Thank you to all our volunteers that helped us through an amazing winter season, both at Whistler Olympic Park and the Whistler Sliding Centre!
Over 100 kind individuals from the Sea to Sky Corridor and beyond lent a hand at our venues this past season. As a not-for-profit organization, this is of immeasurable value. Not only did they support our team in the delivery of our community programs, but they also constantly help raise awareness of our legacy venues and our mission to grow sport.
Whistler Olympic Park had 68 volunteer ambassadors this winter, who supported patrol on trails, helped school kids putting on skis, or shovelled snow to get the facility ready for our guests. Volunteers helped facilitate events, such as the FIS Continental Cup, an international ski jumping competition with athletes from over 20 nations, or the 15 other cross-country, biathlon and community events. They supported our sport initiatives on 94 program days last winter, introducing children and youth to Nordic sports in camps and seasonal programs.
At the Whistler Sliding Centre, 41 volunteers supported us during the IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup in November 2017, contributing to a first-class sporting event broadcasted worldwide. Our volunteers got to witness no less than four Canadian podium finishes, of athletes that spend a significant time each year training on our track. In February/March of 2019, we will be hosting the IBSF Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships at the Whistler Sliding Centre, and we hope to see many of our enthusiastic event volunteers return for the biggest sliding festival Whistler has seen since the Olympics.
We also want to thank the many Nordic and sliding club volunteers and race officials, without whom the competitions and seasonal sport programs at our venues would not be possible.
So to all the volunteers associated with our venues, thank you for your hard work and support, we are looking forward to seeing you again next winter!
Roger Soane
President & CEO, Whistler Sport Legacies
