Yukon Championships 2012 - March 24 & 25 at Mt. Sima

Get the details here.

RBC Riders #3 - Rail Jam

Get pointers and then join the jam. This RBC Riders is taking place in the terrain park on the small line below the halfpipe.

Ages: 14 and under (or anyone young at heart)
When: February 19, 2012
Registration: 10:00 AM to Noon in the Clubhouse
Practice: 12:30 PM
Jam 1:00 PM
Where: Mount Sima
Cost: FREE with your annual Basic Competitors License - $20 purchase online
Lift tickets not included.

Helemts are Mandatory

For more info contact: Norm Curzon at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 456-7842

Supported by:

Announcing the AWG 2012 Snowboard Team!

Adam Waddington - Juvenile Male Category
Tim Schirmer- Juvenile Male Category
Alidas Jamnicky- Junior Male Category
Francis Bouffard- Junior Male Category
Lara Bellon- Junior Female Category
Haylie Grant- Juvenile Female Category
Esa Suominen- Alternate

Congratulations & Good Luck!

Day 2 of the AWG Selection Camp is cancelled due to Mt. Sima being closed.

The team selection will be made based on the results of the trails and the Day 1 camp. The team will be announced in the next 24 hours.

It’s Jan 22 and the Trials Are On!!!

The cold snap is breaking and we’re riding!

AWG Trials & RBC Riders Registration
9-10 AM, Sima Clubhouse

See you there!

********** AGW Trials Postponed to Sunday Jan 22 **********

No need to wake up early Saturday morning to call the Sima Snowphone… Alpine has officially postponed their Trials to Sunday Jan 22 and Snowboard Yukon is following suit. So, the slopestyle and speed trials have now been rescheduled to Sunday Jan 22. If Sima does not open on Sunday we shift to Saturday next week.

Thank you everyone for your patience and fingers crossed for warmer temps.

***NOTICE: AWG Snowboard Trials Reduced to 1 Day Event***

If Sima is closed on Saturday, Jan 21, then the whole thing moves to Sunday, Jan 22. If SIma is closed both days this weekend, the event will move to next Saturday, Jan 28.

Get all the details on the Events page.

REMINDER - It’s AWG Trials and RBC Riders #2 this Weekend

After a weekend indoors, we’re more than ready to get out and shred this weekend! Fingers crossed for warmed temps!

Here is the registration form for the Trials: 2012_AWG_Trial_Registration_Form.doc. Print out, fill in and bring the from with you on Saturday to the Sima Clubhouse. Registration is 9:00-10:00 AM. Late arrivals can not be guaranteed a spot in the competition.

If you’re going to compete in the events but don’t want to tryout for the AWG Team you can also register the morning of the event in the Clubhouse.

All the competition info is here: http://snowboardyukon.com/events/.

We are still in need of volunteers. Please get in touch with .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you are available.

See you on Saturday!

Brrrrrrrr

Jan 14 2012
Mt Sima is closed today due to the current temperature.
E-team and Sandor’s Shredders are postponed till next week.

2012 AWG Snowboard Trials & RBC Riders #2

It’s time to find the team who will represent Yukon riders at the 2012 AWGs and too have some fun!

Everyone is welcome to compete in this fun event, we’re even holding an RBC Riders simultaneously to maximizing on the awesomeness! A lot of work and effort goes into to creating these events, so the more participation the better!!!

Sat Jan 21 - Freestyle Day
Sun Jan 22 - Race Day & RBC Riders #2

If you would like to be considered for the 2012 AWG please read the Selection Criteria 2012.pdf here: http://snowboardyukon.com/policies/ If you just want to come and have fun, that’s great too.

Get more details here.

Let it Begin!

Sandor’s Shredders and E-Team start Saturday. There’s still time to sign up. Do it here!

RBC Riders #1 on Sunday. Info here.

Coaches Training on Sunday too! Sign up now!

Sandor’s Icebreaker Rail Jam & After Party

Hosted by Mt. Sima in support of Snowboard Yukon Athletes

December 30, 2011 at Mt Sima.

There will also be drinks, music, a fire pit outside, and raffle for a chance to win a brand new snowboard!!!

CASH PRIZES

19+ party following the jam at Neighbours Pub at the Kopper King.

Acknowledgments: Sandor’s, Mt. Sima, The KK, Tripple J’s, Yukon Energy Corporation, Northland Beverages, Macpherson rentals and more to come!!

More info here.

AWG Team Selection

Wanna try out for the team? Gotta read the document…
AWG Selection Criteria 2012.pdf

Tips N Tricks Girls Snowboard Camp - Dec 21-23

3 days of skill dev and basic freestyle tips and tricks for girls only. There’s no better way to spend your Christmas break!

Ready to sign up? snowboardyukon.com/registration
Need more info? “snowboardyukon.com/events/

For more info contact: Sue Deforest at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Ready to sign up? snowboardyukon.com/registration/
Need more info? snowboardyukon.com/programs/

Got big goals this season? Join us at the Whistler 2011 Pre-Season camp.

This camp is aimed at serious athletes who are dedicated to training and who are working towards earning a position on Team Yukon for the 2012 Arctic Winter Games and the Canadian Nationals. Riders should be confident in their skills to get around Whistler Blackcomb and comfortable in the terrain park.

OVERVIEW
We will be flying into Vancouver and taking a chartered bus up to Whistler Village. We will be staying at the Whistler Athletes Centre, which was the athlete’s village for the Olympics. We will be cooking breakfasts and dinners at our accommodations and buying lunches at the hill. The trip will involve 4 full days of riding with Yukon’s top coaches and potentially some guest coaches. The athlete to coach ratio will be no more than 4:1.

