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  Vancouver Island, B.C. \u2013 Up Mount Washington, Indigenous youth can ride through the trees or sit and throw snowballs \u2013 it\u2019s all about having fun and being free for members of the Vancouver Island Indigenous Snowboard and Ski Team. The recreation-focused, 100 per cent volunteer driven snowboard and ski team is accepting applications from Vancouver Island-based Indigenous youth ages 12 to 17 until Nov. 12. Members receive a pass to Mount Washington Ski Resort for the 2024-2025 season, access to gear if they need, plus holistic training that promotes healthy living and long-term love for the sport. \u201cWe\u2019re not drilling kids to go fast, you know all these things that competing brings. We\u2019re like, \u2018Just have fun!\u2019,\u201d said coach Steve Recalma, a community archeologist who is Kwakwaka’wakw from the… <\/p>\n

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  Vancouver Island, B.C. \u2013 Up Mount Washington, Indigenous youth can ride through the trees or sit and throw snowballs \u2013 it\u2019s all about having fun and being free for members of the Vancouver Island Indigenous Snowboard and Ski Team. The recreation-focused, 100 per cent volunteer driven snowboard and ski team is accepting applications from Vancouver Island-based Indigenous youth ages 12 to 17 until Nov. 12. Members receive a pass to Mount Washington Ski Resort for the 2024-2025 season, access to gear if they need, plus holistic training that promotes healthy living and long-term love for the sport. \u201cWe\u2019re not drilling kids to go fast, you know all these things that competing brings. We\u2019re like, \u2018Just have fun!\u2019,\u201d said coach Steve Recalma, a community archeologist who is Kwakwaka’wakw from the... <\/p>\n

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