I wanted to take the time to welcome all of our one day program athletes to the 2023:24 ski season. We are very excited about the staff we have in place for your athletes this year as they promise to bring an excellent mix of experience and youthful excitement. We all love to ski and look forward to sharing our passion with you. 

If you are a new parent to the club, I encourage you to meet some of your peers when dropping your athletes off in the morning and going for a ski yourselves. All of the groomed runs are in great shape and with more terrain opening daily , there is a variety of early season options all over the mountain. Some ski days will be organized by your board members and head coaches once we all get into the swing of things. 

At the end of your day, our goal as a staff is to send everyone home with a smile on their faces after learning some new skills and looking forward to the next day on the mountain together. 

Think snow and have a great weekend! 

AASA is hosting a ACA Level II Officials Course Dec 4 & 6 from 5:30-9:30pm.  This course is being held in person at the Canadian Sports Institute located at Winsport in Calgary.

AcA LvL I officials are encouraged to take the course. DL coaches who want to Referee and Set at races should complete this as well.

​AASA is hosting an Annual Update for AcA LvL 1,2,3 on December 13 from 6-9 pm.  This will be held virtually.

THIS IS MANDATORY EVERY 2 YEARS TO KEEP YOU OFFICIALS LEVEL 

LLCSs is happy to invite you to our Town Hall and first Social of the season in The Sitzmark on December 9th and 10th. Join us for valuable updates and to connect with new faces and fellow club members.  The schedule and discussion will be the same both days so we encourage you to participate on the day that best suits your schedule. 

Town Hall Details (2:30-3:00 PM)
Parents, this session is exclusively for you. Join us as we discuss:

• Club-wide communication strategies
• Policy updates
• Our new Sponsorship Package
• Exciting volunteer opportunities

Social Event (3:00-4:30 PM)
Following the Town Hall, the bar will open, and athletes are welcome to join for pizza, chicken strips, fires, and a great time! 
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 Let's come together to start the season as a community. Look forward to seeing you there!

The LLSCs is committed to being leaders through the Canadian ski community by promoting Safe Sport practices and education among our membership and staff. We're thrilled to announce the launch of our new Safe Sport page. Positioned prominently in the top menu of our homepage, this dedicated space will offer the latest in Safe Sport resources, education, training details, and essential contacts.

Do you know what Safe Sport is? Have you taken the Safe Sport training? Do you know how to report suspected maltreatment? Our aim is to empower our community—athletes, coaches, staff, and members—to actively engage in creating the safest possible environment for our athletes to thrive.

Take a look at the video below from Basketball Canada for a better understand of how everyone plays a role. Safe Sport is everyone's responsibility and with your support and involvement we can ensuring a secure and supportive space for all. 

We are so excited that ski season is finally here!  We wanted to send out a note to capture the volunteer commitment information all in one place! Your role as a parent in the club is critical to the success of all of our athletes, and to help make sure we have volunteer support, all athletes have a volunteer points commitment. You can choose to pay the volunteer bond instead, but honestly volunteering is fun, and a great way to get to know other ski families!

A family is required to collect points (or pay the fees) for up to two athletes (e.g.,  if a family has three athletes, they will be required to volunteer/pay the bond for two athletes).  Members should volunteer for at least one financial opportunity and one community building opportunity.  This is a minimum of 1 point in each opportunity category.  This year, because many of the financial opportunities occurred before the season even started, as such you only need a minimum of 1 financial point (bringing in one sponsor can get you that point!).
 
Throughout the year, volunteer time will be tracked in the VOLUNTEER CREDIT TRACING SPREADSHEET. Please check your volunteer points throughout the season, and if you think something has been missed, please email [email protected] for assistance.  There is usually a time lag getting hours in the system. Currently we do not have the volunteer list from the Calgary New and Used Ski Sale reflected. This year, as families hit their total, we will be removing the bond payment in RAMP and we will stop tracking actively tracking your points. 

SO if you are thinking... "how on earth am I going to hit this total?"... have no fear! Below is a list of common opportunities. As other opportunities come up, emails requests will generally be sent out, and an appropriate point value allocated. If you volunteer for something, and aren't sure it's been captured just send us an email at [email protected]!

​With the season just one day away, I'd like to share with you of some AASA policy changes for the season. Some of these will affect your athlete and others may affect you as parents/volunteers. It is a good document and I suggest you all have a read through it as there is plenty of good information in there that touches on all aspects of our sport of ski racing here in Alberta.  As a club we will be following all of these rules and policies while hosting club events and on all our training venues.

DRUG FREE SPORT:
All members will abstain from participating in AASA sanctioned events while under the influence of alcohol, tobacco products, cannabis, illegal drugs, or prescription drugs when such prescription drugs might impact the member’s performance and potentially risk the health and safety of the member and other participants attending the AASA event; this includes within the competition area, spectating areas, awards ceremonies, and offices associated with AASA events. "under the influence" here is defined as zero consumption.

Other notable changes:
Cold Weather Policy
Alberta Alpine Race Levy
Start Order for U12, U14 and U16
No more hiking in SL
Fluorinated wax ban
many more

Please see the full document attached below.  I look forward to seeing you all very soon!

This Safe Sport information session is intended for parents and to bring more awareness to Safe Sport as it will help you understand what Safe Sport is, what it is not and how to go about reporting incidents. All parents are encouraged to attend this free session hosted by ITP in association with AASA.

This session is appropriate for parents of Grizzles, All Mountain and Race athletes!

When: Tonight, November 1, 6 pm
Where: Virtual (Click here to join)

Alberta Alpine needs our help!  They are short volunteers for their upcoming casino next week, Tuesday November 7 & Wednesday, November 8.  All shifts are evening shifts starting at either 7 or 11 pm.  If you are available please reach out directly to Alberta Alpine Member Services at ​[email protected].  

Alberta Alpine is hosting the officials update this weekend with the option to join on either Saturday or Sunday from 9am-12pm. Information and registration can be found on the Alberta Alpine calendar. This update is a refresher for all current Level 1, 2 & 3 officials. Both sessions are offered virtually. Deadline to register is Nov 2nd at 11pm. 

Level 1 officials course will be offered in house at a later date. Please watch your inbox for further details.

Level 2 and 3 courses should be populating the AASA calendar shortly.