Member News & Features Archive

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...

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...

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...

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...

  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....

BC Alpine is excited to introduce the 2019/20 BC Ski Team athletes. Five returning members, joined by four new talents, have just completed 6 months of serious training, both on and off snow. They are prepped and ready to race! Frances MacDonald (Grouse...

We are busy scheduling coach education courses for Entry Level, Development Level and Performance Level. If you're looking for coach education in BC, you'll find dates, locations and all the information you need through BC Alpine's online...

BC Alpine members from across the province gathered at the beautiful Predator Ridge Resort near Vernon, November 1 to 3, for three inspiring days of learning, sharing and collaborating. Let the season begin! In 2018 Anders Hestdalen, CEO of BC Alpine, noted that the...

Marcus Athans in Wittenburg, daydreaming of skiing outside? One legal definition of inherent vice is "an exclusion found in most property insurance policies eliminating coverage for loss caused by a quality in property that causes it to damage or destroy...

Congratulations to all our 2019 Goldie Award Recipients! ATHLETE BURSARIES / AWARDS Dave Murray Ski Foundation Bursary - $750 Austin Boehm, Prince George Ski Club Dave Murray Ski Foundation Bursary - $750 Lauren Koper, Black Dogs Ski Club Bob Parsons Memorial Fund...

In previous seasons the CSA recruitment waiver for club recruitment events was generated in generally 2-3 days by emailing the request to Keven @ BC Alpine.  For this season the process has changed and the requests must go through Alpine Canada directly and using...

Please join us in welcoming John Newton to the BC Alpine stafff in his new role as Coach Education Manager. Coach Education is a priority for BC Alpine, and the quality of our club programs relies heavily on the relationship between coaches, athletes and the level of...

With snow already falling at some of our hills, the good crew down at Phoenix Sport Technology have provided us a fantastic document to circulate to our clubs and members, mainly those involved in timing races.  In it they've included tips and suggestions,...

October 2, 2019 (Calgary, AB) - It is with extremely heavy hearts that Alpine Canada mourns Mikayla Martin (22) from Squamish, B.C., a highly passionate, dedicated, and valuable member of our Canadian Ski Cross team. Mikayla passed away on the evening of October...

Chile 2019 - Prologue Here we are, back together following BCST as they navigate the seasons together. This trip in particular has been a long time in the making. Not meaning the weeks of planning done by Nick, although that’s been it’s own vigorous...

This highly successful U16 athletic challenge which has historically only been available to clubs in the coast zone has opened up it's entry for it's 7th season to the entire province! The event features four events including both indoor and outdoor...

Visually impaired ski racer guide & training partner needed. BC Adaptive Snowsports is putting out an initial call for interested individuals with a strong racing background to act as a training partner and ski-racing guide to a young promising 17-year-old male...

Coach Meeting, Member Summit, Offficials Update and Annual General Meeting 2019 - SIGN UP HERE The annual BC Alpine Member Summit (plus Goldie Awards party) is happening October 31st to November 3rd at the spectacular, luxurious Predator Ridge Resort just outside of...