{"id":22038,"date":"2026-04-05T14:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/?p=22038"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T18:50:40","slug":"csp-carv-contest-congratulations-to-winner-wenwei-max-yao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/2026\/04\/csp-carv-contest-congratulations-to-winner-wenwei-max-yao\/","title":{"rendered":"CSP Carv Contest: Congratulations to winner Wenwei \u201cMax\u201d Yao"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21955\" src=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201021\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201021\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201021\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-3-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/03201021\/CSP-Email-Banner-April-2026-3-560x187.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Terry Mitchell, Pro Deal Committee Chair (<a href=\"mailto:terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca<\/a>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Ski Patrol is excited to announce that Wenwei \u201cMax\u201d Yao is the winner of our recent CSP Carv contest, held in partnership with Carv digital ski technology. Wenwei\u2019s name was drawn from 318 eligible entries submitted by patrollers across the country, reflecting strong interest in tools that support skill development and performance on snow.<\/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:450px\" 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_69e5b7f2e0089\"><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\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Wenwei Yao, Gatineau Zone\"><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\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/cspnational.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2026\/04\/05144905\/img.Carv-Winner-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><span>Wenwei Yao, Gatineau Zone<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089_script\">if(window.SUImageCarousel){setTimeout(function() {window.SUImageCarousel.initGallery(document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089\"))}, 0);}var su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089_script=document.getElementById(\"su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089_script\");if(su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089_script){su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089_script.parentNode.removeChild(su_image_carousel_69e5b7f2e0089_script);}<\/script>\n<p>Wenwei is a member of the Gatineau Zone and patrols at Mont\u202fCascades in Qu\u00e9bec, having joined the Canadian Ski Patrol two seasons ago.<\/p>\n<p>As the contest winner, Wenwei will receive a Carv digital ski coach system, which uses smart sensors and real-time feedback to help skiers refine their technique run by run. This technology aligns with the CSP\u2019s ongoing focus on training and excellence, giving patrollers another way to analyze their skiing and continue progressing throughout the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default .custom-quote { quotes: &#039;\u00ab\u0000A0&#039; &#039;\u0000A0\u00bb&#039;; } .custom-quote .custom-quote { quotes: &#039;&#039;\u00ab\u0000A0&#039; &#039;\u0000A0\u00bb&#039;&#039;; } su-quote-has-cite\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">I cannot wait to improve my ski skills with Carv by using the coaching mode.<span class=\"su-quote-cite\">Wenwei Yao, Gatineau Zone<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Please join us in congratulating Wenwei on this achievement and in thanking all 318 patrollers who entered the contest. Your enthusiasm for new technology and professional development helps keep the Canadian Ski Patrol at the forefront of safety and service in Canada\u2019s snow sports community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Terry Mitchell, Pro Deal Committee Chair (terry.mitchell@skipatrol.ca) The Canadian Ski Patrol is excited to announce that Wenwei \u201cMax\u201d Yao is the winner of our recent CSP Carv contest, held in partnership with Carv digital ski technology. Wenwei\u2019s name was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6132,"featured_media":21923,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[552,557,217],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-552","category-april-2026","category-public-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22041,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22038\/revisions\/22041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skipatrol.ca\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}