by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Under glorious sunny blue skies the Cypress Ski Club hosted this year’s Teck Coast Zone Finals Ski Race on April 12th and 13th, 2014 at Cypress Mountain. Approximately 200 young alpine ski racers between the ages of 12 through 16 from clubs across the Coast Zone...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Skiing during the summer is the best way to remember the skills acquired during last season, and learn ones that will be utilized next season. BLACKCOMB GLACIER CAMP: Dates: July 15 to July 19, 2014 Coaches: Mark Anderson, Hayden Sidey-Phillips Athletes invited:...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Kids of all ages can attend the fitness testing. Purpose is to benchmark and track your own fitness improvement during summer and fall. Coaches can also check for imbalances and weaknesses in the racer’s bodies that can be worked upon during the summer. There is...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hans Forssander from Mt’ Seymour Ski Club passed on his collection of great photos from the Coast Zone Finals in April. This took some time since Hans had close to 6000 pictures to sort and edit from Zones. Check out the Shutterfly site for complete GS and SL...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to our Cypress Ski Club racers who competed in the 22nd Whistler Cup on April 2, 3, and 4th! The Whistler Cup is the premiere race event for juvenile ski racing in North America. Over 400 athletes from over 25 countries race in U14 and U16...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Club Day 2014 was a fantastic way to celebrate the 2013-14 season! The fresh snow did not get in the way of a fun (and competitive!) club race that kicked off the festivities. Its always great (and humbling for the parents) to race with the athletes and see the...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Our U14 team competed in the 2014 Teck BC Provincial Championships at Sun Peaks from March 13-16th. Almost 200 U14 athletes from all over the province competed in the four days of intense racing that was as much a test of endurance as it was skill. Our racers competed...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Speed events per se are stressful. Going fast poses unique challenges, and requires a cool head to perform. The only way to achieve this is by training and racing in all conditions, as long as they are safe. And against all odds, that is what happened at Whistler last...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
It was pouring rain last Saturday, and nobody really believed that next day the event at Mt. Seymour would take place. But Mother Nature helped us, and mercifully opened the skies to a nice day. So all U10 from the Lower Mainland gathered at Mt. Seymour for a great...
by Raul Anguita | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Under cloudy skies, our U12 team went to Grouse for a full weekend, to participate in the Tyee Cup. A total of 14 athletes were trying their best to achieve their goals. Our club collected hardware, in the hands of Cody Scott, who was first and third in the Saturday...
