Day 10 Blog: And the U14 OCUP Winners are…

Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.  We’ve enjoyed working with new sponsor Pizza Pizza and I thought the late afternoon delivery of 50 XL pizzas was a nice cap to the week. We served up slice after slice to all the racers after their 2nd runs and I’m...

Day 9 Blog: Unforgiving Men’s GS

Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.  Day 2 of racing and the perfect cold, icy, steep pitch looked perfect. After looking at the results there is no denying the boys were challenged with 26 athletes not making it through to the 2nd run. Many downhill skis...

Day 8 BLOG: Racing on Tundra

Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.  After a tough first day at Camp Fortune with winds too high to allow for racing we returned to find bright blue skies, cold temps, less wind and a rock hard surface! Perfect racing conditions actually for mid-March in...

Day 7 Blog: Volunteer Spotlight in NCD

Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.  As we continue travelling the province and meeting Alpine Ontario members, we narrow our focus today to a Volunteer Extraordinaire family in the National Capital Division. The Division suggested we reach out to the...

DAY 6 Blog: Farewell to the Soo

Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.  Hello again from the Road to the OCUP Finals presented by Pizza Pizza. As I write this we’re somewhere in-between the Soo & Camp Fortune after a bit of a slow start due to our drive shaft dropping out of the...

Day 5 Blog: Ready, Set, DUAL!

Written by AOA Executive Director Scott Barrett.  Today I had the pleasure of running commentary for the Dual Slalom event which saw the best 14 and 15 year old athletes in the province racing head to head in a dazzling display of what this sport is all about. The...