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Sun Peaks Alpine Club gearing up to host 16th Annual Nancy Greene Festival

by Kathy Stahr | Mar 13, 2018 | Member News

Sun Peaks is set to host the 2018 Hub International Nancy Greene Festival!

On March 23rd & 24th more than 550 young ski racers, ages 5 through 12, will descend on Sun Peaks Resort for this fun-filled two-day event. While most of the racers are coming from clubs across BC, we are excited to welcome some participants from the Yukon and Alberta this year!

Festival organizers and volunteers have been working very hard to make this event fun and memorable for the young athletes and their families. Ski racing and showing off their skills in a fun and friendly environment are what the event is all about. Competition will take place over two days, with a Dual Glalom race and skills events including Moguls, Speed, Jump and a modified Ski Cross.

Each evening will wrap up with awards presented by Nancy Greene for the best performance in each category!

Don't forget to meet Chris the Clown, who will be on hand to show off his clown antics both on and off the slopes.

Sun Peaks Alpine Club looks forward to seeing you next weekend!

APPLY NOW – Be part of Team BC Mission Staff, 2019 Canada Winter Games

by Kathy Stahr | Mar 8, 2018 | Member News

The BC Games Society is seeking enthusiastic, experienced people to serve as volunteer Team BC Mission Staff for the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alberta.

The submission deadline is Friday, March 30, 2018 at 4:00 pm.

Every four years, British Columbia assembles a team of athletes, coaches, managers, and mission staff to represent the province at Canada's premiere multi-sport events – the Canada Winter Games and Canada Summer Games. They represent the best in BC and are known as Team BC.

Learn more about the role of Mission Staff here.

The 2019 Canada Winter Games will be held February 15 – March 3, 2019 in Red Deer, Alberta. The Games will bring together over 3,600 athletes, coaches, managers, and officials from every province and territory in Canada. Team BC athletes are the next generation of junior national and national team athletes. They are positive role models to British Columbians and inspire youth to be physically active and lead healthy lifestyles.

Mission staff candidates have strong communication and administration skills, an understanding of BC’s amateur sport system, interest in and enthusiasm for working in a fast paced multi-sport environment, the ability to operate independently and in a team atmosphere, the confidence to perform functions and duties outside of their assignment, strong interpersonal skills, and an ability to provide excellent service. As well, the ideal candidates will have previous experience as a volunteer, athlete, or coach at a multi-sport games and demonstrate a strong commitment to the games movement.

Click here for further information on how to join Team BC's Mission Staff for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

Big White Ski Club hosts final stop in 2017/18 Western Ski Cross Series

by Kathy Stahr | Mar 6, 2018 | Member News

U16 Women – Overall Points Podium

Western Canada Ski Cross Finals Race hosted by Big White Ski Club
TELUS Park at Big White
March 2nd – 4th 2018

Western Canada Ski Cross Series 2018 Overall Points Results – PODIUM PHOTOS courtesy of Todd Cashin

U16 Ladies
1. Hanna Schulze (Red Mtn)
2. Anne Mullen (Sunridge)
3. Sage Stefani (Red Mtn)
U16 Men
1. Jack MacDonald (Whistler)
2. Jack Morrow (Whistler)
3. Konnor Kimball (Sunridge)
U18 Ladies
1. Samantha Carter (LL)
2. Sarah Clarke (ABSX)
3. Chloe Mannsberger-Tetrault (LL)
U18 Men
1. William Rioux (ABSX)
2. Zachary Stanier (LL)
3. Adrian Wattamaniuk (Snow Valley)

Last weekend the "Finals" of the Western Canada Ski Cross Series were held on the TELUS Park ski cross course at Big White. Big White was the final stop in a series of races across the West for athletes ages 12 and older. The TELUS Park ski cross track consists of natural and artificial features such as banked turns, doubles, rollers, wootangs and aztecs. What truly sets the sport apart from other skiing disciplines is the fact that there are four skiers competing in the track at the same time (similar to motocross). This exciting sport made it’s Olympic debut at the Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010. Approximately 120 young athletes from BC, Alberta and Washington, including the host team from Big White Ski Club, raced on the exceptional track with a number of podium finishes. Course training took place on Friday while racing commenced on Saturday and continued until Sunday afternoon and offered some great spectator entertainment. Ned Ireland from the Canadian Ski Cross Team was on hand to present the awards. Other Big White Ski Club alumni who have gone on to the Canadian Ski Cross Team include World Cup Team member Ian Deans and 2018 Olympic gold medalist Kelsey Serwa. (Huge shoutout to Todd and Sharon Cashin from the Big White Ski Club for compiling all the news, results and photos from this fantastic event!)

