Member News & Features Archive
Support Sun Peaks Alpine Club 9th Annual Oktoberfest Fundraiser – bid online!
Due to current gathering restrictions, the Sun Peaks Racers' 9th Annual Oktoberfest has been moved to an online format for this year! Raffle Tickets, 50-50 Tickets, Buy-It-Now Items and Silent Auction Items are all up for bid starting today!...
Ryan Jazic accepts Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club U16 Head Coach position
For Immediate Release – September 17, 2020 (North Vancouver, BC) - The Grouse Mountain Tyee ski club is honoured to announce the hiring of Ryan Jazic as head coach of the U16 program for the upcoming 2020/21 season. Ryan brings to the role over 25 years of...
viaSport & Province of BC announce Local Sport Relief Fund – apply by Oct 16!
viaSport and the Province of B.C. are pleased to announce that the Local Sport Relief Fund is now open and accepting applications from eligible organizations until October 16, 2020The Local Sport Relief Fund has been developed to provide one-time...
Canada West All Area Passes Application Form for the 2020-21 Season
The following list of members (by club) have been approved for a CWSAA All Areas Pass for the 2020-21 season. These members need to complete the online waiver and upload their pass photo as soon as possible. Links to the waiver and photo uploader are...
Event / Training Sanction requests – a reminder to BC Alpine clubs
While most of the events your club hosts likely fall under our Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance coverage, some events may require some additional due diligence in order be sanctioned. External Venues Requiring COI Most events or activities using external...
Join us in welcoming Montana Molyneux to BC Alpine and BC Ski Team Staff
After an extensive search that saw a number of applicants from across the globe, and much interest from within Canada, especially BC, BC Alpine is pleased to announce the hiring of Montana Molyneux as BC Ski Team Assistant Coach. Originally from Inglewood,...
BC Return to Sport Phase 3: Progressively Loosen
The BC Government and viaSport have announced a move to Phase 3 of the BC Return to Sport Plan in accordance with the B.C. Restart Plan. The goal of this phase is to introduce more sport activities to our members in a way that prioritizes the safety of...
Seven athletes named to 2021 BC Ski Team ‘Summer Training Group’
BC Alpine is very excited to announce the naming of 7 athletes to the BC Summer Training Group. This group is already four weeks into centralized dryland …
Disadvantaged Canadian alpine teams embark on ‘catch up’ tour
The good news is, they’re training — actually on snow, training. The bad? The game of “catch up” has just begun. It’s like starting a best-of-seven NHL playoff series down a game or two. The series isn’t over but the chips...
All Area Passes: Submission deadlines and process for 2020/21
What are the costs and deadlines?
Athlete passes will cost $ 614.25.
Coaches passes will cost $ 1,228.50.
Members must be registered with BC Alpine …
Special Edition of Girls Fast Forward Speaker Series coming Tuesday, July 7th!
After a successful career as a ski racer (WMSC/BCST) and coach, Kayla Benbow went on to earn a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology. She works as a registered clinical counsellor in private practice in Whistler, and really understands the nerves and mental...
Registration Info for 2021 season available – New Waiver for All Members
All Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance and Sport Accident Insurance Policy (SAIP) purchased during the 2019/2020 season will expire as of July 1st 2020. Because of this, all insurance must be renewed for anyone participating in summer programs on or...
Girls Fast Forward Zoom Speaker Series continues Tuesday with guest Alix Wells
This week's installment of our super-popular GFF Zoom Speaker Series will feature former BC Ski Team athlete Alix Wells. Alix hails from Prince George, BC (PG Ski Club) and has been racing and studying at the University of Alaska Anchorage since the 2015-16...
North American Fluorocarbon Free Policy Working Group in Canada & USA
U.S., CANADIAN NGB/NSOs FORM NORTH AMERICAN FLUOROCARBON FREE POLICY WORKING GROUP PARK CITY, Utah (June 15, 2020) – National Governing Body’s and National Sport Organizations (NGB/NSOs), and snow sport organizations from the United States and Canada today are...
Alpine Canada announces 2020/2021 Alpine, Para-Alpine & Ski Cross Teams
Canadian Alpine Ski Team - see ACA News Calgary, Alta. (June 11, 2020) – As we enter our 100th season Alpine Canada and the Canadian Alpine Ski Team (CAST) are excited to unveil a revamped multi-tier program offering ahead of the 2020/21...
BC Government order protecting amateur sport from COVID-19 Liability
Province takes action to support return to sport British Columbians will be able to get back to playing sports sooner with the Province’s action to protect amateur sport organizations from COVID-19 liabilities, provided they are complying with public health...
BC Alpine Return to Sport 2020 Guidelines now published and ready for club use
This guideline document is accompanied by our “Example Return to Sport Plan” to allow our clubs to have what we hope is a fast and easy method to jumpstart their own Return to Sport documents and begin planning organized club activities again. The documents are...
Karbon and BC Alpine announce new uniform partnership beginning Fall 2020
New partnership between Karbon and BC Alpine sets the stage for an ongoing relationship that will outfit alpine athletes in Karbon gear Toronto, ON & Vancouver, BC: Karbon and BC Alpine are announcing a new partnership, making Karbon...