by Kathy Stahr | Apr 8, 2019 | Member News
Para-Alpine – World Cup Coach – Alpine Canada Alpin
Position Title: World Cup Coach
Reports to: Head Coach, CPAST
The Position:
The Canadian Para-Alpine Ski Team World Cup Coach is a coaching position which will provide technical leadership and coaching for the World Cup Team. Reporting to the Head Coach, the successful candidate will have extensive coaching / technical qualifications, strong communication and presentation skills, and effective administrative and organizational skills. This position requires extensive travel between August and May to attend training camps and competitions.
Duties:
- Work in conjunction with all team coaches to design, implement, and monitor annual training and competition plan.
- Assist in record-keeping of all collected data.
- Monitor Athlete’s equipment needs and liaise proactively with the equipment representatives.
- Provide assistance to oversee maintenance and control of team equipment.
- Provide timely and effective communication to Athletes, Coaches, and Alpine Canada Alpin.
- Provide assistance in all on-snow duties (ie. course preparation, course-setting, and course maintenance.
- Ensure welfare and health of Athletes when travelling.
- Ability to monitor dryland program and/or assist in ski preparations an asset.
- Timely expense reporting.
- Manage key logistics as determined by Head Coach.
Working Conditions
- Work is full-time.
- Constant travel is to be expected.
- Overtime is expected during the winter season. Time off in lieu of payment is provided when practical.
- The Coach is frequently required to work out of doors in winter conditions.
Employment Requirements
- Advanced skiing abilities.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Previous Coaching experience.
- Certification in ACA-CSC or International equivalent.
- German and/or French fluency an asset.
- Mandatory background check
Please send your cover letter and resume to careers@alpinecanada.org by May 3rd, 2019. Interviews will take place May 13th – 17th, 2019 via teleconference.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Alpine Canada Alpin
Suite 302, 151 Canada Olympic Road S.W
Canada Olympic Park
Calgary AB T3B 6B7
mhallat@alpinecanada.org
by Kathy Stahr | Apr 4, 2019 | Member News
NCCP Competition-Development Multi-Sport Modules for coaches
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific is offering coaches a great opportunity to earn their NCCP Competition-Development multi-sport modules! As we all know, it can be challenging for coaches to find time in their busy schedules to attend every module required for certification, so CSI Pacific is helping PSOs/NSOs by running a condensed week-long event featuring ten different courses – all guaranteed to run!
The International Coaching School, and Sport Performance Coaching Certificate programs, are occurring May 25th to May 31st in beautiful Victoria, BC.
More information can be found on their website: here
Registration can be found: here
Early bird discounted rates will be available until April 15th.
by Kathy Stahr | Apr 3, 2019 | Member News
Ski Racing for a Lifetime – BC Alpine Alumni/Smithers Ski & Snowboard Club, March 2019
By Claire Challen
Photo left: Jason Oliemans (SSSC Alumni/AB SX/Men's Radar Champ 2019) & Mark Rossmann (SSSC U10 Coach)
Photo right: Claire Challen & Claire Hinchliffe – Former coach & athlete combo
Do you have any DH poles I could borrow?
Got any extra 218s kicking around?
Just wondering…do you have any Viking horns to spare?
Every Spring since 1984, the search for gear ensues as people ready themselves for Canada's longest continually run recreational speed event, the Schuss Boomer Downhill at Hudson Bay Mountain. Hosted by the Smithers Ski & Snowboard Club, the Club's biggest fundraiser of the year is a highlight for many BC Alpine Alumni. You may not have seen your former teammates or coaches all year, but they'll surely surface to help install B-net or show up for a warm up run down the track.
An all-inclusive event, the Schuss Boomer is a chance for present-day SSSC team members, never-ever-raced-before folks, skiers and snowboarders of varying abilities, snow-bladers and the most competitive bunch, our BC Alpine, North Zone, and Smithers Ski Club present-day athletes and alumni to test their mettle as they launch from the same start ramp. Ages 10-99 welcome!
The biggest advantage of being ski racing alumni is perhaps you've already got DH skis or at least access to a pair, a haggard speed suit (albeit stretched to near blow-out), DH poles (in highly sought-after early 90s purple), a hunk of mystery wax and residual skill from the club level or even Europa or World Cup. The worst aspect of being an ex-ski racer? Relying on the above to get the job done. Gear and experience may give you an edge, but you can’t win on that alone. The need to carry speed is critical in this event, therefore you want to weigh more than the next guy – so have some extra gravy with that mountain of poutine!
But there’s more than long skinny skis and stretched-out speed suits. The air is filled with banter and competitive spirit. Participants crowd the start to watch one another leave the gate: a floundering of long skis, a pole between the legs (not recommended) and many an edge caught keep us laughing. Current Smithers Ski & Snowboard Club athletes warm up alongside parents while former-racers challenge past coaches. Age is of no consequence as we are all transported back to earlier times, where ski racing was everything and teammates were family. This race renews those relationships and we are reminded of how lucky we are to have been – and still are – a part of ski racing. It's not only about the participants, the volunteer and sponsorship support the Club receives locally and further afield leaves us completely humbled. Our sport brings us together, year after year. We encourage our youth to keep racing, knowing the bonds they'll form will remain for a lifetime. With the youngest competitors at only ten years old, the torch will undoubtedly be passed and the Schuss Boomer will endure, ensuring those youngsters may race alongside their children too. The Schuss Boomer Downhill is truly an example of “skiing for life” at it's finest. This is what it's all about. ~ Excerpts from Ski Canada article by Claire Challen, Fall 2014 Issue
Photo left: Coby Hall – Nice Start!
