World Cup race season began last month with GS and Slalom races in Europe. Now the excitement is closer to home with DH and SuperG races at Lake Louise, Alberta.
We were impressed by the men's results: a strong showing in the DH yesterday and three Canadians in the top five in the SuperG today. Now it's time to watch the women.
This will be Toria's first chance to race at a World Cup DH. Her results in the three official training runs on Dec 1-2-3 will indicate where she fits among her team mates, and may earn her a coveted Start on race day. If not, she will fore run the WC and gain more experience for the NorAm speed series that follows.
To view the races live on line go here:
http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/1228.html?event_id=26926&cal_suchsector=AL
then select the correct race date and click on LIVE
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Ski season has begun!
We are five days into the ski season and it's already great skiing! Here is our morning view from the living room. Can't see the mountain but we know it's good up there.
After skiing we have some fitness oppportunities at home. Here is Al getting fit while dealing with snow accumulation on our deck. Irene gets fit shoveling the driveway, but it's a constant battle with the muni snowplow, which sends compacted road snow back into our yard.
After skiing we have some fitness oppportunities at home. Here is Al getting fit while dealing with snow accumulation on our deck. Irene gets fit shoveling the driveway, but it's a constant battle with the muni snowplow, which sends compacted road snow back into our yard.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The view from our house
We love our home base in Whistler, especially the view.
It's mid-November and we just woke up today to a beautiful sunrise over Wedge Mountain.
The trees in the foreground are in our yard, a private forest of fir, hemlock, pine, & spruce towering over huckleberry and blueberry bushes with a ground cover of bunch berries and wild orchids.
"Red sky in the morning...sailors take warning!"
We are excited to see this sunrise/weather warning because it's time for a storm to bring us snow!And a little later.....just thought I would add this....here comes our first snow in the valley!
Our view is hidden by clouds dumping snow but that's fine with us because we will soon be out there in our view, skiing!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Ski team announcements
Early November is the time when Alpine Canada Alpine (ACA) confirms the team for the coming season. While we already knew that Toria was on the team, ACA tends to hold back official recognition of team status until after all summer training and fitness testing has been completed.
Today the announcement was made public. To read the ACA announcement click here:
http://canski.org/canadian-alpine-ski-team-building-momentum-toward-2010-olympic-winter-games
For the BCAlpine news article click here:
http://bcalpine.com/news/article/?1758
This news was also mentioned in the Pique, one of our local Whistler papers:
All told there will be 38 Canadians racing World Cup this year, 13 of them with Olympic experience, with the goal of qualifying as many quota spots and athletes for the 2010 Games as possible before the cut-off in the third week of January.
Whistler will be well represented on both the men's and women's teams.
On the men's side Whistler team members include slalom specialist Mike Janyk and speed racer Robbie Dixon, while the town can also lay partial claim to speedster Manuel Osborne-Paradis as a veteran of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club.
Britt Janyk, who is racing downhill, super G and giant slalom this season, will represent Whistler on the senior women's team and will be joined at training camps and events by development team skier Victoria Whitney, who also tends to specialize in speed events and GS.
"There is a veteran core that has achieved World Cup and World Championship success," said chief athletics officer Max Gartner. "They will be pushed by a group of younger skiers who will be looking to 2010 for experience, with their ultimate goals being success in 2014 and even 2018."
Today the announcement was made public. To read the ACA announcement click here:
http://canski.org/canadian-alpine-ski-team-building-momentum-toward-2010-olympic-winter-games
For the BCAlpine news article click here:
http://bcalpine.com/news/article/?1758
This news was also mentioned in the Pique, one of our local Whistler papers:
Whistler skiers confirmed to ski team
The 2009-2010 Canadian Alpine Ski Team was unveiled in Calgary on Tuesday with a strong group of returning skiers making up the core of the team. There are also nine additions from the development group.All told there will be 38 Canadians racing World Cup this year, 13 of them with Olympic experience, with the goal of qualifying as many quota spots and athletes for the 2010 Games as possible before the cut-off in the third week of January.
Whistler will be well represented on both the men's and women's teams.
On the men's side Whistler team members include slalom specialist Mike Janyk and speed racer Robbie Dixon, while the town can also lay partial claim to speedster Manuel Osborne-Paradis as a veteran of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club.
Britt Janyk, who is racing downhill, super G and giant slalom this season, will represent Whistler on the senior women's team and will be joined at training camps and events by development team skier Victoria Whitney, who also tends to specialize in speed events and GS.
"There is a veteran core that has achieved World Cup and World Championship success," said chief athletics officer Max Gartner. "They will be pushed by a group of younger skiers who will be looking to 2010 for experience, with their ultimate goals being success in 2014 and even 2018."
Friday, November 6, 2009
More Race Officials education
This week-end we are holding our first Race Organizing Commitee (ROC) meetings at WMSC. We are hosting three Kinder events this year before the Olympics comes to town so it's time to get planning!
Our first club-hosted race series takes place December 19/20. It's a K1/K2 GS and Slalom series, which is a great way to start the season. The kids sign up for ski racing because they want to race, after all, so it's great to start the season with some racing. And, it gives them some ideas about what to work on over the holiday training camps so they can race better and faster at their next races in January.
December racing also gets all the parents our to volunteer, and find out what they like to do within the race team. To help the parents prepare we are also running a Level Two Race Officials course this week-end, then a Level One course on November 28. Knowledge is power, and knowing what the race roles are all about makes volunteering a lot more enjoyable.
Our first club-hosted race series takes place December 19/20. It's a K1/K2 GS and Slalom series, which is a great way to start the season. The kids sign up for ski racing because they want to race, after all, so it's great to start the season with some racing. And, it gives them some ideas about what to work on over the holiday training camps so they can race better and faster at their next races in January.
December racing also gets all the parents our to volunteer, and find out what they like to do within the race team. To help the parents prepare we are also running a Level Two Race Officials course this week-end, then a Level One course on November 28. Knowledge is power, and knowing what the race roles are all about makes volunteering a lot more enjoyable.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
100-day countdown to the Games!
Last night we attended the VANOC 100-day count-down party at the Telus Conference Centre in Whistler. This was an exciting pep ralley including live entertainment, appies & beverages, plus exposure to some local Olympic hopefuls.
Our news: Toria will be here during the Olympics. At this point her involvement will be as a Forerunner for the Downhill & SuperG races. The older racers ahead of her will be racing, but all team members have been alerted they must be ready to race in case any spots open up that will allow some of them to race too. Either way, Toria will be here with the CAST and part of the Games.
Our news: Toria will be here during the Olympics. At this point her involvement will be as a Forerunner for the Downhill & SuperG races. The older racers ahead of her will be racing, but all team members have been alerted they must be ready to race in case any spots open up that will allow some of them to race too. Either way, Toria will be here with the CAST and part of the Games.
Monday, November 2, 2009
A face lift at the ski club?
This past week-end a work party got together at the club cabin to spruce up the member lounge. We put in a couple of long but fun days, filling, sanding & painting. To us, the area has been transformed into the much more appealing space requested by members at large and we are very satisfied.
Not only the main lounge was painted, but also the entrance room and also the stairwell leading up to it. Of course, seeing these newly painted rooms serves to remind us there are more rooms in the club that also need fresh paint! Our work party is not done yet!
Not only the main lounge was painted, but also the entrance room and also the stairwell leading up to it. Of course, seeing these newly painted rooms serves to remind us there are more rooms in the club that also need fresh paint! Our work party is not done yet!
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