It’s been quite the year for Collingwood’s Jeff Jones. Only just a few short months ago, he was appointed the Program Director at the National Ski Academy after working as their U16 Head Coach last season. Then, this Fall, he completed a years-long journey to become a...
Every Kid, In Every Discipline, Deserves a Future. Interview by Heather Vita, Communications and Member Services Manager for Alpine Ontario Alpin I recently sat down with Shawn Letton – the Club Development Manager for Alpine Ontario Alpin, Snowboard...
The AOA Coach of the Year Award in given in honour of Anthony Pacione’s dedication to outstanding coaching performance that results in exceptional and demonstrated athlete advancement in alpine, para-alpine or ski cross racing. Pacione’s home ski club was the Osler...
The Builder Award is given for extraordinary contributions of one or more individuals to the sport of Ontario Ski Racing and is intended to recognize one or more individuals’ lifetime contributions to Ontario Ski Racing. Gwen is a key partner to AOA and plays a...
As we pack up on our last day of camp #2 here in Saas Fee Switzerland I wanted to provide an update on both camps and the U16 HPP program to date in 2022. We are very pleased with the success of both camps. All of the athletes, without exception, made terrific...
“Your brain is as important a muscle as any other part of your body,” says retired Olympic athlete and World Cup Ski Racer Erin Mielzynski. “Taking care of it and training it to respond to a variety of situations is absolutely essential to be successful in any...
