2024 Cowley Fall Camp Oct 5th to Oct 14th

[Wayne Hewison]

The Cowley Fall Camp directors are George Haeh, Sheldon Steinke, and myself, Ray Troppmann.
Here is a link to the ASC website with all the Cowley info: http://www.soaring.ab.ca/cowley-camps

Cowley camp registration is automated with a Google form,
Registration form for Fall Cowley 2024 is HERE (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... Q/viewform).


TUS (Take Up Slack) is used for daily flight tracking. Pilot's payments will be credited to their TUS account and all fees, which include registration, tows, winch, O2 refills, and any other merchandise purchases, will be taken from their TUS account.
If you don't already have a Take Up Slack profile, navigate to https://takeupslack.com/signup/ to create one.
E-transfer is the preferred method of payment, we will also accept cheques. E Transfer to: payments@soaring.ab.ca

Before attending all pilots Must Read the Cowley Guide (here)

Saturday, Oct 5th will be used for camp setup, airfield maintenance, glider rigging, etc. Pilots meeting will start on Sunday Oct 6th at 09:30 by the cook shack

The cost of registration is $100 for the full camp or $25 per day if you are only planning on staying a few days
The tow charge will be $20 / 1000 foot
Winch launch will be $14
O2 refills will be $20

The Camp wind-up dinner will be held on Saturday, October 12th, at the Lundbreck Hall. The attendees usually arrange other evening activities. People have gone hiking, fishing, or exploring the back roads by vehicle.

Camping is free, there is no power, and water is available from a manual water pump. If you're bringing an RV, there is a dump station and water available in Lundbreck by the fire hall,15 minutes away, or at the Co-op in Pincher Creek. Camping at the Fall Cowley Camp can be very cold; it usually has freezing temperatures with frost or worse.
Campfires will be determined by local fire restrictions.

Looking forward to seeing you there for an enjoyable week.
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Ray Troppmann
Alberta Soaring Council
Vice President
780 -982 0790
ray.troppmann@soaring.ab.ca

[James Lemke]

Oh I wish...

[John Brake]

What happened with the Sugarbush, VT outing while I was absent? That was a fun trip, and only 8-9 hours of driving. I got my Gold climb there, and missed my Diamond climb by 350 metres one year. We had some tag-alongs from Toronto Soaring and Great Lakes Soaring to fill out our numbers.

[Wayne Hewison]

I spoke to Tom Anderson at Sugarbush last month and initially he seemed opened to us coming down in October, but he wanted to review the situation with his staff. Here is Tom's response after his staff review.

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Hi Wayne,

I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to reach out regarding the upcoming wave season. While we truly value the camaraderie and collaboration with York Soaring and other clubs, unfortunately, we find ourselves in a position where we cannot host this year.

Due to limited resources, staffing challenges, and an exceptionally heavy workload this season, we need to prioritize our current commitments. This decision wasn't made lightly, and we sincerely hope for opportunities to work together in the future.

Thank you for your understanding and continued partnership. Wishing you a successful and enjoyable wave season.

Warm regards,

Tom
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Tom Anderson
Director of Operations
Sugarbush Soaring Association
Warren-Sugarbush Airport - 0B7, Warren, Vermont
Websites: sugarbushsoaring.com youthsoaringcampsvermont.com helpyouthsoar.org
Email: opsdir@sugarbushsoaring.com

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...Wayne

[Alex Upchurch]

I spoke to Tom Anderson at Sugarbush last month and initially he seemed opened to us coming down in October...

The Gatineau Gliding Club (https://www.gatineauglidingclub.ca/) Events page states:
- Annual Lake Placid Wave & Mountain Flying Camp: Oct. 12 to Oct. 20 2024

so perhaps there is the possibility of interested parties joining that outing.

[Ryan Dewsbury]

So if we as a club wanted to participate in activities like this in the future what would that entail?

Other than not having the Oxygen gear the DG500 would be ideal for this. It would be a long drive with a trailer but not that much further than the annual drive to Florida.

[Ryan Dewsbury]

So here is why I missed Yorksgiving.

I was out west to visit family and was able to get away for a day to visit Cowley.

https://imgur.com/a/otFzQrX

The conditions were great and people were able to climb well above 17000 MSL.

There were a few private gliders and club ships from several clubs across Alberta.

The campground is quite basic with basic bathroom facilities and water from a hand pump well.

[James Lemke]

Thanks for the pics!