10th Alpine Athletic Champion
U16 Challenge
When: October 2022
Where: Brooksbank Elementary School, North Vancouver, BC
When: 9:40 registration (disregard poster time)
Cost: NONE
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GRAND PRIZES!! For example: SkiCosmos sessions - practice your turns before the season starts.
Check out the blog entry Sam Mulligan about FOCUS
The trophies of the 9th AAC U16 Challenge 2021 go to
Erika Zander (Cypress Ski Club)
for best female athlete
2 Ruby Forsyth (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
3 Brooke Irish (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club)
and
Thomas Hung (Grouse Mountain Tyee Ski Club)
for best male athlete
2 Ihsan Salari (Cypress Ski Club)
3 George Sarkis (Whistler Mountain Ski Club)
The trophies remain at the respective club for one year until the next AAC U16 challenge.
Results 2021: click HERE
For photos click HERE
Jousting Winners 2021
Thomas Hung and Maeve Pretty
Thomas Hung and Maeve Pretty
Winners 2013 - 2021 - Check out the leading clubs!
Duncan Ross - winner in 2018 and 2019 - about his experience with the AAC:
Some of my favourite memories of my time racing in U16 are from my participation in the Alpine Athletic Challenge. Each fall it provided the perfect opportunity to reconnect with friends I hadn’t seen since the previous season as well as meet new racers from other clubs.
From a fitness perspective, the AAC is a great way to push yourself in a supportive environment. Although it is dryland oriented, it could not be further from fitness testing. All of the events are enjoyable and some are simply super goofy. At the end of the day, the AAC is just for fun. Every coach there is working hard to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone involved and no one is putting any pressure on you.
Finally, every year the coaches do a great job finding people and businesses willing to sponsor the event. There is always an amazing collection of draw prizes and awards all the way from skateboards to tuning equipment. I highly recommend participating--I guarantee you’ll have lots of fun!
Some of my favourite memories of my time racing in U16 are from my participation in the Alpine Athletic Challenge. Each fall it provided the perfect opportunity to reconnect with friends I hadn’t seen since the previous season as well as meet new racers from other clubs.
From a fitness perspective, the AAC is a great way to push yourself in a supportive environment. Although it is dryland oriented, it could not be further from fitness testing. All of the events are enjoyable and some are simply super goofy. At the end of the day, the AAC is just for fun. Every coach there is working hard to make it an enjoyable experience for everyone involved and no one is putting any pressure on you.
Finally, every year the coaches do a great job finding people and businesses willing to sponsor the event. There is always an amazing collection of draw prizes and awards all the way from skateboards to tuning equipment. I highly recommend participating--I guarantee you’ll have lots of fun!
Winners of the 2018 challenge were invited to a dryland day with the BC Ski Team! We are working on it to make this happen again.
2018 winner Taylor Slater about her experience when joining the BC Ski Team for a dryland session in July 2019:
"My experience with the BC ski team was very rewarding. I spent the morning training with the athletes and coaches in the gym. The afternoon we trained outdoors in a sand pit. This was a new dryland experience for me and by far the hardest and best part of the training day. The entire team was cheering me on. We did race starts with bungees, jumps through the sand and more. One of the most positive aspects of the team was that they were all very supportive of each other and inclusive. It was great to see that everyone is good friends. Overall I had a really great experience with the athletes and coaches and truly appreciate the opportunity to experience a day in the life of the BC team."
2018 winner Taylor Slater about her experience when joining the BC Ski Team for a dryland session in July 2019:
"My experience with the BC ski team was very rewarding. I spent the morning training with the athletes and coaches in the gym. The afternoon we trained outdoors in a sand pit. This was a new dryland experience for me and by far the hardest and best part of the training day. The entire team was cheering me on. We did race starts with bungees, jumps through the sand and more. One of the most positive aspects of the team was that they were all very supportive of each other and inclusive. It was great to see that everyone is good friends. Overall I had a really great experience with the athletes and coaches and truly appreciate the opportunity to experience a day in the life of the BC team."
And to all volunteers and coaches - thank you for your continuous support!!
A big THANK YOU to all the sponsors and supporters:
Excess Backcountry/Evo
Landyachtz
SkiCosmos
FitterFirst
ACA
Swiss Sportshouse
BC Alpine
Coastal Culture
Völkl/Marker
What Myles from BC Ski Team and two-times competitor at the AAC has to say about the AAC: "I competed in the AAC . it's truly a good experience because you realize what you would truly have to be very good at to be a super well rounded athlete. You do need to be very good in every aspect of athleticism to do well because it will test you in every way. Definitely expect the unexpected for this challenge, they come up with some weird stuff! I would say that coordination and agility are the most important things to work on to get ready for the AAC."
