The Big White Ski Club hosted 130 athletes from across the province, ranging from U12 to U19 categories at the Teck Provincial Ski Cross Championships on Mar. 21–23, 2025, on the impressive Telus Park Snow Cross track at Big White Resort. The event welcomed 130 athletes .
The first day kicked off with a full day of training, giving athletes the opportunity to get comfortable with the course ahead of a big weekend of racing. Saturday delivered a great day of racing.
Little Rippers Put on a Show
The U12 category ran a 3-round points race format, with the top 8 athletes advancing to the semifinals. In the U12 Women’s Big Final, Revelstoke’s Indie Carson took the win, followed by Maddison Kreuger (Vernon Ski Club) in second. Big White Ski Club’s own Marlowe Dessaulles and Amelia Thomas placed third and fourth respectively.
The U12 Men’s Big Final saw Big White athletes dominate the podium, with Isaac Ramsay claiming first place. Cole Trent (Whistler) finished second, with Big White teammates Niko Yamamoto and Sebastian Weber taking third and fourth.
In the U14 Women’s race, Soneva Lott (Sun Peaks) took the top spot. Olivia Cook (Kimberley Alpine Team) finished second, with Big White’s Marin Oberlander in third and Evelyn Duffy (Grouse) in fourth. The U14 Men’s category was won by Corvin Lott (Sun Peaks). Parker Johnson (Grouse) came in second, Brodie Trent (Whistler) took third, and Mateo Colvin (Revelstoke) rounded out the top four.
U16 Big White Racers Lead the Way
Big White Racers athletes dominated the U16 Women’s category, with Mikalah Taylor taking first and Alexandra Walker finishing second. Grace Allaway (Yukon) took third place. For the U16 Men, Trayle Porter (Sun Peaks) claimed the win, followed by Eames Kim (Grouse Tyee) in second, Alberto Booker (Lake Louise) in third, and Ziggy Suchy (Whistler) in fourth.
In the U19 Women’s race, Kael Oberlander (Okanagan Ski Team athlete and Big White Ski Club alumni) finished first. Ellyann Dinn and Annie McNeill, both representing Yukon, took second and third. For the U19 Men, top results went to Harrison Duess (Whistler), Wyatt Kindred (Skykomish), and Matthew Nann (Mt. Seymour).
Race Crew to the Rescue
Sunday brought a major weather shift, with heavy snowfall beginning early in the morning. Despite significant effort from the race crew to clear the course, the snow continued to fall so quickly that conditions became unsafe to continue racing. While disappointing, athletes, coaches, and families made the best of it and enjoyed a classic Big White powder day.
Despite Sunday’s cancellation, the weekend was a big success. Thank you to all the volunteers, coaches, and Big White Telus Park staff for making the event possible and delivering a memorable experience for everyone involved.
Saturday evening wrapped up with a banquet for athletes, coaches, and families at Happy Valley Lodge.
A whopping 570 young skiers arrived in Sun Peaks last weekend to challenge themselves, ski a lot and have a tremendous amount of fun.
The Hub International Nancy Greene Festival at Sun Peaks Resort showcased all that is great about the sport of skiing and ski racing. The young skiers took to the mountain with determination and enthusiasm, tackling moguls, kombi, obstacle, downhill speed trap, jump, and the dual glalom venues, spread around the vast Sun Peaks terrain.
“From first-time competitors to future champions, every child gave it their all, showing incredible skill, courage, and sportsmanship,” said Jeff Robinson, Chief of Race. “It was a thrilling couple days filled with big smiles, fast runs, and unforgettable memories!”
Nancy Greene Raine was her usual present and engaging self, cheering on the young skiers and handing out awards at the end of the weekend, alongside Jan Hudec, former Canadian World Cup star and Olympic medallist.
Congratulations to the Sun Peaks Alpine Club for another terrific festival. And a big thank you to all the visiting clubs, parents, coaches and volunteers who participated and supported the event. And thank you to lead volunteers for their dedication and hard work: Race Organizers: Jeff Robinson: Chief of Race; Dave Fox: Chief of Events; Scott Karpiak: Chief of Course; Gabrielle Fox: Chief of Volunteers; Sara Thomson: Race Admin; Gavin Friskie: Chief of Timing.
