Sun Peaks hosts successful Teck Okanagan Zone Race, January 15 & 16
After an almost two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sun Peaks Alpine Club welcomed back ski racing to the Nancy Greene International Race Centre at Sun Peaks Mountain Resort on January 15th and 16th, 2022. The smiles on the faces of the athletes, coaches, officials, parents and volunteers said it all!
The Teck Okanagan Zone Race featured U12, U14 and U16 age groups for both men and women. The U12’s competed in four single-run giant slalom races over two days, while the U14 and U16 age groups competed in a two-run giant slalom on Saturday and a two-run slalom on Sunday.
The event followed all PHO COVID protocols and even though ski racing had not occurred at Sun Peaks since the U16 Nationals ended abruptly in March of 2020 when the pandemic hit, the event went off without a hitch. The energy at the event was palpable, with the common theme being simple: we love that ski racing is back.
A huge shout out to BC Alpine, the Sun Peaks Race Organizing Committee, and all of the participants at the weekend’s event for a safe return to ski racing. We all needed it!
Maria Davis Photography & Art
Maria Davis Photography & Art
~ Story submitted by Todd Ring. Photos by Maria Davis Photography & Art
Today the BC Games Society and the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games Society announced that the Greater Vernon 2022 BC Winter Games that were scheduled for February 24 to 27, 2022 will not take place this year.
Greater Vernon made every effort to stage these Games, however the ongoing pandemic, coupled with external factors such as wildfires and floods in many parts of our province this past year, have made it impossible to stage a safe and memorable Games this winter.
Games organizers and stakeholders will explore options to see if the region can deliver this multi-sport event in the future, possibly in 2023.
BC Alpine will be conducting a number of coaching courses in January and beyond. So far this season, BC Alpine has run 11 EL courses for 71 prospective coaches. As well, Coach Licensing is at an all time high.
Courses coming soon (dates, locations & times TBC):
Entry Level Evaluator Training
SnowReg training for Club Admins
Upcoming Coaching Courses:
Both Development Level and Performance Level courses will be offered in the spring. DL and PL courses in the spring.
“Now that the Entry Level training part of my season is done, I am shifting focus to those coaches who want to move forward with their education,” said John Newton, BC Alpine Coach Education manager. “All of the planning for these courses will be confirmed and finalized soon.”
1. Due to concerns over the rapidly spreading Omicron COVID variant, the Race Organizing Committee and Panorama Mountain Resort have decided to postpone the BC Cup FIS Series scheduled to begin January 8th, 2022. It has been rescheduled to run January 29th to February 3rd, 2022. Please contact Panorama Mountain Resort to change your bookings.
Kimberley Race Events:
1. The 2022 FIS National Downhill Speed Camp planned for January 24th to 26th at Kimberley Alpine Resort has been cancelled due to a fire in their upper lift station which unfortunately disabled lift access to the race venue.
2. The FIS Speed Race Series and Night Slalom scheduled for January 27 to February 1, 2022 are also cancelled.
3. The BC Teck Open Series, Round 1 (U16 Speed Camp and Super G) will be relocated to SilverStar Mountain Resort on the same dates, February 3rd to 6th, 2022.
Tournaments are a single or multi-day gathering of three or more sport teams, who come together outside regular league play but does not include
A gathering where team members compete on an individual basis against members of other teams, or
A gathering where the result will decide if a team will advance to play in a national or international competition.
Interprovincial travel and international travel for sport is advised against
All activities that would typically take place in a sport environment (other than tournaments) may continue
High performance athletes are exempt from the Order. They can train, travel or compete in accordance with the athlete’s respective PSO, NSO and Canadian Sport Institute Pacific COVID-19 safety protocols.
High performance athlete means a person who is identified by the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific as a high-performance athlete affiliated with an accredited provincial or national sports organization
All other Return to Sport Restart Step 3 restrictions (including proof of vaccination) must be followed.
We will communicate any further changes to the order that affect alpine ski racing.
