Kathy Stahr | BC Alpine Ski Association

World Cup Skier Phil Brown leads initiative to raise funds for Nik Zoricic Foundation

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 16, 2018 | Member News

How it works:

Phil Brown is challenging Olympic athletes and the ski world to post a quick "thank you" or "congratulations" type video on Instagram or FB and tag it with #RecognizeYourStars.

Starting now, and leading up to the Olympics, for every video posted CSI STARS will donate $10 to the Nik Zoricic Foundation. You can learn more about this fun campaign at http://www.nzfoundation.ca/ and view details along with Phil's intro video on his website.

Please following on Instagram and Facebook @csi_stars and @philbrown77

Red Mountain Resort plays host to 2018’s first Teck Kootenay Zone GS & SL races

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 16, 2018 | Member News

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

January 13th and 14th saw the first Kootenay Zone Race of the 2018 ski season hosted by RED Mountain Resort and the Red Mountain Racers. The races took place at the Legacy Training Centre which proved to be race-ready despite mother nature providing a little extra snow! It was a terrific weekend of racing, with teams from Lake Louise, Fernie, Kimberley, Kicking Horse, Whitewater, Red Mountain and the Yukon attending.

Saturday there were three slalom races for the U14 athletes and 2 slalom races for the U12's. There was a great group of volunteers ensuring the courses ran smoothly for all athletes. After a full day of racing the athletes attended a banquet and awards ceremony with presentations by local Teck representative Tammy Salway. While the athletes enjoyed their dinner the parents, coaches and volunteers headed to the top floor of the historic Red Mountain Day Lodge to enjoy the appreciation gathering hosted in Rafters Bar.

Sunday presented a fantastic day of giant slalom racing for the U14 athletes with 3 races being completed with good visibility. For the U12 athletes the fog seemed to roll in just as they were to begin both of their races. Despite this we saw some very talented athletes flying down the course and taking to the podium.

Our athletes are eagerly awaiting the next zone race which will take them to Kicking Horse. A big congratulations to all those who qualified for the BC Games and best of luck in all your races this season!

CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE RESULTS

Red Mountain club member and professional photographer, Lesley Chisholm, took some great photos of the racers (despite less than fantastic visibility). In addition to the pics you see here, she will be uploading more to her website at http://www.lesleychisholm.com/ – please check in later this week to see the full collection.

Below are the top-3 finishers in each race – good job everyone!!

Saturday, January 13 – U12 ladies – 1 run Slalom #1

1	71	BUCHAR, Nikola	Kimberley Alpine Team	2007	41.35
2	84	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	41.84
3	87	ANDERSON, Kahlen	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	41.86

Saturday, January 13 – U12 ladies – 1 run Slalom #2

1	87	ANDERSON, Kahlen	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	44.33
2	84	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	45.89
3	94	CLARK, Madison	Whitewater Ski Team	2006	46.48

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ ladies – 1 run Slalom #1

1	3	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	44.65
2	14	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	45.80
3	2	CORRY, Josie	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	49.54

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ ladies – 1 run Slalom #2

1	14	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	46.27
2	23	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	47.27
3	26	TIMM, Jessica	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	47.57

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ ladies – 1 run Slalom #3

1	3	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.16
2	14	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	47.97
3	23	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	48.74

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Saturday, January 13 – U12 men – 1 run Slalom #1

1	122	HEWITT, Tanner	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	38.88
2	118	CHRISTENSEN, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	39.37
3	110	DEMMLER, Reuben	Red Mountain Racers	2006	40.25

Saturday, January 13 – U12 men – 1 run Slalom #2

1	122	HEWITT, Tanner	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	43.72
2	118	CHRISTENSEN, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	44.94
3	115	VANHOOREN, Nate	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	45.24

PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ men – 1 run Slalom #1

1	35	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	42.41
2	36	VANHOOREN, Liam	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	43.41
3	40	CARTER, Ewan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.36

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ men – 1 run Slalom #2

1	35	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	43.89
2	40	CARTER, Ewan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.29
3	46	CAIS, Baptiste	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	45.50

Saturday, January 13 – U14+ men – 1 run Slalom #3

1	35	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	44.29
2	36	VANHOOREN, Liam	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	45.71
3	39	CHRISTIE, Brett	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	47.14

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Ladies – 1 run GS #1

1	98	GARDINER, Georgia	Red Mountain Racers	2007	1:01.63
2	109	FIRLOTTE, Mya	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	1:04.58
3	107	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:04.81

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Ladies – 1 run GS #2

1	107	MAC CON, Fiona	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:06.96
2	103	CLARK, Madison	Whitewater Ski Team	2006	1:08.14
3	125	ANDERSON, Kahlen	Black Dogs Ski Club	2006	1:08.50

