The Vancouver Island Mountain Centre was proud to help host 50 First Nations Snowboard Team instructors during their visit to Mount Washington Alpine Resort for their annual instructors’ clinic.
Participants travelled from as far as Chetwynd in Northern B.C. and Tulalip in the States to hone their snowboard coaching skills. The annual coaching clinic is held at the beginning of the ski season every year and is designed as an early season gathering of instructors to build on existing skills and coaching techniques that they can take back and employ throughout the season with their local teams.
Thirty First Nations Snowboarding coaching clinic participants stayed at the centre during the four-day event while many more utilized the meeting and office spaces. “All aspects of the new centre were definitely put through their paces during the four-day clinic” said Mountain Centre manager Andrew Scherck. The group was a great first group to have in the Centre as they helped break in all aspects of the building, a process which is as important as breaking in a new pair of snowboard boots, Scherck added.
“Mount Washington has been proud to sponsor the First Nations Snowboard Team on Vancouver Island for the past five years,” says Don Sharpe, director of business operations at Mount Washington. “We are pleased to be able to provide our resort as a base for such a great program.”
The feedback from the weekend was extremely positive and the Mountain Centre looks forward to hosting its next groups. “If you belong to an organized sport, education or special interest group it could be you. There is some space still available for the winter season,” said Scherck.
You can find the new Vancouver Island Mountain Centre at Mount Washington at the end of Nordic Road across from the Raven Lodge or on the web at www.vimountaincentre.com or call 250-331-9355.
