JOB POSTING: Alberta Alpine Ski Assoc. seeking President for Canmore office
Please click HERE for all the details about this job posting.
Kelsey Serwa Hosts Inaugural KSER Golf Fundraiser, August 28th in Kelowna
SAVE THE DATE!
AUGUST 28TH, 2014 @ GALLAGHER’S CANYON GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (4320 W Gallaghers Dr, Kelowna, BC)
The Inaugural KSER Scholarship Golf Fundraiser
“Supporting student-athlete graduates in the Okanagan”
Click HERE for more information – registration details to follow shortly!
Congratulations 2014 Coach of the Year winners & Athlete Bursary recipients
Martin Tichy (left), VST Head Coach and winner of BC Alpine's 2014 High Performance Coach of the Year Award, pictured here with his right-hand man, assistant coach, Greg Burpee
Join us in congratulating this year's BC Alpine Athlete and Coach Award Winners!!
| 2014 Dave Murray Ski Foundation Bursary ($750) | ||
| Sam Mulligan – Grouse Tyee Ski Club & Vancouver Ski Team | ||
| 2014 Dave Murray Ski Foundation Bursary ($750) | ||
| Soleil Patterson – Red Mountain Racers | ||
| 2014 Bob Parsons' Memorial Fund Bursary ($1,000) | ||
| Courtney Hoffos – Windermere Valley Ski Club | ||
| 2014 Bob Parsons' Memorial Fund Bursary ($1,000) | ||
| Maja Nymann – Mount Washington Ski Club | ||
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| 2014 Ski Canada Bursary ($1,000) | ||
| Shawn Nydegger – Prince George Ski Club | ||
| 2014 Cary Mullen Sportsmanship Award (Trophy) | ||
| Steven Fry – Red Mountain Racers | ||
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| 2014 BC Alpine Entry Level Coach of the Year (U12 and under) | ||
| Tamara Schaupp – Grouse Tyee Ski Club | ||
| 2014 BC Alpine Development Coach of the Year (U14) | ||
| Phil Patterson – Red Mountain Racers | ||
| 2014 BC Alpine High Performance Coach of the Year (U16 and FIS) | ||
| Martin Tichy – Vancouver Ski Team | ||
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Athlete Awards Criteria below:
Dave Murray Ski Foundation Bursary
Criteria
Awarded to one individual per division (province) based on:
- Financial need
- Athletic ability / Sportsmanship / Leadership
- Recommendation to BC Alpine by coach or other club representative
- Priority given to U18/U21 level athletes
Award
$750.00
About the Award
Founded in 1987 by friends of Dave Murray after a fundraiser.
Bob Parsons’ Memorial Fund Bursary
Criteria
Awarded to two individuals based on
- Leadership and dedication to the sport of ski racing
- Financial need
- Recommendation to BC Alpine by coach or other club representative
- Priority is given to U18 level athletes
Award
$1,000.00 per athlete.
About the Award
Bob Parsons was the original weasel worker at the Whistler World Cup.
Ski Canada Magazine Bursary
Criteria
- U16 level athletes only
- Financial need
- Potential to rise to the top of ski racing in Canada
- Recommendation to BC Alpine by coach or other club representative
About the Award
The Ski Canada Fund is a pool of funds accumulated through commissions paid on the use of the Bank of Montreal MasterCard. The fund is available for not-for-profit ski organizations and groups across Canada.
Award
$1000 awarded to one athlete OR $500 each to one male and one female athlete
Cary Mullen Award
Criteria
Athlete displaying the most sportsmanlike conduct
Award
Trophy for one male and one female athlete
Two BC Team athletes say thanks as they move on & embrace new challenges
In their own words, BC Ski Team/Whistler Mountain Ski Club racers Blake Ramsden and Charley Field tell us what's next. We wish them every success in their respective new endevours!
For the past eight years, whenever anybody has asked me, “What do you do?” I would automatically answer “I’m a ski racer!”, and although this may not define me anymore, the qualities that this sport has instilled in me will continue to define me, long after my last race. I am leaving ski racing on the tail end of one of my best seasons yet, but I am also grateful that I am able to leave ski racing on my own terms – no sour taste in my mouth. My dad always told my sisters and me to live by three rules. They were:
1. Have fun.
2. Try your best.
3. Nothing matters after that.
I definitely had fun, I definitely tried my best, and that’s all that matters in the end.
Next year I will be studying Engineering at Western University, with the goal of obtaining a dual degree in Engineering and Business. I’m certain that I will be ready to tackle the challenges ahead, and I’m excited for the spontaneity of something completely different and unknown.
Thanks for all the support over the years,
Blake Ramsden
This opportunity would have not happened without the help of many people along the way so far. I would like to first thank the many coaches that have taught me throughout the years. They never gave up on me and were always there through the rollercoaster ride we call ski racing. A big thanks to my home club, the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, for helping to shape me into the athlete I am today. As well to my teammates who have supported me through each racing series, and for always being there to talk. Thank you to the many supporters that have generously given donations and have come to my annual fundraisers. I would also like to thank Nenad (Rossignol), the Dattels family, Okaped, Haywood Securities and the many other BC alpine sponsors. Another huge thank you to the endless hours and major help the BC Alpine staff have given me: Bruce Goldsmid, Gordie Bowles, Kathy Stahr, Keven Dubinsky, Justine Parent, Gregor Druzina , Aaron Speden, ,Johnny Crichton, Nick Cooper, JP Daigneault and Andrew Lambert. Last but not least a big thank you to my family for doing everything they can to be there for me every day to support my goals and dreams.
Even though I am now moving on in my career in a different direction, I know that whereever I end up I will represent BC and Canada to the best of my abilities.
Charley Field
“All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them."
Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo (nee Hartley); ex-racer, Canadian living in South Africa
This is great story for young athletes, parents and fans of skiing, or fans of any sport for that matter!http://ordinaryubuntu.com/2014/04/27/why-im-glad-i-played-a-ncaa-sport/
Aimee-Noel Mbiyozo (nee Hartley) raced for the Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club, the BC Ski Team under Coach Paul Venner, then for the University of Colorado as a two-time NCAA Champion. She graduated from Handsworth Secondary in North Vancouver and her younger sister, Blythe Hartley, is an Olympic diver. Her fellow BC Ski Team members were Alison Forsyth, Monica Meier, Katie Dunn, Julia Delich and Erika Gibbons. When you scroll through the stories you see Aimee-Noel has met many famous people, from Mandela to Bill Clinton; all opportunities made possible thanks in part to a career in ski racing.