FIS Update – March 31th 2023
Hello Team, Here information for our departure to Panorama a some final trip preparations. Apologies I made the update on Wednesday but it I failed to upload it properly

Tonight Friday March 31st there will be a team building session for the women’s program from 4:30 to 5:30 pm and for the whole team from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.

Trip plan for Panorama BC Cup Spring Series.

Saturday April 1 6:30 load 7:00 pm departure arrive Panorama 6:00 pm dinner at Panorama upon arrival. Bring enough some groceries breakfast on Sunday morning or plan on eating at the café.
Sunday April 2 Grocery shopping in Invermere. Pm training session or possible SG free ski on the race track.
Monday April 3 SG race
Tuesday April 4 GS race
Wednesday April 5 GS race
Thursday April 6 SL race
Friday April 7 SL race. Departure for Canmore (Rocky Mountain Ski Lodge) and departure for Revelstoke (Super 8) for those returning to Whistler

Return to Whistler and Alberta Camp and Races

Saturday April 8 Arrival in Whistler in the afternoon. Alberta campers will be off snow and shop for groceries.
Sunday April 9 Whistler off snow. Alberta mini camp begins training Mt. Norquay or Nakiska
Monday April 10 Whistler School. Alberta training Mt. Norquay or Nakiska
Tuesday April 11 Whistler School. Alberta Camp SG training Nakiska
Wednesday April 12 Whistler School Alberta Camp off snow rest day.
Thursday April 13 Whistler Freeski with Matou. Nakiska SG race
Friday April 14 Whistler Training Blackcomb. Nakiska GS race
Saturday April 15 Whistler Training Blackcomb. Nakiska GS Race
Sunday April 16 Whistler Training Blackcomb Nakiska 2 SL races Depart for Revelstoke (Super 8)
Monday April 17 Arrival Whistler via Vancouver ( Yes there will be drop in Vancouver for this trip.)

Sunpeaks Coaches Cup April 21 to April 22

Detail for SunPeaks Coaches Cup will be confirmed once the race notice has been published in the next few days. Plan Currently is to train on Blackcomb on April 20 and travel to SunPeaks on the 21 with the a 2 days of racing on April 22 GS and SL on April 23. Return from Sunpeaks Sunday night April 23 after the last race.

Richard

FIS Update March 22, 2023

Hello All Please see the important info below.

Here is the registration link for our the BC Cup Panorama FIS series April 1st to April 8th 2023, This last targeted race for all the FIS team members. Please register ASAP.

https://campscui.active.com/orgs/WhistlerMountainSkiClub?season=3174642&session=58934743

There are additional race series in April with the Alberta Cup at Nakiska April 13 to 16 and the BC Coaches Cup April 22 and 23 at Sunpeaks. WMSC FIS will attend these events. The Nakiska race series will include a small training block in Alberta as the time between Panorama and Nakiska is to short to make worth while to return to Whistler and drive back out to Alberta. Attending both race series will involve 19 days away from home. The expense of this trip needs to be justified by the goals, plans and current state of the athletes performance. If you have questions weather or not an athlete should do both Nakiska and Panorama please reach out to Richard. Please inform the coaching staff weather or not you intend to race at Nakiska so we can finalize the cost and the vehicles needed for the trip by Friday March 24th.

The Sunpeaks coaches Cup is a two day event and will only have one full day added to the race series for travel. SunPeaks will be closed to the public for this trip so this will not be a parent friendly trip as parents will be unable to ski at the resort.

Training plan for March 23 to 26

Thursday & Friday March 23 and 24–_ Slalom on Blackcomb, Gandy Dancer. Load 8:00 with public. Last run 11:30 as we are sharing lanes with some visiting teams for the NOR AM_
Saturday and Sunday March 25 and 26 GS on Blackcomb, Gandy Dancer Early Load 7:45 Last Run 11:30

NOR AM Finals
NOR AM Finals have started. Some the boys have two successful day forerunning the DH track in great conditions. DH racing continues tomorrow . SG slated for 25 and 26 and the tech races for Monday and Tuesday Mach 27 and 28th . Athletes should confirm their individualized plans with the coaching staff.

Whistler NorAm Finals – March 21 – 28th – See the best of the best!

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Come out for a front row seat to watch some of North America’s best alpine ski racers, including Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s alumni now on the BC and Canadian ski teams.

