Rock the Castle - Castle Mountain

Saturday 14th saw the first annual Rock the Castle SBX event at Castle Mountain. The event attracted a large field of both local and Calgary riders. Castle built an awesome course and I'm sure the riders had a great day!
The results are as follows

Men's over 20
1st Jessie Bard
2nd Peter McGee
3rd Brady Schnell

Men's 15-19
1st Brendan Fearn
2nd Chris Diemer
3rd Ryan Anderson

Men's 13 Under
1st Nick Sidorchuk
2nd Rylan Fearn
3rd Jon Wadstein

Women 19 and Over
1st Manou Glijn
2nd Lisa Wilson
3rd Jennifer Hill

Women's 15 and under
1st Alison Courtney
2nd Chelsey Fagerholm
3rd Taylor Volkman

I would like to say a big thank you to all the staff at Castle for being awesome as well as the Board Dogs and all the other volunteers.

Thanks
Ash.

March 6/7/8 results

March 6/7/8 saw the finale of the Eh games! and the FIS halfpipe event at COP.
The results are as follows

SBX
15 Under men
1st Jack Dowson
2nd Austin Kirk
3rd Landon Gabert

16 Over men
1st Brendan Fearn
2nd Zac Kerr
3rd Tim Donnihee

Ladies
1st Brittany Marsh
2nd Chelsea Fagerholm
3rd Taylor Volkman

HP Men
15 Under
1st Jam Gallagher
2nd Jack Dowson
3rd Landon Gabert

16 Over Men
1stTyler McRae
2nd Jeff Bennett
3rd Joe Hills

HP Ladies
1st Susie Kubik
2nd Brooke Voigt
3rd Maddy Hughes

FIS HP
Mens
1st Pierce Mimura
2nd Paul Cuthbertson
3rd Mitch Crowshaw

FIS Ladies
1st Kim Cameron
2nd Erin Lee
3rd Lauren Shannahan

Slopestyle
Mens 16 Over
1st Tyler MacRae
2nd Jesse Bishop
3rd Robbir Balharry

Mens 15 under
1st Jack Dowson
2nd Nathan Sheeran
3rd Jam Gallagher

13 under men
1st Ryan Tosi
2nd Josh Evans
3rd Dylan Baxandall

Ladies slopestyle
1st Taryn Cowling
2nd Brooke Voigt
3rd Kim Cameron


Thanks to all riders for making it a great weekend!

Ash

Castle SBX- Saturday March 14th

Dear members,
Saturday 14th March sees our last event of the season and it should be a good one! The event is being held at Castle Mountain and is an LCQ SBX.
So why not finish the ASA season in style and come have fun with us at the Castle Mountain finale!
If you’re planning on coming to this event as a spectator and can help out drop us an e-mail and we can add you to our volunteer list.
http://www.skicastle.ca/gethere.html - Directions

Event Location Castle Mountain, AB
Event Office: Castle Daylodge
Sanction Canadian Snowboard Association, Alberta Snowboarding
Association
Eligibility This event is open to all Provincial Snowboard Association
competitive and recreational members.
Memberships may be purchased by phone, email, in person at the
ASA office or on site the day of the event.
Categories: Male & Female:
Novice - 13 & Under
Junior - 14-16
Adult – 17 and over
(*Subject to change based on Registration #s)
Registration: Email – albertasnowboarding@coda.ca
Phone – (403) 247-5609
In Person – ASA Office - #202 BNTC
Deadline: Entries must be received by 12:00pm March 13th,2009
Late Entries will be considered on a first come first serve
basis day of the event.
Entry Fee: $20
Bib deposit $25 to be paid at registration Credit Card or Cheque
TEAM CAPTAINS, PLEASE CALL ASA FOR BIB DEPOSIT INFORMATION
Schedule: 8:00 AM - Registration office open
9:30 AM - Training & Competition
4:00 PM - Awards
Awards Presentation: Immediately following the events at the deck of the
daylodge
Rules: As per ICR, protests in writing within 15 minutes of posting of
DSQ, accompanied by $100.00 fee per protest.
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION!
Volunteers: ASA is always looking for event volunteers. A complimentary
lift tickets and lunch for all volunteers. Please contact Mike
at the ASA office 403.247.5609/
events@albertasnowboarding.com


Thanks and see you there!!
Ash

SBX Results - March 1st

Sunday March 1st saw the ASA hold a FIS men's event SBX event as well as an LCQ for Non-FIS men and women.
After a great day of racing the following riders came out on top.

