by Kathy Stahr | Jan 21, 2020 | Member News
Whistler Cup organizers are pleased to announce O2E Brands as new Title Sponsor of the renowned international youth ski race taking place in Whistler, BC, April 16 to 19, 2020.
"On behalf of the Whistler Cup Organizing Committee and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club we are extremely excited to announce our new Title Sponsor O2E Brands, said Jim McGovern, Chair of the Whistler Cup. “Their major financial contribution to the event will ensure the continued success of one of, if not the largest, youth ski races in the world. “This year, celebrating our 28th anniversary, we will welcome over 400 racers from around the world to compete for the coveted Whistler Cup on the famed Dave Murray National Training Center. This annual event is critical to the development of alpine ski racing in Canada, as every year young Canadian racers witness and race against the best in the world in their age groups."
"I was incredibly inspired by WMSC's philosophy of "Developing Champions in Life and Sport,” said Brian Scudamore, Founder & CEO of 1-800-GOT-JUNK and O2E Brands. "As a parent volunteer at last year's Whistler Cup, I was in awe of the difference that this sport is making in the developing lives of young athletes from around the world. I wanted to be a part of that and so O2E Brands sponsorship (where we make the ordinary business of home services exceptional) was a no brainer."
The Whistler Cup was created by Max Meier, the parent of a young Whistler ski racer. He and the Whistler Mountain Ski Club Program Director at the time, Joze Sparovec, were inspired to bring an international juvenile ski race to Canada after attending the famed “Trofeo Topolino” in Italy. With the help of the third founder, Jim Yeates, the inaugural Whistler Cup was held in 1993 and has grown in stature and influence. This year’s race celebrates 28 years of successful international ski racing at Whistler Blackcomb and Whistler Mountain Ski Club.
The Whistler Cup has a long track record of showcasing future stars. Former participants include the USA’s Lindsey Vonn and Mikaela Shiffrin, Slovenia’s Tina Maze, and Austrian champions Anna Veith (Fenninger) and Marcel Hirscher. Many of Canada’s biggest World Cup and Olympic alpine and ski-cross stars have also graced the event over the years, experiencing international competition for the first time on their journey toward success on the world stage.
ABOUT O2E Brands
Brian Scudamore is the serial entrepreneur behind O2E Brands, the umbrella company for 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, WOW 1 DAY PAINTING and Shack Shine.
O2E Brands was unveiled in 2014 to amalgamate Scudamore’s three home-service brands. O2E stands for “ordinary to exceptional” because each service focuses on providing excellent customer service in traditional industries. Each brand offers uniformed employees, up-front pricing, and clean, shiny trucks.
For more information, please contact:
Whistler Mountain Ski Club on behalf of Whistler Cup
Janice Avon, Media contact
Janiceavon11@gmail.com
(778) 378-5474
O2E Brands
Tonya Frizzell
Senior Manager, Communications & Events
tonya.frizzell@o2ebrands.com
by Kathy Stahr | Jan 16, 2020 | Member News
We are hoping to offer a Level 2 Ski Cross Officials course at the upcoming Western Ski Cross event in Fernie, February 21 to 23, 2020.
The course is 6 hours long, split into two 3-hour evenings.
Prerequisites for participation are (a) Alpine Officials Level 1 course and (b) some previous experience at ski cross events.
The course fee will be $35 per person.
If you are interested, please email BC Alpine Officials Chair Mark Schwenck at marks@bcalpine.com.
PLEASE let Mark know if you prefer Thursday & Friday or Friday & Saturday evenings for the course.
by Kathy Stahr | Jan 13, 2020 | Member News
PHOTO CREDIT: Andrew Webb
The first U14 Teck Coast Zone Race event of the season was hosted by the Whistler Mountain Ski Club at Whistler Mountain, January 11 and 12, 2020. On Saturday racers were met with freshly groomed snow conditions and sunny skies, while Sunday brought lots of powder, wind and overcast skies. Saturday's planned one-run slalom competitions (2 per gender) went ahead as scheduled, but conditions forced a change in Sunday's schedule from one-run GS races to one-run panelled SL races (2 per gender). WMSC famlies and volunteers welcomed close to 120 competitors from other Coast Zone clubs (Grouse Tyee, Mt. Seymour, Cypress, Hemlock and Mt. Washington) to their season-opener, which was also a qualifier for the 2020 BC Winter Games starting February 20th in Fort St. John.
PHOTO CREDIT: Andrew Webb
"We are feeling satisfied that we pulled off a great U14 race weekend with happy athletes, parents and volunteers," said Chief of Race Sarah Strother. "It's the first WMSC race of the season and several of us were in 'first time' roles. With the help of our senior ranks, we pulled it all together as a team and gained valuable experience for next time! I know we had a lot of volunteers come out for this race; it was terrific to see so many U14 families participating."
