After finishing the 2025 to 2026 ski season, freestyle athletes Quinn Basco, Soneva Lott and Logan Bown represented Sun Peaks in junior nationals for the U16 division. Lott and Bown travelled to Panorama while Basco travelled all the way to Quebec.
“It’s pretty big for us. We actually had quite a few qualify for Quebec, but a lot of other athletes weren’t able to go, but it’s pretty awesome that Quinn was able to go and do so well,” said Adam Breedon, the program director of the Sun Peaks Freestyle team.
Competing against athletes from all around Canada, these skiers trained through all seasons with the Sun Peaks Freestyle Club. Using water ramps, air bags and trampolines, the lack of snow didn’t stop them from preparing for the competition.
Quinn Basco
Quinn Basco travelled across the country to compete in junior nationals for slope style, big air and half pipe in Quebec. Basco had a successful weekend finishing second in big air, third in slopestyle and third overall.
“My favourite part of the trip was meeting great new people,” Basco said.
Before the competition, Basco was able to hit some runs in Sun Peaks where she practiced her events on all kinds of different jumps and rails on the mountain with the help of her coaches.
“What I most enjoy about Sun Peaks Freestyle Club is the coaches. I love how supportive they are without pushing athletes too hard,” she said.
Basco’s goals include improving her inverts and competing in Canada cups.
Logan Bown
Logan Bown competed in singles moguls, duals moguls and aerials in the Panorama, B.C. junior nationals. Bown and Lott were both invited to the Quebec junior nationals for park and pipe, but decided to go the moguls route. Choosing to compete in moguls is a difficult, yet great accomplishment because there is no moguls training facility in Sun Peaks, Breedon told SPIN.
To prepare for the competition, Bown participated in early season training with KR Academy out of Apex, and was able to practice some mogul training at various different competitions.
His favourite moment from the competition was landing his first cork 720 in a mogul run, he recalled.
Bown ranked fourth in the rails event at the B.C. Winter Games and next season is hoping to put three directional inverts in a slope run. He’s excited to continue competing in national competitions for years to come.
“I enjoy the community and support from the coaches and athletes of the Sun Peaks Freestyle Club the most,” he added.
Soneva Lott
Soneva Lott travelled to Panorama to compete in moguls, aerials and dual models, where she placed first in slopestyle, moguls, big air and dual moguls. For the second year in a row, Lott earned the top female freestyle athlete award in B.C.
During the summer months, Lott followed the snow to Mt. Hood, Oregon where she trained before Sun Peaks Resort opened in November.
“Her favourite memory from the event was connecting with those other athletes and making friendships as they skied together over the week,” Soneva’s father Trevor said.
Lott will be moving from the junior cup to the Canada Cup level events next season.
Dreams within reach
For the athletes in the Sun Peaks Freestyle Club, it means a lot to see teammates have such success in their skiing journey, Breedon said.
“The success of Quinn going and other past athletes doing really well, it makes it more realistic for a younger kid to see like these kids who came through the same school and the same program [who] are competing at the national level,” Breedon said.
“We have a very strong core of young athletes… a lot of bright futures for them,” Breedon said.
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