BC has a successful history of developing champions! Come Après With the Champs in Whistler during the Nor-Am finals in a unique collaboration between Whistler Mountain Ski Club, BC Alpine and Alpine Canada Alpine. All proceeds from the casual and fun party will support BC ski racers.
The Red Mountain Racers and RED Mountain Resort did it again! More than 200 keen ski racers from Saskatchewan to BC battled it out during two days of slalom and two days of GS at the Teck U16 Western Canadian Championships. Two ROCs ran the four days of racing simultaneously on the Face of RED and Back Trail, which was exciting to watch from the deck
The atmosphere at the base was enhanced by full race commentary and music. It was a special treat to have Canadian Alpine Ski Team Alumna Erin Mielzynski on deck to assist with awards on Friday afternoon. (PHOTO ABOVE: Freshshots.ca by Steve Hilts)
PHOTO: Freshshots.ca by Steve Hilts
The level of competition was impressive and all athletes should be extremely proud of their accomplishments. We hope the racers were able to take advantage of a few powder turns as a bonus each afternoon after racing!
PHOTO: Freshshots.ca by Steve Hilts
Old and new friends came together at RED to pitch in and make this event a great success! Red Mountain Racers would like to thank the many volunteers, RED Mountain, and all the alpine sponsors for making this event possible.
Alpine Women in Sport is proud to present the third in our Safety in Sport Webinar Series, featuring Phil McNichol!
Monday, March 27th, 2023
5:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time (8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time)
The architect of Alpine Canada’s current National Ski Team, which made Canadian history at the 2023 Alpine Ski World Championships, Phil is a Hall of Fame alpine coach and sports leader with close to 40 years of experience within every level of the athletic pathway. His knowledge and experience span leadership and coaching small-town ski clubs to large winter sport academies/clubs on route to achieving record-setting performance success while leading and coaching the US and Canadian Ski Teams.
This series is open to all Alpine Coaches, male and female, from any club across Canada and the United States. PLEASE review the “Quality Coaching Framework” material suggested below, in preparation for this important conversation.
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Phil’s presentation will focus on athlete-centered outcomes and contextual fit, which are topics and core concepts he believes are not acknowledged enough in coaching.
“Contextual fit is the critical factor in bridging the gap between performance and participation-based programming. In the end, sport is sport, and I believe it is a critical method and a healthy platform to build great people.”
Phil McNichol
The focal point of this presentation will be based on material in Chapters 3 and 4 of the QCF (Quality Coaching Framework). The “Quality Coaching Framework,” is a publication authored by Dr. Wade Gilbert, internationally renowned coaching scientist and award-winning professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University. BC participants may remember Dr. Gilbert, as he spoke at a BC Alpine member summit in 2017 . Although Gilbert published the QFC for the US Olympic Committee, it is a valuable coaching reference that Phil believes “every coach should use as their bible.”
COC and Sport Canada use the 4Cs of coaching (Competence, Confidence, Connection and Character/Caring) and as you will see, Caring and Compassion are interchangeable with character, respect for the sport and others, integrity, self-discipline, and ethical and moral decision-making, as used in the Quality Coaching Framework. You can review all chapters of the QCF at: https://www.teamusa.org/About-the-USOPC/Coaching-Education/Quality-Coaching-Framework
It is with profound sadness that we announce the unexpected death of Peter Krasula, much loved, long time Head Coach and Program Director of the Mt. Seymour Ski Club.
Peter was a beloved husband and father of two young children, and was taken too soon at the age of 42. According to his family, his heart suddenly stopped beating on March 8th, 2023 while he was doing what he loved, skiing.
Peter was known for his kindness, energy, sense of humour and unconditional love for family and the outdoors. The BC Alpine family thanks him for being a great coach, friend and mentor to so many athletes, fellow coaches and families within the ski racing community. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him!
If you would like to help Peter’s family during this devastatingly difficult time, please consider donating through GoFundMe. His family thanks you for your kindness and generosity.
Cypress Ski Club and Cypress Mountain played host to the Coast Zone Teck U14 GS and slalom event March 4th and 5th, 2023. Racers, volunteers and coaches were tested to the limit on Saturday after a weeklong snowfall dumped more than 40 centimeters on the track before race day. Due to safety concerns the Race Organizing Committee wisely decided to cancel the 2nd run in the GS competition.
Spirits and skies brightened on Sunday and the skiers pushed hard and had fun in the sun. Congratulations to all who participated, and huge thanks to the volunteers and coaches for making it happen! The support of our sponsors and Cypress Mountain are paramount to the success of our events, so a big thank you to them as well.
