We are looking for volunteers for the upcoming NorAm event being held at Mount Norquay on December 13th and 14th. We have a variety of positions to fill for this event.
We have a hotel deal for the event at the Inns of Banff priced at $69 for a double room. Information on this and the group code are available to
all volunteers. In order to volunteer you must hold a current ASA membership priced at $20, this covers your insurance on the hill during all ASA events. This is a world class event and will feature teams from all over the world. So if you want to combine a weekend in Banff and working at a great event, call us!
If you are interested and would like more information or would like to register as a volunteer please contact the ASA office. The event positions are filled on a first come basis.
Thanks and see you at Norquay!
Ashley.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Mount Norquay-Results
The first Rail Jam of the season went Sunday 23rd November and it was killer!! We had 60 athletes turn up and absolutely kill the course! The results were as follows.
Girls
1st Brooke Voight
2nd Catherine Rochett
3rd Alison Vizina
Jr Men
1st Jordan Blain
2nd Daniel Lapointe
3rd Billy Adamson
Men
1st Matt Munn and best trick (sick!!!)
2nd Kael Hill
3rd Pierce Mimura
We also gave an Honorary Ripper prize to James Leal, 12 years old and ripping! I would like to also thank all the guys from Riders on board and The Source for making this such a great event. Be sure to register early for the next Jam on December 5th, its’ sure to be sold out. You can register at ridersonboard@shaw.ca Thanks and see you at COP. Ash and Mike
Friday, November 21, 2008
Rail Jam- Mount Norquay
Don't forget this weekend the ASA in association with Riders on Board and The Source will be holding the first of our Rail Jams.
The first Rail Jam is being held at Mount Norquay, registration is at 9am in the day lodge.
We have lots of great prizes to give away. The rail jam is aimed at all levels of riders and we are encouraging everybody to come out.
You must have a valid ASA membership for this event.
See you Sunday!!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sweet new travel mugs..ideal Christmas gift!!
We have some great new travel mugs. The mugs are stainless steel to keep that coffee hot during those cold days on the slope. These are limited and priced at $10 and all proceeds go to the ASA. You can pick them up at the office or we can take payment and mail them to you.
Great Christmas gift!
Riders on board builds coaching base.
Riders on Board is pleased to announce that it is continuing to focus on the development of Canadian coaches from grass roots to high performance.
Thanks to grants from CSF and Women-In-Motion, Riders was able to train eight new women coaches last season. An additional grant from Alberta Parks Sports Wildlife and Recreation enabled to club to send three women to Coaching Canada’s Sport Leadership Conference held in Calgary November 7 – 9. It will also fund their continuing education, including leading-edge technology training in the use of performance analysis software – Dartfish.
Riders on Board’s two high performance coaches – Jared Anderson and Karine Daze – have been recently been named as Alberta coaches for the 2011 Canada Winter Games team.
Riders On Board Head Coach Jared Anderson has initiated another basic coach training course at Canada Olympic Park November 28 – 30.
The focus on coach training is in keeping with Riders’ philosophy of developing from the grass roots to high performance and enabling multiple opportunities in the sport – competition, careers, life long love of snowboarding.
Established in 2000, Riders on Board is Canada’s largest and longest running snowboard club with over 700 riders trained to date. Current and alumni riders and coaches include: 2010 and NDG athletes, junior world competitors, Canada Winter Games medalists, Canadian SlopeStyle Champion, the youngest rider to podium at a US Open.
For information, contact: ridersonboard@shaw.ca
Thanks to grants from CSF and Women-In-Motion, Riders was able to train eight new women coaches last season. An additional grant from Alberta Parks Sports Wildlife and Recreation enabled to club to send three women to Coaching Canada’s Sport Leadership Conference held in Calgary November 7 – 9. It will also fund their continuing education, including leading-edge technology training in the use of performance analysis software – Dartfish.
Riders on Board’s two high performance coaches – Jared Anderson and Karine Daze – have been recently been named as Alberta coaches for the 2011 Canada Winter Games team.
Riders On Board Head Coach Jared Anderson has initiated another basic coach training course at Canada Olympic Park November 28 – 30.
The focus on coach training is in keeping with Riders’ philosophy of developing from the grass roots to high performance and enabling multiple opportunities in the sport – competition, careers, life long love of snowboarding.
Established in 2000, Riders on Board is Canada’s largest and longest running snowboard club with over 700 riders trained to date. Current and alumni riders and coaches include: 2010 and NDG athletes, junior world competitors, Canada Winter Games medalists, Canadian SlopeStyle Champion, the youngest rider to podium at a US Open.
