The BC Alpine community was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of long time ski coach Floyd Gniewotta in mid December.
Floyd, who moved to Thailand permanently in 2019 after many visits, had deep roots with coaching ski racing in BC. He started with the Big White Racers – after being hired by head coach Pogo Alford – in the mid 1980s, first with the NGSL youngsters then up to older age groups.
He was with the BWR club from 1987 to 2000. The next season, Floyd moved over to the Apex Ski Club where he was the Head Coach and Program Director for the next 8 years, until 2008.
Floyd was a caring and talented coach who took considerable time to get to know each skier, to work on the details and to introduce the love of skiing and ski racing to each and every young athlete. He was well respected by his coaching peers in all corners of the province.
If you are a BC Alpine member, by now you should have received your Sporting Life Rewards Card in the mail from BC Alpine and Sporting Life.
Use this card to gear up for the season in the latest and greatest outerwear, apparel, equipment, and more from now until September 15, 2023. Before you visit Sporting Life, please make sure to activate your card. Discounts apply online and in-store!
Once you have added the Racer Card to the account, either through the new account creation or add existing card, the Racer Card discount will be visible in your Rewards list.
When shopping online, the option to apply the discount will be available at check out.
When shopping in store, present your Athlete Card or Rewards card to receive the discount.
Working together with Phyllis Kennedy to complete a BC version of her “So you want to be a Race Administrator!” handbook, Keven is inviting any and all Race Administrators for events across British Columbia to join them for an overview of the new handbook.
They hope to answer many of the burning questions Race Administrators have about best practices and procedures, go over tips and tricks to make the job easier, and gather helpful feedback to assist in further expanding/improving the document.
This will also be a great opportunity for Race Administrators across the province to meet and share with their peers.
Exact time and date now confirmed to be Tuesday, December 13th at 6pm Pacific Time. Please use the Sign Up button below to let us know your preference and we will select from the date with the highest votes and invite everyone who signed up!
If you know anyone currently taking on the Race Administrator job, or interested in doing so, please send them a link to this sign up!
“Now What Facilitation” is offering a free workshop to BC Alpine clubs on how to manage conflict, and how to communicate efficiently and effectively. Thank you to viaSport for sponsoring this workshop!
We have reached out to our Club Executives and Program Directors with registration details. If you did not receive this email from BC Alpine, and believe you should have, please contact Keven Dubinsky at kevend@bcalpine.com.
Dates and Times:
The workshop will span two sessions and there are limited spaces available. Entry will be on a first-come first-served basis.
November 10, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
November 12, 2022 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Workshop Objective:
To provide learners with an experiential opportunity to gain understanding of the theory and skills necessary to support effective communication and conflict management in working within the sport sector.
Workshop Outcomes:
Participants will be confident in anticipating, recognizing, addressing and preventing conflict using direct communication. This will decrease the necessity of third party intervention and mitigate long standing problems from compounding.
To learn more about this workshop, please click link below to download a PDF from Now What Facilitation – Conflict Management and Effective Communication Workshops
Jorgen Anderson, the Apex Ski Club Head Coach, said that after a couple of years of pandemic absence, he’s looking forward to hosting the tradition again.
“It’s like a rite of passage going to these movies. As a skier, and as a little kid, we all went. You would just be so excited because it was as soon as you saw Warren Miller coming out and the movie was coming to your town, that meant that the snow would be close,” he said.
“I think what makes Warren Miller special is he was the first one to do these ski movies.”
The film will be shown on Nov. 10 at Penticton’s Cleland Theatre, with a couple of local businesses set up in the lobby, including neighbourhood brewing.
Apex Mountain Resort GM James Shalman will be the emcee for the evening.
“It was always a part of Apex as a part of the preseason, the build-up to getting excited about the season and now that it’s been absent for a couple of years, I’m hoping that people are excited to get out and be gathered with a bunch of other skiers and people that have the same lifestyle, and old and young,” Anderson added.
Tickets are $20 and are being sold in select stores: ONE Boardshop, Penticton Freeride Boardshop, Neighbourhood Brewing and Ad hoc ahead of the event.
Proceeds from the ticket sales will go towards the Apex Ski Club.
Rally Together (comprised of the Sport Participation and Sport Volunteer Grants) was developed to provide one-time recovery funding for amateur sport organizations that have seen a decrease in membership and volunteerism due to COVID-19. This fund will help B.C.’s amateur sport system continue to provide opportunities for sport development and recovery as well as the significant community and economic benefits. The Rally Together Fund has a total funding envelope of $4M and is supported by the Province of B.C. and administered through viaSport British Columbia.
The $2M Rally Together Sport Participation Grant helps organizations build their participant numbers – to recruit players, athletes and participants of all ages, and to offer more inclusive and accessible program options so that more British Columbians can play. It’s time to rally together through programs and activities that encourage all British Columbians to participate!
Who Can Apply?
Recognized, Accredited or Affiliated Provincial Sport Organizations (PSOs)
Recognized or Accredited Disability Sport Organizations (DSOs)
Recognized Multi-Sport Organizations
Non-profit local sport organizations (LSOs) that are members of eligible provincial or disability sport organizations
All eligible organizations will need to show a 20% loss in their membership due to the impacts of COVID-19.
Provincial and disability sport organizations that don’t meet the membership loss threshold will be able to apply for special consideration if they can express how their organization meets the intent of the grant (i.e. there was a decline in sport participation in their sport but it is not reflected in the annually reported membership data and can be explained).
How to apply
Applications for funding will only be accepted ONLINE. Please complete the online application form at this link
Applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. PT on November 4, 2022.
If you wish to discuss your proposal and its eligibility prior to submitting an application, please contact us at grants@viasport.ca. All program activites must be completed and funding expended before January 15, 2024. Final reports are due one month after program completion and no later than February 15, 2024.
