Red Deer Regional

Red Deer, AB – North Zone Regional U14 athletes and above participated in a giant-slalom at the Canyon Ski Area on the Red Deer River Valley this weekend. Despite Mother Nature dishing out some extreme weather, these athletes excelled in three separate races held over the weekend. The Technical Delegate (TD) Brent Molesky noted that the race organizers and course volunteers pulled out all stops in order to make the event happen, dealing with sunny, slushy conditions on Saturday and a morning squall with 70kmh wind gusts on Sunday.

Snow Valley Ski Club sisters Gabrielle and Elise Cawsey took top 2 spots on the podium in Race One on Saturday, separated by just shy of half a second, while Cold Lake’s Annabelle Iverson clinched gold by less than two-tenths of a second in the afternoon race. Elise Cawsey earned gold again on Sunday, followed by two-time silver medallist this weekend, Table Mountain’s Chenae Bowker. In the boys event, the podium was pretty consistent through all three events with Ryan Jamieson (Table Mountain, SK) owning the top spot, Jasper’s Camden Ferenczi earning 2 of the 3 silver medals (the trifecta foiled by Jamieson’s teammate Cole Mack in the afternoon race on Saturday), and bronze won in all three races by hometown racer Christopher Cooper (RDSC).

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Club Spotlight: The Red Deer Ski Club was formed in 1985 to offer competitive alpine racing programs in Central Alberta. Our mission is to provide the youth of Central Alberta with the highest quality alpine ski racing program, in which they can flourish and achieve their individual goals and personal best.

The Red Deer Ski Club is a family-oriented club that provides alpine racing and training programs for children ages 4 to 20. The program is run at Canyon Ski Resort. Children are fully supervised and our coaches are certified by the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation (CSCF). In addition to races, fun events are planned throughout the season and parents are encouraged to participate. Emphasis is on the development of ski racing skills in a safe, structured learning environment. For more info on what the Red Deer Ski Club has to offer, visit us here >>