This year we will host the SKI SWAP at our WMSC Club Cabin
| 2028 Rob Boyd Way | Creekside

Looking to sell your equipment? Bring your used skis, snowboards, boots, apparel
and racing gear and let us sell them for you. It is easy!

A message from our Marketing and Sponsorship manager, Bob Armstrong

We hope everyone is as excited, as we all are, for the start of yet another tremendous race season at the Club, our 51st!!

Don’t forget the Ski Swap on Oct 12th at the Club Cabin. It is a great environment to buy and sell your used gear while providing a much-appreciated small contribution to our overall fundraising goals! We will be hosting a bbq with provisions supplied by our partner, Creekside Market.

I would also like to inform you that we have a few valuable sponsorship opportunities still available for the coming season. Your company/brand will visually engage with a client base not only in Whistler but throughout the entire Sea-to-Sky and the province. Our objective for these sponsorships is to raise incremental funds to support enhancements to our programming.

If you have any questions or wish more detailed information, please give me a call. Our deadline for new partners is Nov 15th.

Last but certainly not least, we have corporate sponsorships still available for Whistler Cup 2020!

Regards,

Bob Armstrong
Whistler Mountain Ski Club
bob@wmsc.info
604-698-7882

WMSC Ski Swap

Our first WMSC Ski SWAP will be hosted at the Club Cabin, October 11 to 13. Please see all details here If you are able to help, please contact volunteering@wmsc.info

Sea to Sky Pass
If you haven’t purchased your athlete’s season pass, it is time now! The sea to sky pass special pricing for WMSC athletes is Child (7-12) $469 and Youth (13-18) $489 until November 1st. All our athletes age 7-18 who attend school full time up to Grade 12 are eligible. Buy it by phone at 1-800-766-0449 or visit Guest Services.

XC Ski Swap – Saturday October 12th

Do you have any Nordic gear you would like to sell? The Whistler Nordics are holding their Swap at the Hilton Resort & Spa on October 12. More details at Whistler Nordics

Officials Level 1 and 2 Courses

Each season, we host ski races for all levels of athletes. To host a successful ski race, we require many parent volunteers, on and off the hill, both before and during the race.

The officials courses will teach you how ski races are organized, the different volunteer roles and how you can get involved and be successful.

Officials Level 1 Course – November 17 at Whistler Secondary School | Register
Officials Level 2 Course – November 23 and 24 at WMSC Lounge | Register

Adding Team Pages events to your calendar

Parents and athletes, when you receive an event invite from your coaches, please do not decline it. It will remove it permanently form your calendar. Please accept all invites and you can modify attendance at a later time.

Our condolences once again to Mikayla Martin’s family

Her family has started a memorial fund, if you would like to support, please visit Mikayla Martin Memorial Fund

_ Mikayla has been taken from us much too soon. We want to use her shining example to encourage others to live an extraordinary life. We hope that you will help us to do that, and when you do, to take those words to heart and live them every day.
“Do your thing. Do it every day, and do it unapologetically.”_

It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of one of our WMSC alumni, Mikayla Martin, “Miki”. Our collective condolences go out to her entire family during these most difficult times. Miki will always be remembered for her incredible smile, infectious enthusiasm, determination, work ethic and of course her role as a mentor to so many young WMSC athletes.

We are all grieving this immeasurable loss. RIP Mikayla.

Mark Tilston
WMSC – Executive Director

ACA News Ski Community Mourns ski cross racer Mikayla Martin

Source: Alpine Canada Alpin

Calgary, Alta. (September 21, 2019) – In the world of Ski Cross, Marielle Thompson reigns supreme. Today, the current World Champion is being recognized outside of her sport, as Female Athlete of the Year for Winter Sport Performance in the 42nd Canadian Sport Awards hosted by AthletesCAN.

The Sport Performance Award is selected by a jury of peers and media (40%), and Canada’s own national team athletes (60%). With 60 other winter sport female athletes in the country, Thompson was nominated as a finalist alongside other decorated athletes; her teammate Kelsey Serwa and Slopestyle Snowboarder Laurie Blouin.

“Becoming World Champion has been a goal of mine for a long time so to realize that goal this season was amazing. It feels great to have my accomplishments acknowledged outside of Ski Cross and by other Team Canada athletes. Thank you to everyone who voted, it means a lot to have the support of my peers. I’m honoured to be recognized!” said Thompson, who was unable to attend the Awards ceremony in Toronto, ON.

This iconic awards show was first established 46 years ago to showcase excellence in Canadian sport and quickly evolved to become the premier event for national sport achievement and leadership recognition. Thompson was recognized alongside others in the categories of Winter and Summer Sport Performance, Influencers Corporate Excellence.

Stanley Hayer, Canada Ski Cross Team Head Coach has been working with Marielle for close to a decade. "Marielle is a fierce competitor and is always focused on winning. She had an amazing year, highlighted by winning the World Championship title. I’m extremely proud of the athlete that Marielle is and the effort she continually puts in to stay on top of her game. As a team, Canada Ski Cross is very proud of Marielle and we’re excited that she is being recognized for her outstanding performance over this season.”