With March madness (many moving parts and events) just around the corner, I wanted to bring your attention to our Cheer or Volunteer concept while attending a race or freeride competitions.

While at an event, we encourage all our parents to attend and show support to our athletes. The best ways do so, is to register as a volunteer or find a good spot to watch from on the hill and cheer. It should be noted that venues are very different, some require a lift ticket to watch, and some may not require volunteers from visiting clubs which leaves you with the cheering option. 

Volunteering is a great way to engage with the community, learn best practices of hosting an event, learn about the sport and to be a part of the action. Bonus fact: It typically comes with a free lift ticket and a lunch. If you choose to volunteer, the first step is to ensure you are a registered member of Alberta Alpine for insurance purposes (check out https://www.lakelouiseskiclubs.ca/newsfeed/urgent-alberta-alpine-parent-membership for more details). Without your confirmed registration, you will not be allowed inside the fences.
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Should you choose to cheer, which is also recommended and required sometimes (no one should volunteer at every race), we ask you to do so from outside the fences and respect the coaches’ roles and responsibilities (https://www.lakelouiseskiclubs.ca/roles.html). Have fun at the races, make friends, show your support to the athletes, and as always act with the RISE principles in mind. 

The Lake Louise All Mountain Club wrapped up their first National 3* IFSA event of the season, overcoming cold temperatures and weather delays over January 11th - 14th. The U12, U15, and U19 athletes all delivered exceptional performances over the weekend.

In the U12 category, both boys and girls demonstrated impressive skiing skills despite the challenging weather conditions. Special acknowledgment goes to Dahlia Guest for securing 4th place in only her second IFSA competition.

Due to cold weather, Sunday saw the U15 and U19 male and female categories run concurrently, bringing together a total of 150 athletes on the same venue.  Our athletes displayed huge improvements over past seasons which showed in their skiing and final results. Congratulations to Gabby Ogryzlo for finishing 5th in her first season of U19 women, Hannah Lang for achieving her first-ever podium and securing 4th place in U15 Female, and Charlie Fryer for his first podium a 4th place finish.

Huge shout out to Gavin Sheppard for a massive performance and a near-save just above the finish corral. You can see Gavin go BIG in the video below! 
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Our athletes' dedication and hard work is evident and we are proud of everyone that showed up and braved the cold to compete. We are so excited to continue our comp season and look forward to more great things from our All Mountain athletes!