WMSC Alumni Olympic Bound

With the Olympic and Para-Olympic opening ceremonies just around the corner, we are honored to share with you the WMSC Alumni bound for Beijing.
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Competing in the men’s Alpine Speed events we have Broderick Thompson, Jack Crawford and Brodie Seger, in the women’s Ski Cross Marielle Thompson and in the Para-Alpine events, Mollie Jepsen. On the coaching front, WSMC is also excited to highlight Mark Tilston, Conrad Pridy and Nick Cooper as Team Canada representatives and coaches for the Men’s Alpine team and Ben Wilkinson, Coach for Canada Ski Cross Team.

Please join us in cheering them on and making sure they feel the love all the way from home!!!

Safety Net Set | Meeting day is Saturday, January 29 at 9:00 at Garbo Hut.

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Calling all WMSC parents! Please come out this Saturday, Jan 29 and help with net set for the upcoming U14 Speed Camp. All hands on deck for this important safety net set up. It doesn’t matter if you have athletes racing in this event – we need your help! Please meet at Garbo Hut at 9:00 a.m. No experience setting nets? No worries – there will be lots of people to help guide you! The more volunteers the quicker the job gets done! Please email volunteers@wmsc.info to confirm and your attendance and don’t forget to sign in at Garbo Hut. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

Nat Bosa Award | Deadline Monday, January 31st
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There are only few days to apply for this bursary. All WMSC Athletes U12-FIS are eligible. Learn more at WMSC Bursaries. Email now bursaries@wmsc.info to apply.

2022/23 WMSC-HH Team Uniforms – Deadline Sunday, January 30 at noon
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In response to the delays in all stages of the supply chain and anticipated shipping delays to North America, the deadline to buy uniforms for the 2022/23 season has been pulled to January 30th at noon.

Email your order form to info@wmsc.info as soon as possible to ensure you receive all the items you need.

Document links
2022-2023 HH Adult Uniform Order.pdf
2022-2023 HH Junior Uniform Order.pdf

Extra Training Days – February | Opens for registration Sunday evening
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Extra Training Days will be available for purchase from December 2, 2021 to April 24, 2022.

Registration opens every Sunday evening and closes every Tuesdays at midnight.

Costs: U12 and U14 $75/day | U16 and FIS $80/day. For specific details visit our website www.wmsc.info | Programs |select your page (U12 to FIS) | Extra Days

“U12 Extra Training Days”https://www.wmsc.info/clubs/6388/pages/181905
“U14 Extra Training Days”https://www.wmsc.info/clubs/6395/pages/181906
“U16 Extra Training Days”https://www.wmsc.info/clubs/6396/pages/181907
FIS Extra Training Days | Contact your coaches

Dear WMSC Membership,

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Following our announcement of the 2022 Whistler Cup’s postponement, (See link to press release below) we’d like to share an internal note to everyone with our intentions for those dates. It was not an easy call to postpone this event for another year, but with the internationals not ready to commit to travel in the current covid climate, we felt there was just too much uncertainty to make our commitment to move forward with this year’s Whistler Cup.

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We do recognize, however, that the up and coming U14 and U16 athletes have been starved for ski racing opportunities and we are going to hold on to the April 7th-10th, 2022 dates to put on an alternate event. We’re working closely with BC Alpine to see what options are available and would best suit this age group in the province. Whether this is a Zone, regional, provincial, or national race, we’re exploring it all for our U14 and U16 athletes on those dates. We’ll keep you posted on the developments.

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Thank you for your patience and understanding through this.

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Sincerely,

Michael Janyk
Executive Director
Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Ski racing is back!

Big thank you to Teck for sponsoring this event.

