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