Men's FIS
1st Justin Pasutto
2nd Alex Thorp
3rd Brenden Fearn

Non FIS men.
Under 15
1st John Schlebach
2nd Austin Kirk
3rd Rylan Fearn

Men over 20
1st Eric Campbell
2nd Chris Klaus
3rd Spence Compston

Women
16 under
1st Aurelye Dechenes
2nd Taylor Volkman
3rd Chelsey Fagerholm

Women
18 over
1st Kayla Klaus
2nd Emma Mclachlan
3rd Ekat Zavialova

I would like to say a big thanks to all the rider,volunteers and parents for making this a great day!

Thanks and see you next time!

Red Deer Riders test their metal at Canyon Hill Rail Jam.

Red Deer - Sparks were flying as 48 riders from Red Deer, Edmonton and Calgary brought their best tricks to The Source Monster Rail Jam held at Canyon Hill Ski Area last Friday evening. Local riders made the podium in all categories.

Red Deer’s Max Banville won a snowboard for the best single trick of the evening – a front flip 50-50 with a 180 off the rail. Hometown heroes Jaden Duggan won 1st place and Dylan Hermany tied for 3rd in the men 16 and older category; Alexander Romanov took 4th place and honourable mention in the men 15 and under group; and Kallie Murray took 4th place in women’s competition.

Women’s 1st place went to Calgarian Kelsey Morin; Edmonton’s Jack Dinius finished 1st in the younger men’s group. All the top finishers won iPods courtesy of Alberta Snowboarding.

A second snowboard went to another Red Deer rider in door prizes, as did Skull Candy earphones, skate decks, hats, hoodies and t-shirts – all prizing provided by event sponsor The Source.

Red Deer’s rail jam was the fourth in the series which has also had stops in Banff, Calgary and Edmonton. The events are hosted by snowboard club Riders on Board and made possible through funding from Alberta Snowboarding. The Red Deer event was also made possible through the donation of a rail to Canyon Hill from Riders on Board and Josh Duncan, COP’s pipe and park groomer who took time out of his week to build the course in Red Deer.

The final Monster Rail Jam is on Friday, March 6th at Canada Olympic Park.

March Weekend Event Notice

EVENT NOTICE
EH GAMES: SERIES FINALS
Half Pipe (FIS & OPEN) / SBX / Slopestyle
March 6th- 7th - 8th 2009
@
CANDA OLYMPIC PARK

Event Office:
Multi-Purpose Room - Basement of COP Daylodge

Sanction
Canadian Snowboard Association, Alberta Snowboarding Association & Adaptive SBX CSF

Eligibility
Rail Jam: Open
Halfpipe: FIS and OPEN
*FIS Competition requires a current FIS license, CAIP, and a
competitive Provincial Snowboard Association membership.
*OPEN competition is available to all Provincial Snowboard
Association competitive and recreational members.

Slopestyle & SBX: OPEN
This event is open to all Provincial Snowboard Association competitive and recreational members.

Memberships may be purchased by phone, email, in person at the ASA office or on site the day of the event.

Registration:
Email ridersonboard@shaw.ca
Phone – (403) 807-7630

Deadline: Entries must be received by 3pm March 5th,2009
Late Entries will be considered on a first come first serve
basis day of the event.

Entry Fee:
Rail Jam $20.00 (Mar.6)
Halfpipe: $35 - (Mar.7)
SBX/Adaptive SBX: $20 - (Mar. 7th)
Slopestyle: $35 (Mar, 8th)
Enter All 4 disiplines $100.00
Adaptive SBX must register with the CSF $35.00

Bib deposit
$25 to be paid at registration Credit Card or Cheque
TEAM CAPTAINS, PLEASE CALL ASA FOR BIB DEPOSIT INFORMATION

Team Captains Meeting:
March 6th 1:00 PM – Olympic Hall of Fame, COP
*Team Captain Bib pick-up at meeting.

