by Keven Dubinsky | Sep 20, 2017 | Member News
The North American FIS TD Working Group Update (Western) is being held in Vancouver this year on Oct 20-22 at the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport.
It is a great opportunity to learn of all of the new developments in Alpine Racing and network with the Western FIS group from the USA and Canada. There are 2 days of sessions with new content/rules/scenarios etc and of course social activities including a welcome reception, lunch, dinner. We also have some TD’s from BC who are retiring this year and will be honouring them at our dinner.
For more information about this event including the Event Notice – please visit the event's official website at http://www.nafistd.com/
by Keven Dubinsky | Jun 13, 2017 | Member News
There have been a few changes to the process for requesting Certificates of CGL Insurance for teams traveling outside of Canada.
Venues generally require a Certificate of Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance for your team when you are traveling to train. In order for out-of-country training to be covered under the ACA/CSA CGL insurance program, ACA and the CSA must approve all out of country training. This process requires a minimum 2 weeks’ notice for creation and delivery. Please start the process as early as possible.
Please make sure to overview the document "2017-2018 – OVERVIEW – Out of country training insurance" found at http://bcalpine.com/files/Coaching_Files/Out_of_Country_Training/ and contact Keven Dubinsky (kevend@bcalpine.com or 604-678-3074) if you have any additional questions.
by Keven Dubinsky | Jun 9, 2017 | Member News
To start, I would like to recognize that the 2017 season saw the highest registration numbers BC Alpine has on record, with a total of 5,552 members active with us! Good job to all the clubs out there!!
For the 2018 season, BC Alpine will be rolling over our database on June 10th and start accepting registrations from clubs needing insurance for summer training at that time. Your current coverage for members ends on June 30th, so please be sure to have everyone participating in events (coaches and board members included) registered by then. Although no program costs have changed for the upcoming season, SAIP prices have increased. Please view http://bcalpine.com/programFees/ for more information.
IMPORTANT DEADLINE FOR FIS:
FIS members who need to be on the first list must have their registrations in and confirmed with Keven Dubinsky by JUNE 25 in order to make Alpine Canada's deadline to be active for first list without paying an additional $272 for immediate activation.
by Keven Dubinsky | May 30, 2017 | Member News
What are the costs and deadlines?
- Athlete passes will cost $ 567.00.
- Coaches passes will cost $ 1134.00.
- Members must be registered with BC Alpine in the appropriate category by Aug 14, 2017.
- Clubs need to submit the list of athletes and coaches applying via the new web submission by Aug 15, 2017.
- Properly completed paperwork and photos must be submitted no later than Sept 8, 2017.
Who can qualify for a pass?
- Competitors belonging to an Accredited National Sports Body in a CWSAA Province or Territory, promoting the sports of Alpine Ski Racing, Ski Cross, Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding and the equivalent Para-Sports. For greater clarity, ‘accredited’ means the sports body is representing Canada in Olympic or Paralympic, World Championship and World Cup Competitions.
- All athletes must be actively training and competing in FIS sanctioned events in disciplines that are part of the Olympic or Paralympic Games, World Championships and World Cups.
All athletes must meet the following age eligibility requirements for 2017-18. Alpine Skiing and Ski Cross athletes must be born between 1997 and 2001.
Special consideration may be given to athletes up to two years over the base age range or one year younger than the minimum age with a letter from their respective National Sports Organization confirming that the athlete is under serious consideration for nomination to their National Team in the upcoming competition year.
- Travelling Provincial and Club Coaches may also qualify.
- Athletes must be full and active members of a Ski Racing, Ski Cross, Freestyle or Snowboard Club in one of the CWSAA Provinces or Territories. All athletes must be FIS point holders, or have applied for and be eligible for FIS registration and hold a FIS card at the start of the competition year.
- Athletes belonging to a Club or attending a Sports Academy or National Sports School located in one of the CWSAA Provinces, but not normally residing in one of those Provinces are eligible to receive a Competitors Pass from the quota of the Province in which they are training and competing.
Application Process:
- Eligible Athletes / Coaches: Follow the process at http://bcalpine.com/aap/ to upload your photo and fill in your paperwork. Payments should be made directly to YOUR CLUB, and the club will pay BC Alpine.
Note: Please contact your club regarding their deadlines, as all dates listed in this article are based on when BC Alpine requires the paperwork from your club.They will require some lead time to compile the paperwork and send it in to us.
- Clubs: New this year, clubs must submit all of their requests for passes directly through the BC Alpine Club Admin area. The link to the online form will be found under the "Registration" tab as shown in the preview below, and will only allow you to submit for members who are currently registered and eligible to apply. This should make the process much easier for most clubs and will give you an automatic total owing for the applications submitted. It will also allow you to see which forms BC Alpine has received and which are outstanding.
by Keven Dubinsky | May 15, 2017 | Member News
June 30th is the final date that CGL and SAIP insurance purchased during the 2016-2017 season is valid. As of July 1st, all insurance including CGL and SAIP expire and need to be renewed for anyone participating in summer programs.
In order to make this transition easier BC Alpine will be cutting off our 2016-17 season's registration as of June 10th and starting to accept early registrations for the 2017-18 season. Any clubs running summer programs should have their registrations in for both coaches and participants of the programs before they begin.
We anticipate no changes to registration prices for the upcoming season.
