SAVE THE DATES: Spring training opportunities at Sun Peaks between Wed, April 13th and Sun, April 24th
We’re making big plans in an effort to offer BC ski racers more time on-snow in their home province in the spring. Our goal is to bring athletes and coaches from around the province together for a variety of training opportunities. The mountain will be closed to the public and we will run the training center for our groups. Sun Peaks Resort is very supportive of this project and we are excited to get it on the calendar!
The 12-day program will include the following:
BC Ski Team Invitee Camp – April 14th -18th (criteria details coming soon)
Girls Fast Forward Camp (for U14 and older) – April 19th – 21st (sign-up link and information coming soon)
Super Camp (for all athletes U14 and older) – April 22nd to 24th (sign-up link and information coming soon)
Development Level Coaching Course – April 13th to 17th (REGISTER HERE)
Performance Level Coaching Course – April 18th to 22nd (REGISTER HERE)
We know these dates include the Easter weekend, and that part of the camp falls mid-week, but we have to go when there is snow and the hill space is available – that’s a part of our sport that we can’t control. We hope this initiative will be popular and we look forward to inviting most of the athletes in the province to take advantage of great on-snow training before the summer break.
Big White Ski Club hosted the 2022 Nancy Greene Ski League Okanagan Zone Finals at Big White Ski Resort, March 5th and 6th. Hill conditions were perfect – machine groomed packed champagne powder. The weather was sunny and crisp, with clear skies and unrestricted visibility. Each day offered two parallel slalom races for the young competitors. In all there were 112 U6/U8 racers on Saturday, with 91 U10s and 29 U12s on Sunday. SEE COMPLETE RESULTS HERE
Maya Verner – U10
Photos courtesy of Gavin Crawford; Story submitted by Nancy Setchell
Mount Seymour Ski Club Hosts annual Teck Enquist Slalom
The historic Teck Enquist Slalom was back at Mount Seymour the weekend of Feb 26/27 after a one-year absence. The event features two-run slaloms each day with the top male and female finishers over the two days earning the coveted Enquist Slalom Trophies, awarded since 1953.
Saturday opened with ideal, hard snow conditions on the Unicorn run, while conditions Sunday softened with mixed overnight precipitation. The varying conditions provided a challenge to the U16/U19/Masters athletes from BC Alpine’s Coast Zone.
With first place finishes in the U16 category each day, Vanessa Young (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) and Thomas Legg (Whistler Mountain Ski Club) were the recipients of the women’s and men’s trophies.
The Mount Seymour Ski Club thanks race series sponsor Teck, all the volunteers for making the race possible, and Mt. Seymour Resorts for its continued support.
~ Story submitted by Robert Selby, photo courtesy of Mount Seymour Ski Club
On February 26 and 27, 2022 at Grouse Mountain, the Grouse Tyee Ski Club hosted 158 U12 athletes in the 2022 Tyee Cup. Racers from six ski clubs including Cypress Ski Club, Mt Seymour Ski Club, Whistler Mountain Ski Club, Mount Washington Ski Club, Sasquatch Ski Club, and Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club gathered to race in the kinder kombi, giant slalom, tall-gate slalom, and stubbie slalom events. Day one, we ran GS in the morning, and Kombi in the afternoon. Day two, we had stubbie in the morning and tall gates slalom in the afternoon.
On day one of the weekend, the kids had great sunny conditions! Day two conditions were poor with heavy snow and some rain. The snow was very wet, but racers persevered through the weather conditions! All the kids were in great spirits and excited on day one. With the heavy snow and some rain on Day 2, the kids found the Stubbie race challenging with the slushy conditions. The weather cleared up nicely in the afternoon of Day 2 for the tall gates slalom run and finished the day off strong.
TYEE CUP RESULTS Men: The Tyee Cup went to Lucas Yu of the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club. Runners up for the men were Eric Krastev (2nd) and Eames Kim (3rd), both from the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Women: The Tyee Cup went to Charlotte Severin of the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club. Runners up for the women were Nikita Ciesla (2nd) and Katinka Hansen (3rd), both from the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club.
TOP 3 RESULTS:
Tall Gate Slalom — Men
YU, Lucas (bib 105), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
KRASTEV, Eric (bib 86), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
LIU, Nevis (bib 132), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Tall Gate Slalom — Women
SEVERIN, Charlotte (bib 20), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
MCCOLM, Anya (bib 57), Whistler Mountain Ski Club
WILLIAMS, Danica (bib 1), Mt Washington Ski Club
Stubbie Slalom — Men
KIM, Eames (bib 149), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
KRASTEV, Eric (bib 86), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
ORDE, Joe (bib 71), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Stubbie Slalom — Women
SEVERIN, Charlotte (bib 20), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
HANSEN, Katinka (bib 5), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
CIESLA, Nikita (bib 2), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Giant Slalom — Men
YU, Lucas (bib 90), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
KRASTEV, Eric (bib 138), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
KIM, Eames (bib 127), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Giant Slalom — Women
SEVERIN, Charlotte (bib 30), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
SALARI, Inaya (bib 22), Cypress Mountain Ski Club
DUFFY, Evelyn (bib 45), Whistler Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Kinder Kombi — Men
LIU, Bryan (bib 130), Whistler Mountain Ski Club
YU, Lucas (bib 90), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
KRASTEV, Eric (bib 138), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Kinder Kombi — Women
GIBBONS, Cecily (bib 32), Whistler Mountain Ski Club
CIESLA, Nikita (bib 71), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
SEVERIN, Charlotte (bib 30), Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Athletes persevered through heavy rain, snow, limited visibility and challenging hill conditions during two days of FIS BC Cup racing on Grouse Mountain, February 28 and March 1, 2022. The event was hosted by Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club and the Vancouver Ski Team, and consisted of two-run (combined time) slalom competitions, one per gender per day. (Photo above: Dylan Stevens, bib 3, VST. Photo by Arne Lund)