Awards Presentation:
All awards from the weekends events will be presented at the awards dinner on Sunday, following the slopestyle competition in the ATCO Center.

Rules:
As per ICR, protests in writing within 15 minutes of posting of
DSQ, accompanied by $100.00 fee per protest.
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION!

SCHEDULE
Friday, March 6th Rail Jam :
Schedule: 3:00 to 4:00 Registration

Saturday, March 7th Schedule:
Half Pipe:
8:00 to 8:50 Registration
9:00 to 9:30 FIS warm up
9:30 to 1:00 FIS Competition
1:00 to 1:30 OPEN Warm Up
1:30 to 3:30 OPEN Competition
SBX:
8:00 to 8:50 Registration
9:00 to 9:30 SBX warm up (Inspection)
9:30 to 1:00 LCQ Competition
Sunday, March 8th Schedule:
Slopestyle:
8:00 to 8:50 Registration Multi purpose room
9:00 to 9:20 Training
9:30 to 10:00 Qualifiers
2:30 to 4:00 FINALS
4:00 Awards (ATCO Center)

Event Notice - COP Feb 28th- March 1st

Alberta Snowboard Association: SBX
February 28th - March 1st, 2009
CANDA OLYMPIC PARK
Event Location CODA’s Canada Olympic Park, Calgary AB
Event Office: Staging Room - Ski Jump Towers at COP
Sanction Canadian Snowboard Association, Alberta Snowboarding
Association
Eligibility This event is open to all Provincial Snowboard Association
competitive and recreational members.
Memberships may be purchased by phone, email, in person at the
ASA office or on site the day of the event.
Categories: Male & Female:
Novice - 13 & Under
Junior - 14-16
Adult – 17 and over
FIS - Open
Registration: Email – albertasnowboarding@coda.ca
Phone – (403) 247-5609
In Person – ASA Office - #202 BNTC
Deadline: Entries must be received by 12:00pm February 27th,2009
Late Entries will be considered on a first come first serve
basis day of the event.
Entry Fee: $35
Bib deposit $25 to be paid at registration Credit Card or Cheque
TEAM CAPTAINS, PLEASE CALL ASA FOR BIB DEPOSIT INFORMATION
Team Captains Meeting: 5:30 PM Friday, February 27th – Olympic Hall of Fame, Canada
Olympic Park - Team Captain Bib pick-up at meeting.
Schedule: 8:00 AM - Registration office open
9:30 AM - Training & Competition
4:00 PM - Awards
Awards Presentation: Immediately following the events at the back deck of the
daylodge
Event Location CODA’s Canada Olympic Park, Calgary AB
Rules: As per ICR, protests in writing within 15 minutes of posting of
DSQ, accompanied by $100.00 fee per protest.
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION!
Volunteers: ASA is always looking for event volunteers. A complimentary
lift tickets and lunch for all volunteers. Please contact Mike
at the ASA office 403.247.5609/
events@albertasnowboarding.com

Event Notice- Grande Prairie Feb 21st

ASA : Halfpipe & Rail Jam
February 21st, 2009
Nite Hawk, Grande Prairie
Event Location Nite Hawk Recreation Area, Grande Prairie AB
Event Office: In the Nite Hawk Day Lodge
Sanction Canadian Snowboard Association, Alberta Snowboarding
Association
Eligibility This event is open to all Provincial Snowboard Association
competitive and recreational members.
Memberships may be purchased by phone, email, in person at
the ASA office or on site the day of the event.
Registration: Email – albertasnowboarding@winsportcanada.ca
Phone – (403) 247-5609
In Person – ASA Office - #202 BNTC
Deadline: Entries must be received by 3pm February 19th,2009
Late Entries will be considered on a first come first serve
basis day of the event.
Entry Fee: $30 - Halfpipe / $20 - Rail Jam / or $40 for both
Bib deposit $25 to be paid at registration by Credit Card or Cheque
TC Meeting: 5:30 PM Friday, January 20th – Nite Hawk Daylodge
Schedule: 8:00 AM - registration office open
9:30 AM - Pipe open for Training
2:30 PM - Awards/BBQ
4:00 PM - Rail Jam Training
8:00 PM - Awards
Awards Presentation: Awards will follow immediately after competition(s).
Rules: As per ICR, protests in writing within 15 minutes of posting of
DSQ, accompanied by $100.00 fee per protest.
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION!
Volunteers: ASA is always looking for event volunteers. A complimentary
lift tickets and lunch for all volunteers. Please contact Mike
at the ASA office 403.247.5609/
events@albertasnowboarding.com

