the rest of the week was fantastic with lots of fresh pow (snow!) and empty pistes begging for them to be played on and CLAIMED. This week is similar to one of those sahara desert running races in terms of its endurance, many are up for first lifts at 9am and then out partying until the small and almost larger hours of 3-4am! Every night there was something on offer with a huge SUSSC contingent representing, especially in Malaysia (the club in Val T) which replaced Jester’s for many! The French ski resort didn’t know what had hit it when it saw hoards of oompa loompa’s, winter Olympic athletes and SUSSCateers scantily clad in pants asking for a party in them… When Friday came there was a sigh of relief from a few as the endurance race came to an end, but from most it was mournful faces getting back on the buses as it marked the end to a fantastic week of snowboarding, skiing, hot chocolates, après ski, late night partying, malaysia’s BAND and general debauchery!
If you have just read that schpeel and feel you missed out on this trip of a lifetime, well, you did but DO NOT PANIC, SUSSC are running their annual Easter Trip from 28th March – 4th April. This is taking place in Alpe d’Huez a popular French resort with over 250km of ski runs!! The price of the holiday is the small fee of £359, which in the current economic climate (bad exchange rate) bla di bla, is a real bargain! As well as almost guaranteed sunshine and snow (tans are a given…nearer the sun!), there is also a fabulous night time line up with HUGE events throughout the week. For more information and how to book go to http://www.sussc.com//.
01/11/2008 Ski Club heading for the Summit Oli Nelson In precisely 51 days (not that I’m counting!!!!!!!) Southampton University Ski and Snowboard Club will be embarking on possibly the most epic trip in the history of Southampton University. An unprecedented 390 students will be heading to the French resort of Val Thorens, where the Après-Ski is just as important as the virtually guaranteed snow. SUSSC does not stop here however. There are so many more opportunities to get involved. Regular trips to snow domes around the country will give you the opportunity to perfect your parallel turns or, for the gnarly among you, perhaps try out a 900 degree double reverse back flip? We also run race training sessions, which offer a great opportunity to improve your technique. Last weekend, the race team made a fantastic start to the season by dominating the first round of the London and Southern League. Both the 1st mixed and 1st ladies teams won every single race of the night and now head the league, with the other mixed teams and boarders putting in admirable performances. If you can’t quite wait until Christmas, then watch out for some fantastic pre trip socials including the much anticipated Snow Party and the infamous Extreme Sports Ball. Missed out on the trip? Worry not. At Easter SUSSC will be heading to Alpe D’Huez, where the Jaegerbomb-fuelled fun will be sure to continue. If you want to get involved, check out the website www.sussc.com for more details.
03/02/2008 SUSSC take Kings crown!! Dan Marsh The SUSSC Dream Team successfully beat Team Natives at the 4th round of the Kings Ski Club Southern dual slalom race series to secure their position at the top of the league. The four round dual slalom race series sees teams of 5 racers from a number of universities across the south and south-eastern region compete head-to-head in a relay style race. Southampton have taken two mixed teams, a ladies team and a board team or two to all of the events and have had mixed success at each round. The first round saw most of the SUSSC racers competing in their first competitive skiing/boarding events, though copious amounts of Ex (the energy drink kindly provided by one of our sponsors) and the odd beer calmed any nerves and saw the mixed first team taking 3rd, the ladies 5th and the mixed second team and boarders, 10th and 5th respectively. Round 2 got off to a bad start for the Dream Team as a costly mistake by Dan Marsh in the first race saw the SUSSC first teal placed in the bottom 7 for the second half of the session. This meant that even by wining the remainder of their races, they could only manage 7th that round. The other SUSSC teams also faired less well in groups with more unis competing than in the first round. The third round saw a repeat of Dan’s round 2 mistake, but luck saw the Dream Team into the top 7 and after an epic battle with Natives in the 1st/2nd ski-off took a narrow win thanks to some great runs from Gemma Harris and Tom Bowling against racers at least twice their size. An equally good day was had by the 2nd team who took 5th place, the ladies who did amazingly well and climbed to 2nd and the boarders who managed 6th. So to the final round and the 1st team were leading the series by 2 points ahead of Kent and Natives who were tied for second. Fortunately, Natives beat Kent in an earlier race and SUSSC had an easy run to the final race. So it was down to this one race. SUSSC win and we would have the title. Natives win and we would draw the series and have to have one final race to decide a champion. Gemma started for SUSSC, out of the gate with her usual fire, opening up a one and a half gate lead over her counterpart. Richard Turk was next and solidly held SUSSCs advantage despite Natives false starting. This meant that Dan’s opposite was held back by officials momentarily. Oli Nelson also did a great job keeping us in it leaving Tom the task of bringing it home against Natives’ fastest and most unorthodox skier. Tom crossed the line a mere half gate ahead giving the Dream Team the round and series titles. It was a shame that the other SUSSC teams couldn’t find their rhythm with some unfortunate crashes taking their toll. However, in usual Kings style it was the prize-giving that mattered most with rewards for all competing teams to enjoy on the journey home. SUSSC aim to continue their run of success at the Kings national finals in May where competition from Kent and Natives will be joined by teams from Newcastle and Exeter among others. Also on the cards are the BUISC indoor races and the range of competitions at the Main Event in Saalbach, Austria at Easter. Bring it on!!!
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