U18 Women – Overall Points Podium

RESULTS: Race 1 (Saturday, March 3rd) PODIUM PHOTOS courtesy of Todd Cashin

U12 Ladies
1. Liv Willoughby (BWSC)
2. Peyton Devlin (SPAC)
3. Alexa Martin (BWSC)
4. Jordan Minifie (Yukon)
5. Kael Oberland (BWSC)
6. Taryn Schrock (BWSC)
7. Reese Swift (BWSC)
U12 Men
1. Brandon Johnson (SPAC)
2. Cameron Currie (SPAC)
3. Gavin Johnson (SPAC)
4. Harris Hunter (SPAC)
5. Tige Kramer (SPAC)
6. Hugo Sastre (SPAC)
7. Douglas Hunter (SPAC)
U14 Ladies
1. Talyn Lorimer (SPAC)
2. Mia Ruse (Whistler)
3. Shayna Little (BWSC)
4. Kiera Swift (BWSC)
5. Sierra Zuck (Sunridge)
6. Greta Gladwin (Yukon)
7. Jaelynn Todd (SPAC)
U14 Men
1. Jack Thomas (Whistler)
2. Finley Cashin (BWSC)
3. Ben Hare (BWSC)
4. Micah Schwritlich (SPAC)
5. Euan Currie (SPAC)
6. Luke Leddy (Skykomish)
7. Naddus Kruezko (Sunridge)
8. Johnny Ekinci (BWSC)
U16 Ladies
1. Hanna Schulze (Red Mtn)
2. Sage Stefani (Red Mtn)
3. Anne Mullen (Sunridge)
4. Dakota Clyde (Sunridge)
5. Rory Stadler (Red Deer)
6. Saige Clarke (LL)
7. Ally Thompson (Skykomish)
U16 Men
1. Jack MacDonald (Whistler)
2. Jack Morrow (Whistler)
3. Adam Fricska (BWSC)
4. Luke McMillan (BWSC)
5. Konnor Kimball (Sunridge)
6. Isaiah Francis (LL)
7. Robert Chen (LL)
8. William Little (BWSC)
U18 Ladies
1. Kiersten Vincett (ABSX)
2. Mara Bishop (ABSX)
3. Samantha Carter (LL)
4. Chloe Mannsberger-Tetrault (LL)
5. September Stefani (Red Mtn)
6. Anika Aschbacher (Yukon)
7. Avery Kunkel (LL)
U18 Men
1. William Rioux (ABSX)
2. Zachary Stanier (LL)
3. Aidan Mills (UBCO)
4. Cormac Fox (Skykomish)
5. Colin McCombe (UBCO)

U16 Men – Overall Points Podium

RESULTS Race 2 (Sunday, March 4th) PODIUM PHOTOS courtesy of Todd Cashin

U12 Ladies
1. Liv Willoughby (BWSC)
2. Alexa Martin (BWSC)
3. Jordan Minifie (Yukon)
4. Reese Swift (BWSC)
5. Kael Oberland (BWSC)
6. Samantha Hveding (BWSC)
U12 Men
1. Brandon Johnson (SPAC)
2. Cameron Currie (SPAC)
3. Gavin Johnson (SPAC)
4. Charles Sissons (SPAC)
5. Hugo Sastre (SPAC)
6. Harris Hunter (SPAC)
U14 Ladies
1. Talyn Lorimer (SPAC)
2. Shayna Little (BWSC)
3. Maren Vincett (Valley)
4. Jaelynn Todd (SPAC)
5. Mia Ruse (Whistler)
6. Greta Gladwin (Yukon)
7. Sierra Zuck (Sunridge)
U14 Men
1. Jack Thomas (Whistler)
2. Finley Cashin (BWSC)
3. Euan Currie (SPAC)
4. Naddus Kruezko (Sunridge)
5. Ben Hare (BWSC)
6. Fraser Jacoby (SPAC)
7. Joshua Jerstad (SPAC)
8. Johnny Ekinci (BWSC)
U16 Ladies
1. Hanna Schulze (Red Mtn)
2. Sage Stefani (Red Mtn)
3. Anne Mullen (Sunridge)
4. Saige Clarke (LL)
5. Rory Stadler (Red Deer)
6. Dakota Clyde (Sunridge)
7. Ally Thompson (Skykomish)
U16 Men
1. Jack MacDonald (Whistler)
2. Naoise Dempsey (Yukon)
3. Luke McMillan (BWSC)
4. Adam Fricska (BWSC)
5. Robert Chen (LL)
6. Wesley Vangel (Yukon)
7. Isaiah Francis (LL)
U18 Ladies
1. Sarah Clark (ABSX)
2. Kiersten Vincett (ABSX)
3. Samantha Carter (LL)
4. Mara Bishop (ABSX)
5. September Stefani (Red Mtn)
6. Anika Aschbacher (Yukon)
7. Chloe Mannsberger-Tetrault (LL)
8. Avery Kunkel (LL)
U18 Men
1. William Rioux (ABSX)
2. Aidan Mills (ABSX)
3. Zachary Stanier (LL)
4. Wilf Tansley (Skykomish)
5. Eli Klassen (SASK)
6. Matthew Molnar (LL)
7. Cormac Fox (Skykomish)

U18 Men – Overall Points Podium

Friend of ski racing and past president of Cypress Ski Club Joe Shaw passes away

by Kathy Stahr | Mar 5, 2018 | Member News

We are sad to report that the former President of Cypress Ski Club, Joe Shaw, recently passed away in a tragic skiing accident.