Photo middle: Jake Giguere (Fast non-alumni) & Tom Havard (SSSC Alumni/Masters)
Photo right: Photo right: Dylan Hikisch in the start
For more info on the event:
https://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/schuss-boomer-raises-13-5k-for-ski-club/
http://schussboomerdownhill.com/
http://www.smithersskiclub.com/
https://hudsonbaymountain.ca/
This year, March 30, 2019, we were graced with sunshine on a warm, spring day, running 79 athletes of all ages and abilities out of the start gate for two runs. With twenty athletes in the Competitive Category vying for top spot, it was a tight race with only 6- tenths of a second separating the top 3 skiers.
Some results below – more HERE
| Female Mini-Schuss Skier |
Bridie Hikisch |
1:30.23 |
| Male Mini-Schuss Skier |
Dylan Hikisch |
1:38.90 |
| Female Skier |
Claire Challen |
1:21.31 |
| Male Skier |
Philippe Bernier |
1:18.38 |
| Female Radar Skier |
Claire Challen |
109 |
| Male Radar Skier |
Jason Oliemans |
115 |
THANK YOU SPONSORS, for your tremendous support of the 35th Annual Schuss Boomer Downhill held Saturday March 30, 2019. The generous support of you, and individuals in and out of our community contributing to this event, have again made this a very successful event!
by Kathy Stahr | Mar 29, 2019 | Member News
Mont-Édouard, Quebec hosted athletes from across Canada for 5 days of racing at the Canadian Alpine Ski Championships – COMPLETE RESULTS HERE
In addition to multiple podium finishes by National Team members from BC, several BC athletes had some great results, including two trips to the U19 podium by Devin Mittertreiner (Fernie/Windermere Valley Ski Club) in both super-G (Canadian Championships) and slalom (FIS), and two trips to the Canadian Championship U19 podium by Ella Renzoni (BC Ski Team/Whistler Mountain Ski Club) in GS and super-G.
The men's series started with a FIS slalom competition. Devin Mittertreiner (Fernie/WVSC) made the podium as 3rd U19 (12th overall). Day 2 of slalom racing was for Canadian Championship honours. Devin Mittertreiner was the fourth fastest U19 on the day, missing the podium by .01 second and finishing 15th overall.
After several delays due to very high winds the super-G race was held in the morning on day 4.
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Devin Mittertreiner (Fernie/WVSC) placed 2nd U19 (9th overall), again caught short by .01 sec to win the gold.
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Marcus Athans (Apex/BC Team) placed 5th U19 (13 overall)
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Gavin Donald (Vernon/WVSC) – 14th overall
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Gerrit Van Soest (Vernon/OST) – 6th U19 (15th overall)
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Konstantin Petkovic (WMSC/BAR) – 19th overall
The fourth day was a big day on the very demanding GS and super-G slope, with the National Championship GS being held in the afternoon.
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Gavin Donald (Vernon/WVSC) placed 13th
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Marcus Athans (Apex/BC Team) placed 4th U19 (15th overall)
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Konstantin Petkovic (WMSC/BAR) 5th U19 (17th overall)
The last day of the National Championship Series was the FIS GS competition
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Marcus Athans (Apex/BC Team) placed 4th U19 again (13th overall)
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Konstantin Petkovic (WMSC/BAR) was 5th U19 (14th overall)
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Devin Mittertreiner (Fernie/WVSC) 19th overall
The National Championships super-G kicked off the ladies' race series. BC Ski Team's Ella Renzoni finished 4th overall and was 3rd on the U19 podium. Not far behind Renzoni in 5th overall was Katrina Van Soest (Coldstream, BC). BC Team's Nicole Mah (Grouse Tyee) finished in 10th position.
Renzoni made another trip to the U19 podium on day 2 of ladies' National Championships racing, grabbing 4th overall in the GS and earning top U19 honours!
(photo right: Ella Renzoni – BCST/WMSC – 3rd U19 National Championship SG and 1st U19 National Championship GS)
(photo below: Devin Mittertreiner – Fernie/WVSC – 2nd U19 National Championship SG)
by Kathy Stahr | Mar 26, 2019 | Member News
CANADIAN SKI RACING AWARDS
Cast your vote for your favourite Canadian ski racer and show your support for Canada’s fastest alpine, para-alpine and ski cross athletes! All Canadian athletes competing in at least one FIS World Cup race are eligible for the athlete awards.
The following award categories are recognized by ACA – COMPLETE GUIDE HERE:
Your vote will be an important factor in the determination of the Audi Athlete of the Year. Check out the nominees and VOTE HERE
