Sask Alpine welcomes back Gavin Preziosi to his second year as Head Coach/Technical Director. Gavin came to us last year from P.E.I. He is originally from Newfoundland. Gavin will be the designed coach for the K2 Development Team.

(Published: Thursday, August 14, 2008)  

 Dear Club Reps. and Coaches:

 Re: Sask Alpine multi-club mountain ski training camp.

 In response to Club demand at the Sask Alpine spring meeting, we are coordinating a multi-club ski camp as requested.

It will give the Sask Alpine Coaches an opportunity to meet all of the athletes and with their Club Coaches access their skill development.

These are points made by the Clubs present at this meeting supporting the camp concept: 

1. Fitness, nutrition, video ski tuning and other training sessions can be held for athletes daily.
2. If there is a desire by the Club Coaches, the athletes can be trained by age group rather than by Club.
   • This matches athletes by age / skill level and the speed they ski at and has worked well previously at PAAST, TMST and BST multi-club camps.
   • We are encouraging athletes from 9 years old and up to attend.
3. It will give the Club and Sask Alpine Coaches a chance to meet daily to brain storm and get on the same page in terms of program and athlete development for the 2008 / 2009 season.

The dates agreed upon at the spring meeting for this camp were:

(Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2008)  

After many months of searching, contacting a half-dozen resorts and hills, negotiating dates/details, and deliberating on the pros and cons of the options, the Alpine Saskatchewan board has reached a decision on the location and dates for the Alpine Saskatchewan 2009 Sask Cup Kickoff GS race.

We are pleased to announce that arrangements have been made to hold the 2009 race at Marmot Basin at Jasper, Alberta. This race will be in its fourteenth consecutive year with the past thirteen years being held at Panorama, BC. It will be open to all categories of ages (E2 through J2) from 9 through 19 - and older.

Although this will be a little bit further drive compared to Panorama for some of the clubs, this race location provides dependable snow conditions, relatively close accommodations, family skiing envrionment, good race support, and allowed Sask Alpine to hold the race on the traditional Friday/Saturday at the end of the school Christmas break.

GS training will be offered on December 31 and January 1st, and GS racing on January 2nd and 3rd. This will allow the option of staying over the Saturday night and using Sunday as a travel day.

Race information has been posted under our Sask Cup section. Click on the Read More link below to navigate to that race information.

(Published: Monday, June 23, 2008)  read more ...

All athletes joining our programs may be involved in events and activities at the club or provincial level that will mean time away from school, and will require cooperation with the school system to ensure their educational institutions are aware of what they are doing, can support their schedules, and maintain the athlete's academic goals.

To help address this, Sask Alpine has created a form letter that officially states Alpine Saskatchewan's benefits for the student, our perspective on academic priorities, the specific roles and responsibilities involved, and is signed by the Sask Alpine President. This letter can then be taken to the institution to help the parents and student open a dialog with the institution staff to work out the logistics of the program and academic goals and balance.

Contact your club or program coordinator to obtain this document.

(Published: Sunday, June 22, 2008)  

Here are some important final decisions of the FIS Council from a recent Congress in Cape Town. The equipment rule changes are quite important and should be widely communicated.

The reason this is important, is ski orders would be in process to finalization and we do not want the FIS athletes making unnecessary ski purchases. The specific section on equipment (there is actually more than just skis) is on the last two pages of the pdf (reference the More Details link below).

(Published: Friday, June 13, 2008)  read more ...

Level 3 and 4 certified coaches must be licensed for the 08/09 season. Most other active coaches in the system will need to be licensed for the 09/10 season. For detailed information, you can download the full ACA-CSCF Coach License Policy in PDF format. More information is also available on the CSCF web site in the Professional Development - Licensing section.

(Published: Friday, June 13, 2008)  

On behalf of Alpine Saskatchewan I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Lawrence Blouin on the honour of receiving the Jim Marshall Award on May 1, 2008 at the CWSAA 40th Anniversary Spring Conference and Trade Show.

