Meet the Team – Kevin Sandau

Kevin grew up skiing with his family on the Nordic trails in Kananaskis Country, just outside Calgary, Alberta. At first, he would enjoy watching his family ski from a child carrying backpack, then being pulled on a towrope a couple years later, and eventually skiing...

Meet the Team – Dominique Moncion-Groulx

Training history I have been a member of the amazing Nakkertok ski club since I was 9 years old. It is the friendship I made through this club and the great coaches I had that motivated me to continue skiing. I was on the Québec ski Team for 3 years and I was selected...

Meet the Team – Patrick Stewart -Jones

Patrick is the longest standing member of the Academy. With his thick brown hair and impeccable technique he is hard to miss. This will be his 5th year on the Team. Pat was raised in Chelsea, Quebec and raced for Nakkertok along with his 3 siblings before moving to...

Meet the Team – Videos

Meet The Alberta World Cup XC Ski Team 2014-15. with thanks to Kevin Sandau. Brittany Webster Emily Nishikawa Alysson Marshall Dahria Beatty Heidi Widmer Patrick Stewart-Jones Sebastien Townsend Nick Monette Graeme Killick Yannick Lapierre Michael Somppi Jesse Cockney...

About Mike Cavaliere – Director

Mike co-founded the Academy in 2008 with support from the Alberta World Cup Society. Under his leadership, the Academy has grown into the largest and most successful National Development Centre in Canada – with the distinction of being one of two National...