Teck Zone racing returned to Whistler Mountain after an 18-month hiatus with over 80 U16 and FIS racers from the Coast Zone racing strong on Whistler Mountain this past weekend. Under both sunny and overcast skies, with some fog moving about, the U16 and FIS racers competed in a two-run combined time giant slalom race on Saturday and a two-run combined time slalom race on Sunday on near perfect, hard packed Ptarmigan run which proved to be a challenging and rewarding re-entry back into racing. Everyone was grateful to the National Training Centre on Whistler and to Vail Resorts for producing a high-quality race surface after rainy weather earlier in the week. Volunteers from all Clubs (Whistler, Grouse, Cypress, Seymour, Sasquatch, and Mt. Washington) helped to make this first race of 2022 an outstanding experience for the racers.

A shout out to Robin Courcelles

Robin is a U12 parent, and one of our dye guys on Saturday. He rescued Maddy Irwin’s runaway ski. He went out of his way to do so through some very icy, crusty snow.

Also, high fives to all our Club coaches for helping our WMSC racers ski to many top ten and podium finishes.

TOP-3 U16 FINISHERS with WMSC top ten finishers

Womens Giant Slalom January 15th

First Place: Vanessa Young, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Second Place: Marlo Parkhill, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Third Place: Viveka Deck Stang, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fourth Place: Nicole Webb, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fifth Place: Allie Lavis, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Sixth Place: Madeline Wardle, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Seventh Place: Mia Aiello, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Ninth Place: Thea Lutz, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Tenth Place: Thea Torn, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Mens Giant Slalom January 15th

First Place: Tai Exley, Cypress Ski Club
Second Place: Thomas Hung, Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club 
Third Place: Gavin Santoro, Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club 
Fifth Place: Nick Kokot, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Ninth Place: George Sarkis, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Womens Slalom January 16th

First Place: Nicole Webb, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Second Place: Hannah Jensen, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Third Place: Erica Zander, Cypress Ski Club
Fourth Place: Vanessa Young, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Sixth Place: Thea Torn, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Seventh Place: Olivia Imregi, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Ninth Place: Sophia Cross, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Tenth Place: Marlowe Cook, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Mens Slalom January 16th            

First Place: Gavin Santoro, Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club 
Second Place: Thomas Legg, Whistler Mountain Ski Club 
Third Place: Archie Clarke, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fifth Place: Joseph Gibbons, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Tenth Place: Aiden Thornhill

Racers were back in action at Whistler last weekend for the first U14 zone races since 2020!

It was a beautiful spring like weekend under mostly sunny skies, with over 120 racers competing at the National Training Centre on Whistler’s Ptarmigan run. The two-run combined giant slalom races were held on Saturday, and the two-run combined slalom races were held on Sunday. It was a perfect way to get racing again! Despite the warm temperatures the race surface held up really well, with lots of terrific work from a great crew of volunteers from across the Coast Zone clubs. Big thank you to Teck for sponsoring this event and to Vail for helping us make it happen.

A very special thanks to our Club coaches for helping all WMSC racers achieve outstanding results!

Congratulations to all racers!

TOP-3 U14 FINISHERS with WMSC top ten finishers

Womens Giant Slalom January 22, 2022

First Place: Sarah Fell, Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club
Second Place: Maika Lennox-King, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Third Place: Elena Dedas, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fourth Place: Alexa Ferguson, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fifth Place: Teagan Mac Con, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Seventh Place: Maggie Cormack, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Mens Giant Slalom January 22, 2022

First Place: Luka Buchheister, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Second Place: Dreas Gibbons, Whistler Mountain Ski Club 
Third Place: Kingsley Parkhill, Whistler Mountain Ski Club 
Fourth Place: Dominic Reid, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Sixth Place: Casey Hemstead, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Seventh Place: Liam Gottfried, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Ninth Place: Spencer Wardle, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Womens Slalom January 23, 2022

First Place: Elena Dedas, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Second Place: Maika Lennox-King, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Third Place: Teagan Mac Con, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fifth Place: Katherine Smith, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Eighth Place: Maggie Cormack, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Tenth Place: Liv Heyries, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Mens Slalom January 23, 2022          

First Place: Dreas Gibbons, Whistler Mountain Ski Club 
Second Place: Marek Novak, Whistler Mountain Ski Club 
Third Place: Jaden Chow, Cypress Mountain Ski Club
Fourth Place: Luka Buchheister, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Fifth Place: Dominic Reid, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Seventh Place: Dash Han, Whistler Mountain Ski Club
Eighth Place: Emmett Limoges, Whistler Mountain Ski Club

Follow 2021/22 Races in Live Timing | U16 Teck Race | Jan 15 & 16

After 2 years, today we are hosting our first race! Over 70 athletes from the Coast Zone have come to compete. Cheer on your Club mates!!

