sly_karma
Crew Member
The mainstream media only have snippets of air time for winter sports that aren't hockey or NFL football, so you probably haven't heard of Reece Howden who is racing his first full season on the world cup ski cross circuit. Ski cross is an elimination style event where four racers go head to head on a built course with banked corners and big jumps. Reece grew up in Cultus Lake and did his junior training and racing at Apex. Despite being just 22, he's lighting up the world cup series with three wins in his last four starts and holds a commanding lead in the season points tally just past the halfway mark.
CBC sometimes shows some ski cross on their weekend Road to the Olympics program, and races can also be streamed from their sports website. Exciting racing and a BC guy is Number One in the world right now (and Whistler's Marielle Thompson sits #2 in the women's competition as well). Canada has been a strong contender in ski cross for years, and we won both Olympic gold medals in 2018 (Brady Leaman, Calgary and Kelsey Serwa, Kelowna). Give it a look!
CBC story and video
CBC sometimes shows some ski cross on their weekend Road to the Olympics program, and races can also be streamed from their sports website. Exciting racing and a BC guy is Number One in the world right now (and Whistler's Marielle Thompson sits #2 in the women's competition as well). Canada has been a strong contender in ski cross for years, and we won both Olympic gold medals in 2018 (Brady Leaman, Calgary and Kelsey Serwa, Kelowna). Give it a look!
CBC story and video