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Coaching Staff

Blake
Grist

Head Coach
Blake completed the Super Coach Academy program in Whistler,BC. He is certified to train and qualify all single inverted maneuvers on-snow. As a former competitive athlete and Team MB CWG member. He is our CWG 2023 Head Coach, and has judged higher level national events..

Qualifications

  • Freestyle Canada Certified SUPERCOACH
  • Freestyle Canada Certified FUNdamentalz coach
  • Freestyle Canada Air 1 (tramp upright)
    Air 2 (tramp invert and off-axis qualifications)
    Air 3 (air bag and water ramp trick qualifications)
    Air 4a & 4b (on snow invert and off-axis qualifications)
  • 11 NCCP Modules completed
  • FIS Level B/C Judge
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Will
Purves

Assistant Coach

Will is a former provincial team and CWG participant.  He has honed his skills after spending 2 years in the mountains employed by the park crew with SSV (Sunshine Village) park builders.  Our resident rail specialist, and park builder, is super stoked to motivate the crew to perform new tricks this season!

This will be his second year coaching the developmental program.

Qualifications

  • CFSA FUNdamentalz

  • Parkscaping trained (SSV)
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Carson
Yusishen

ASSISTANT COACH
Carson Yusishen will be running our Girlstylers and Fundamentalz programs, and has nccp courses & training specializing with development of girls.

Qualifications

  • CFSA FUNdamentalz

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