Where does the Calgary Snowboard Club fit in?
The Calgary Snowboard Club (CSC) was established four years ago when the then ASA board disbanded the provincial team due to lack of funding. CSC is a registered non-profit club with an elected board of directors and transparent operations. The club’s mission is to develop Alberta riders to international podiums, combining freestyle with athletic discipline. CSC is the only club in the province to include programming in all the Olympic disciplines: race, freestyle/halfpipe and snowboardcross. The club has the most highly credentialed coaches in the country and the most demonstrated success on the podium. Last season (2004-05) the CSC alpine race team coached by Mark Ballard, trained and competed in Europe. Ballard was chosen to coach the Canadian race and SBX team at the 2005 Junior World Championships. Among other impressive results, CSC freestyle rider Kory Wright, coached by Brian Smith, won the Bronze Medal at the Junior World Championships – the first ever medal for Canada in Men’
