Fernie laid out the welcome mat for the BC Ski Team and High Performance athletes between August 25th and September 4th.
They picked Fernie because it is the ultimate Rocky Mountain basecamp for adventure. The team biked, hiked, and did a comprehensive sport specific dryland training camp.
BC Alpine thinks ski racing is a simple sport: the fastest skier from the top to the bottom wins. But the sport of alpine ski racing requires great skill, strength, agility, balance and technique, therefore, requires the introduction of skills and techniques from professional coaches in a systematic fashion.
All BC Alpine programs emphasize growth, development and maturation, and the appropriate phases of alpine ski racing: Gliding Start, Skier Essentials, Learn to Train, Learn to Race, Train to Race, Train to Win, Skiing For Life.
BC Alpine has a mandate to support its ski clubs in the delivery of programs for children aged 4-20 and beyond. All programs in the province are designed and supported by Alpine Canada Athlete Integration Model (AIM 2 WIN) and principles of the Long Term Athlete Development model and the Canadian Sport For Life (CS4L).
Ski racing offers the rare combination of developing a lifelong sport with continual personal challenges and growth opportunities in an environment that thrives on friendship and family involvement. The Delich family in Fernie has been been contributing and participating for over 20 years.
A BIG thank you to the following, for making this hugely successful annual training opportunity possible:
– The Fernie Lodging Company
– Fernie Alpine Resort
– Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR)
– The Fernie Free Press
– Fernie Evolution Health and Fitness Club
– Mike Delich of Fernie Vacation Properties
Thanks also to the hardworking coaches and fitness experts who pushed the athletes to reach their fitness potential:
– Andrew Lambert
– JP Daigneault
– Danielle Robson
The team enjoyed (or suffered through) nine days of physical conditioning specifically meant to boost their capacity to last through our upcoming two-week on-snow camp at 3,000 meters in Portillo, Chile.
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