I had the opportunity to review the history for this award and the standards for the recipient selection. I then read through the presentation notes detailing Lawrence's personal background and the contributions he has made to the alpine ski industry. Selecting Lawrence for this award was certainly worthy.

Within the province, our Alpine Saskatchewan Table Mountain members speak highly of their partnership with the hill. During the many Alpine Saskatchewan races I have been part of at Table Mountain I have seen first-hand the excellent facilities, operations, and staff combining to make the Table Mountain organization one of the best in the prairies. I have also heard accounts of Lawrence's personal skill and ingenuity in creating custom and unique hill equipment – for which his knowledge has been sought far and wide.

We are proud of this Saskatchewan facility, and proud Lawrence's personal contributions have been recognized.

Terry Hooper - President, Alpine Saskatchewan

(Published: Thursday, June 05, 2008)  

The Sask Alpine executive and board have decided it was time to revamp and settle on a new logo for Alpine Saskatchewan. Up to this point there was more than one logo in use for the organization and neither was viewed as a logo that the was deemed current or appropriate for the long term (the old logo images are shown on the left with the red X crossing through it).

The new logo is based on the Alpine Canada logo (both logos are shown on left for reference) with the similar central graphic of the Canadian flag maple leaf stylized to embed the pair of alpine skis, as well as the Alpine Ski designation below the leaf. The Sask Alpine logo is then customized with the Saskatchewan province name highlighted at the top of the logo to designate our organization's province name and the colour scheme changed from a red maple leaf with a white background to a green maple leaf with a yellow background. The custom colours are taken from Saskatchewan's provincial flag colours - which for interest's sake are correspondingly based on the green forests of Saskatchewan's North along with the yellow grass plains of the South.

Use of the logo is governed by the Alpine Saskatchewan organization. If any clubs, sponsors or other individuals or organizations would like to use the logo, they should direct their request to the Alpine Saskatchewan general office contact.

(Published: Sunday, May 25, 2008)  

At the May 10 Alpine Saskatchewan Annual General Meeting the new Sask Alpine executive members were elected. The following people now occupy these positions:

President: Terry Hooper
Treasurer: Pat Weir
Program: Dwight Bergstrom
Nancy Greene: Brent Byers
Communication: Judy Byers
Competition: Michelle Rezansoff
Officials: Al McDonald
Director: Joe Leger
Director: Eurika Steyn

In addition, Sask Alpine will continue to have Alana Ottenbreit as office manager.

The planning sessions that followed the AGM on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning were useful and produced a good framework for the next season. Thanks to all the clubs and participants that contributed to this session. Minutes were taken at this session and - once they're prepared - will be published for all to review.

We are all looking forward to the next season!

Terry Hooper
President
Alpine Saskatchewan

(Published: Saturday, May 10, 2008)  

Based on the Prairie Selection Criteria document, the 2008 Prairie Selection Rubric, results from the K2 Westerns, plus provincial coaches' discretion, the following Saskatchewan athletes were selected for the K2 Whistler Cup (ages 13-14)

Boys - Taylor Wilcox (PAAST), Martin Steyn (PAAST), Matt Mario (RART), Taylor Kirton (Manitoba), Sean Hooper (RART);

Girls - Lauren Code (BLACK), Sarah Bergstrom (PAAST), Lisa Plascko (PAAST), Marlie Steyn (PAAST), Alexandrea Murray (Manitoba), Eden Sampson (RART)

(Published: Wednesday, March 19, 2008)  

Based on the Prairie Selection Criteria document, the 2008 Prairie Selection Rubric, plus provincial coaches' discretion, the following Saskatchewan athletes were selected for the post-season events:

K1 Whistler Cup (ages 11-12): Boys - Leger, Ty (PAAST), Maclean Hatherly (MB), Max Gaber (MB), Cedric Ludlow (MB); Girls - Abigail Eyeford (MB), Erin Code (BLACK), Lauren Thompson (PAAST), Taylor Hahn (QVSC), Ysanne Wilcox (PAAST)

(Published: Sunday, March 16, 2008)  

