by Kathy Stahr | Apr 18, 2015 | Member News
At the halfway point of our camp we would like to pause and say thank you to our volunteers who help make this camp so special and run smoothly. Jane and Nancy keeping everyone fed and fueled.
The coaches who set the on hill environment which allows Manny and Mike to do their thing. Nick Cooper, Dani Robson, Pat Carry, Dominic Unterberger, Ryan Jazic and all the others from the last eight years who keep us going.
Thank You!!
Day 3 of the Mike & Manny camp – the perspective of being a camper from morning breakfast by Jane, Manny's mom, to on hill gate training, hanging at the house, dryland training, meeting time, freshening up for dinner, then an Olympic experience in the Whistler village. Here it is, from wake up to lights out. Enjoy!
DAY 3 VIDEO
And watch for our 4th and final day video tomorrow!
Mike and Manny
by Kathy Stahr | Apr 16, 2015 | Member News
Day two at the 8th Annual Mike and Manny Cowboys Ski Camp consisted of focusing on line. We wanted to highlight the focus and dedication these great kids show. We even had a birthday in the group, so Happy 16th Birthday to Brooke Lukinuk, we hope that it was a day to remember!
Enjoy our DAY 2 VIDEO
For other photos please visit our Facebook Page
The Mike & Manny Foundation has welcomed over 90 athletes to our ski camp over the past 8 years and we look forward to continuing this success.
Huge thank you to all our supporters. None of this would be possible without your help and generosity!
Mike and Manny
by Kathy Stahr | Apr 15, 2015 | Member News
The 8th Annual Mike and Manny Cowboy's camp kicked off in style, with a bluebird day on Whistler Blackcomb and fresh snow on the ground.
An exciting day for all of us, especially those who have never been to Whistler or even seen big mountains. In true Whistler fashion we took them straight to the top of the mountain to work on balance by skiing Spanky's Ladder and Couloir Extreme.
"This is my first time skiing powder!" exclaimed Dagmar D'Agostino from North Bay Ontario.
"I've never seen Mountains this big." said Liam from Poley Mountain, NB.
After the "Big Mountain" experience, we settled into the groove of slalom and slalom element training, working on line, platform and balance.
Check out our DAY 1 VIDEO, and for other photos please visit our Facebook Page
The Mike & Manny Foundation has welcomed over 90 athletes to our ski camp over the past 8 years and we look forward to continuing this success.
Huge thank you to all our supporters. None of this would be possible without your help and generosity!
Mike and Manny
by Kathy Stahr | Apr 14, 2015 | Member News
Elli Terwiel (Sun Peaks Alpine Club) has decided to retire from Alpine Ski Racing after a good year racing on the NCAA circuit. Elli won the EISA slalom championships, and was second in GS, and her University of Vermont team won the EISA Championships. Elli posted this retirement message after her final race:
“Today I retired from ski racing. I have spent the past 20 years of my life chasing crazy dreams, achieving some of them and having an AMAZING time in pursuit of them. I will always be a skier and I absolutely still love my sport, and that’s the way I would like to remember it. Today was the perfect example of why ski racing is amazing. A tight knit group of individuals were together in the bright sunshine on the top of the hill sending it as hard as we could to the bottom! The friendships gained through my ski racing will always be important to me and the experiences, both good and challenging, that I have experienced along the way have shaped who I am today. I wouldn't trade them for the world (well, most of them….).
"THANK YOU SO MUCH to every person who has supported me along the way. This wasn't just my own personal journey but that of my family and my small community as well. Thank you to everyone at Sun Peaks who came to the Elli Extravaganza's and to all the great coaches (on and off hill) that I have had all the way. To anyone who is considering putting their kids in a sport…or who has a kid in hot pursuit of athletic success, it’s worth it. I am a much better person for the experiences I gained through sport. I am more resilient, strong and motivated because of my years of training. I am excited for all the unknown things to come in my future. My favourite thing about skiing was the pursuit of technical perfection and how far I could push myself to succeed. I am looking forward to finding new goals to fight for! In the meantime, it’s time to hammer down on the engineering homework!”
We at BC Alpine sincerely thanks you, Elli, for the inspiring teammate and determined competitor you have been throughout your long and successful racing career. We wish you all great things on your new path in life, knowing our paths will cross again and again!
by Kathy Stahr | Apr 13, 2015 | Member News
Rae Swette (WMSC) wins final race of the year, slalom GOLD at Mt. Norquay! PHOTO CREDIT: Derek Trussler
Congratulations to the three BC Club ladies who landed on the podium in the last slalom race of the year. Rae Swette of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club posted the fastest time both runs, finishing with a decisive 1.46 second lead over the rest of the field. Meg Cumming (Apex Ski Club), winner of Saturday's slalom, finished second, and Tyra Collombin (Fernie Alpine Ski Team), who was yesterday's silver medalist, came 3rd overall.
Swette (1st), Cumming (2nd) and Collombin (3rd)
Ladies' Slalom April 12/15
BC Team's Dominic Unterberger (Revelstoke Ski Club) – 2nd at Mt. Norquay SL PHOTO CREDIT: Derek Trussler
Men's Slalom April 12/15
"Final race of the season just completed at Mt. Norquay. Now 6 members of the BCST are invited to the ACA try-out camp starting tomorrow. Stephanie Gartner, Stefanie Fleckinstein, Antonia Wearmouth, Sam Mulligan, Riley Seger, and Max Peiffer are in the gym testing tomorrow and on snow all week. Great athletes, great coaches, great support staff and awesome teamwork make this a very successful season regardless if anyone makes the national team this week. The rest of the team, Dominic Unterberger, Pat Carry, Cameron Alexander, Alix Wells and Mikayla Martin all have accomplished incredible things this season. I am extremely proud of this incredible group of people that make up the entire BC Ski Team!"
~ 2015/16 BC Alpine Athletic Director, Johnny Crichton
