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Kimberley RCMP/Speed Watch Charity Golf Tournament The golf season is here. The Kimberley RCMP and Speed Watch will be continuing its long tradition of holding their 22nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament at the Kimberley Golf Club in September. We are … > Read More
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Fifth annual DnS 5K
Approximately 25 participants took part in the Kootenay Orienteers and Trail Runners’ fifth annual DnS 5K run along the Mark Creek Trail in Marysville on Sunday, May 5. For more: Kimberley Orienteers and Trail Runners Photo courtesy Chris Newel Deadline … > Read More
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Western Financial president/CEO heading to Senate
Western Financial Group’s President and CEO Scott Tannas was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on March 25. The company that purchased the naming rights to the formerly named Cranbrook Rec-Plex (now Western Financial Place, home of the … > Read More
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Obituary for Edward Daniel McKenzie “Ted”
Edward Daniel McKenzie “Ted” November 26, 1921 – May 12, 2013 Edward McKenzie passed away peacefully on May 12, 2013 at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook at 91 years of age. Ted was born on a ranch in … > Read More
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Freeriders have great showing in KimberleyPosted: February 13, 2013
Zoe McGrath in action at Kimberley.
Eight members of the Panorama Mountain Freeride Club (PMFC) had a great showing at the Jeep Freeski Competition last week at Kimberley Alpine Resort, with a total of five top five finishes out of a sold out event of 101 skiers. Competitors ranged in age from seven to 18 years of age.
Brian Burnyeat, Birken Kirk, Thomas O’ Sullivan and Nat McGrath from PMFC competed and all did very well in their respective age categories.
Kaleigh Meadus of Windermere, skiing for Canadian Alpine Adventures, also competed and placed fifth in the girls 7-11 category. Four out of the five aged 7-11 girls in the top five were local. Emmet Strange of Fairmont Hot Springs, who skis with the Fernie Freestyle team, also participated.
Birken Kirk in action at Kimberley.
Freeski or Big Mountain Competitions take place on very steep aspects of the mountain with a number of features including cliffs, hits and natural features. Events are sanctioned by the International Freeskiskiers and Snowboarder’s Association (IFSA). Skiers are judged on the line they choose, their energy level, technical skiing, fluidity and the tricks they pull on the features.
“It pretty much covers the entire gamut of technical skiing and is a true measure of all skiing skills,” said Dave McGrath, PMFC program director.
Event coordinator Jeff Holden and former champion freeskier tells competitors, “in freeskiing, you’re not competing as much as you are out there celebrating the art of skiing!”
PMFC results:
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Name |
Place |
Age |
Category |
Home |
| Zoe McGrath |
1st |
11 |
7-11 Girls |
Invermere |
| Raina Schnerch |
3rd |
9 |
7-11 Girls |
Windermere |
| Olivia Gibson |
4th |
10 |
7-11 Girls |
Calgary |
| Sol Kirk |
3rd |
9 |
7-11 Boys |
Invermere |
| Thomas Burnyeat |
5th |
10 |
7-11 Boys |
Calgary |
Lead image: Back L-R; Parker McGrath, Dave McGrath, Birken Kirk, Mike Meadus; Middle L-R; Olivia Gibson, Raina Schnerch, Kaleigh Meadus, Madison Amy, Nat McGrath; Front L-R; Sol Kirk, Thomas Burnyeat, Brian Burnyeat, Zoe McGrath.
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