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Re: “Party in April. Sleep in May”
Yay to Sue Eckersly, the organizers, Tourism Whistler and Whistler Blackcomb for recognizing what an attribute this festival is to Whistler and the area. It was apparent that there was a lack of funding with the size of the stage compared to last years but yet the crowd was massive and the energy was awesome at last night’s show with Nas.
After living in the Sea to Sky for the last 12 years, the WSSF has always been my favourite part of spring. With all the events and liveliness of everyone. This event keeps the town alive with people, not only tourists but workers who want to participate in this great festival. The WSSF experience has its own amazing niche culture; through music, media, fashion and mountain life.
Any organization that sponsors this event will definitely see the value of this festival. Good bye Telus and say hello to a bigger and better event with the positive outlook of the crew that puts together the World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Your positive attitudes and love for this event will blossom beautifully in the end.
I'd like to shout out a big THANK YOU to keeping this event alive.
Success is dedication, hard work and the relentless devotion to the things we want to see happen.
Keep it up!
Anita Weimann
Brackendale
Re: “Lives Unravelling”
"It's a metabolic injury," (a doctor) explains. "There's nothing structural about it... It's how your brain uses energy."
Incorrect, doctors need to make sure they keep up with the latest research. Brain injury specialists have made it clear that the structural component includes neurofibril micro tearing. These are good doctors and I'm surprised they don't understand the details of what happens in a Mild Trauamtic Encephalopathy (concussion).
Re: “How a deadly storm fanned the flames of love”
A great story. Jo and Jay are amazing and inspiring. I wish them a long and happy marriage full of adventures.
Re: “How a deadly storm fanned the flames of love”
This story never ceases to amaze me! I am so happy for you Jo and Jay! Best wishes on your new adventure together!
Re: “Pamplona a rite of passage”
Flamenco in Pamplona?? Really? I'm from there and I never saw that there. Maybe you are speaking about "jota navarra", "trikitixa" or "dantzari" but they are totally diferent.
Re: “Avalanche survivors share their story in the hopes of saving lives”
A superb article. I can't believe how much I have learned from reading this. Thank you for sharing Lee and friends. The inbounds Big White avalanche in 2008 really opened my eyes. Many of these avalanches seem to be occuring on lower degree? slopes. The photos also helped tell the story. By looking at those photos of the large nasty cornices, you all made some smart choices on not dropping into the steeper chutes that day. Many less experienced/backcountry knowledgeable skiers may have well dropped into those chutes that day.
It is good to see that many of the backcountry skiers are well trained in avalanche knowledge/safety and safe skiing. My brother has his two young 16 year old boys taking one of the avalanche courses at Whistler. My brother has taken 3 avalanche courses over the past decade. You can always learn more he says. Always new knowledge. We as a ski community have to educate our friends about avalanche safety and the risks for those who get out into the back country and inbounds skiers/boarders as well.
Our Dad and friends who have skied the Whistler/London Mountain areas since the late 50's taught us the basics when we were young. From cornices, skiing one at a time, escape routes, tree well dangers, slope assessment etc. Not much compared to todays standards however, we were fortunate to get that knowledge. I will be doing some homework on heuristic traps. Thank you again for sharing your story. I will be sharing with our ski community.
John Preissl
Re: “From vision to reality”
I'd have to guess Mathews sexed up his story of finding Krasnaya Polyana just a little for the Pique. We were there in 2001 on a $10 bus ride from Sochi and could ascertain without a whole slough of technology or experience the place would make a decent ski resort - because it was already lift serviced! No need for Bereszovsky's jet. Had it been January and not July, I would have even been able to ride it. Of course Mathews would have been far better off telling the Pique about the drive up to KP before they tunnelled the road. Now that trip was worthy of a paragraph or two!
Re: “The tale of the trek”
Thank you to Martin, Esther, and to all of the Ascent Alumni who have gone the extra miles to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Thank you Sue, for guiding and sharing these journeys in such an inspiring way!
Mary
Re: “The tale of the trek”
Fabulous article, Sue. It made me relive moments of our team's hike up Kili with you in 2000. Congratulations to everyone and especially to Martin and Esther. You are an inspiration.
Darcy Billinkoff
Re: “The tale of the trek”
Great article, amazing and truly inspirational. Thank you for your help in making a difference for so many. The team did it not only by reaching the very roof of Africa, but by helping and giving back to a most worthy cause. They raised much needed funds but also the level of awarenes around this disease that is so vital.The thousands of people who are touched by Alzheimer's and related dementia across this province say a huge thank you.
Sandy Riley.
volunteer with Alzheimer Soceity B.C.
Re: “Food for thought”
Interesting read but there seems to be one major issue with importing food that hasn't been addressed. This article is written on the assumption that there will be a continuous supply of energy at or near the same level we have today. Unless we find an alternative to fossil fuels how do you move food on a global scale?
Re: “Early childhood education squeezed too tightly”
Families with young children are in crisis. More and more often we know that having children is becoming unaffordable as child care fees cost almost as much as housing. We need the provincial government to move forward with the $10/day child care Plan - called the Community Plan for a Public System of Integrated Early Care and Learning in BC.
The Plan will be presented in Whistler and Pemberton on October 10th.
Check out www.cccabc.bc.ca/plan/ to learn more and to endorse the Plan on-line.
Re: “Irrepressible Howe Sound”
Great introduction story. It would be interesting to dig deeper on the McNab Creek application by Burnco and to ask questions why there is not a land use strategy that ensures Howe Sound is kept pristine for future generations.
Re: “Food for thought”
Speaking of turning back the clock, was this article written in the 1980's, by a Reagan advisor, speaking on topics of the 'benefits of globalization'? Someone get Monsanto on line 2, I've got a 'Yes Man' for them!
Re: “Jess LaFramboise”
management is a big issue in any candidate's campaign. They need to show the public how they will manage the money, time and resources entrusted to them. And then they need to live up to their promises.
Re: “Lost in Whistler”
Wow!!! This is a great article that reminds me of exactly what whistler is about.
After returning home after my first season i felt very much like you have explained and for months i was tempted to book that plane ticket and get back over to a place i love so much, so eventually i did, i went back for a second season and yep still just as amazing and after being back home (in Australia) over the whistler summer i cant help but not book a trip and get back. Third season in whistler or at least BC? i think definitely
If you are reading this article and haven't yet been to whistler your obviously thinking about it.
Don't think, just do it.
The worse that could happen is you wont leave.
Re: “Aging in place”
What a wonderful opportunity for CoHousing: http://www.cohousing.org/
Or a Beacon Hill type aging-in-community: http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/housing/in…
Other resources: http://www.aginginplaceinitiative.org/
Good luck, Patrick Roden aginginplace.com
Re: “To the top of the world and back”
Rob Hall is a New Zealander, not an American.
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Re: “Lives Unravelling”
Your facts are not straight, a Traumatic encephalopathy is not the same as a concussion, CTE (chronic traumatic encephelopathy) is believed to be a result of repetitive concussions/brain trauma, and according to the world congress on concussion management (which includes the leading specialists on concussion and brain injury) this is not yet seen in acute concussion and so the description about a toxic release of chemicals (metabolic injury) still stands as our best description of what is believed to occur.