Member News & Features Archive

"Crazy Canucks Chronicles the incredible achievements of Ken Read, "Jungle" Jim Hunter, Dave Irwin, Dave Murray and Steve Podborski, who together rose to become Canadian heroes and worldwide superstars.""They became Canadian heroes who rose to fame in the 1970s,...

BC Alpine will be extending the deadline for General Membership and Alcan NGSL registrations for the 2004/2005 season. The registration deadline will now be Tuesday, Feb 15.Please keep in mind that (for insurance reasons) any member who will be attending events before...

BC Ski Team member Scott Hume and national team member Manuel Osborne Paradis both posted solid racing results in Europe Thursday. Hume finished fourth in a FIS slalom race in Italy and Paradis finished sixth in a Europa Cup downhill. See results below.  EUROPA...

CALGARY (Alberta), January 26, 2005

UPCOMING TV PROGRAMS:Jan. 30, 1530 ET, M/H SG - Bormio, ITA & W/F SG - Santa Caterina, ITA - Radio CanadaFeb. 2, 2100 ET - Crazy Canucks, the Movie - CTVFeb. 5, 1400 ET, Alpine Skiing World Championships - Bormio, ITA - CBCFeb. 6, 1530 ET, M/H DH - Bormio, ITA & W/F...

Click for larger image Click for larger image VANCOUVER, BC (January 24, 2005)

Click for larger image JANUARY 25, 2005 - SCHLADMING, AUSTRIA - WORLD CUP MEN'S SLALOMCongratulations to Whistler's Michael Janyk on a best-ever World Cup Result! In the final World Cup Men's Slalom race before the World Championships begin on Saturday,...

Click for larger image Red Mountain Racers hosted a speed camp and two Super G races for K2 and J1 athletes from the Okanagan and Kootenay Zones January 21-23. Poor weather forced the cancellation of the first two days of the camp, but Mother Nature and volunteer...

The UBC Team was in Willamette Pass, Oregon Jan 22 & 23 competing in their season's first race series. The Ski-Birds came home with four team victories in the four races, with some very good skiing by all team members. The women's Giant Slalom on saturday saw...

January 2005 will see the running of the 65th Hahnenkamm-Rennen and the 103rd year of operation of the Kitzbuhel Ski Club. This race is marketed as "THE Race" and to all of those involved in Alpine Ski racing; it is the ultimate test for racers and indeed also for...

Click for larger image Click for larger image Grouse Mountain and the Grouse/Tyee Ski Club were host to the first CIBC Wood Gundy Coast zone race of the season, showcasing athletes age 13 to 17. Ideal conditions on Saturday allowed the athletes to display impressive...

The season is in full swing and people are emailing us daily wondering where to get racer points this year. First thing to note is to remove all bookmarks to Stat-Timing as they no longer manage the points for alpine ski racing anymore. The replacement site, managed...

Congratulations to Tracy Cumming of Naramata BC! She purchased the winning ticket from her nephew, Ian Cumming, a FIS racer with the Apex Ski Club. We're sending Tracy a beautiful Descente Ski Jacket and Pants, which we're told she plans to give to her husband...

Does your club race require volunteers? Well now BC Alpine gives you the option of requesting an online volunteer signup directly from our calendar!Just get your club registrar to log in to the BC Alpine Club Registration System and open the 'Races /...

Click for larger image Click for larger image Nakiska, Alta.- Shona Rubens of Calgary completed a golden sweep of all four races at the Nakiska Mountain stop on the Pontiac GMC Cup circuit Tuesday with a victory in the women's giant slalom.It was also big...

CORTINA (Italy), January 12, 2005 - It is under a clear blue sky and above zero Celcius temperatures that Canada's top female speed skiers tackled Italy's reknowned Olympia delle Tofane course for the first super G of a four-day race series including two super...

We can't possibly find them all, so we're asking you to keep an eye on the newspapers in your community for articles and photos - any coverage at all - of the races and athletes in your area. All you have to do is cut them out and mail them to us at the BC...

Click for larger image It was an awesome weekend for all, as 167 racers from as far away as New Zealand and Australia came to Sun Peaks Resort this weekend for 3 days of training and racing. Chilly temperatures didn't dampen spirits as everybody braved the cold...