THE HIGHEST PEAK FUNDRAISER

Friday November 21, 2025

Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Location: Mount Norquay Main Lodge (Upstairs)

2 Mount Norquay Road Banff, AB T1L 1B4.

Registration Includes:  Cocktail Hour, Appetizers, Entertainment, Canadian Rockies Ski Racing Hall of Fame Awards Presentation.

Fundraising Opportunities Includes:  Silent Auction, Wine Raffle, Balloon Draw, and 50/50

Together, let's stand atop the highest peak and help Alpine Alpine's ski racers reach theirs.

Gene Durand – Honoured Official – The Durand family commitment to alpine ski racing runs very deep. Gene brought his leadership skills to Alberta Alpine as a member of the Board and Chair, which at that time also included the ACA Board. His dedication to the staging of events included leadership positions with the Lake Louise World Cup and Nor-Am and be became a fixture at the base of Fallaway (on the Men’s Downhill at Lake Louise) every year for the staging of U16 and FIS races.

Bill Irwin – Honoured Alberta & Canadian Team alumni – Bill Irwin carved his own pathway in ski racing, reaching the World Cup and representing Canada in Europe. Along with his partner Kelly Kryczka, the Irwin’s raised four children, all engaged in high performance sport (three in alpine ski racing, one in syncro swimming). From the 1980’s, over nearly four decades Bill could be found working with race organizers at every level, including the 1988 Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee, World Cup at Lake Louise Nor-Am’s, ensuring safety was in-place, race quality and surfaces to proper standards and filling leadership roles from Race Chair to course worker.

Craig Rusnak – Honoured Builder – Roped into the ski racing world through his daughter, Sydney, Craig (better known to some as “Rooster”) has brought passion, energy, enthusiasm and commitment to our great sport. Working Nor-Am’s World Cups, Special Olympics, Para-Alpine World Cups and World Juniors – in Canada and abroad – Craig has covered the spectrum of volunteer positions and energized our events. He continues to be an inspiring leader, in his home club of Snow Valley, throughout the province and internationally.

Barb Wood – Honoured Volunteer – From the Lake Louise Nor-Am to Pontiac GMC Cup to the 2022 World Juniors to supporting events at all levels, Barb Wood has been an extraordinary contributor as Chief of Race and Volunteers. A ski racer who has paid it forward with her own children in the sport, she also extends her profession as a teacher to guide numerous student-athletes as a tutor to navigate the performance pathway.

Together, let's stand atop the highest peak and help Alpine Alpine's ski racers reach theirs.