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The organizing committee of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships will hold an International Youth Camp, from Feb. 4 to 10, 2013, at the same time as the world championship events in Schladming, Austria.

Each country can send two participants (one male and one female) aged between 14 and 18 years old. Although Alpine Canada is not organizing this initiative, it will coordinate the application process in order to select one male and one female to attend.

The focus of the event is to bring young people from around the world together to experience activities in the snow and to encourage their enthusiasm for snow sports - in particular through involvement in skiing. The focus is also on contributing to international understanding and to the creation and maintenance of friendly relations between the FIS member national ski associations. For the participating youngsters, the camp will be an opportunity to exchange views with youth from other nations on cultural and sporting levels. Please note that this is not an alpine ski racing camp and that there won’t be any training activities as part of this camp.

The camp will host 100 participants and consist of a social, educational and cultural program including skiing and visits to the world championship competitions. It will also entail learning more about Schladming and the region of Styria.

The organizing committee will provide and cover the cost of the accommodation, meals, all activities, ground transportation and the airfare to Austria from any of Canada’s major international airport. Participants must speak English and be good skiers.  If you are interested in participating, please forward a one page letter essay explaining why you would like to attend and how you would benefit from this event by Sept. 3 to the attention of:

Jean-François Rapatel
Director, Coach and Athlete Development
Alpine Canada
jrapatel@alpinecanada.org

Alpine Canada will announce the two selected participants shortly after Sept. 3.