Dryland Season Plan

Wednesday 6pm, Strength, WMSC Gym.
Thursday 4:30pm, Yoga & Mental Training, WMSC Studio
Friday 5:00pm, Strength/Power/Mobility, WMSC Gym & Studio
Saturday 4:00pm, Outdoor Activities, TBD (Nordic, Skating, Field Sport)
Sunday 3:30pm, Strength and Stretch, WMSC Studio.

THIS SATURDAY: SKATING IN THE PLAZA!
Future Saturdays to be announced.

Fall Camp
For all of you who attended the Sun Peaks/ Panorama Camp; thank you all for making it a great camp and for putting in some really good work.
We had some awesome training conditions in both Sun Peaks and Panorama. Some Challenging GS on Skyline, and lots of amazing skill progressions using various environments at both camps. It was encouraging to see some really good progress from everyone, and it was a pleasure to get to know you all a little better.
Now we continue to build on that great base back at home in Whistler.
First Weekend.
Because it is our first weekend we will meet at the bottom of Fitzsimmons chair in the morning, there are some new faces, so we will go over Chick Pea and Garbo Hut meeting spots this weekend so we will shift to meeting on the mountain on future weekends.
Thursday and Friday we will meet at 8:00am. SL Skis.
Saturday and Sunday we will meet at 7:30am. SL Skis.
Keep an eye on the whatsapp group for last minute changes. We may get a significant snowfall, so powder skis may become part of the plan.
U16 Meet & Greet Social
December 18, in the Lounge at the Club Cabin. 3-4pm.
This is a great opportunity to meet the other families in the U16 program, as well as the coaching staff.

Meet the Weasels & NorAm Social | Saturday, December 10th

On the 10th of December, come out and join us for a fun evening to learn about ski race volunteering from the legendary group, the Whistler Weasel workers. We’ll also share what opportunities are coming up this winter to pitch in and an overview about the NorAm Cup finals that we’ll be hosting March 21st to 28th. This event is open to all age groups and members of the community and though we enjoy time with the athletes, this is an adult only event. Looking forward to seeing you all there and if fortune is on your side, becoming an official Weasel may be in your future too.

Date : Saturday, December 10th
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Location: WMSC Club Cabin – 2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside

All members taking Officials courses must register to the National Officials Database through Alpinepoints.ca. Follow links provided

Officials Course Level 2 | December 10 and 11.

Level 2 is a detailed introduction to the methodology of alpine ski racing. It covers the types of races, ski competition rules (ICR), points systems and the responsibilities of the key organizational roles; chief of race administration, chief of timing, chief of gates judges, chief of course, chief of race, start referee, finish referee and referee.

The prerequisites are Level 1 plus at least 8 days of race volunteering experience in at least 2 different areas (for example 5 days course and 3 days manual timing).

There is a one hour exam open book at the end of the course.

Date : Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11
Time: 2-6 pm
Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)
Cost: $37
Instructors : Bob Walton and Graham Ross
Registration Link: Level 2- Officials Course
National Officials Database registration

Officials Course Level 1 | December 17

Sign up now for the introduction to ski racing course (otherwise known as the Level 1 Officials Course).
You don’t have to have any experience in ski racing; in fact you don’t even have to be a skier. Come out and learn about what goes into making a ski race happen – on hill and off hill.

This is a great way for parents new to the club to learn about what your kids are doing. And it is an important course to help you understand where you can best volunteer for our Whistler Mountain Ski Club hosted events.

Date : Saturday, December 17th
Time: 8:30 am
Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)
Cost: $16
Instructors : Graham Ross and Stan Kranjc
Registration Link: Level 1 Officials Course
National Officials Database Registration

Race Admin 101 national course| December 17th

We at the Whistler Mountain ski club, have a goal to make the Race Administrator role more approachable and available to all. This is such an foundational role to any ski race and we are looking to train up the next generation of great RAs!

With this, we are bringing in one of the best in the country, Phyllis Kennedy, to facilitate a race administration course focus on running national level races. Phyllis has run races at all levels and will be coming back in march to be our lead Race Administrator for the NorAm Cup finals event. This event is open to all and will follow the officials level 1 training that will be taking place in the morning of the same day.