Sunday, January 14 – U14+ Ladies – 1 run GS #1

1	46	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	58.41
2	41	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	59.33
3	38	JENSEN, Maren	Kimberley Alpine Team	2005	1:00.59

Sunday, January 14 – U14+ Ladies – 1 run GS #2

1	30	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:02.01
2	46	CICALESE, Alessandra	Black Dogs Ski Club	2005	1:04.54
3	34	NGAN, Emily	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:04.58

Sunday, January 14 – U14+ Ladies – 1 run GS #3

1	30	WHELAN, Piper	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:01.73
2	41	LEISHMAN, Lucy	Whitewater Ski Team	2005	1:04.41
3	51	TIMM, Jessica	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	1:05.35

U12 Red Mountain Racer Reuben Demmler at Teck Kootenay Zone Race, Red Mountain PHOTO CREDIT: www.lesleychisholm.com

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Men – 1 run GS #1

1	73	DEMMLER, Reuben	Red Mountain Racers	2006	1:00.22
2	75	PASULA, Brayden	Kimberley Alpine Team	2006	1:01.60
3	65	CHRISTENSEN, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:01.64

Sunday, January 14 – U12 Men – 1 run GS #2

1	73	DEMMLER, Reuben	Red Mountain Racers	2006	1:05.62
2	79	WHITE, Kaden	Whitewater Ski Team	2006	1:06.58
3	85	HEWITT, Tanner	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2006	1:06.59

Sunday, January 14 – U14 Men – 1 run GS #1

1	18	SMITH, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	56.52
2	17	KOLES, Emmett	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	56.99
3	4	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	57.18

Sunday, January 14 – U14 Men – 1 run GS #2

1	8	CARTER, Ewan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:00.05
2	10	VANHOOREN, Liam	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:00.14
3	18	SMITH, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	1:00.34

Sunday, January 14 – U14 Men – 1 run GS #3

1	10	VANHOOREN, Liam	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:01.12
2	18	SMITH, Carter	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2005	1:01.13
3	4	BARNUM, Kaleb	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2004	1:01.30

1st 2018 Teck U16 Open event closes with rave reviews for Sun Peaks & ROC

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 10, 2018 | Member News

Sun Peaks Teck BC Alpine U16 Open Series season opener – January 4th to 7th, 2018 (LINK TO PHOTO ALBUM)

The first race of 2018 saw 155 U16 and U19 racers – plus master racer extrordinaire Gerry Whitaker – gather at Sun Peaks Resort early in the New Year for the first of three Open Series events sponsored by Teck. More than 250 volunteers, coaches and athletes enjoyed four days of competition (2 GS and 2 slalom) on the famous OSV (Osterreicher SkiVerband), a track designed and built by the powerhouse Austrian Ski Team when they made Sun Peaks their private training centre in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler. Since that time, Sun Peaks Alpine Club and the Sun Peaks Resort have maintained the training centre, now called the NGITC – Nancy Greene International Training Centre – as one of the premier sites in Western Canada to train and race!

In the ladies' competition there was a fierce battle between Big White's Hallie Jenkins, Whistler's Freya Jumonville and local Kamloops girl Brynn Applegath, a 1st year U16! These three attacked run after run, with Hallie taking three wins out of four, Freya grabbing the fourth win and Brynn on the podium all four days with one second and three third place finishes. The field was made up of competitors from all corners of the province, from the Coast, the Okanagan, the North and the Kootenays.

On the men's side the competition was fierce. The FIS U19 Okanagan Ski Team (OST) was there to set a high bar for U16 racers from around the province…and let's not forget about Master Racer Gerry Whitaker and Para Athlete Alain Cordonier who rounded out this very diverse and talented field! Hometown OST member Beckett Hooton (1st place) edged out teammate Gerrit Van Soest (2nd place) of Vernon, while U16 Heiko Ihns from the famous Red Mountain Racers finished third in the first GS race. Then it was on! The next three days of racing were fast and tight, with a mix of U16 and FIS athletes battling for podium positions. In the end, Tait Jordan of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, Heiko Ihns of Red Mountain and Isaac Athans from the Apex Ski Club are sitting 1, 2 and 3 in the U16 Teck Open Series standings (Provincial Ranking System) so far!

Men's Overall Slalom Podium

A new and well-received addition to the awards ceremony this year – we have adopted the European tradition of awarding the winners in the overall categories with their choice of cheese, sausage or chocolate (see photos). The real excitement came when these special treats were presented by none other than skiing icon and Athlete of the Century Nancy Greene Raine herself!

