MBAC 2020 season

Hi MBAC Parents

The season will be upon us in no time and as I write this message, it is snowing in the valley bottom.

The club is now moving in a positive direction since the re-opening of Baldy Mountain Resort in 2017, and has actually met a fork in the road.  During the past three seasons, we have increased membership (27 athletes in 2019), hosted an AST 1 coarse in 2017 for alumni/back country skiers, hosted the South Okanagan Zone Race 2018, and two day race event Zone Finals 2019.  We have a website(mtbaldyalpineclub.ca), Facebook page, and soon an Instagram page for communication and promotion.  This year we will have five coaches:  Head Coach Peter Lundy, Yanni Lou Gagnon, Owen Stewart, Jesse Lemieux and Josh Shulman.  The ski and snowboard program is building, and our coaches are excited to give your children a life long foundation in their sport.

Parental involvement has always been the key to our clubs success and sustainability. It is because of past parents who have had their children go through our program that brings this experience to you all.  I will name a few that have been involved these past three years to make it happen; Warren Everton, Michael Fenwick Wilson, Greg Myers, Keri Pasin, Jeff Baerg, Kirsten Rauhala and myself.    Change is necessary to see the club thrive and expand, and we are ready to pass on the torch to the new generation of MBAC parents.  A new executive is needed to grow the club and spark more energy into Baldy.  The club needs you to enhance the program so that your kids and future kids have a club to be part of .   We have alot in place but we need to plan for the future.  For example, our club does not have a club cabin which was on the agenda back in the day.  We invite you to please come out to a parents meeting on Dec 15th at the lodge.  It is the opening weekend and our coaches would like to meet the kids and have a fun session to begin preparing them for he upcoming season.

POSITIONS TO FILL:
President,
Vice President
President at large
Treasury.
Secretary
Alpine Chair
Media (website/facebook/instagram)
Registrar
Parent Social Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator

Dates of Interest

OPENING DAY- parents meeting Dec 15
XMAS CAMP – potential Dec -29-
PROGRAM STARTS – JAN 5
RACE AT BALDY – JAN 26
SPRING CAMP – MARCH TBA
WIND UP- TBA

Regards
Paul Rauhala
MBAC President