U12 Program

Whistler Mountain Ski Club’s U16 athletes raced with perseverance and determination to the majority of podium finishes at the Teck Open Enquist Slalom at Mount Seymour on February 26 and 27. The racers competed in two days of fun SL racing in foggy and soggy conditions.

For the ladies, Vanessa Young was 2nd on Saturday and 1st on Sunday and Lola Gilbert was 3rd on Saturday and 2nd on Sunday.

On the men’s side, WMSC filled the podium on both days with Thomas Legg 1st on Day 1 and 1st again on Day 2, Joseph Gibbons 2nd on Day 1, Nick Kokot 3rd on Day 1 and 2nd on Day 2, and Archie Clarke 3rd on Day 2.

Both, Vanessa and Thomas, were also awarded the coveted Enquist Cup award for their victories.

~Thank you to Christine Zucht for this report.

Hello U12!

Thank you for all your support over last weekends Nancy Greene Event! Moving into the last stint of the season we’ll return to technical focused sessions and incorporate drill courses. We will also do our final skill assessments and end of season parent / coach meetings in the coming weeks.

Things of note:
• U12 Parents VS Racers in Head-to-Head Dual – April 17th. This will be a fun event and great opportunity for parents to gain some perspective on what it feels like to ski race. Courses will be set up on flat sections of Ptarmigan and Snowboarders are welcome!
• Spring Training Dates are now up. Please note that 2nd yrs will move up to U14 from May onwards. Camp dates will be the same.
U12 May Camps: Three 4-day camps on Blackcomb. Thursday to Sundays starting May 5th up until May 22nd
U12 June Camps: 5 Day Camp on Whistler – June 8th-12th & June 23rd-27th (snow dependent)
• Gymnastics – One Gymnastics Sessions left for April 9th.
Reg Link: https://www.wmsc.info/clubs/6388/pages/185979
• WhatApp- Please direct message me if you need me as messages get lost on the group chat.

Meeting Locations and Times
Friday, 01/04/2022 – GS
Location: Chic Pea
Meeting Time: 09:00
Equipment: Giant Slalom Ski’s
Finish: 14:00

Saturday, 02/04/2022 – GS – Kids should bring slippers or trainers if coming for afternoon club session.
Location: Chic Pea
Meeting Time: 09:00
Equipment: Giant Slalom Ski’s
Finish at WMSC: 15:30 Indoor Session at WMSC If you can not make the afternoon indoor session then we will finish for 1:45 at Chic Pea.

Sunday, 03/04/2022 – SL (including end of day Easter egg hunt!)
Location: Chic Pea
Meeting Time: 09:00
Equipment: Slalom Ski’s
Finish: 14:00
If any plans change last minute, I will update on WhatsApp

Extra Training Days(For Core and Sunday Programs)
Please see the link below for information regarding extra training days.
https://www.wmsc.info/clubs/6388/pages/181905

Thanks Team!
Jack Evans
WMSC U12 – Lead Coach
Jack@wmsc.info
+1 (604) 203-4429

Saturday, April 16th, 2022 | Meet at WMSC Club Cabin in Creekside at 9:00 am| It’s free!

For all strong skiers, born in 2009 and 2012 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.

Agenda

9:00am Meet at WMSC Club Cabin (2028 Rob Boyd Way – Creekside) Please park in the underground parking lot across the road
9:15 am Athletes and Coaches load Creekside Gondola. Bring a race / carving ski along with a keen attitude to ski some GS and freeski the whole mountain. All candidates should be able to comfortably ski black diamond runs. Also bring snacks (granola bars, fruit, nuts etc) and refreshments in your backpack as we will ski through until 1pm.
9:20 am Parent orientation session and WMSC Club Cabin. We will discuss program outline, costs, equipment needs and the expectations for athletes and members.
1:20 pm Pick up at WMSC Club Cabin – Meet WMSC U12 Lead Coach, Jack Evans – Some refreshments.

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Calling all WMSC Families – U12 – FIS

WMSC U14 and U16 Spring Invitational – Thursday, April 7 – Sunday April 10, 2022

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club is hosting the 2022 U14 and U16 Spring Invitational Thursday, April 7th through Sunday April 10th and we need all parents to volunteer for this event! Now is the time to ensure you are getting in your volunteer days!

This is a large event (with over 300 racers) and will require the participation of all parents from U12 through to FIS! On Friday and Saturday will be running two races simultaneously (Slalom and GS) and that will require a mountain of on-hill and off-hill volunteers, even in the weeks leading up to the race! Almost all on-hill positions are open – assistant starters, manual timers, gate judges, course crew, slip crew, bib collectors. We have an immediate need for Chief of Race Office administration as well as many race office workers who can jump in and lend a hand!

If you are interested in planning the athlete/volunteer social (yes we can have social events again!!) please let me know. There is something for everyone off hill and on hill. Please email volunteers@wmsc.info to secure your spot. Please note, that while we will do our best to accommodate your request – we may ask you to move into another role to make sure we have all areas covered.

We’re ready to remind everyone coming from across Canada that the Whistler Mountain Ski Club knows how to put on a fabulous races series!

Extra Days | March 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 | Contact your coaches

Ski-up day | Saturday, April 16 at 9:00 am

We will host a ski up day for all young skiers interested in exploring ski racing and get their first taste of the WMSC. Share the word.

Learn more and register here

BBQ, Awards and Club Race | Saturday, April 23

We will train on Blackcomb on our last weekend of the season. We will have a club race parallel slalom in Gandy. A great final event to bring another great season to a close. The race will be followed by our BBQ and end of the season awards at the Whistler Secondary School Multi-purpose room. Starts at 4:00 pm

Sunday will be a free ski / fun day for all.

Spring Training | Mark you calendars

As we are approaching the end of the 2021/22 season we are welcoming the 2022/23 season. We are very lucky to have access to training during May and June which will be marking the beginning of our new season and athletes will move up to their new age teams. We will take a short break and start our spring Camps on Blackcomb during May and move on to the Whistler T-Bars in June. This will allows us a return to the fundamentals in skill based training environments with great turnaround times in the T-bars. We will go for high volume and lower intensity sessions training drills and learning the timing and the line that are essential in gate training.

• May camp 1 – May 5-8
• May Camp 2 – May 12 -15
• May Camp 3 – May 19 – 22

• June T-Bars 1 – Jun 1-5 | U16 and FIS
• June T-bars 2 – Jun 8-12 | U12 and U14
• June T-bars 3 – June 15-19 | U16 and FIS
• June T-bars 4 – June 23-26 | U12 and U14 (Snow depending)

Pricing and registration links to follow soon.

To participate on Spring camps, family memberships must be renewed and athletes must be registered to a program for the 2022/23 season. Registration opens April 19th.

The WMSC had a visit to the Georgian Peaks ski club this week where Sascha Gilbert finished 5th in the u19 Mens division at the FIS nationals yesterday in the GS race. The same result came for Sascha in the second GS FIS race today. What a field with with many of the national team members leading the charge including Brodie Seger, Jeffrey Read, Riley Seger, Jordan Asher & many strong European athletes!

A great week with more to come with the slalom nationals tomorrow!

A great showing by Sascha and the WMSC.