We are still in need of volunteers most days and especially Monday, March 27th and Tuesday, March 28th (hand timers, assistant starters, bib collectors, slip crew, course crew). If off-hill opportunities are your thing, we have lots of space in race office and still looking for volunteers for the daily “weasel den” social. There will be plenty of social time (daily!), a little bit of swag, daily bag lunch and volunteer tickets for those that need.

Event Schedule:

Tuesday March 21 – Downhill Training
Wednesday March 22 – Downhill Training
Thursday March 23 – DH Race
Friday March 24 – DH Race
Saturday March 25 -SG Race
Sunday March 26 – SG Race
Monday March 27 – GS Race
Tuesday March 28 – SL Race
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Please email whistlernoram@wmsc.info today to get involved and let’s give these athletes the best race series possible!

Après with the Champs | March 23

BC has a successful history of developing champions! Come Après With the Champs in Whistler during the Nor-Am finals in a unique collaboration between Whistler Mountain Ski Club, BC Alpine and Alpine Canada Alpine. All proceeds from the casual and fun party will support BC ski racers.

For more details and to buy a ticket, follow this link Après with the Champs

WMSC Try out Day | Saturday, April 8

Meet at WMSC Club Cabin in Creekside at 9:00 am| It’s free!

For all strong skiers, born in 2012 and 2013 (10 and 11 years and old) from RDP and any program who are interested in taking their technical skiing to a new level and try out ski racing. The Ski up day is an opportunity to try and learn about the Whistler Mountain Ski club, training on the Dave Murray National Training Centre with our professional ski racing coaches.

This day gives potential Whistler Mountain Ski Club athletes a chance to try the club out for a day and get a feel for if they would like to join the program next year. It also gives the parents and opportunity to meet some of the staff and learn about the program.

Register here!

17 WMSC Athletes heading to BC Winter Games! | March 23

Join us cheering them on!

- Marek Novak – Luka Buchheister – Dreas Gibbons – Sasha Cromwell – Dash Han

- Max Oughtred – Kingsley Parkhill – Elena Deda – Dominic Reid – Maggie Cormack

- Liam Gottfried – Maia Harriman – Maika Lennox-King – Annabel Gilman – Liv Deeks

- Sarah Keogh – Tua Paget

Mt. Seymour Program Director, Peter Krasula Dies at 42
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The BC Alpine family thanks Peter for being a great coach, friend and mentor to so many athletes, fellow coaches and families within the ski racing community. He was survived by his wife and 2 young children. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him!

If you would like to help Peter’s family during this devastatingly difficult time, please consider donating through GoFundMe. His family thanks you for your kindness and generosity.

GoFundMe for Krasula family

Mt. Seymour Program Director, Peter Krasula Dies at 42

It’s with absolute heavy hearts that we share the news of the tragic and unexpected passing of Peter Krasula. Peter was the program director at the Mt. Seymour Ski Club for many years and in his time, became a wonderful coach and mentor to many kids, coaches and families within our ski racing community. Peter was known for his kindness, incredible energy, wonderful sense of humour and unconditional love for the outdoors.

On March 8, 2023, Peter was out skiing with a friend on Blackcomb when his heart stopped suddenly beating. Peter leaves behind his two young kids and wife. If you would like to support Peter’s family, there is a Go Fund Me set up to help through these tough times.

Please click below to donate and the date of the celebration of life will be announced soon.

Go Fund Me for Peter’s family

Whistler NorAm Finals – March 21 – 28th – See the best of the best

Come out for a front row seat the watch some of North America’s best alpine ski racers, including Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s alumni now on the BC and Canadian ski teams.

We are still in need of volunteers most days and especially Monday, March 27th and Tuesday, March 28th (hand timers, assistant starters, bib collectors, slip crew, course crew). If off-hill opportunities are your thing, we have lots of space in race office and still looking for volunteers for the daily “weasel den” social. There will be plenty of social time (daily!), a little bit of swag, daily bag lunch and volunteer tickets for those that need.

Event Schedule:
• Tuesday March 21 – Downhill Training
• Wednesday March 22 – Downhill Training
• Thursday March 23 – DH Race
• Friday March 24 – DH Race
• Saturday March 25 -SG Race
• Sunday March 26 – SG Race
• Monday March 27 – GS Race
• Tuesday March 28 – SL Race

Please email whistlernorams@wmsc.info today to get involved and let’s give these athletes the best race series possible!