Women's Overall Slalom Podium

We MUST recognize the outstanding contributions from the Sun Peaks Alpine Club members and the Sun Peaks Resort for putting this event together! Their high standards for organization and professionalism are second to none. The volunteer ROC (Race Organizing Committee) led by Chief of Race Clark Hooton and lead timer Lisa Hooton (parents of speetsters Beckett and Noa), along with many other volunteers, spent countless hours planning, prepping for and orchestrating a fun, safe and fair event for everyone.

"It's incredible how a group of people from all different backgrounds and occupations can work so closely together toward a single goal of making a great event," said Clark Hooton.

Montana Molyneux, SPAC Program Director and NGITC Manager, had this to say, “This is a huge opportunity for the Sun Peaks Resort. It brings many families from other BC mountains who would not otherwise come to Sun Peaks. It gives us a chance to showcase our beautiful mountain, training center and ski club! We do everything we can to make them want to come back."

Most Improved!

The Teck Open series resumes in Kimberley, BC, February 3 to 6. This is the "speed" stop on the tour consisting of super-G training and racing!

Click here for a full break down of results https://bcalpine.com/calendar/#2168

To follow the leaders of the Teck Open Series, check here for the standings. https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=2AF87AF0036985D8!2850&ithint=file%2cxlsx&app=Excel

Teck U16 Open Event wraps up in Sun Peaks – weekend slalom results are in

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 7, 2018 | Member News

U16 Girls' Slalom Podium

Rank	Bib	January 6th Ladies' Slalom Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	4	JENKINS, Hallie	Big White Ski Club	2002	51.28	53.69	1:44.97
2	10	JUMONVILLE, Freya	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	51.77	54.07	1:45.84
3	5	APPLEGATH, Brynn	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2003	51.42	54.43	1:45.85
4	6	KING, Abigail	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2003	52.44	56.24	1:48.68
5	19	BENNETT, Emeline	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	52.97	56.00	1:48.97
6	39	GIBSON, Charlotte	Prince George Ski Club	2003	54.42	54.57	1:48.99
7	11	NELSON, Hailey	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	54.34	56.03	1:50.37
8	14	SCHULZE, Hanna	Red Mountain Racers	2002	54.58	57.24	1:51.82
9	26	DAWSON, Jaden	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	55.71	56.58	1:52.29
10	17	KOBASIUK, Melinda	Prince George Ski Club	2003	55.20	57.43	1:52.63

U16 Boys' Slalom Podium

Rank	Bib	January 6th Men's Slalom Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	9	VAN SOEST, Gerrit	Vernon Ski Club	2001	46.12	44.99	1:31.11
2	15	IHNS, Heiko	Red Mountain Racers	2002	45.80	45.82	1:31.62
3	14	PANKE, Kristof	Red Mountain Racers	2002	47.77	47.58	1:35.35
4	10	JORDAN, Tait	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	49.35	46.45	1:35.80
5	12	BLASER, Devin	Apex Ski Club	2002	48.85	48.11	1:36.96
6	16	SOLA, Heming	Apex Ski Club	2003	49.38	47.65	1:37.03
7	20	FRETENBURG, Nelson	Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club	2002	49.45	48.05	1:37.50
8	3	MOLDER, Colm	Revelstoke Ski Club	2001	48.59	49.01	1:37.60
9	7	SCHMIDT, Andrew	Vernon Ski Club	2001	48.99	49.54	1:38.53
10	6	TIMM, Dylan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2002	49.38	49.29	1:38.67

Rank	Bib	January 7th Ladies' Slalom Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	9	JUMONVILLE, Freya	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	1:01.77	53.75	1:55.52
2	7	JENKINS, Hallie	Big White Ski Club	2002	1:03.19	53.73	1:56.92
3	13	APPLEGATH, Brynn	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2003	1:03.00	54.12	1:57.12
4	39	GIBSON, Charlotte	Prince George Ski Club	2003	1:02.32	55.92	1:58.24
5	19	BENNETT, Emeline	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	1:03.53	55.38	1:58.91
6	5	KING, Abigail	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2003	1:03.58	55.59	1:59.17
7	8	EMERY, Alyssa	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	1:03.69	56.01	1:59.70
8	1	NELSON, Hailey	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	1:03.91	56.20	2:00.11
9	26	DAWSON, Jaden	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	1:04.40	56.38	2:00.78
10	33	CROSS, Isabella	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	1:04.80	57.77	2:02.57

Rank	Bib	January 7th Men's Slalom Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	14	VAN SOEST, Gerrit	Vernon Ski Club	2001	47.11	48.06	1:35.17
2	15	IHNS, Heiko	Red Mountain Racers	2002	47.36	50.05	1:37.41
3	12	ATHANS, Isaac	Apex Ski Club	2002	48.68	51.14	1:39.82
4	16	SOLA, Heming	Apex Ski Club	2003	49.67	51.23	1:40.90
5	9	JORDAN, Tait	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	48.63	52.38	1:41.01
6	20	FRETENBURG, Nelson	Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club	2002	49.91	51.79	1:41.70
7	10	MOLDER, Colm	Revelstoke Ski Club	2001	50.13	52.58	1:42.71
8	7	TIMM, Dylan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2002	50.69	53.08	1:43.77
9	5	KATRUSIAK, Alexander	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	50.56	53.69	1:44.25
10	33	NELLIS, Taylor	Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club	2003	51.67	52.73	1:44.40

