Alberta Snowboarding Association

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09/23/08

Canada West Pass Selection.

The following athletes have been chosen to receive CanWest passes for the season 2008/09. Congratulations!

Halfpipe

Women: Taryn Cowling; Alexandra Kubik; Erin Lee; Clarissa Hlidek
Men: Nash Lajenesse (Eligibility under review); Jed Anderson; Peter White; Mitch Crowshaw; Mike Patychuk; Robby Balharry; Matt Pasutto; Tanner Davidson; Kyle Thomas; Kaleb McLeod; Jordan Philips; Pierce Mimura; Spencer Lajenesse

SBX

Women; Michelle Brodeur; Ziggy Cowan; Sarah Hunter; Amy Iredale; Victoria Brown; Kayla Klaus; Courtney Philips
Men: Jake Holden; Andy Arndt; Dan Csokonay; Chris Robanske; Robert Ritchie; Davis Ronsky; Brenden Fearn; Taylor Ronsky; Colin Brandt; Adam Lee; David Hunter

All athletes who accept passes must have a valid ASA membership and be signed up with an Alberta based training program and must accept the pass by Thursday 25th September.

Passes will be available to collect from the ASA office week commencing Monday 29th September. If you do not want to accept the CanWest pass please contact the ASA office as soon as possible. You will need to bring 2, 1” x 1” photos and sign a waiver. You must be over 18 to sign the waiver. A parents signature is required if you are under 18. The cost of the pass is $480.

Thanks
Ashley Brown
Office Manager.

07/28/08

Hiring Events Coordinator

A new and exciting position has been created at the Alberta Snowboarding Association for an Events Coordinator.

The Alberta Snowboarding Association (ASA) is looking for a talented individual who has a passion for snowboarding and snowboarding related events to fill the roll of Event Manager.

Responsibilities include:: Event planning scheduling,; Event site liaison and set coordination of set up/tear down,; Coordination of event officials and volunteers, volunteer recruitment.; Event equipment management.

You will be:: Enthusiastic and willing to work as part of a team.; A good communicator; Available to work weekends.; Previous event coordination experience is an asset.; Physically fit.; Be legally entitled to work in Canada.; A clean driver’s license

We offer:: Training.; A flexible work environment.; A competitive salary, although salary will be determined by experience and qualifications.; You will work closely with the ASA office manager under the direction of the ASA Executive.

This position is full time seasonal, commencing in September 2008 and continuing until at least the end April 2009.

Please submit resume to the Alberta Snowboarding Association office for the attention of Ashley Brown at albertasnowboarding@coda.ca by August 15th 2008. Only Successful applicants will be contacted.

20/05/08

Alberta Snowboarder Issue 3.

Download Alberta Snowboarder Issue 2. (27.9mb PDF)

17/05/08

Notice of Alberta Snowboarding Association Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the members of the Alberta Snowboarding Association will be held at the Calgary Olympic Park Hall of Fame auditorium, Calgary, Alberta on Thursday, June 19, 2008 commencing at 6:45 p.m. for the following purposes:

To consider and approve the audited financial statements of the Association for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2008
To appoint auditors for the next fiscal year 2008-09
To receive and accept reports of the president, CSF Rep, RBC Riders rep and the nominating committee.
To hold elections for board members.
To conduct such other business as may properly come before the meeting

Dated this 15th day of May, 2008

Chris Brodeur

President

Minutes of the 2007 AGM held June 20, 2007 in Calgary are available here

15/05/08

Alberta Snowboarder Issue 2.

Download Alberta Snowboarder Issue 2. (14.5mb PDF)

06/05/08

2007 AGM Minutes

The minutes of last years’ AGM are avalible in PDF form here

25/04/08

RBC Riders Squishee CUP

The First Ever RBC Riders Squishee CUP (RBC Riders Sanctioned) will be held at Sunshine Village on Sunday May 4th from 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm.

Registration is from 9:00am to 11:00am at the events office at the base of sunshine above the restaurant.

Training will take place from 10:00 am to 11:30 am

Event starts at 12:00 noon (Rogers Terrain Park)

Awards at 3:30 pm at Event office (at base of Sunshine)

This event is open to all introductory snowboarders between the ages of 8 to 14 years old.

RBC Riders is a skills development program for junior riders. It¹s a fun competition based program for participant¹s ages 8 to 14 years of age. RBC Riders is based on the ³Learn to Ride² stage of the CSF¹s Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Model. RBC Riders follows a timed Snowboard Cross style format that helps kids learn and improve upon the fundamentals of snowboarding and get their first taste of competition in a safe environment.

Registration is $5 dollars. You must have a parent sign the registration form, waiver and ASA membership form at time of registration.

Prizes Galore!

For more information please contact Michael Gray at 403-560-7062

26/03/08

Alberta Athletes to Attend Nationals

The following athletes from Alberta have been selected to attend Nationals April 2 – 5, 2008 at Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, BC.

Good Luck to ALL!

SNOWBOARD CROSS

Women

1 Browne Victoria

2 Iredale Amy

3 Shanahan Lauren

4 Klaus Kayla

5 Moore Anna

6 Marsh Brittany

7 Foster Myriam

Men

1 Pasutto Justin

2 Arndt Andy

3 Csokonay Dan

4 Robanske Chris

5 Ronsky Davis

6 Ritchie Robert

7 Fearn Brenden

8 Ronsky Taylor

9 Brandt Colin

10 Lee Adam

11 Wittstock Peter

12 McGrath William

13 MacLeod Donny

HALFPIPE

Women

1 Kubik Alexandra

2 Stangeland Breanna

3 Morin Kelsey

4 Shanahan Lauren

5 Lee Erin

6 Kubik Susanna

7 Hlidek Clarissa

(Alternate Gamble Devon)

Men

1 Anderson Jed

2 Balharry Robby

3 White Peter

4 Patychuk Mike

5 Pasutto Matt

6 Phillips Jordan

7 Davidson Tanner

8 Crowshaw Mitch

9 Moore Craig

10 McLeod Kaleb

20/02/08

AB Cup Series SBX at COP March 8th and 9th

March 8th and 9th Agenda (PDF)

March 8th LCQ Event Notice (PDF)

March 9th FIS Event Notice (PDF)

13/02/08

Alberta Snowboarder Issue 1.

Download Alberta Snowboarder Issue 1. (6.4mb PDF)

29/01/08

FIS Halfpipe At COP February 10, 2008

Event Notice (PDF)

Agenda (PDF)

17/01/08

ASA Events Results

Looking for Results from the ASA events? Go to the Results page under the Events Tab or click here

14/01/08

Snowboard Cross at Nakiska January 20, 2008

Click here to view event notice (PDF)

17/12/07

First Event of 2008

The 1st Event of 2008 is to be held on January 13, 2008 Slopestyle at COP

Please see the link to the Event Notice for registration details

Click Here For Event Notice Details (PDF)

The ASA Alberta Cup Series is back! Events include Jan 13/08 slopestyle, Jan 20/08 SBX, Feb 10/08 Halfpipe

Points will be awarded and will effect standings for Nationals.

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