It’s impossible not to feel his contagious enthusiasm for everything in life when you first meet a young para-alpine ski racer named Pramod Thapa. Pramod, or Promo as his friends and family call him, is a slight 17-year-old kid with cerebral palsy that originally hails from Kathmandu, Nepal but now calls Kamloops, B.C. home. It was only … [Read more...]
It’s time to bring out the formal wear. The Sun Peaks Volunteer Firefighter Society is hosting the Sun Peaks Firefighters’ Annual Charity Gala on Nov. 20. This year, the beneficiaries are the Sun Peaks Alpine Club and the Sun Peaks Education Society. One of the highlights of the event is the live and silent auction where people can … [Read more...]
Sun Peaks Alpine Club (SPAC) could not ask for a better head coach than John Crichton. The former World Cup technical coach for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team will start his job with SPAC this September. Apart from being head coach, Crichton will also assume the role of program director and FIS coach. “Living out of a suitcase for the last … [Read more...]
