2009/10 Fernie Alpine Resort Winter Freeride Team
Fernie Alpine Resort, a leading resort destination in North America, is commited to supporting Fernie community athletes in their pursuit of sport excellence. We are very fortunate to have such high-caliber athletes in the community of Fernie and we look forward to supporting these athletes in achieving their goals!
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Caleb Brown
Age: 18
Hometown: Fernie, BC
Years riding: 14
Occupation: Trail Builder (summer), Ski Sales (winter)
Favourite run / area @ Fernie Alpine Resort: Lizard Headwall
Recent Competition Results / Accomplishments:
- 22nd place - 2010 Freeski World Tour @ Revelstoke, BC
- 1st Place - 2009 Fernie Junior Freeski Competition
2010 Schedule:
- Canadian Freeskiing Championships (Revelstoke, BC – Jan 6-10)
- Canadian Open Junior Freeskiing Championships (Red Mountain, BC – Jan 15-16)
- Kimberley Junior Freeski Comp (Kimberley Alpine Resort, Jan 30-31)
- Fernie Junior Freeski Comp (Fernie Alpine Resort, Feb 6-7)
- US Freeskiing Championships (Crested Butte, CO, Feb 17-21)
- North American Freeskiing Championships (Kirkwood, CA, March 3-7)
- US Freeskiing Nationals (Snowbird, UT, March 16-21)
- Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge (Lake Louise, AB, April 7-11)
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Martha Burley
Hometown: Fernie, BC
Years riding: 11
Occupation: Skier
Favourite run / area @ Fernie Alpine Resort: Triple Trees
Recent Competition Results / Accomplishments:
- 2nd place – 2009 Fernie Freeski Comp @ Fernie Alpine Resort
- 1st place – Italia Freeride Cup
- 2nd place – World Telemark Freeskiing Championships
- 1st place – Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge
- 1st place – Norht American Extreme Telemark Championships
- Athlete in Tough Guy Productions film “Harmless”
- Patrouille des Glaciers 2008 Arolla-Verbier
2010 Schedule:
- Freeski World Tour Stop @ Revelstoke, BC
- Fernie Freeski Competition
- Telemark Tour
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Ross Janzen
Age: nice try
Hometown: Fernie, BC
Years riding: 20+
Occupation: Wildnerness Firefighter
Favourite run / area @ Fernie Alpine Resort: Gotta Go, Currie Headwall
Recent Competition Results / Accomplishments:
- 3rd place – 2009 Fernie Freeski Competition @ Fernie Alpine Resort, BC
- 5th place – 2007 Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge @ Lake Louise, AB
- 6th place – 2007 Fernie Freeski Competition @ Fernie Alpine Resort, BC
- Winter 09/10 – Cover photo for Fernie Fix
- Fall 2009 – Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine photo
- Feb. 2007 & Jan. 2009 – SBC Skier Magazine action photos
2010 Schedule:
- Canadian Freeskiing Championships (Revelstoke, BC – Jan 6-10)
- Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships (Red Mountain, BC – Jan 21-23)
- Fernie Freeski Competition (Fernie Alpine Resort, BC, Feb 17-21)
- Photo shoots in Italy & Poland (March)
- Photo shoot in Purcell Mountains (April)
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Luke Nelson
Age: 21
Hometown: Fernie, BC
Occupation: Extreme Skier, Mountain Biker, Trail Builder, Ski Tech
Years riding: 19
Favourite run / area @ Fernie Alpine Resort: Mighty Moose (can't let secret out)
Recent Competition Results / Accomplishments:
- 3rd place - 2010 Freeski World Tour @ Revelstoke, BC
- 5th overall – 2009 Freeski World Tour
- 4th place – 2009 Freeski World Tour Finals
- 4th place – 2009 Freeski World Tour Finals
- 1st place – 2008 Fernie Freeski Competition @ Fernie Alpine Resort, BC
- 2nd place – 2008 Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships @ Red Mountain, BC
2010 Schedule:
- Canadian Freeskiing Championships (Revelstoke, BC – Jan 6-10)
- Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships (Red Mountain, BC – Jan 21-23)
- Fernie Freeski Competition (Fernie Alpine Resort, BC, Feb 17-21)
- US Freeskiing Nationals (Snowbird, UT, March 16-21)
- Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge (Lake Louise, AB, April 7-11)
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Janina Kuzma
Age: 24
Hometown:
Fernie, BC / Wanaka, NZ
Occupation: Professional skier
Years riding: 16
Favourite run / area @ Fernie Alpine Resort: Old Side
Recent Competition Results / Accomplishments:
- 5th place - 2010 Freeski World Tour @ Revelstoke, BC
- 1st place – 2009 World Heli Challenge
- 1st place – NZ Freeski Open (Big Mountain & Half Pipe)
- 1st place – Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships @ Red Mountain, BC
2010 Schedule:
Canadian Freeskiing Championships (Revelstoke, BC – Jan 6-10)
Freeride World Qualifier Events (Europe)
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Aaron Schmidt
Age: 24
Hometown:
Fernie, BC
Occupation: Skier
Years riding: 20+
Favourite run / area @ Fernie Alpine Resort: Old Side
Recent Competition Results / Accomplishments:
- 4th place - 2010 Freeski World Tour @ Revelstoke, BC
- 4th place – 2009 North American Freeskiing Championships @ Kirkwood, CO
- 5th place – 2009 Wrangle the Chute Invitational @ Kicking Horse, BC
- 3rd place – 2008 World Freeskiing Championships @ Alyeska, AK
- Best Athlete Performance – 2008 Island Lake Lodge Photo Shootout @ Fernie, BC
- 1st place – Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge @ Lake Louise, AB
- 3rd place – Fernie Freeski Competition @ Fernie Alpine Resort, BC
2010 Schedule:
- Canadian Freeskiing Championships (Revelstoke, BC – Jan 6-10)
- Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships (Red Mountain, BC – Jan 21-23)
- Freeskiing World Tour Qualifier (Telluride, CO, Feb 4-6)
- US Extreme Freeskiing Championships (Crested Butte, CO, Feb 17-21) – TBD
- Fernie Freeski Competition (Fernie Alpine Resort, BC, Feb 17-21) - TBD
- North American Freeskiing Championships (Kirkwood, CA, March 3-7)
- US Freeskiing Nationals (Snowbird, UT, March 16-21)
- Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge (Lake Louise, AB, April 7-11)
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