Volunteers are needed for the 4-day TECK Open Series at Sun Peaks from Thursday 5th January to Sunday 8th January. Lunch and ski pass will be provided, along with a super fun social event on Saturday afternoon for all volunteers. Parents, come enjoy some seriously exciting racing from the 'front row'! Please email Mel Ross at melanie.ross@kjr.com.au to volunteer.
Dance to the Hairfarmers!
December 29th is WMSC’s boot kickin', hoot’n holler’n annual Fundraiser and Auction.
6 to 9 PM at the Longhorn Saloon in Whistler Village.
We wish you the joy of family & friends
and all the happiness of the holiday season.
Have fun and stay safe!
The BC Alpine office will be closed Fri, Dec 23rd until Tues, Jan 3rd.
See you in 2017 🙂
Calgary, Alta. (December 9, 2016) – The alpine Nor-Am Cup series kicked off this week at Lake Louise, culminated by the 2017 downhill race.
The unrelenting -30 degree temperatures continued as the athletes clocked speeds of over 100km/hr.
Two Alpine Canada athletes were crowned winners in the downhill national champion race. Canadian Alpine Development Team athlete, Stefanie Fleckenstein, from Whistler Mountain Ski Club, was crowned ladies’ Canadian downhill champion and was joined on the podium by BC Ski Team rookie Soleil Patterson (Red Mountain Racers).
Canadian Alpine Ski Team member, Broderick Thompson WMSC) won on the men’s side.
Photo: Panorama Mountain Village
Alpine Canada Alpin is pleased to announce that the 2016 U16 Rising Stars Camp is scheduled to take place on snow at Panorama Mountain Resort, December 2nd to 9th.
This project is designed to give emerging U16 athletes an opportunity to immerse themselves in early season training while increasing their ski racing knowledge and building skills necessary to continue on the path to success. Racers will have a chance to showcase their talents both on and off snow, as dryland testing will also be included in the week-long camp. Selected BC athlete will be joined by approximately 20 of the country’s best athletes for training in super-G, GS and slalom. They will also enjoy nightly team meetings, technical presentations and video reviews with some of the country’s top coaches.
“We are excited to get the best athletes from the entire country together to challenge themselves against their peers,” said Dusan Grasic, ACA Domestic Director. “We are looking forward to watching future World Cup stars as they take part in this unique opportunity to meet racers from across the country and forge new friendships. We are hoping to give these driven young athletes an experience they will remember for the rest of their lives.”
A special thank you to the Nik Zoricic (NZ) Foundation for awarding $500 to each attending athlete to help cover their costs! Thank you also to Panorama Mountain Resort and World Cup Supply for generously supporting this initiative.
Congratulations to the following BC athletes who will be heading to Panorama in December!
Women:
Men:
Photo: Rising Stars Camp 2015 in Sun Peaks