BC Alpine offers our sincere condolences to his wife Susan and their family. Joe had a tremendous passion for the sport of alpine skiing and devoted significant time and energy to the Cypress Ski Club. He generously provided time and expertise to BC Alpine on important issues, and will be missed by all of us.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated for Joe at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH, 2465 Crown Street, Vancouver.

Visitation will be held on Friday, March 9 at CELEBRATION HALL in Mountain View Cemetery, 5455 Fraser Street, Vancouver (please enter the cemetery at Fraser and 39th and follow the signs to the hall). Joe's family and his brothers and sisters will be there from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. to greet relatives and friends.

Condolences may be sent via mbfunerals.com <http://mbfunerals.com>

FIS BC Cup GS and Slalom competition continues at Whistler and Grouse

by Kathy Stahr | Mar 5, 2018 | Member News

Congratulations to BC Ski Team's Kristina Natalenko and Asher Jordan who are leading in the BC Cup Points race after this series. http://bcalpine.com/files/Coaching_Files/BC_Cup/

Asher Jordan – photo by Chris Naas

FLASH QUOTES:

Francis MacDonald after the GS win: "The conditions were challenging, but as they day went on we got to a good surface. I have been skiing well in training and I wanted to do the same on race day, I trusted my skiing and had some fun and it worked out okay."
Alexander Valentin after two GS wins: "I am happy with how the race went. I trusted the years of experience racing on the DMTC and I stuck to the process that always works so well for me in training."

Rank	Bib	Ladies' GS Feb 28th – Whistler		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	7	MACDONALD Frances	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:21.94	1:25.17	2:47.11
2	4	TIMMERMANN Claire		2000	1:23.09	1:26.17	2:49.26
3	6	ALEXANDER Kiara		2001	1:23.45	1:27.19	2:50.64
4	14	LEBSACK Avery		2001	1:24.10	1:26.59	2:50.69
5	2	SMITH Gabrielle		1998	1:23.62	1:27.61	2:51.23
6	13	MAH Nicole	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:24.86	1:26.88	2:51.74
7	15	SMART Eleri		2001	1:26.47	1:25.74	2:52.21
8	29	BEXTON Gemma		2001	1:26.70	1:28.12	2:54.82
9	24	GRABINSKI Kamilia		2001	1:28.05	1:28.88	2:56.93
10	43	ROSS Julia		2001	1:27.19	1:29.89	2:57.08

Kristina Natalenko – photo by Chris Naas

Rank	Bib	Men's GS Feb 28th – Whistler		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	2	VALENTIN Alexander	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:21.99	1:18.51	2:40.50
2	10	WALL Sam		1998	1:22.16	1:20.31	2:42.47
3	6	CARRUTHERS Caeden		2001	1:22.54	1:21.04	2:43.58
4	20	MUSGRAVE Angus		1999	1:23.28	1:20.36	2:43.64
5	21	PUSKAS Aaron		2001	1:22.60	1:21.13	2:43.73
6	5	HILL Dawson		1999	1:23.09	1:21.75	2:44.84
7	16	CULVER Henry		2001	1:24.03	1:20.96	2:44.99
8	27	VAN SOEST Gerrit		2001	1:23.20	1:21.97	2:45.17
9	7	ATHANS Marcus		2000	1:23.77	1:21.47	2:45.24
10	11	NELSON Preston		1997	1:23.70	1:21.61	2:45.31

Ladies Slalom Day 2, 2nd place – Frances MacDonald

Rank	Bib	Ladies' GS March 2nd – Whistler		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	2	NATALENKO Kristina	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:18.73	1:25.70	2:44.43
2	11	MACDONALD Frances	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:20.61	1:26.25	2:46.86
3	1	LEBSACK Avery		2001	1:20.48	1:26.58	2:47.06
4	5	SMART Eleri		2001	1:21.44	1:26.14	2:47.58
5	12	STREET Charlize		2001	1:21.45	1:26.78	2:48.23
6	15	ALEXANDER Kiara		2001	1:21.44	1:27.15	2:48.59
7	7	MAH Nicole	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:21.86	1:26.78	2:48.64
8	4	ALEXANDER Ashleigh		2000	1:21.38	1:29.24	2:50.62
9	23	GRABINSKI Kamilia		2001	1:24.04	1:29.25	2:53.29
10	14	HARRISON Abby		1999	1:24.38	1:29.02	2:53.40

