In just a few short weeks on snow Jacob has made huge strides in his skiing. His work ethic and focus is excellent, but more impressive for an athlete his age is his ability to self-assess his skin and ask his coaches questions about how to continue improving. Jacob has also impress coaches with his positive energy and how quickly he has gotten to know his new teammates! 

Matt Polz, Grizzlies Plus Coach

Alex works extremely hard and demonstrates what a good team mate should look like daily. He always ensures that nobody rides the chair lift one their own, and is constantly making sure everyone is included. When walking into the lodge one end of the day I saw him bring one of his team mates bag inside, without being asked because it was a nice thing to do. Additionally, Alex puts in 100% effort into everything he does whether it is technical free skiing or all mountain shredding! Because of all these attributes that Alex is awarded with RISE athlete of the month! 

Avery Lebsack, U14 Head Coach

• Savina is back this season as a Freeride athlete/Grizzlies coach and participated in our Strength and Conditioning program at CSI this fall. While it was a new environment for her, she showed up happy to start a new physical prep phase with her peers. She took the lead a senior athlete, introducing herself and her friends to new team members, making everyone feel welcome and included. She embraced the gym environment and each session was committed to learning new movements and programming. The work and effort she put in through the fall is noticeable on snow,  and her attitude both in the gym and at the ski hill sets an amazing example for other athletes throughout the club. 

Jennifer Clarridge, Athletic Director

​We are thrilled to recognize Sean as this month's RISE Parent! Sean has gone above and beyond this offseason, dedicating countless hours to timing projects. His hard work and expertise have been instrumental in repairing and upgrading our timing infrastructure, ensuring we are fully prepared to host everything from DMI events to NorAms this season.    He will also be stepping into new roles this season including Chief of Race for the Lake Louise stop on the U14 Provincial Series.  Thank you Sean, we appreciate everything you do for the club and the Alberta ski racing community. 

Gavin Preziosi, Executive Director 

Mara is our U12 Head Coach, Sisters in Send Co-Head Coach, is an LLSC Alumni, and has displayed incredible effort to create an amazing team environment for all her athletes this season. In addition to her U12 role, Mara stepped up to lead the delivery our field dryland programming this fall, showcasing her dedication to improving physical literacy across our athlete population. She is becoming a driving force in promoting a positive culture around dryland, general physical preparedness, and brings a holistic approach that supports our athletes in setting strong foundations for their long term athletic development both on and off snow! 

​Jennifer Clarridge, Athletic Director 

Emmet consistently demonstrates what it means to be a RISE athlete. He leads his group of friends by example and does not shy away from telling his peers or friends that they are misstepping from RISE. He treats his friends, coaches, parents, and younger and older athletes with utmost respect. Emmett also contributes to his groupings meaningfully and always tries to pull everyone into the conversation.

Liam Morrison,  Head Coach LLAMSC

Bertie  is extremely focused and puts in max effort every day on snow, is always hungry to learn, respects our staff and don't be surprised if you see him stop and help a team-mate or public who need a hand on the hill.  He is starting to stand out as a leader amongst our U16 boys and Bertie is well deserving of this RISE athlete recognition. 

Jennifer Clarridge, Athletic Director LLSCs

This month’s RISE athlete is U8 Plus Charlie Kochinski.  While she exhibits all the aspects of RISE, she was chosen because of the tremendous EFFORT she has put in since we started November 2.  Charlie starts her day with a super positive attitude.  She trusts her coaches and tries hard even when some of the tasks are difficult.  When you put in the effort, you will always get improvement.  Charlie now skis faster than she did a month ago.  She can do on snow 360’s both ways.  She now challenges herself and really enjoys skiing bumps and rough terrain. GREAT JOB Charlie!  Ezren and I are really proud of you!

Joe Sweicicki, Grizzlies Plus Head Coach, LLGSC

Liam ​Grier always puts his best foot forward to help athletes and staff wherever he can. He always ensures that things are running smoothly both at Lake Louise and away at comps/camps. Grier consistently goes above and beyond what we have asked him to do with both parents and athletes and is an excellent example of what it means to be a RISE ambassador!

Liam Morrison, Head Coach, LLAMSC

Steph is a lifelong member of the club (literally, she is an LLSC Alumni), and while she is our member services extraordinaire, she also goes above and beyond as a parent to help families and strengthen our community. Steph has two boys, Nico and Kael, in the Race program and has a willingness to always look out for their teammates, ski with other parents, be a chaperone or camp grocery shopper, chauffeur, coach supporter, and wear any other hat you can think of! Because of this we feel it appropriate to kick our RISE Parent of the Month Award with Steph!  Thank you for everything! 

Gavin Preziosi, Executive Director, LLSCs