For information, contact: ridersonboard@shaw.ca
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Great Deal at Kicking Horse and Panorama
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort and Panorama Mountain Village are excited to announce the return of the Snowmax Ski Card.
The Snowmax Ski Card entitles you to four FREE days of riding at either Kicking Horse Mountain Resort or Panorama Mountain Village, and $15.00 off the regular price of lift tickets thereafter*.
Priced at $134.00 for adults and $124.00 for youth/seniors, the Snowmax Ski Card is a great buy for riders who like to explore different types of terrain.
Snowmax Ski Cards are only available to residents of B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan. To purchase:
Buy online at www.snowmax.ca
Call Panorama Mountain Village Central Reservations at 1-800-663-2929
Visit any Mac’s Convenience Store location in Calgary or the Bow Valley
*Snowmax Ski Cards will only be available for purchase until December 26th, 2008.
*Photo ID will be required at time of use.
*Free days of riding are not valid during blackout periods.
*Blackout dates apply between Dec. 26th, 2008 – Jan. 1st, 2009 and Feb. 13th – 16th, 2009
*Card holders can take advantage of a $15.00 discount off regularly priced lift tickets on blackout dates.
The Snowmax Ski Card entitles you to four FREE days of riding at either Kicking Horse Mountain Resort or Panorama Mountain Village, and $15.00 off the regular price of lift tickets thereafter*.
Priced at $134.00 for adults and $124.00 for youth/seniors, the Snowmax Ski Card is a great buy for riders who like to explore different types of terrain.
Snowmax Ski Cards are only available to residents of B.C., Alberta, and Saskatchewan. To purchase:
Buy online at www.snowmax.ca
Call Panorama Mountain Village Central Reservations at 1-800-663-2929
Visit any Mac’s Convenience Store location in Calgary or the Bow Valley
*Snowmax Ski Cards will only be available for purchase until December 26th, 2008.
*Photo ID will be required at time of use.
*Free days of riding are not valid during blackout periods.
*Blackout dates apply between Dec. 26th, 2008 – Jan. 1st, 2009 and Feb. 13th – 16th, 2009
*Card holders can take advantage of a $15.00 discount off regularly priced lift tickets on blackout dates.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Sick new park at Panorama
Panorama Mountain Village, B.C. – Monday, November 3rd, 2008 – For the Showoff Terrain Park Designer, Eric Lange, Christmas came early last week, as he eagerly watched over 200 feet of brand new boxes roll into Panorama Mountain Village.
The shipment included two 24ft Straight Boxes, a 24ft 8/16 Flat Down Box, a 32ft Roller Coaster to Kicker Box, a 34ft 12/10/12 Flat Down Flat Box, a 34 ft 12/10/12 Down Flat Down Box, and a 36ft 10/16/10 Battleship Box.
“This is the biggest shipment we’ve ever received”, claims Lange. “They look even better than I imagined. I’m excited and freestyle riders should be too.” Lange won’t give away all of his secrets for the new terrain park, but here’s an idea of what to expect.
Last year, the park was divided into the upper rail park and the lower jump park. This year, the rail line and jump line will run parallel to each other down the entire length of Showoff, increasing the number of back to back jumps and/or rails to approximately twelve, compared to last year’s six.
Most jumps will have double take-offs, varying in size from medium to extra-large.
A permanent “Big Air” jump will be built at the base of the park, to provide local pro’s with something to train on.
The park program and design is being built with progression in mind. The Showoff Terrain Park is for intermediate and advanced riders and will offer a gradual increase in difficulty from medium to extra-large. An entry level terrain park will offer small and medium features out of sight from the chairlift.
The new Showoff Terrain Park will be supervised by a full-time employee and a group of volunteers that will ensure all features are safe, educate users on progression and etiquette, and suggest appropriate features to match the skill level of riders.
The Small-Medium Terrain Park will be situated in the night skiing area and will have more surface features and plenty of small jumps for beginners to build confidence.
The snowmaking department is currently focusing their efforts on Showoff, preparing the run for pre-season race training in November. This increased snow coverage will facilitate the early construction of park features, and if weather permits, Lange plans to have part of the terrain park ready for opening day on December 12th.
The shipment included two 24ft Straight Boxes, a 24ft 8/16 Flat Down Box, a 32ft Roller Coaster to Kicker Box, a 34ft 12/10/12 Flat Down Flat Box, a 34 ft 12/10/12 Down Flat Down Box, and a 36ft 10/16/10 Battleship Box.