Rank	Bib	Men's GS March 2nd – Whistler		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	2	VALENTIN Alexander	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:20.54	1:18.31	2:38.85
2	5	CASSELMAN Jamie		2000	1:20.54	1:18.88	2:39.42
3	12	CALLAGHAN Christian		2000	1:21.54	1:18.67	2:40.21
4	6	DONALD Gavin		1999	1:22.36	1:18.26	2:40.62
5	8	WERRY Tyler		1991	1:21.73	1:19.36	2:41.09
6	9	CARRUTHERS Caeden		2001	1:21.98	1:19.30	2:41.28
7	14	JORDAN Asher	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	1:22.14	1:19.15	2:41.29
8	3	ATHANS Marcus		2000	1:22.66	1:18.93	2:41.59
9	7	WALL Sam		1998	1:22.93	1:18.79	2:41.72
10	16	FORSYTH Jack		2000	1:22.61	1:19.28	2:41.89

Rank	Bib	Ladies' Slalom March 3rd – Grouse		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	9	HOSHIZAKI Tora		2001	50.56	51.55	1:42.11
2	10	NATALENKO Kristina	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	52.33	49.90	1:42.23
3	8	ALEXANDER Kiara		2001	50.69	51.90	1:42.59
4	11	MAH Nicole	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	52.01	50.87	1:42.88
5	5	RENZONI Ella		2000	51.96	51.63	1:43.59
6	17	LEBSACK Avery		2001	53.73	50.04	1:43.77
7	16	SOUTER Brielle		2001	54.01	49.87	1:43.88
8	7	RUTTER Karleen		1999	54.01	51.07	1:45.08
9	21	FYNN Madalyn		2001	55.64	50.82	1:46.46
10	20	KRANJC Kristen Gigi		2001	55.29	51.76	1:47.05

Rank	Bib	Men's Slalom March 3rd – Grouse		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	61	JORDAN Asher	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	45.46	50.12	1:35.58
2	52	MITTERTREINER Devin		2000	45.31	51.28	1:36.59
3	54	DONALD Gavin		1999	45.85	52.06	1:37.91
4	57	CALLAGHAN Christian		2000	47.06	51.06	1:38.12
5	58	PETKOVIC Konstantin		2000	47.67	51.49	1:39.16
6	62	DUNN Logan		2001	48.29	50.89	1:39.18
7	66	ATHANS Marcus		2000	47.59	52.25	1:39.84
8	75	GAIRNS Lucas		2000	48.49	51.90	1:40.39
9	63	HILL Dawson		1999	48.71	51.90	1:40.61
10	67	CARRUTHERS Caeden		2001	48.21	52.51	1:40.72

Rank	Bib	Ladies' Slalom March 4th – Grouse		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	1	NATALENKO Kristina	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	45.48	52.85	1:38.33
2	2	MACDONALD Frances	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	45.93	52.63	1:38.56
3	10	ALEXANDER Kiara		2001	45.29	54.35	1:39.64
4	5	ALEXANDER Ashleigh		2000	46.33	53.51	1:39.84
5	9	STREET Charlize		2001	46.79	53.60	1:40.39
6	4	HOSHIZAKI Tora		2001	46.99	54.08	1:41.07
7	21	FYNN Madalyn		2001	48.39	54.43	1:42.82
8	13	RUTTER Karleen		1999	49.67	53.94	1:43.61
9	20	KRANJC Kristen Gigi		2001	49.85	54.47	1:44.32
10	36	ROSS Julia		2001	52.17	54.03	1:46.20

Rank	Bib	Men's Slalom March 4th – Grouse		Year	Run 1	Run 2	Total Time
1	65	JORDAN Asher	BC Ski Team BIO	1999	43.07	43.91	1:26.98
2	58	CASSELMAN Jamie		2000	43.02	44.01	1:27.03
3	57	DONALD Gavin		1999	42.86	44.70	1:27.56
4	52	MUSGRAVE Angus		1999	42.53	45.51	1:28.04
5	51	CALLAGHAN Christian		2000	44.00	45.13	1:29.13
6	63	KOWALCZYK Myles		2000	43.86	45.69	1:29.55
7	53	WALL Sam		1998	42.55	47.21	1:29.76
8	56	MITTERTREINER Devin		2000	42.82	47.87	1:30.69
9	67	CARRUTHERS Caeden		2001	45.59	45.45	1:31.04
10	59	HILL Dawson		1999	44.94	46.28	1:31.22