SENIOR. skiers are. invited - to join the Shames Mountain. . Ambassador program in the new year. Skiers ‘over age 15. who " - become “ambassadors . ‘will -Teceive a name tag and a re- : duced-price season pass. ° “When they’re at, the’ ski hill, their “duties” will con- sist of answering. questions and’ providing | information | to new. skiers --and snow- boarders. - “We'd ask them t to come. ‘check in at: different, times: ° and keep in touch with us,” ” Says. Shona"Myram, indoor operations . manager for ~ Shames ‘Mountain Corp. . She knows of about seven " senior skiers from the local area, Prince Rupert and Kiti- mat, who.have been season pass holders and have skied at Shames for years. ' The idea arose from similar programs at ski hills down south and senior ski- ers here who have asked for a reduction in season pass prices. _— _. Any interested senior ski- ers can inquire at the desk inside the ski lodge. or call the Shames Mountain down- town office at 635-3773." Sports ~Menu > ‘e December 27 to 28 Novice house hockey teams host a tournament at the arena. ¢ December 27 to 31 * The Terrace Curling As- - sociation hosts the Junior Curling Provincials. Spec- tators are welcome, Admis- sion is free. e December 28 ‘The River Kings . play host to the Kitimat Ice De- mons. Doors open. at 7 p.m, and the puck drops at 8 p.m. e December 29 to 30 . Atom "house hockey squads welcome visiting teams to a tournament. _e January 5 to 7 The Ladies Zone 5 and 6 - playdowns come to the curl-- ‘ing club for a weekend of top curling action. _ © January 6. - _ The River Kings host the Smithers Steelheads at the arena at 8 p.m. - Correction In the Dec. 6 issue: of the. Standard, it was incorrectly reported that the kitchen renovations atthe curling club were made possible by money from a provincial ' government grant. The kitchen renovations - and equipment were paid for separately by the curl- ing club, according to club president Lynn Gascon. Skiers flock to _ 3 Shames for early opening week . SKIERS. AND snowboarders grabbed their ‘gear and headed. for the hill for Shames Mountain’s _ earliest opening in| several years. The rainy weather. hampered ski condi- tions on certain days but a couple beautuiful days offset them, said Susan Farwig admin- istrative manager for Shames Mountain Cor- poration. , “The: numbers were not ‘disappointing... We were quite satisfied with the: numbers,”’ MAREK ORMEROD and Josh - DeCario grapple at the Ju Jit- su tournament in the Centen- nial Christian School gym fast month. NICI DECARIO PHOTO: all the way down the mountain, forming pools of water, Farwig explained. The cats were out grooming the snow un-. expert skier. — ' “When we talk about grooming snow, it’ s almost like farming it. We're tilling it, mov- ' ing it around,” she said. son,’ The plan was to open on Wednesday and. Thursday. last week but a decision was made to close until Friday to “save” the snow af- ter the rain affected it and to allow time for | grooming in preparation for last weekend. A lot of rain fell and ran under the snow conditions on power and groomed runs. -Shames Mountain is open every day from today, December 20 through January 7 for the holidays, except.for Christmas Day. CaliberR/TAWD shown’ | ALL NEW 2007 DODGE CALIBER. 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