Live-Timing

A big Thank you to all our Volunteers!

Thank you to the tireless work of all the volunteers making this happen!

For all of those interested in volunteering at our next week’s U14 Teck Race, we thank you for your patience. You will hear from Abbie shortly. If you haven’t sign up, please email: volunteers@wmsc.info

COVID-19 Safety Plan

We continue committed to full operations and we thank you for supposing the protocols and measures in place to safeguard yourselves, our members and staff. Please visit our site for more information on WMSC response to COVID-19 safety plan reactivation.

WMSC COVID-19 – Safety Plan

Nat Bosa Award | Applications deadline is January 31st
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Nancy Greene – Nat Bosa Bursary: Nancy Greene played an instrumental role in starting the Blackcomb Ski and Snowboard Club (which merged into WMSC) and in supporting the Canadian junior skier development program. Nancy has continued to be a great supporter of ski racing in Canada over the years. Nat Bosa and his companies have provided the Whistler Mountain Ski Club and the Blackcomb Ski and Snowboard Club with financial assistance for the construction of both ski cabins and have continued to support WMSC and our athletes over the years.

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To recognize the tremendous contributions of Nancy and Nat in support of ski racing in Whistler the Whistler Mountain Ski Club created the Nancy Greene/Nat Bosa Bursary. These funds are intended to contribute towards coaching fees, travel expenses, equipment costs and other expenses related to the development of our ski racers. To qualify an athlete must be active in a Club program (FIS, U16, U14, U12), BC Team or National Team. The Board of Directors has appointed a committee to administer the Bursary and athletes should submit their requests, in confidence, to the committee by the end of January. Awards are announced in February and funds applied to the recipient’s racer account. Award criteria include perceived financial need, program costs, the athlete’s character and skill level, and parental volunteerism.

Apply to bursaries@wmsc.info. The deadline is January 31, 2022

Alpine Canada has a new online database for Officials.

If you have taken an Alpine Officials class in the past, you can sign up for an account on Alpinepoints.ca and request legacy certification. This will add you to the new National Officials Database. This will make it easier when volunteering at races or trying to remember what certification you have.

Instructions

Go to Alpinepoints.ca
Click on the Officials Tab
Select Login/Manage Your Profile
Select Need an Account and then go through the steps to create your account
Once signed up login and go to your profile and push the Your certifications menu and choose Request Legacy/ Equivalency Certification
Under “Which Admin you would like to request” choose Bob Walton
Under “What Year” enter the year that you took the course
In the “What Certification Type” drop down, choose the course (e.g. Alpine Level 2)
In the “Description Documentation Box” put in the date of the course and the instructor
New course registrations will now take place through this system so all new students will be in the system going forward.

2022/23 WMSC-HH Team Uniforms – Deadline Friday, January 28

In response to the delays in all stages of the supply chain and anticipated shipping delays to North America, the deadline to buy uniforms for the 2022/23 season has been pulled to January 28th.

We have a very small sample inventory if you would like to stop by to try items on. New purchase orders will be email next Thursday.

Extra Training Days – January | Open for registration
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Extra Training Days will be available for purchase from December 2, 2021 to April 24, 2022.

Registration opens every Sunday evening and closes every Tuesdays at midnight.

Costs: U12 and U14 $75/day | U16 and FIS $80/day. For specific details visit our website www.wmsc.info | Programs |select your page (U12 to FIS) | Extra Days

U12 Extra Training Days
U14 Extra Training Days
U16 Extra Training Days
FIS Extra Training Days