Whistler athletes Dan Raymond and Katie Tsuyuki have been added to the Canadian Snowboard Federation half pipe team for the up and coming season. In preparation for the Olympic selection only results obtained on 22 foot wall pipes will counted.

All the athletes are in Whistler this week for a training camp up on Blackcomb’s Horstman’s Glacier, in the high alpine.

For some shots of Blackcomb’s terrain, check out the Alltracks ski & snowboard course gallery.

Skier Cross

What a crazy couple of months it’s been! A season that started as a part-time project balanced alongside my ongoing degree at the University of York has now become a full-blown, crazy dash around Europe, competing in ski cross alongside some of the world’s best.

I spent some time in York over January, and it quickly became clear that the planned time share wasn’t going to work out. The University were pretty helpful though, and we quickly worked out a compromise. I’m excited to say that I’m now on a leave of absence for the term, with the focus on progressing my skiing to the next level on the EuropaCup circuit. Read the rest of this entry »

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GUYS AT THE STOKE!

The ALLTRACKS snowboard and ski instructor courses are going well with every single person successfully completing the CASI & CSIA Level 1 exams. Hats off to the guys for a fine effort and a big thanks to the instructors who are doing such a great job.

Next week sees a focus an all mountain aggressive skiing and riding before the Backcountry package and overnight ski & snowboard tour in the Selkirk Mountains.

CASI Snowboard Courses

Along with the skiers, all the snowboarders who sat their CASI Snowboard Level 1 exam past this week – a huge congratulations to them all and to their instructors wh doing such a great job.

Our top two snowboard groups have all got the first exam hurdle under their belt with the less experienced two groups going for it is a weeks time to give some additional preperation time.

It was great to see that not only did all the guys pass but they all had such fun doing the exam, combining teaching, rider improvement and enjoying the POW!!

Next week will be a great opportunity to switch the focus away from the necessary exam skills to all mountain riding again and enjoying all of Whistler’s epic terrain. The big snow forecast for Sunday should mamke this even better.

Skier Cross News – Max Hardy

Happy New Year!

What a busy month December was… with a whole new equipment setup, I headed out to Nendaz, near Verbier in Swizerland, to meet up with the guys for a two-week training camp.

The chalet Ian rents in Nendaz is great – lots of space and with a decent garage for storing and preparing skis, and for recovery training each afternoon on the spin bike. Read the rest of this entry »

CASI Level 1 Snowboard instructor Course

A huge congratulations to our early season snowboarders who all passed their CASI Level Snowboard Exam. The success in the CASI Level 1 was the perfect way to end the early season 4 week snowboard instructor course for the guys. Although most of the guys on the course were on a career break or gap year and have returned home, it has been great to see Ben using his qualification as an instructor out in Whistler.

Ski & Ride Powder At Revelstoke

With a bese of over 70cm and more snow forecast today and over the weekend, Revelstoke is looking the best bet for early season snow in Western Canada. With a historical snowfall average of between 40 -60ft each year, we’re hoping for a big one in 2008/09.

If you are planning on heading out a ski or snowboard instructor course, why not check out Canada’s snowiest resort?

For More Info, check out: ski & snowboard instructor courses for details of Revelstoke.

Or call the ALLTRACKS team on 01962 864 203.

Indoor Snowboardcross & Skiercross UK Championships

Max describes the day in his own words:

It was the Trespass Indoor Snowboardcross & Skiercross Championships today, and the memory of it is going to haunt me for a while. Read the rest of this entry »

BRITISH SKIER CROSS

ALLTRACKS is proud to sponsor Max Hardy, a British Skier Cross Athlete, and now the British Senior Indoor Campion. When we began sponsoring Max over the summer he was training hard out on the Swiss glaciers to help prepare for the up and coming season. Although we had confidence in Max’s abilty, we’re thrilled for him to reach this milestone right at the start of the season – a HUGE well done to Max!

Max will be combining his final year at York University with  competing throughout the season both here in the UK and abroad – we look forward to following his progess and obviously wish him every success. Read the rest of this entry »