{"id":21996,"date":"2026-04-05T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=21996"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:52:44","slug":"csp-supports-the-2026-arctic-winter-games-in-whitehorse-yukon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2026\/04\/csp-supports-the-2026-arctic-winter-games-in-whitehorse-yukon\/","title":{"rendered":"CSP supports the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21973\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201029\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201029\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-12.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201029\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-12-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201029\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-12-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Kirstie Simpson, Head of Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety, Mount Sima (<a href=\"mailto:kirstie.avalanchenorth@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kirstie.avalanchenorth@gmail.com<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from March 8 to 14, 2026. Twenty-two CSP patrollers, including one visiting patroller from Ontario, provided medical services for the games. There were 2,000 participants in the games and 2,000 volunteers to support them!<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-photo su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:682px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":3000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07-226x300.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07-560x744.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133800\/img.AWG-07.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133801\/img.AWG-01.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133801\/img.AWG-01-280x300.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133801\/img.AWG-01-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133801\/img.AWG-01-560x599.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05133801\/img.AWG-01.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251_script){su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880251_script);}<\/script>\n<p>The AWG, hosted first by the Northwest Territories (NWT) in 1970, provides young athletes with an opportunity to compete in friendly competition while sharing cultural values from northern regions around the world. The AWG includes eight contingents, with all participating countries limited to locations north of the 55th parallel.<\/p>\n<p>The contingents are &#8211; Alaska, Alberta North, Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland), Nunavik-Quebec (Arctic Quebec), Nunavut, NWT, Sapmi, and Yukon. Sapmi is a northern Scandinavian region spanning northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia&#8217;s Kola Peninsula. The Sami are the indigenous peoples inhabiting the Sapmi Region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-photo su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:682px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":3000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09-226x300.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09-560x744.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134218\/img.AWG-09.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39_script){su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d880a39_script);}<\/script>\n<p>There are 20 sports included in the AWG, ranging from the typical winter sports of cross-country, snowboard, alpine, and biathlon, as well as a few northern twists such as snowshoe biathlon and snowshoe racing. In addition, there are a number of indoor winter sports such as hockey, speed skating, and figure skating, as well as sports more associated with summer games such as volleyball, badminton and archery. The big draw for many is the Arctic sports and the Dene games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-photo su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:682px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":false,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134341\/img.AWG-08.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"494\" height=\"919\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134341\/img.AWG-08.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134341\/img.AWG-08.jpg 494w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134341\/img.AWG-08-161x300.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188_script){su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d881188_script);}<\/script>\n<p>Arctic sports generally refer to a set of traditional games that, since time immemorial, have been a part of life for Inuit peoples across a vast area stretching from Alaska to Greenland. These games were used to develop individual physical abilities, from balance and flexibility to strength and pain tolerance, that were crucial for collective survival in a challenging natural environment. Many of the Dene games, like the Arctic Games, have their origins in hunting and fishing, including the snow snake, which replicates hunting of caribou, seal and ptarmigan from great distances with great accuracy!<\/p>\n<p>The CSP team for the games was amazing, putting in a huge amount of time and effort in very cold conditions to support a successful Arctic Winter Games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-photo su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:682px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":3000,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e\"><div 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https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134551\/img.AWG-06-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134551\/img.AWG-06-560x747.png 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134551\/img.AWG-06-scaled.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134554\/img.AWG-05.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134554\/img.AWG-05-851x1024.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134556\/img.AWG-03.jpeg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134556\/img.AWG-03-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134556\/img.AWG-03-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134556\/img.AWG-03-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134556\/img.AWG-03-560x747.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134556\/img.AWG-03.jpeg 972w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-scaled.png\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-1024x768.png\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-2048x1536.png 2048w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134626\/img.AWG-02-560x420.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e_script){su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d88299e_script);}<\/script>\n<p>Thanks to Yukon Zone CSP members Amy Martell,, Ben Feltmate, Bill Mann, Brendan Rea, Chantal Smith, Chris McCutcheon, Darryl Kenney, Dayna Harder, Heather Swystun, Joel Witten, Ken Howard, Kirstie Simpson, Kristina Gardner, Marie Watts, Maxime Bonnevoy, Pauli Thierbach, Sylvie Geoffroy, Tim Sellars, Theresa Landman, Trevor Short, and Valerie Girard, as well as Ontario Division, Chicopee Ski Club members Paul Chin and Jacqueline Chin. Honourable mention to Katie Flear, also from Chicopee, who came to guest patrol for one day!<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-image-carousel  su-image-carousel-has-spacing su-image-carousel-has-lightbox su-image-carousel-has-outline su-image-carousel-adaptive su-image-carousel-slides-style-photo su-image-carousel-controls-style-dark su-image-carousel-align-center\" style=\"max-width:682px\" data-flickity-options='{\"groupCells\":true,\"cellSelector\":\".su-image-carousel-item\",\"adaptiveHeight\":true,\"cellAlign\":\"left\",\"prevNextButtons\":true,\"pageDots\":false,\"autoPlay\":false,\"imagesLoaded\":true,\"contain\":false,\"selectedAttraction\":0.025,\"friction\":0.28}' id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item\"><div class=\"su-image-carousel-item-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134828\/img.AWG-04.jpg\" data-caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134828\/img.AWG-04.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134828\/img.AWG-04.jpg 741w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134828\/img.AWG-04-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05134828\/img.AWG-04-560x552.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef_script){su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69e5b7d8830ef_script);}<\/script>\n<p>In addition, Chantal Smith was lead for physiotherapy, Ken Howard was lead for volleyball and Tim Sellars and Kirstie Simpson were ski patrol co-leads for the AWG medical committee, preparing and meeting for almost a year out from the games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kirstie Simpson, Head of Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety, Mount Sima (kirstie.avalanchenorth@gmail.com) The Arctic Winter Games (AWG) were held in Whitehorse, Yukon, from March 8 to 14, 2026. 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