Panorama Mountain

I recently visited Panorama Mountain to check out the new terrain park. The mountain itself is located just outside the town of Invermere approximately 3 hours from Calgary. The terrain at Panorama is an awesome place to ride with lots of sick bowls and chutes. The addition of the terrain park makes Panorama an awesome place to visit. The park has been really well thought out and suites all level of riders. The skiable area at Panorama is huge so it always feels like you have plenty of room. The accommodation at Panorama is great and there is something for all budgets.
After a day of riding check out Panorama’s selection of places to eat and drink. The Jack Pine pub has a really good local vibe and is an awesome place to hang out. Also check out Mile high Pizza and the Picnic Deli.

Overall if you’re looking for a different place to ride which isn’t a million miles away check out Panorama Mountain Village.

Special thanks to Kirby Brown who took great care of us while we were there.

Old School Night- Saturday Jan 24th

Alberta Snowboarding is holding it’s first annual “Old School Night” So break out those retro outfits and come and kick it old school! The event is FREE to all Alberta Snowboarding members and $20 for non-members (available in advance from the office) which includes membership to Alberta Snowboarding. The Lounge will be open and you can rock out with Rockstar on the big screen.The Event takes place on Saturday January 24th from 6pm at COP. This event is for snowboarders ONLY.Come have fun and let Alberta Snowboarding rock you like a hurricane!

Saturday 24th January SBX POSTPONED

Due to circumstances beyond our control the boardercross which was planned for this Saturday is now postponed. This event will be rescheduled for early March.

Thanks
Ash.

Stop 3 in The Source Monster Rail Jam

The 3rd stop in The Source Monster Rail Jam series goes this Friday night at Rabbit Hill, Edmonton. The details are as follows.

Location –Rabbit Hill Ski Resort,Edmonton.
Registration – You can pre register with Riders on Board at 403 807 7630 or by email ridersonboard@shaw.ca
You can also register at the Rabbit Hill day lodge on the day starting at 3pm.
Cost of registration is $20

We hope you can make this event it should be sick!

Thanks
Ash

Slopestyle - January 18th COP News and Results

Sunday January 18th saw the first Slopestyle event in Alberta Snowboarding’s Eh! Games series. The event was held at COP and attracted a huge field of talented riders from as far as Saskatchewan, the youngest being 10 years old! It was a great day, nice and sunny and it attracted a big crowd of spectators and the riders didn’t let them down throwing down some huge air and tricks.
The standard of riding was sick and the results were as follows.

Ladies

1st Taryn Cowling
2nd Brooke Voigt
3rd Clarissa Hlidek
I would also like to mention Chelsey Fagerholm who at 13 was the youngest lady and despite not placing in the top 3 threw down some sick airs.

Mens U13

1ST Jack Dowson
2nd Austin Kirk
3rd Ryan Tosi

Mens U15

1ST Mark McMorris
2nd Nathan Sheenan
Joint 3rd Jam Gallagher
Joint 3rd Kurt Layton

Mens 16 over

1st Brayden Hunt
2nd Jessie Bishop
3rd Mark McMorris

I would like to thank all the riders, volunteers, parents and our sponsors The Source and Riders on Board. I would also like to send out a special thanks to the Board Dogs for all their help this season, Thanks Jim and your team.

