Freestyle Canada has updated the TryFreestyle program for winter 2018. Clubs will now be able to offer the TryFreestyle program to new athletes at no cost. TryFreestyle is intended to be used to increase club membership and recruit new athletes to the sport. The updated program will allow interested athletes […]
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Cassie Sharpe wins Winter Games NZ
Simon D’Artois takes bronze in the first FIS Halfpipe World Cup of the 2017-18 season. National halfpipe team athletes competed in the first FIS World Cup of the season, August 31, in Cardrona, New Zealand. Simon D’Artois landed on the men’s podium in third place after an impressive run with […]
Canadian Freestyle Snowsports Announce Collaboration to Improve Inclusion
New “Count Me In” Training Supports All Kids To Participate York Region, On – Youth with “hidden disabilities” will have more opportunities to ski and snowboard thanks to a new Canadian training initiative. With support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Freestyle Ontario/Freestyle Canada, Canadian Adaptive Snowsports (CADS), and Canada Snowboard, […]
2018 BC Freestyle Ski Team Announced
Freestyle BC is proud to announce the 2017-18 BC Freestyle Ski Team. The BC Freestyle Ski Team’s mandate is to place athletes on the Canadian National Freestyle Ski Team. Athletes were selected based on their results from the 2016-17 competitive season. Selection criteria is reviewed and approved the the Freestyle […]
Freestyle Canada announces NextGen Park & Pipe Team
Julie Steggall, director of high performance athlete development at Freestyle Canada, announced the 2017 National NextGen Park & Pipe Team. Congratulations to BC Park & Pipe Team athlete Patrick Dew. Patrick has now been officially named to the National Park & Pipe Team during this morning’s announcement. Patrick joins Elena […]
Spirit Award, 2017 winners announced
The Freestyle BC spirit award is presented annually to a male and female athlete who best embody the spirit of freestyle skiing. Spirit award winners are positive role models for their teammates, focus on sportsmanship and above all, have fun when out on the ski hill, trampoline or water ramp! […]
OTHER VOICES: We are taking the fun out of youth sports
This article was originally posted by Matt Young of the North Shore News. It is widely understood that youth sports is a dress rehearsal for life. Inside a relatively safe environment are many of life’s essential lessons: winning, losing, roles, responsibility, feedback, communication, teamwork and more. Few would argue the […]
BC Timber Tour 2017 Best Of Series
The Timber Tour is the BC provincial freestyle skiing event series. Athletes compete in moguls, slopestyle and big air. The 2017 season was a great one with athletes travelling to Timber Tour events in Penticton, Whistler and Vernon. A big thanks to the Apex Freestyle Ski Club, Whistler-Blackcomb Freestyle Club […]
BC Mogul Team Season Update
The BC Mogul Team enjoys some well-deserved time off following a whirlwind of a competition season including 3 events on the Canada Cup Tour, Junior Nationals, Senior Nationals and gaining some experience at the 4 Nor-Am events. If you add in a couple of the BC Timber Tours, the total […]
2017 BC Junior National Park & Pipe Team Selected
Freestyle BC is proud to have finalized selection for the 2017 Canadian Junior National Park & Pipe Team. The BC Team will be made up of 27 athletes from across the province. Women Dillan Glennie Josephine Howell Skye Clarke Chase Capicik Sarah Rocque Megan Henderson Cassidy Butterworth Lynnette Conn Malica […]