B-Net Set up Call out – Saturday, March 11 @ 9:30am

Our Training Center needs help to re-set some B-nets and prep the track for the upcoming NorAm finals event.

To join in the activities, please meet Dale tomorrow, 9:30am at the Garbo Hut.

Whistler Cup – Volunteer info session recap

Last Wednesday, we hosted a virtual information and inspiration session to get us geared up for the 30th Whistler Cup, happening April 12th to 16th. For those who couldn’t attend, please see the first video link below to get caught up on what you missed and how to get involved. For inspiration, please see the second link with a 2018 message from Mikaela Shiffrin about the event.

• Whistler Cup Zoom session
• Shiffrin video

Race Recap Report

With all of our teams traveling across the province, country and beyond, we’d like to take a moment to highlight some major events.
• FIS Parsons Race Series – Our home FIS series, the 43rd annual Parsons speed event was a big success thanks in large part to an outstanding core group of volunteers who braved the frigid temperatures. The cold weather made for a hard surface and some exciting action with a handful of our athletes taking podium positions and the Parsons overall title. A big big thank you to all the volunteers and coaches who helped make this event a success. Next up for the FIS team is the Senior National Championships in Kimberley, BC.
• U16 Canada Games & Westerns – The Whistler Mountain Ski Club had four U16 athletes travel to the Atlantic provinces to compete in the 2023 Canada Games. With some amazing top 10 and top 15 performances by all, it was sure an impactful trip in their young ski racing careers. Those not at Canada Games competed in the U16 Western championships in Red Mountain and they found some speed, reaching all steps of the podium and some big courageous results, attacking from the back of the pack.
• U14 Provincial & BC Games – The U14 team is gearing up for the fun and exciting part of their season with nine kids heading to Vernon for the year delayed BC Games and right after the whole team will be in Revelstoke competing in the Provincial Championships.
• U12 Nancy Greene Festival – Always an enjoyable time of the year, the U12s will be off to Sun Peaks for the annual festival where they’ll get to put their skills to the test in a fun and actioned packed few days of skiing and healthy competition.
• Masters National Championships & Over The Hill downhill – In February, a few of our Master’s athletes competed in the iconic Silver Star downhill event and then we had one represent the Club at the National Championships in Kimberley. It’s inspiring to see the athletes embody the ultimate goal, Skiers for life!
To all our competitors, let’s cheer them on and again, a major thank you to our coaches and volunteers who bring these events to life and provide the opportunity to race.

FIS Update March 7th

Hello Team The following are the upcoming events of importance.

• Women’s Team Building Session with Kayla Benbow (MA RCC) Friday March 10th 4:00 pm -5:00 pm.
Whistler Mountain Ski Club Board Room. Although we cannot make meetings mandatory Jess and I would highly recommend that all the women on the FIS team attend this session. The goal of the meeting is to set us up for success going in to the our last competition block for the season.

The men’s meeting will be set up for a date after Kimberly National Championships.

• National Championships Kimberly BC March 11 to 18.
Departure from WMSC Saturday March 11 7:30 am . We load equipment at 7:00 am. Athletes that are staying with the team you should have some shopping of your own done at least on breakfast and lunch for the training day / ski day on Sunday. Competition begins on Monday March 13 with SG. The team will return home from Kimberly to Whistler March 18th.

• Homework Via Sport is asking that all FIS athletes complete the both the TruSport Module for Athletes and the SafeSport Module for athletes to receive provincial carding. Please go to the following links and complete the modules. Via Sport will be checking randomly for compliance. Our FIS Team receives funding based on fulfilling our requirements.

https://safesport.coach.ca/participants-training

https://www.cces.ca/truesportclean101untracked

• Wednesday Fitness 4:00 to 5:30 WMSC Gym

• G_S Training for March 9 and 10th_
Load will be 8:15 am Whistler Village
Inspection 9:30 am
First run 9:50 am last run 12:30-1:00
Fitness 3:00 – 5:00 pm

• SL Training for athletes at home March 11 and 12th
Early Load will be 7:45 am Whistler Village Jess will provide details on WhatsApp for the weekend’s training plan.

The document Invitation_-Alpine_Canada_-_CanadaAlpin.pdf was attached to this post.