Beaver Valley Ski Club's 7th Annual Banked Slalom Event Raises $20,000 For Centre Grey Health Services Foundation
Beaver Valley Ski Club's 7th Annual Banked Slalom event raised $20,000 for the Centre Grey Health Services Foundation, specifically for the building fund for the new hospital in Markdale.
The Beaver Valley Banked Slalom held in memory of long-time member Jackie Snarr, has grown to become one of Ontario's largest annual snowboard events. The Banked Slalom event, that is open to the public, features a fun snowboard race down a specially built course featuring a series of banked turns attracts 250 participants each year, along with numerous spectators and snowboard enthusiasts. Local maple syrup continues to be the coveted prize for podium finishers.
Beaver Valley Ski Club is a private skiing and snowboarding club located in Beaver Valley, Ontario, Canada.
It is situated on a steep sided section of the Niagara Escarpment adjacent to the Bruce Trail. The Club has 28 trails, five snowparks including a championship snowboard/ski cross course, national level mogul and slopestyle runs, glade skiing and a steep, groomed ski bowl. Its Playground snowpark is one of the longest full featured snowpark runs in Ontario The Club has six lifts, two lodges and a ski and snowboard shop with rentals.
The Club hosts various events: Beaver Valley Banked Slalom (part of the World Snowboard Banked Slalom Tour),Mogulmania (ski and snowboard) and Beaver Valley Park Brawl (snowboard).Beaver Valley also hosts many Canadian Series moguls and slopestyle events. In 2016 the Club hosted the Canadian Junior Freestyle Ski Championship featuring slopestyle, moguls, big air and aerials events.
Beaver Valley Ski Club has won two Sustainable Slopes awards from the National Ski Areas Association. Beaver Valley is the only Canadian snow resort to be awarded a Sustainable Slopes Award
Many thanks to all of the sponsors, volunteers, participants, Beaver Valley staff and especially to the organizing committee Caleb Bosse, Barb Elliott Black, James Frost, Steve Jarrett, Kyle Scott, Arlene Robertson and David Robertson.
