We are one of the best Canadian University Ski Team in the USCSA. All members are passionate about skiing and wants to continue to race throughout University. You get the opportunity to travel around Canada and to the United States for competitions. Above all, the UBC Alpine Ski Sport Club is a great environment to train your fitness, improve in skills, learn leadership skills by taking up an executive position, and build friendships with like minded people who wants to stay on the slopes as much as possible.

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Minimum Racing Experience – FIS/NCAA/USSA/NorAM/Club Teams/School Teams
• Commitment to Fall Dry Land Training: 2 times per week
• Commitment to Pre-Season Camp and training weekends
• Travel Commitment of 3 to 4 Weekends for Conference Races, Regionals, and Nationals

Try Outs: 

Come meet your future teammates at UBC’s Imagine Day (September 7, 2021) to find out more.

Questions? email alpineski.sc@ubc.ca

Team Fees:

• $200 Base Team Fee includes:
  • Team Shirt, Dryland, Team Building Events, Alumni Events, USCSA Registration Fees, Seasons Training Pass to Grouse Mountain
  • $110 for only training option
•  $100-$300 Apparel Fee includes (optional):
  • Patagonia team apparel.
•  $600 Fundraising Goal covers: Travel, Race Fees, Accommodation, and Flights.*Fee is dependent on which race series the athletes qualifies for and attends.

Practice Schedule:

Fall Dry Land Training:

• Sundays (7:00-8:30pm) – @ Birdcoop
• Thursdays at the field (location and time TBD)
• Must attend a minimum of 75% of drylands
• Dryland starts Thursday September 19th, 2019

Winter Training:

• Date: Wednesday from January to March of 2020
• Time: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
• Location: Grouse Mountain

Pre-Season Camps: Whistler Blackcomb mid January

Competition Schedule: 

Check out http://www.uscsanw.org/ for more information about the conference and for updates on team and individual standings throughout the season! Information about our Conference Races and Nationals will be posted once it becomes available.

Nationals:

2020-2021

• Mammoth Mountain (California), March 8th-14th

View the Alpine Skiing Sport Club Recruitment Brochure

2019-20

LOOKOUT PASS

DAY ONE
WOMENS TEAM – 3RD PLACE
Isabella Gigone – 5th

MENS TEAM – 8TH PLACE
Jake Klonsky – 7th

DAY TWO
WOMENS TEAM – 1ST PLACE
Isabella Gigone – 1st
Anastasia Kiku – 4th
Sophie Sargent – 11th

MENS TEAM – 5TH PLACE
John Forssander – 6th
Jake Klonsky – 9th

BRUNDAGE MOUNTAIN

WOMENS TEAM – 3RD PLACE
Anastasia Kiku – 3rd
Maija Wootton – 8th
Emilie McGuire – 9th
Isabella Gigone – 10th
Sophie Sargent – 11th

MENS TEAM – 3RD PLACE
Max Duso – 4th
Brogan Themens – 11th
Devon Lister – 12th

2018-2019

Brundage Mountain, Idaho

Women’s team – 1st place
Michelle Warner – 1st
Helena Newboult – 4th
Anastasia Kiku – 5th

2017-2018 Results

Brundage Mountain, Idaho

Day 1

• Women’s team – 1st place
• Samantha Boughner – 2nd place
• Anastsasia Kiku – 6th place
• Cameron Hale – 4th place

Day 2

• Anastsasia Kiku – 2nd place
• Michele Warner – 5th place
• Cameron Hale – 3rd place

2016-2017 Results

USCSA Nationals in Bend, OR

• Womens Ski Cross – 3rd Team Overall
• Womens GS – 9th Overall
• Womens SL – 9th Overall

2015-16 Results

Pre-Season Training Camp hosted by Big White Resort

Mount. Bachelor, Oregon

• Maria Bjork – 3rd Place
• Jordan Fitzgerald – 6th Place

SL Regionals

• Jordan Fitzgerald – 6th Place

GS Mount Bachelor, Oregon

• Sandy Gerlich – 5th Place

Regionals Overall Finish

• 3rd Place for both the Men and Women’s Alpine Ski Teams

SkiCross, Nationals in Lake Placid, NY

• Jordan Fitzgerald – 3rd Place

Honorable Mention:

• UBC Thunderbird Sport Clubs Female Student Leadership Award: Kayla Johnston, Alpine Ski Club Lead (2015-16)
• UBC Thunderbird Sport Club Athlete of the Year: Cameron Hale, (2017-2018)

It all began in 1920 with the creation of the Varsity Outdoor Club (VOC). This club was involved in many outdoor activities, including skiing, and was student run. By 1928, it was among the most popular clubs on campus.

1934 UBC Inter Collegiate Ski Team

In the Spring of 1930 the first alpine competition was introduced, an intramural event that included both a downhill and a cross-country skiing component.

Then late in the 1930’s, the UBC Ski Team separated from the VOC and began racing in the Northwest against such teams as the University of Washington.

1955 UBC Men’s Ski Team

By the 1950’s, UBC had become a popular and competitive team. Al Fisher joined as the volunteer coach in 1956 and was later inducted to the UBC Athletics Hall of fame (2003). Fisher combined a passion for fitness and skiing to get the most out of the athletes and, over the years, led some of the University’s most successful ski teams.

Since the 1950’s, strong Alumni support and a desire to keep a collegiate team in Canada has kept the Skibirds going.

Until 2015, the UBC Alpine Ski Team was a Varsity Team at UBC, competing in the USCSA circuit. Since then, the team has restructured to a UBC Thunderbirds Sport Club and remains competitive in the USCSA, placing in the Top 3 of Regionals in the 2015-16 Season and one of the strongest UBC showings at Nationals in Lake Placid, New York.

2015 UBC Thunderbirds Alpine Ski Sport Club

For updates about the team throughout the season and Alumni information please check out the team blog posts seen at the bottom of the page!

To support UBC TSC Alpine Skiing head to our Give UBC page and select “Alpine Skiing”.

UBC Thunderbird Sports Clubs Scholarships

Thunderbird Alpine Skiing Endowment

• One or more awards, which may range from a minimum value of $500 each to the maximum allowable under athletic association regulations, are offered to outstanding members of the Thunderbird Alpine Ski Team in any year of study. Awards are made on the nomination of the President’s Athletic Awards Committee
• The Gifts will be given to the top male and top female student athlete or student leader who performs competitively and has results during the season, demonstrates good leadership, has good academic standings and is a positive ambassador of the team and the sport.

Al Fisher Skiing Award

•  One or more awards under athletic association regulations, are offered to outstanding members of the Thunderbird Alpine or Nordic Ski Team in any year of study. The awards are made on the recommendation of the President’s Athletic Awards Committee.
• The gifts will be used to honour student-athletes who exhibit competitive attitude and track record, pursue the highest level of competition, displays outstanding leadership qualities by example and through coaching, provides an organized approach to training and competition, and academic studies, is in good academic standing, demonstrates a passion for sport and fitness and the desire to inspire others, and demonstrates financial need in pursuit of competition.

Harry C. and M. Cecilia Miller Memorial Skiing Award

• One or more, which may range from a minimum of $500  each to the maximum allowable under athletic association regulations, are offered to members of the UBC Women’s Alpine Ski Team in any year of study, through an endowment established by the Harry C. and M. Cecelia Miller Trust. The awards are made on the recommendation of the President’s Athletic Awards Committee.
• The gifts will be used to honour female student-athletes who are committed and dedicated to the team, training and competition, are in good academic standing, contributes to the Alpine Ski Sports Club as an athlete and a teammate, takes initiative, and invests in making the team better