“This is the biggest shipment we’ve ever received”, claims Lange. “They look even better than I imagined. I’m excited and freestyle riders should be too.” Lange won’t give away all of his secrets for the new terrain park, but here’s an idea of what to expect.
Last year, the park was divided into the upper rail park and the lower jump park. This year, the rail line and jump line will run parallel to each other down the entire length of Showoff, increasing the number of back to back jumps and/or rails to approximately twelve, compared to last year’s six.
Most jumps will have double take-offs, varying in size from medium to extra-large.
A permanent “Big Air” jump will be built at the base of the park, to provide local pro’s with something to train on.
The park program and design is being built with progression in mind. The Showoff Terrain Park is for intermediate and advanced riders and will offer a gradual increase in difficulty from medium to extra-large. An entry level terrain park will offer small and medium features out of sight from the chairlift.
The new Showoff Terrain Park will be supervised by a full-time employee and a group of volunteers that will ensure all features are safe, educate users on progression and etiquette, and suggest appropriate features to match the skill level of riders.
The Small-Medium Terrain Park will be situated in the night skiing area and will have more surface features and plenty of small jumps for beginners to build confidence.
The snowmaking department is currently focusing their efforts on Showoff, preparing the run for pre-season race training in November. This increased snow coverage will facilitate the early construction of park features, and if weather permits, Lange plans to have part of the terrain park ready for opening day on December 12th.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
New coach in town.
Calgary Snowboard Club hires former X games and US open winner Scott Gaffney as head coach of Snowboardcross team.
(November 5th, 2008 – Calgary, Ab) Calgary Snowboard Club is proud to announce the hiring of Scott Gaffney to our coaching team. Scott Gaffney will be the head coach of the High Performance SnowboardCross team. Scott Gaffney was one of the fastest snowboarders on the planet for almost a decade, winning such events as X games, US open and Whistler World Cup. He spent the latter part of his professional career being filmed and having his picture taken, appearing in such media as Standard films releases and Transworld snowboarding magazine. TEAM CSC is proud of the successes of riders that have trained with us, including current Olympic hopefuls Matt Morison, Mike Robertson, Korath Wright (BHM) and Masaki Shiba (JPN). We feel that Scott’s experience and coaching will add to this winning legacy of the Calgary Snowboard Club. Our alumni have gone on to win or podium in world cups and junior world championships, and we look forward to Scott bringing his winning qualities into coaching with the team.
On what makes a good team environment
Scott Gaffney: The joy of competition can be lost pretty quickly. Competitions can be stressful. As a competitor I remember and appreciate those key individuals that reminded me of the balance that’s needed; that we are snowboarding, we are here to have fun, and compete.
We are accepting registrations. If you are interested in training with Calgary Snowboard Club, please contact info@snowboardcoach.ca or visit our website at http://www.snowboardcoach.ca/
(November 5th, 2008 – Calgary, Ab) Calgary Snowboard Club is proud to announce the hiring of Scott Gaffney to our coaching team. Scott Gaffney will be the head coach of the High Performance SnowboardCross team. Scott Gaffney was one of the fastest snowboarders on the planet for almost a decade, winning such events as X games, US open and Whistler World Cup. He spent the latter part of his professional career being filmed and having his picture taken, appearing in such media as Standard films releases and Transworld snowboarding magazine. TEAM CSC is proud of the successes of riders that have trained with us, including current Olympic hopefuls Matt Morison, Mike Robertson, Korath Wright (BHM) and Masaki Shiba (JPN). We feel that Scott’s experience and coaching will add to this winning legacy of the Calgary Snowboard Club. Our alumni have gone on to win or podium in world cups and junior world championships, and we look forward to Scott bringing his winning qualities into coaching with the team.
On what makes a good team environment
Scott Gaffney: The joy of competition can be lost pretty quickly. Competitions can be stressful. As a competitor I remember and appreciate those key individuals that reminded me of the balance that’s needed; that we are snowboarding, we are here to have fun, and compete.
We are accepting registrations. If you are interested in training with Calgary Snowboard Club, please contact info@snowboardcoach.ca or visit our website at http://www.snowboardcoach.ca/
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Snow Show
The Calgary snow show is coming to town this weekend. Alberta Snowboarding will be in attendace so be sure to come on by and say hi.We will be at stand 623.
ASA members can get $2 off entry with a donation to the Calgary food bank.
See you at the show!
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