If Annika Hicks were to list her two biggest passions, skiing and waffles would be at the top of the list. The ‘never say die’ distance specialist spent most of her life on the ski trails in Canmore, Alberta, fueled by maple-syrup strewn waffles. “They are the perfect...
Hearty congratulations to Foothills Nordic Ski Club on getting their new snowmaking and grooming operations underway at Confederation Park golf course in Calgary. The effective removal of xc skiing at COP presented a huge challenge that threatened the very future of...
The Academy men swept the sprint podium, as the team dominated the Western Canadian Championships in Whistler B.C., Jan 21-23. With Knute Johnsgaard away on the World Cup, AWCA alumnus Jesse Cockney stepped in to take the open men’s title Friday (Jan. 21) in the skate...
Knute earns World Cup bronze, Olympic spot Alberta World Cup Academy stand out Knute Johnsgaard punched his ticket to the 2018 Winter Olympics with a bronze medal performance in 4×7.5 men’s world cup relay Sunday (Jan. 22) in Ulricehamn, Sweden. After watching...
First came the exploding van window. Then came the bed bugs. Then the rain and faulty brakes. Yet despite harsh race conditions and unexpected SNAFUs, the Alberta World Cup Academy emerged with five medals from the U.S. Nationals in Soldier’s Hollow, Utah Jan 7-12....
