WMSC Teams: Bronrad Willric and Titus take 1st and 2nd place on the 36th Peak to Valley 2020 race!

The average GS race has roughly 35 gates with a vertical drop of 250 metres. The Peak to Valley Race is a test of determination and endurance. Running from nearly the top of the Saddle all the way down to Dusty’s in Creekside, this course is approximately five consecutive GS’s put together. It has a vertical drop of 1,443 metres, with approximately 180 gates over a 5+ km long track.

In its 36th year, Peak to Valley 2020 seems to be aging like a fine wine. In conversations with other athletes it was confirmed that the conditions for this year’s event were second to none… at least in comparison to the past 5 years. Friday was balmy and beautiful with the sun illuminating the entirety of the 5+ km track. Saturday’s race wasn’t as lucky, with a dusting of fresh snow the night before making the conditions a bit rough, but visibility remained intact.

The WMSC entered two teams in the event.

Bronrad Willric (Britt Tiltson, Conrad Pridy, William Goneau, and Kike Guerra Cusi) posted up lighting fast runs to take the W with a collective time of 21:12:97. On Friday, Britt Tilston skied into second place in the Women’s Category (fifth overall) with a time of 5:25:23, and Conrad Pridy raced his way into second place for the Men and second overall with 5:04:27. Saturday saw Kike Guerra Cusi slice his way into third place for the Men’s Category and third overall with a time of 5:27:92. Kike, a man of few words, had this to say between deep breaths of air about his experience: “Exhaustion accomplished”. On the same day, William Goneau, fresh off the FIS racing tour, posted the fastest time of 5:15:55.

Titus (Roman Torn, Meg Cumming, Jack Crawford, and Madison Irwin) put up a good old fashioned fight for first with a collective time of 21:30:51, but ended up bested by Bronrad Willric. On Friday, Jack Crawford not only won the Men and Overall Categories, but posted a sub 5-minute result and new track record (4:53:62). In the same day, Madison Irwin topped the Women’s Category and was fourth overall with a time of 5:19:40. In Saturday’s event, Meg Cumming also stood on the top step of the Women’s Category, coming seventh overall with a time of 5:48:30. Reflecting on her experience Meg said, “My first time racing the Peak to Valley did not disappoint me or the lungs. Such a fun experience surrounded by so many enthusiastic skiers!”. Last but certainly not least because he posted the fourth fastest time, Roman-The-Ringer Torn flew down the track in 5:29:19.

The event was an absolute blast! The coaches collectively reminisced about feeling the nerves pumping in the start gate again and lactic acid burning in the finish, and have officially decided to start training more gates to break off the thick coating of rust.

Training starts now for the 37th Annual P2V.”

NOTICE OF 2019 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club will be held on Saturday November 16th, 2019 at 11:30 am at the Whistler Secondary School, 8000 Alpine Way, Whistler, British Columbia for the following purposes:

1. To approve the Minutes of the 2018 AGM;
2. To receive the Report of the Board of Directors;
3. To receive the Financial Statements for the year ended April 30, 2019;
4. To appoint Auditors for the current fiscal year;
5. To elect the Vice-Chair of the Club;
6. To set the number of directors for 2019/2020 at 10;
7. To elect directors for 2019/2021; and
8. Other business

We look forward to seeing you at the Club’s Annual General Meeting on November 16th.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Legg, Chair

Pursuant to By-Law 9.5 the following information is provided:

Director recommended by the Club’s Nominating Committee to be elected as Vice-Chair:

• Robert Toole

New nominee director recommended by the Club’s Nominating Committee:

• Scott Griffin

Incumbent director standing for re-election

• Rand Neeves

Directors continuing their terms:

• John Legg (Chair)
• David Brownlie (Finance Director)
• Steven Fleckenstein*
• Nicole Stefenelli
• Sarah Renzoni*
• Graham Ross
• Jason Shorter

“*” Independent by reason of not having children in Club programs.

If at the AGM the number of nominees equals or is less than the number of vacancies, then the nominees for Director will be acclaimed. If at the AGM the number of nominees exceeds the number of vacancies, there will be an election and the nominees will be ranked in order of votes received; the nominees receiving the most votes will be elected fill the vacancies and to serve for a term of two years.

Pursuant to By-Law 9.8, members may vote by proxy. Members wishing to vote by proxy must complete the Proxy Form and return it to the Club office at least 48 hours prior to the AGM. Members are urged to either attend the meeting or return their completed proxies to ensure a quorum (10% of eligible members) is present at the meeting. Non-receipt by any member of any notice through error or omission will not invalidate the proceedings of any general meeting.

Wash of those muddy bikes one last time!
Put away the putters!
Hang up your bathers!
The 2019/20 ski season is here!

WMSC is celebrating in style by hosting a fundraiser party at Buffalo Bills
on Saturday 16th November.
Après Appetizers | Dance | Live and Silent Auction

Reconnect with old friends, meet and welcome new families to the club.
Help us to raise lots of money and bag yourself some amazing sway with both a live auction and many silent auction lots.
100% of funds raised on the night go directly to WMSC.

The club dedicates itself to delivering an incredible environment, both on and off the hill, for young people to develop as athletes and as people.
The funds raised will help continue this amazing work.

We kick off at 6pm and the fundraiser runs until 9pm. You are then welcome to stay and dance the night away.

Buy Tickets

Ticket price of $75 includes 2 drinks, après appetizers and dancing all night long.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club in partnership with Whistler Sport Legacies and ViaSport will be hosting a coaching symposium for certification and professional development for alpine ski coaches to fulfil the National Coaching Certification Program modules. https://coach.ca/alpine-ski

Dates: Sunday November 3 to Saturday November 9th.
Location: Whistler Mountain Ski Club Studio, 2028 Rob Boyd Way, Whistler, BC V0N 1B2
Cost: $735.00 full Symposium
p=. REGISTER HERE

These modules are requirements for full certification of both Entry Level and Development Level in the Alpine Canada Alpin coaching pathway https://www.canskicoach.org Trained coaches or interested individuals who desire to become a certified alpine ski coach will be able to register for the full week for a special price of $735.00. (Cost saving of $304.50) Coaches who have already taken some NCCP coaching modules or do not have the time for the full week will be allowed to register for individual modules at the regular Via Sport rate (see pricing below).

Once participants have completed the in-class modules and passed the online line modules of Making Ethical Decisions and Leading Drug Free Sport the NCCP portion of the ACA coaching pathway for full certification will be complete leaving them to pursue the completion of the technical components of the Alpine Canada Coaching pathway and other professional development accreditation.

Coaches can register and pay both – the full week or individual classroom modules. Coaches Certification and Professional Development Workshop
Module Workbooks will be provided. Participants will have to provide their own snacks and lunch

What a tremendous weekend for WMSC and our annual Ski Swap! This year brought a new look, new location (the club cabin) and new opportunities for which we can honestly say was a success on all fronts. It truly is amazing to see the membership, athletes, coaches and the community rally around our various initiatives throughout the season, the swap was no exception. We can’t thank those who assisted enough, without your generous donation of time and effort, this significant fundraising event does not happen. Thank you all so very much!