For three days, a total of 186 skiers aged 13 and 14-years from across the province were treated to Northern hospitality and a spectacular event at the Teck U14 Provincial Championships, at Hudson Bay Mountain, in Smithers, hosted by the Smithers Ski & Snowboard Club.
Starting with GS on Thursday on an ideal pitch, the girls tackled a couple of nice sets on the Cinderella run, while the boys squared off on a slalom race on Turkey Shoot. They swapped disciplines the next day as the club impressively ran the event with a double organizing committee.
On Friday evening, the Smithers club hosted an athlete and coach banquet where teams of 10 for the double elimination dual on Saturday were announced. The next morning a 20-team elimination dual head-to-head race was a smashing success, with winning teams all receiving placards … and bragging rights. See the complete results below.
Each athlete attending provincials received their own U14 provincial champs toque, which was well received by athletes.
The mighty Smithers Ski Club received praise by coaches, volunteers and athletes for how smooth the events ran and how excited they were to be in beautiful Smithers.
BC Alpine congratulates and thanks the Smithers Ski & Snowboard Club for hosting an outstanding provincial championship event!
Over 160 skiers from the Coast zone ski clubs braved the elements to compete in the 2025 Tyee Cup last weekend at Grouse Mountain.
Young ski racers from Sasquatch, Mount Washington, Whistler Mountain Ski Club, Grouse-Tyee, Seymour persevered through cold and wet conditions on the first day and then a Pacific downpour on the second day.
“We were challenged by the conditions and only able to run a one-run glalom on Saturday and a stubbie slalom on Sunday … but we did it!” said Kathryn Odre, Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club president.
A huge thanks to everyone: our sponsors (especially those who provided some impressive and much appreciated swag!), Grouse Mountain Resort, coaches, parents, volunteers and the athletes who inspired us with their resilience and team spirit.
The smiles and fun couldn’t be dampened by the weather.
A special thank you to the Chief of Race, Kris Johnson and Chief of Course, Magda (her and her team of slippers and course workers were amazing keeping the track in reasonable condition!)
Ski racing is alive and thriving in the West Kootenays! A large contingent of 150 ski racers between 8-14 years-old were treated to an impressive one-day event at Whitewater Ski Resort.
The resort provided FREE lift tickets to the racers and as well the Whitewater Ski Team waived the entry fee for all skiers from the West Kootenays clubs: Red Mountain, Salmo, Phoenix and Summit.
100 percent free event.
“Having no cost races is a long-held tradition with our club and we have maintained this free lift ticket tradition successfully through many changes in ski resort management over the years,” said Dylan Henderson, Whitewater Ski Team Program Director. “This year was another amazing celebration of ski racing,” he added.
The festival format featured 5 skill stations: Distance Jump, Speed Trap with big rollers, Skier Cross, Super G, Dual and Slalom. All participants receive a certificate with their jump distance, top speed, and time from the SG and as well awards were presented the fastest times for U12 and up for Super G and Dual Slalom. Every participant gets a ribbon according to their team placing.
In another interesting twist, there were club awards presented based on a formula of first to fifth based using times from top U8, U10 and U12 from each club. The coaches also had fun, taking their groups from station to station in an order of their choosing and repeating their favourite stations as many times as they chose.
This was the final event of a great four race series for Whitewater. Red Mountain held a Dual GS in January, Salmo a Super Combined Sl/SG, and Phoenix a Dual Slalom in February.
“Athletes and coaches commented on how much they love being able to move from station to station without having to wait in line at the start,” Henderson said. “Stations closed at 1pm and coaches were able to take their kids and explore the wild terrain of the Whitewater until the awards at 3:00. What a day!”
In the photo at the top is the Whitewater Ski Team “Yeti” doing some crowd surfing. This Yeti represents the Whitewater Ski Team team values: Respect, Community, Development, Grit and Fun.
