A great Valaisan evening for the volunteers!
It’s impossible to imagine organising sporting events without the invaluable help of volunteers. Crans-Montana and its alpine skiing events is no exception. Whatever their age, these loyal volunteers provide a precious service, dedicating numerous hours of their time in the preparation period, as well as on competition days.
At their traditional raclette evening at the start of the season in the "Bergerie du Cervin" restaurant, they are always thanked for their commitment and honoured by the OC President, Marius Robyr. On this occasion, he addressed them with a few words in his own inimitable style, and underlined that both the FIS and Swiss-Ski had praised the perfect organisation of the 2022 races, iamong others the impeccable preparation of the piste. He then went on to present the 2023 programme – with some humour and encouragement, of course - which starts with the FIS Women's European Cup races, with two downhills on 18 and 19 February, followed by the FIS Women's World Cup Classic, consisting of a downhill on Saturday 25 and a super-G on Sunday 26 February. The latter promises to be an attractive rematch after the World Championships in Courchevel/Meribel, which take place the week before. One of the reasons why the FIS has awarded the 2027 World Championships to Crans-Montana is because of the high quality of the European Cup and World Cup events that take place in the resort every year. And on each of these occasions, Crans-Montana is fortunate to be able to rely on highly committed volunteers. The accordian trio Staegmoos from the Upper Valais provided the musical entertainment on this pleasant evening.
The Crans-Montana "Bénéclub" is delighted to welcome any new members, both for the races and the 2023 training sessions. If you are interested, please click on this link: https://www.skicm-cransmontana.ch/fr/benevoles-2023/
The Organising Committee and the heads of department look forward to welcoming you, and thank you wholeheartedly for your support. See you soon!
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