CONGRATULATIONS to all the athletes! Below are the top-10 in each race. Complete results can be found HERE
| Rank |
Bib |
Jan 11 Ladies' Race 1 (1 run SL) |
Club |
YOB |
Time |
| 1 |
23 |
BUCHHEISTER, Stella |
WHIST |
2006 |
47.22 |
| 2 |
15 |
IRISH, Brooke |
GROUS |
2006 |
48.93 |
| 3 |
39 |
YOUNG, Vanessa |
WHIST |
2006 |
49.17 |
| 4 |
45 |
GILBERT, Lola |
WHIST |
2006 |
51.03 |
| 5 |
27 |
IMREGI, Olivia |
WHIST |
2006 |
51.17 |
| 6 |
21 |
PRETTY, Maeve |
GROUS |
2006 |
51.20 |
| 7 |
4 |
CROSS, Sophia |
WHIST |
2006 |
51.35 |
| 8 |
5 |
DECK STANG, Viveka |
WHIST |
2006 |
51.53 |
| 9 |
38 |
GRIFFIN, Carys |
WHIST |
2006 |
52.00 |
| 10 |
17 |
WARDLE, Madeline |
WHIST |
2006 |
52.16 |
PHOTO CREDIT: Andrew Webb
| Rank |
Bib |
Jan 11 Ladies' Race 2 (1 Run SL) |
Club |
YOB |
Time |
| 1 |
39 |
YOUNG, Vanessa |
WHIST |
2006 |
47.64 |
| 2 |
15 |
IRISH, Brooke |
GROUS |
2006 |
48.34 |
| 3 |
27 |
IMREGI, Olivia |
WHIST |
2006 |
49.61 |
| 4 |
35 |
JENSEN, Hannah |
WHIST |
2007 |
49.64 |
| 5 |
45 |
GILBERT, Lola |
WHIST |
2006 |
49.73 |
| 6 |
36 |
SCHENK, Heidi |
WHIST |
2006 |
50.00 |
| 7 |
21 |
PRETTY, Maeve |
GROUS |
2006 |
50.10 |
| 8 |
38 |
GRIFFIN, Carys |
WHIST |
2006 |
50.46 |
| 9 |
5 |
DECK STANG, Viveka |
WHIST |
2006 |
50.57 |
| 10 |
55 |
LI, Annabel |
GROUS |
2006 |
51.04 |
PHOTO CREDIT: Andrew Webb
| Rank |
Bib |
Jan 11 Men's Race 1 (1 Run SL) |
Club |
YOB |
Time |
| 1 |
74 |
HUNG, Thomas |
GROUS |
2006 |
46.42 |
| 2 |
76 |
KOKOT, Nick |
SEYMR |
2007 |
49.00 |
| 3 |
84 |
LEGG, Thomas |
WHIST |
2007 |
49.45 |
| 4 |
86 |
GIBBONS, Joseph |
WHIST |
2006 |
49.65 |
| 5 |
83 |
POUGATCH, Andrew |
SEYMR |
2006 |
50.00 |
| 6 |
92 |
REYNOLDS, Carter |
MTWAS |
2007 |
51.83 |
| 7 |
101 |
ECCLES, Flynn |
HMLCK |
2006 |
51.96 |
| 8 |
106 |
ELBURN, Callum |
GROUS |
2007 |
52.02 |
| 9 |
98 |
WENGZYNOWSKI, Kurt |
SEYMR |
2006 |
52.40 |
| 10 |
93 |
KUSS, Addyson |
GROUS |
2006 |
52.60 |
| Rank |
Bib |
Jan 11 Men's Race 2 (1 Run SL) |
Club |
YOB |
Time |
| 1 |
74 |
HUNG, Thomas |
GROUS |
2006 |
47.96 |
| 2 |
109 |
AVINI, Pearce Manning |
GROUS |
2006 |
48.62 |
| 3 |
76 |
KOKOT, Nick |
SEYMR |
2007 |
49.40 |
| 4 |
84 |
LEGG, Thomas |
WHIST |
2007 |
49.60 |
| 5 |
83 |
POUGATCH, Andrew |
SEYMR |
2006 |
51.71 |
| 6 |
88 |
AITKEN, Braden |
WHIST |
2006 |
52.19 |
| 7 |
114 |
SALARI, Ihsan |
CYPRE |
2006 |
52.44 |
| 8 |
86 |
GIBBONS, Joseph |
WHIST |
2006 |
53.15 |
| 9 |
98 |
WENGZYNOWSKI, Kurt |
SEYMR |
2006 |
53.30 |
| 10 |
108 |
SARKIS, George |
WHIST |
2007 |
53.84 |
The WMSC wishes to thank the many volunteers who made this weekend a success:
Sarah Strother – Chief of Race
JF Robert – Chief of Course
Lyndsay Lister – Chief of Race Administration
Henry Voss – Chief of Timing
Abbie Milavsky – Chief of Volunteers
Rob Cook – Chief of Slip Crew
Chief of Gates – Alevtina Akbulatov
Starter – Carol Anne Parkhill
Start Referee – Mark Gilbert
Finish Referee – Julian Deck
Social – Selena Packard
Awards – Laurie Grant
Media – Christine Zucht
and many others
by Kathy Stahr | Jan 10, 2020 | Member News
FIS and Session Games are proud to announce the launch of the official E-Game: World Cup Ski Racing, available in the App Store and Google Play. The game is free to download and play, with valuable VIP and Race Passes available for purchase in-app. In the game, you even have the option to race in our OFFICIAL BC Ski Team downhill suit! All revenue from users purchasing the BC Ski Team suit will come back to support ski racing in BC. (WATCH THE GAME TRAILER HERE)
From the developers behind the #1 hit games Snowboarding The Fourth Phase and Bike Unchained, Vancouver-based Session Games delivers a top E-Game experience. Fans of skiing and racing games play in head-to-head competitions against friends and players around the world. Racing is done with a single finger, so it’s easy to learn. Players are matched up against racers of equal ability across twelve divisions, so everyone has a shot at the medals. Players can work their way up from local races to competing for World Cup points on legendary real-life World Cup slopes. (READ FULL ARTICLE ON FIS WEBSITE)
Download for Apple
Download for Google
by Keven Dubinsky | Dec 20, 2019 | Member News
Due to an unexpected and unfortunate weather situation, the BC Cup and Teck Open series races scheduled for Red Mountain on January 9-12, 2020 have been relocated to Panorama Mtn Resort on the same dates.