Date : Saturday, December 17th
Time: 1pm to 5pm
Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)
Cost: Free
Registration Link: Race Admin 101

Looking for Christmas presents?? | All in stock

New WMSC swag available, some limited quantities. Get yours now! 22-23 Merchandise

Winter Hours | Effective, Wednesday, November 30th

We are switching to winter operations hours

Office Open Hours – Wednesday to Sunday 9 am to 4 pm

Meet the Weasels & NorAm Social | Saturday, December 10th

On the 10th of December, come out and join us for a fun evening to learn about ski race volunteering from the legendary group, the Whistler Weasel workers. We’ll also share what opportunities are coming up this winter to pitch in and an overview about the NorAm Cup finals that we’ll be hosting March 21st to 28th. This event is open to all age groups and members of the community and though we enjoy time with the athletes, this is an adult only event. Looking forward to seeing you all there and if fortune is on your side, becoming an official Weasel may be in your future too.

Date : Saturday, December 10th

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Location: WMSC Club Cabin – 2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside

Officials Course Level 3 | November 19 and 20

Date : Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20

Time: 9 am to 3 pm

Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)

Cost: $47

Instructors : Bob Walton

Registration Link: Level 3- Officials Course

Officials Course Level 2 | December 10 and 11.

Level 2 is a detailed introduction to the methodology of alpine ski racing. It covers the types of races, ski competition rules (ICR), points systems and the responsibilities of the key organizational roles; chief of race administration, chief of timing, chief of gates judges, chief of course, chief of race, start referee, finish referee and referee.

​The prerequisites are Level 1 plus at least 8 days of race volunteering experience in at least 2 different areas (for example 5 days course and 3 days manual timing).
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There is a one hour exam open book at the end of the course.

Date : Saturday and Sunday, December 10 and 11

Time: 2-6 pm

Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)

Cost: $37

Instructors : Bob Walton and Graham Ross

Registration Link: Level 2- Officials Course

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Mark your Calendar | Race Admin 101 national course| December 17th

We at the Whistler Mountain ski club, have a goal to make the Race Administrator role more approachable and available to all. This is such an foundational role to any ski race and we are looking to train up the next generation of great RAs!

With this, we are bringing in one of the best in the country, Phyllis Kennedy, to facilitate a race administration course focus on running national level races. Phyllis has run races at all levels and will be coming back in march to be our lead Race Administrator for the NorAm Cup finals event. This event is open to all and will follow the officials level 1 training that will be taking place in the morning of the same day.

Date : Saturday, December 17th

Time: 1pm to 5pm

Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)

Cost: Free

Registration Link Race Admin 101

Officials Course Level 1 | December 17

Sign up now for the introduction to ski racing course (otherwise known as the Level 1 Officials Course).

You don’t have to have any experience in ski racing; in fact you don’t even have to be a skier. Come out and learn about what goes into making a ski race happen – on hill and off hill.

​This is a great way for parents new to the club to learn about what your kids are doing. And it is an important course to help you understand where you can best volunteer for our Whistler Mountain Ski Club hosted events.

​Date : Saturday, December 17th

Time: 8:30 am

Location: WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way, Creekside)

Cost: $16

Instructors : Graham Ross and Roman Torn

Registration Link: Level 1 Officials Course

Last Week:

• Thank you for all those that attended the fitness Combine last Friday, awesome effort.

• It was great to meet most of you over the weekend, I’m looking forward to getting to know you all better as we progress.

Coming Up

• Remember we have Sports Saturday this weekend, back at Myrtle Phillip School at 10am.

• If you can, please come to the U16 Fitness Challenge this sunday in Vancouver. There will be some great prizes to be won, I know a number of you have already registered, both Jess and I will be there as well.
  https://www.alineathleticchamp.com/registration.html

• Please check the U16 Calendar on the website for all upcoming events and for changes. Dryland will continue into November, but will end before our Sun Peaks departure. We will be changing our dryland schedule following our camp for the ski season, this will also be posted on the Calendar.

• We have our U16 program presentation and meeting Thursday November 3, 7:30pm on Zoom. This will be a great opportunity to have any questions you may have answered. Watch the WhatsApp messages for a link.

• We will also be scheduling one on one meetings with athletes and families before we leave for Sun Peaks, sign up for this will go out next week. Please fill in the following survey beforehand to help us best focus on your needs.
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• We will be doing a dryland/ teambuilding camp the weekend of November 5-6, details will be sent next week. We will begin with Sport Saturday, and have various activities through the weekend, including safesport training for athletes and parents on Sunday.