Based on the Prairie Selection Criteria document, the 2008 Prairie Selection Rubric, plus provincial coaches' discretion, the following Saskatchewan athletes were selected for the post-season events:

K2 Westerns (ages 13-14): Boys - Justin Rivet (PAAST), Sean Hooper (REGINA), Warren Montgomery (SESSE), Alexander Burnett (REGINA), Duncan Thompson (PAAST); Girls - Marlie Steyn (PAAST), Valerie Hebert (REGINA), Jazlyn Warnez (QVSC), Eden Sampson (REGINA)

(Published: Sunday, March 09, 2008)  

 With the conclusion of the 2007-2008 season Sask Cup series, it's time to tally up the points and award the achievements. Here's a summary - find the calculation rules, final results, details and photos through the 'Read More' link below.

• Overall Best: Male - Ty Leger (PAAST), Lee McDougall (QVSC), Taylor Wilcox (PAAST); Female - Lauren Ullyott (PAAST)
• Senior (20-29): Male - Daniel Ottenbreit (QVSC); Female - Unclaimed
• J2 (ages 17-19): Male - Lee McDougall (QVSC), Ory Thinglestad (BLACK), Derrick Catterall (RART); Female - Lauren Ullyott (PAAST), Naomi Ottenbreit (QVSC), Julia Quigley (BLACK)
• J1 (ages 15-16): Male - Patrick Young (RART), Lance Montgomery (SESSE), Kaegan Ozog (RART); Female - Jessica Burnett (RART), Julie Hebert (RART), Lyndsay Gadd (RART),
• K2 (ages 13-14): Male - Taylor Wilcox (PAAST), Martin Steyn (PAAST), Sean Hooper (RART); Female - Lisa Placsko (PAAST), Lauren Code (BLACK), Katie Byers (BATTL)
• K1 (ages 11-12): Male - Ty Leger (PAAST); Evan Rezansoff (BLACK), Jason McDougall (QVSC); Female - Erin Code (BLACK), Ysanne Wilcox (PAAST), Lauren Thompson (PAAST)
• E2 (ages 9-10): Male - Mark Grain (RART), Robert Cook (BATTL), Noah Sampson (RART); Female - Alexis Wilcox (PAAST), Erin Thompson (PAAST), Hannah Sampson (RART)

As for the 2008 Sask Cup club winner, it was a tight race but the Prince Albert Alpine Ski Team ended with 2,387 points - 119 points ahead of second place Regina Alpine Race Team. Congratulations to the Prince Albert's racers for combining to create a great season effort!

Prince Albert Alpine Ski Team 2387
Regina Alpine Race Team 2268
Qu'Appelle Valley Ski Club 1489
Table Mountain 1148
Blackstrap 998
Southeast Ski 383

The details for the Sask Cup points can be found through the 'Read More' link below.

(Published: Sunday, March 09, 2008)  read more ...

 

Based on the Prairie Selection Criteria document, the 2008 Prairie Selection Rubric, plus the following athletes were selected for the K2 Nationals post-season event in Silver Star, BC.

K2 Nationals (ages 13-14): Boys - Taylor Wilcox (PAAST), Martin Steyn (PAAST), Matt Mario (RART), Colin Ross (MB); Girls - Lauren Code (BLACK), Sarah Bergstrom (PAAST), Lisa Placsko (PAAST), Alexandrea Murray (MB)

(Published: Monday, February 25, 2008)  

Just a reminder to use your Husky Rebate Card.  The card gives 2% back on every fuel purchase to your club. If your club needs more cards, please let Alana at Sask Alpine know (see the Sask Alpine Contacts page on this web site) and she will request them from Alpine Canada.
 
Rebates are sent Alpine Sask quarterly.  Alana will forward the funds owing to your clubs shortly after this. This is a very easy fundraiser for your club.  I encourage you to participate in the program. Details on the card can be reviewed in the Husky Rebate Card document.

If you have any questions or require more cards, please let Alana at Sask Alpine know.

(Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2008)