SXS Wellness Tip: Water, don’t leave home without it!

Summer is here and with it comes summer ski camps and hot, humid weather. Summer also brings dehydration, especially for athletes who are exercising in the heat or at high altitudes. We all know that an increase in heat makes us sweat more which depletes the body’s...

Dave Ellis joins ACA as High Performance Director, Canada Ski Cross

Calgary, Alta. (July 4, 2018) – Alpine Canada is pleased to announce that Dave Ellis is joining the organization as High Performance Director, Canada Ski Cross effective immediately. Ellis was previously Athletic Director with Canada Ski Cross from 2008 to 2014,...

Brien Perry Joins ACA as Director, Domestic Sport

Calgary, Alta. (July 4, 2018) – Alpine Canada is pleased to announce that Brien Perry is joining the organization as Director, Domestic Sport, effective August 20th. Perry will provide leadership in the areas of domestic sport operations including, provincial teams...

Farewell to a Legend: Bob Kirby

Bob was an original SOD founder and started many of the leagues that are in place today. He also produced four family members  that progressed to the Ontario Ski Team, the youngest being his grandson, Jake Mealey. ROBERT MOFFAT KIRBY, died on June 26, 2018, surrounded...

AOA NZ Golf Tournament Raises $30,000

Submitted by AOA Executive Director, Scott Barrett & NZ Foundation Founder Bebe Zoricic (Collingwood, ON) June 27th, 2018 — Last Friday, approximately 80 AOA NZ supporters participated in the return of AOA’s Golf Tournament, re-branded as the 1st Annual AOA...

U16HPP Head to Whistler

Today 18 U16 AOA racers from the 2018 U16 High Performance Program (HPP) traveled to Whistler, B.C. for the first of two on-snow camps designed for the 2018 program. The team will be led by U16 coaches Heather Metzger (Georgian Peaks), Graeme Buckrell (Osler Bluff)...