Sticking to the Plan

Article written by AWCA athlete Kevin Sandau – Easterns marks the halfway point of the race season. The older I get the faster time seems to move. The hours of heavy training between May and the first snowflakes have past by like [rain on the mountains, like...

Pre Christmas Race Overview

West Yellowstone Supertour Preparations began weeks prior to the first races of the year: a pair of skate races, sprint and distance, at an altitude of 2000m no less. As to not shock the body from sucking back Westyellowstone’s thin air, AWCA athletes acclimatized by...

The Start of a Conversation

The following article was written by Senior Alberta World Cup Academy athlete Kevin Sandau and was published on his blog. This past spring I was kicked off the National Ski Team. After finding out I was cut from the team, I really wanted to quit. I could not see any...

Park City Recap

Written by AWCA athlete Delphine Duvernay-Tardiff I had been told Park City training camps were really nice, and even with my high expectations going into the camp I was not dissapointed. I think everyone would agree, Park City was a success! In Park City we worked...

AWCA Update

The Alberta World Cup Society wishes to announce that Mike Cavaliere has decided to leave his position of Executive Director of the Academy effective November 15, 2015. Mike’s resignation was unexpected and is based on his own desires to advance his career and...