DATES
Thursday, December 15 to Monday December 20

All the info you need is in this document:
2011_Whistler_Camp_Info_Sheet.pdf

These are the other two documents referenced in the info sheet:
Sport_Yukon_Team_Handbook_2010.pdf
Canadian_Snowboard_-_Canadian_Freestyle_-_Sport_Accident.pdf

Of course, you can always email Coach Mary… .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Looking forward to shredding with you in Whistler!!!!!

El Presidente Resigns - New Board Elected

If you didn’t attend Nov 15th’s Snowboard Yukon AGM, you seriously missed the best AGM ever. Seriously. There’s video.

Thank you El Presidente (Chris McNutt) for all you hard work over the last 6 years! Chris lead the development of Snowboard Yukon to the full fledged Territorial Sports Organization it is today. Many thanks also to Martin Novy and Jonathan Lindsay for their service over the last year.

The 2011-12 Snowboard Yukon Board of Directors consists of:

Executive:
Norm Curzon - President
Katrina Couch - Vice President
Catherine Jamnicky - Secretary
Lissa Abel - Treasurer

Directors at Large:
Mary Binsted
Sue DeForest
Chris McNutt
Jordon Patterson

Just because you’re not on the board, doesn’t mean we don’t need you. There are plenty of committees, events and promotions we need your help with. Email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to get involved.

‎"In the name of those who wear a single plank and look sideways, Viva La Revolutione” El President, Snowboard Yukon 2006-2011

Snowboard Yukon AGM

Hear Ye, Hear Ye - Noble Friends of Snowboarding.

Let is be known that all those who groooooooove on the Administrative Sickness of Yukon Snowboarding will be assembling for the Snowboard Yukon AGM at the following planetary coordinates:

Wed Nov 15th, 2011, 7pm
Sport Yukon Boardroom

If you, or anyone you know has friends or loved ones who may be involved in a Snowboard Yukon program, team, camp or event this coming year, this is your chance to participate in the planning while celebrating the successes of the previous year.

Your presence and participation is welcome. If you would like to join the Snowboard Yukon posse for the coming season as a board member or committee member, please prepare a resume that can be performed in a musical number (no trombones please) of 3 minutes or less. Or just show up and put your name forward, your choice.

Spread the word. Hope to see you all there

Chris
El Presidente,
Snowboard Yukon

AWG Snowboard Coach Application

Snowboard Yukon is now accepting applications from coaches who would like to be considered for the position of the Arctic Winter Games coach.

Positions:
1 female and 1 male

Minimum requirements:
- CSCP Comp Intro Trained (formerly called Basic Coach) by January 21, 2012
- NCCP Part A
- Coach 24/7 and stay in team accommodations, March 4-10, 2012 at the Games
- Attend the AWG Trials Jan 21 & 22, 2012
- Attend the AWG Selection Camp Jan 28 & 29, 2012
- Attend outside camps, Whistler (Dec 16-20, 2011) & Calgary (4 days mid-February)
- Coach most Saturdays and some Sundays January through to the Games
- Play a key part in the planning and delivery of E-Team training program
- Participate in dryland training
- Be 18 years of age

Compensation:
A day rate is provided for full training days. Lift tickets are provided. Coaching March 4-10, 2012 at the AWG is a non-paying, volunteer position. Expenses are covered.

To apply:
1. Download and fill out this form SY_Snowboard_Coach_Application_Form_2010-2011.pdf
2. Check the box beside “AWG/ CWG-Team Yukon Coach” on the form
3. Hand in your form at the Sport Yukon front desk (ask them to put it in Snowboard Yukon’s mailbox) or give it to Head Coach, Mary Binsted

Selection:
AWG coaches will be selected by the Snowboard Yukon Selection Committee by the end of November 2011.

Deadline:
Application must be received by Monday, November 14, 2011

Questions:
Contact Mary Binsted, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 334-2944

Snowboard Coaching Course

Become a Coach and Get Paid to Snowboard!

Share your passion for snowboarding with young, enthusiastic riders by getting trained as a snowboard coach. Snowboard Yukon and the Canadian Snowboard Coaching Program (CSCP) will be presenting a Basic Coach workshop. By participating in this nationally recognized course, you will learn the skills necessary to work locally as a paid coach with the Shredders program, Team Yukon or even anywhere in Canada.

When: Mid December 2010
Where: Mount Sima

What’s the difference between a Snowboard Coach
and a Snowboard Instructor?

Snowboard Coaches (trained by the CSCP) work with riders who can already snowboard on freestyle and race skills for competition. If you want to coach riders in the park or coach at events like the Arctic Winter Games, Canada Games or Nationals this is the course for you. Snowboard coaches are hired by Snowboard Yukon.

Snowboard Instructors teach people how to snowboard. Skills like how to get off the chairlift, turn and stop. Snowboard Instructors are certified by the Canadian Association of Snowboard Instructors (CASI). Snowboard Instructors are hired locally by Mount Sima. Please contact Sima for more info on instructing. 

Now, if coaching is the thing for you, you need to register for the Basic Coach Course online at: www.canadasnowboard.ca

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Mary Binsted, Head Coach at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 334-2944.

Snowboard Coaches Needed

Coaches Needed

Share your passion for snowboarding with young, enthusiastic riders by getting trained as a snowboard coach. The Canadian Snowboard Coaching Program (CSCP) will be presenting a Basic Coach workshop in December at Mount Sima.

By participating in this nationally recognized course, you will learn the skills necessary to work locally as a paid coach with the Shredders program, Team Yukon or even anywhere in Canada. Visit Canada~Snowboard for more info about the Canadian Snowboard Coaching Program, or contact Yukon Head Coach .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), 334-2944.

2012 Programs Info

Download the 2012 Programs Info Sheet

Snowboard Yukon Calendar of Events

Click the dropdown arrow beside “Print” to see which colour means what.