January 11th Results-Halfpipe

January 11th saw the first of Alberta Snowboarding’s half pipe events. The event was a FIS event in the morning and a non FIS fun event in the afternoon. The weather was nice and sunny but the wind made things a bit chilly!
The event attracted 36 FIS riders and the results were as follows.

FIS-Men
1st- Gabe Dussault
2nd- Jed Anderson
3rd- Dan Raymond

FIS-Women
1st-Taryn Cowling
2nd-Kim Cameron
3rd-Erin Lee

The afternoon’s event saw 27 riders take to the pipe for the Non-FIS event. For a lot of the riders this was the first competition they had ridden in and it looked like everyone was having fun.

The results were as follows.

Mens
1st- Paul Cuthbertson
2nd-Joe Hills
3rd-Alister Vizina

Women
1st-Susie Kubik
2nd-Breanna Cisecki
3rd-Alex Brinkhurst

Alberta snowboarding would like to thank all the athletes, Volunteers, and parents for braving the cold!
We would also like to that our sponsors The Source and Riders on Board.

See you all at the Slopestyle event, Sunday 18th January at COP.

Slopestyle Jan 18th COP

Dear members,
Here are the event details for the COP slopestyle on Jan 18th.


CODA’s Canada Olympic Park, Calgary AB
Event Office: Multi-Purpose Room - Basement of COP Daylodge
Sanction Canadian Snowboard Association, Alberta Snowboarding
Association
Eligibility This event is open to all Provincial Snowboard Association
competitive and recreational members.
Memberships may be purchased by phone, email, in person at the
ASA office or on site the day of the event.
Registration: Email – albertasnowboarding@coda.ca
Phone – (403) 247-5609
In Person – ASA Office - #202 BNTC
Deadline: Entries must be received by 4pm January 16th,2009
Late Entries will be considered on a first come first serve
basis day of the event.
Entry Fee: $35
Bib deposit $25 to be paid at registration Credit Card or Cheque
TEAM CAPTAINS, PLEASE CALL ASA FOR BIB DEPOSIT INFORMATION
Team Captains Meeting: 5:30 PM Saturday, January 17th – Olympic Hall of Fame, Canada
Olympic Park - Team Captain Bib pick-up at meeting.
* PLEASE NOTE: TIME MAY CHANGE SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OF
CSF NORAM AT COP ON THE 17TH.
Schedule: 8:00 AM - Registration office open
9:30 AM - Training & Competition
1:00 PM - Finals
Awards Presentation: Immediately following the events at the back deck of the
daylodge
Rules: As per ICR, protests in writing within 15 minutes of posting of
DSQ, accompanied by $100.00 fee per protest.
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION

Event Notice-Halfpipe COP

Dear members,
Please find attached details for the COP event to be held on Jan 11th 2009.

Event Location CODA’s Canada Olympic Park, Calgary AB
Event Office: Multi-Purpose Room - Basement of COP Daylodge
Sanction FIS, Canadian Snowboard Association, Alberta Snowboarding
Association
Eligibility FIS Category - is open to all Provincial Snowboard Association
competitive Members. Non-FIS open to those with ASA
recreational membership or other provincial assoc membership.
Memberships may be purchased by phone, email, in person at
the ASA office or on site the day of the event.
Registration: Email – albertasnowboarding@coda.ca
Phone – (403) 247-5609
In Person – ASA Office - #202 BNTC
Deadline: Entries must be received by 4pm January 9th,2009
Late Entries will be considered on a first come first serve
basis day of the event.
Entry Fee: $35
Bib deposit $25 to be paid at registration Credit Card or Cheque
Team Captains Meeting: 5:30 PM Saturday, January 10th – Olympic Hall of Fame, Canada
Olympic Park - Team Captain Bib pick-up at meeting.
Schedule: 8:00 AM - registration office open
9:00 AM - FIS Category - Training & Competition
12:30 PM - non-FIS category - Training & Competition
Awards Presentation: Immediately following the completion on of non-FIS competition
at the back deck
Rules: As per ICR, protests in writing within 15 minutes of posting of
DSQ, accompanied by $100.00 fee per protest.
HELMETS ARE MANDATORY FOR TRAINING AND COMPETITION