We are working hard to finalize plans with the ROC and will be posting new Race Notices and information on the calendar as soon as possible. Please check back frequently via the calendar items for updates where they will be posted as soon as they are available.
BC Cup: http://bcalpine.com/calendar/?M=1&Y=2020#3149
Teck Open: http://bcalpine.com/calendar/?M=1&Y=2020#3150
Any teams that have booked accomodation at Red Mountain through the reccommended suppliers, we have confirmation that refunds will be provided.
by Kathy Stahr | Dec 16, 2019 | Member News
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Happy holidays to our ski racing family from all of us at BC Alpine. Another winter season is upon us and we are very excited!
 Last season our membership numbers reached an all-time high, and we saw more athletes participating in races than ever before. That is a testament to the excellent work the clubs are doing. This season we are already ahead of the curve and some of our clubs have shown significant growth in their programs. Well done!
We hosted our 2019 Member Summit at Predator Ridge near Vernon, after 10 years in Kelowna. A change of scenery and a more intimate space made the experience even better, and again we broke the record for attendance by members from all over BC. The Officials Update was held at the same time and we believe everyone benefited from having coaches, club executives, officials, volunteers and even some of our BC athletes in the room together. Having Erik Guay as our keynote speaker was a hit with everyone, and the talk show hosted by Mike Janyk at the banquet was a definite highlight. In 2020 we hope to welcome even more members for this special weekend of learning, sharing, socializing and planning for the next season.
This year’s BC Ski Team has been named and they are already showing some good results, especially Asher Jordan who won a Nor-Am slalom in Colorado and Ella Renzoni who finished 12th in a Nor-Am GS. Unfortunately, we have had some injuries, and we look forward to supporting these athletes as they return to snow. We recognize that there are fewer girls qualifying for the BC Ski Team in recent years. We will continue working with U16 and FIS female athletes to reverse this trend with the goal of putting more girls on the BC Team and preparing them for CAST and World Cup.
This is a big season for BC as we play host to several major events; the U16 Nationals at Sun Peaks, Senior Nationals and Nor-Am finals in Panorama, BC Games at Bear Mountain, Whistler Cup and of course all the other races around the province. Taking on major national events is a lot of work for everyone, but what a great opportunity to showcase our beautiful province as the best place to ski in Canada!
Our Okanagan Zone Chair, Catherine Martin, has stepped down after years of service and countless contributions to skiing, both in her zone and in the province. We thank Catherine for her energy and expertise as we welcome Graham Cope on board to fill her shoes. BC Alpine’s volunteer board is always hard at work behind the scenes, and I wish to thank each one of them for their generous commitment to our sport!
In addition to helping clubs run the best programs in the country and supporting athletes in their quest to reach their full potential as ski racers, our #1 objective this year is to secure sponsorship and funding so we can achieve even greater results and grow the wonderful alpine ski racing community in BC. If you are sitting on a great idea or know someone whose company would be a good fit for us, feel free to contact me and help BC on the path to success.
As always, please reach out to us any time. We are here for all members and strive to be the best provincial sport organization in Canada. Have a great Christmas and see you on the slopes the New Year.
Anders Hestdalen
BC Alpine CEO
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The BC Alpine office will be closed for the holidays beginning at noon on Friday, December 20th, and will re-open on Thursday, January 2nd, 2020. We will be checking email periodically during the break. We hope you all have a safe and restful holiday filled with fun, family and lots of snow!
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