Sun Peaks hosts Teck Open U16 races to kick off 2018 – 2 days of GS Results

by Kathy Stahr | Jan 5, 2018 | Member News

Rank	Bib	January 4th Ladies' GS Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	9	JENKINS, Hallie	Big White Ski Club	2002	55.50	1:01.84	1:57.34
2	4	APPLEGATH, Brynn	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2003	56.82	1:02.45	1:59.27
3	16	DAWSON, Jaden	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	56.83	1:02.51	1:59.34
4	12	JUMONVILLE, Freya	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	58.73	1:00.76	1:59.49
5	7	KNIGHT, Jenna	Revelstoke Ski Club	2001	57.29	1:02.42	1:59.71
6	3	HOOTON, Noa	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2003	57.94	1:02.36	2:00.30
7	27	EMERY, Alyssa	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	58.25	1:02.30	2:00.55
8	2	WILSON, Sydney	Vernon Ski Club	2003	57.73	1:02.88	2:00.61
9	30	BENNETT, Emeline	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	57.71	1:03.46	2:01.17
10	11	SLATER, Makyla	Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club	2002	59.51	1:02.47	2:01.98

Rank	Bib	January 4th Men's GS Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	2	HOOTON, Beckett	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2001	57.96	55.31	1:53.27
2	1	VAN SOEST, Gerrit	Vernon Ski Club	2001	58.41	55.36	1:53.77
3	5	IHNS, Heiko	Red Mountain Racers	2002	58.41	56.03	1:54.44
4	9	JORDAN, Tait	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	59.04	55.68	1:54.72
5	15	APPLEGATH, Liam	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2001	59.28	55.77	1:55.05
6	14	ATHANS, Isaac	Apex Ski Club	2002	59.76	55.38	1:55.14
7	4	SOLA, Heming	Apex Ski Club	2003	59.42	57.11	1:56.53
8	6	BLASER, Devin	Apex Ski Club	2002	59.69	57.73	1:57.42
9	27	SHORTER, Matthias	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	1:01.25	57.25	1:58.50
10	13	MOLDER, Colm	Revelstoke Ski Club	2001	1:01.69	56.86	1:58.55

Ladies' Overall GS Podium

Rank	Bib	January 5th Ladies' GS Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	10	JENKINS, Hallie	Big White Ski Club	2002	59.75	58.94	1:58.69
2	7	JUMONVILLE, Freya	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	58.99	1:00.59	1:59.58
3	15	APPLEGATH, Brynn	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2003	59.88	1:00.12	2:00.00
4	16	DAWSON, Jaden	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	59.74	1:01.01	2:00.75
5	9	HOOTON, Noa	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2003	1:01.17	1:00.64	2:01.81
6	30	BENNETT, Emeline	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	1:00.95	1:00.98	2:01.93
7	12	SLATER, Makyla	Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club	2002	1:01.16	1:01.10	2:02.26
8	8	WILSON, Sydney	Vernon Ski Club	2003	1:00.88	1:01.48	2:02.36
9	27	EMERY, Alyssa	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	1:01.50	1:01.81	2:03.31
10	22	CROSS, Isabella	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2003	1:01.39	1:02.04	2:03.43

Rank	Bib	January 5th Men's GS Results	Club	YOB	Run1	Run2	Total
1	4	JORDAN, Tait	Whistler Mountain Ski Club	2002	58.61	56.90	1:55.51
2	8	ATHANS, Isaac	Apex Ski Club	2002	58.30	57.31	1:55.61
3	3	HOOTON, Beckett	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2001	58.94	57.11	1:56.05
4	13	VAN SOEST, Gerrit	Vernon Ski Club	2001	59.29	57.15	1:56.44
5	6	APPLEGATH, Liam	Sun Peaks Alpine Club	2001	59.02	57.46	1:56.48
6	5	SOLA, Heming	Apex Ski Club	2003	59.50	58.05	1:57.55
7	1	BLASER, Devin	Apex Ski Club	2002	59.89	58.66	1:58.55
8	7	TIMM, Dylan	Fernie Alpine Ski Team	2002	1:00.64	58.64	1:59.28
9	20	LEISHMAN, Henry	Whitewater Ski Team	2002	1:00.61	58.82	1:59.43
10	12	MOLDER, Colm	Revelstoke Ski Club	2001	1:01.37	59.18	2:00.55