WBFSC and their hardworking coaches and volunteer team hosted a very successful Canadian Junior Championships, April 6-9. This was the first time that Whistler has hosted a national championship and the first time that the newer disciplines of Slopestyle, Big Air and Halfpipe have been staged separately. 80 athletes, aged […]
WBFSC took part in the BC Championships in Silverstar, March 24 – 26th, which was the culmination of the provincial level Timber Tour competition circuit this season. Overall awards for Best of Series were also handed out to top 3 skiers in each discipline. After tough blizzard and foggy conditions […]
Le Relais, Quebec From March 9 to March 12 the best junior mogul skiers in Canada met in Le Relais, Quebec for the 2017 Junior National Championships. 9 skiers from the Whistler Blackcomb Freestyle Ski Club represented Whistler at the event, having earned enough points throughout the season to receive […]
32 Medals for Club Skiers The WBFSC hosted another successful Timber Tour event welcoming over 160 skiers from around the province to compete in Moguls, Big Air and Slopestyle. This was an important qualifier for Junior National competitions, which take place in March (Moguls) and April (Slopestyle, Pipe and Big […]
On January 12th through 15th, members of WBFSC were invited to participate in the Canadian Series Mogul event with coach Jeff Fairbairn. The athletes showed up to cold temperatures and a steep, hard course. Two days of hard training in advance, left the athletes ready to tackle a very large […]
WBFSC had seven athletes competing at The Canadian Open Tour Slope Style event in Silver Star, with Chris Muir as attending coach. This is the second stop on the COT tour, and the team enjoyed a strong showing. On the women’s side, both Sky Clark and Josephine Howell enjoyed personal […]
Members of the Club’s High Performance Slopestyle squad were at the first Canadian Open of the season at Mount Sima, November 24- 28th, 2016. Coaches Mike Richards and Chris Muir supervised a great, if cold week of training before the 4 day event with everyone getting back into the swing […]
WBFSC Skiers win 25 medals at BC Championships, Mount Washington, April 1 – 3 Club skiers had another very successful BC Championships, winning 25 medals in Moguls, Slopestyle and Big Air. Big thanks to coaches Jeff, Tanya, Mike and Chris! Highlights include: • Kai Smart won Gold on all 3 […]
Challenging Weather causes cancelation of Big Air Event. Beaver Valley, Ontario, March 17 – 20 High winds, torrential rain and lightning caused the first day of Slopestyle competition to be postponed and resulted in the cancelation of Big Air. Despite challenging conditions on the course WBFSC skiers showed their strength […]
Club skiers win 21 Medals! Congratulations to all the skiers who competed at the BC Winter Games in Penticton. With Opening and Closing Ceremonies, dorm style accommodation at local schools and plenty of activities it was an exciting, but tiring experience for our skiers! Athletes had to compete in all […]