Who are the Craigleith Coyotes?

Well if you haven't heard of us yet... Where have you been?



The Coyotes are proud to be part of the Craigleith Ski Club, proud of where we come from and what we do. The next time you participate in or watch a race at Craigleith, know that the start was set up and tended to by a world class Timing Team, that the Safety Netting and corrals were put in place by seasoned World Cup and Olympic Crew Veterans working alongside the rest of the dedicated Coyotes Crew, and those blue lines... Even if it is just a finish line, it was probably put in place by the same people who dyed the lines for Manny, Eric, Robbie, Jan, Britt and Kelly... And you know what? We are glad to do it for you too!



Remember that Race Crew is supposed to be a fun experience. Join the commaraderie, make the time to enjoy the snow and hills. There's always beer in the crew fridge, and that if you feel a cough coming on, we have the cure for that too...

Monday, February 6, 2012

Coyotes Rock!

And the Canadian Ski Team did pretty good too...
A quick shout out to all the Coyotes that volunteered last week at the Blue Mountain World Cup Ski Cross, hard to believe this is already the third year for this event in our own backyard... If you weren't able to be there this year, get it on your calendar for next year! Here's to the group of Coyotes that have stuck around this week to lend a hand at the inaugural World Cup Snowboard Cross, well done! (Mick promised to send me the crew shot, I'll get it posted once I have it)

What a great weekend to be a Ski Racing fan! Huge Congratulations to the Canadian Ski Cross Team for dominating the Blue Mountain event, seeing our Canadian athletes excel is what volunteering is all about!
Marielle Thompson won her first World Cup race and the excitement continued into the men's final with Brady Leman leading the way to the top of the podium and a thrilling pass by Chris Del Bosco to secure second (if Mick hadn't put down his camera we would have an amazing picture of the all or nothing pass...) If you didn't catch the race live, SportsNet will be airing it this coming Sunday afternoon, check it out!

On the Alpine side this weekend brought the continued return of Larisa Yurkiw and Kelly Vanderbeek, while Marie-Pier Prefontaine skied to a season best 16th in the SG. The dominance of Lindsey Vonn continued in the DH with Vonn winning her 50th career World Cup race, however, Vonn skied out in the SG which saw American teammate Julia Mancuso grab the victory. (Guess it is time for a new Vonn picture for the dart board...)


On the men's side, it was an incredible weekend for the Canadian Cowboys in Chamonix, Saturday's DH saw Jan Hudec return to the top spot of the World Cup podium, Erik Guay finished third and young Ben Thomsen finished in 5th place after starting with bib 50! (This after strong showings by the boys in Friday's DH)

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