New Athlete Development Coach.

BC Adaptive Snowsports (BCAS) is pleased to announce the hiring of Paralympian Morgan Perrin as  its  new  Athlete  Development  Coach.

The  Vancouver  native  joins  the  team  at  BCAS  after  retiring  from competition at the end of the 2012-2013 ski season following eight seasons with Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) which included participating in the 2010 Paralympic Games

“It has been an honour and privilege to have represented Canada at the elite level of para alpine skiing. I am looking forward to giving back and helping young athletes have some of the experiences I’ve had” says Perrin. Perrin will lead the BCAS Building Our Best race camps which provide training and racing opportunities for athletes with disabilities throughout the province.

He will also head the new BC Adaptive BCPAST Prospect Program which makes its official debut this season.

“I am thrilled to welcome Morgan to our organization. He has long been a member of the BC Adaptive Snowsports family through his past involvement with our provincial team and it’s great to see him come full circle and transition into a new phase of his career as our Athlete Development Coach.

We are confident his experience will be an invaluable asset” says Wayne Leslie, Executive Director at BCAS.

The Building Our Best program was started in 2003 in response to a gap in athlete development between recreational skiers and the high performance athletes.

Each year BCAS runs highly successful events that bring athletes with both cognitive and physical disabilities together over 4 days to learn, bound and compete in both Giant Slalom and Slalom events.

The first event of the 2013-2014 season will take place at Silver Star January 16- 19, 2014. A full calendar of events can be found on our website

BC Adaptive Snowsports (formerly The Disabled Skiers Association of BC) has been delivering adaptive snowsports program throughout BC since 1973.

Their programs, from the grass roots level to the BC Para Alpine Ski Team aims at introducing individuals with cognitive and/or physical disabilities to the freedom and therapeutic benefits of snow sports.

For information on BC Adaptive Snowsports visit our website www.bcadaptive.com