Cover Stories

Body work Before Zippy gets buffed there are more fundamental things to tackle, like setting goals, learning to stand upright... By G.D. Maxwell Sweat stung my eyes. Breath came in burning gulps. I was probably hyperventilating.

The best seat in the house You are what you eat... and where you sit, too. By Chris Woodall "Your usual table, sir?" suggests the ever-sharp maitre d'.

Council candidate: Stephanie Sloan World freestyle skiing champion Stephanie Sloan has lived in Whistler 17 years.

Council candidate: Ken Melamed Ken Melamed came to Whistler in 1976 to be a ski bum.

Council candidate: Dave Kirk Dave Kirk started skiing "the big mountain" in 1966. Influenced by his uncle, one of Whistler’s earliest developers, he invested in a sports store here while teaching school in Vancouver.

Council candidate: John Richardson A John Richardson in his early 20s arrived in Canada from England in 1967. He moved to Vancouver in 1969 and never left.

Council candidate: Greg Lee Greg Lee may be the only candidate running for council who’s already in the Whistler Museum. A legend in his own time, Greg’s been tied to Whistler since 1970 when he helped run summer ski camps for Toni Sailor.

Council candidate: Stephane Perron Stephane Perron left Kingston, Ontario in 1986 with a business administration and marketing diploma in his pocket.

Council candidate: Tyler Mosher: Tyler Mosher hails from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He has spent the last nine summers in Whistler and has been a full-time resident for the last four years.

Council candidate: Tanya Ewasiuk Nine years ago, at the age of 25, Tanya Ewasiuk moved from her home town of Coquitlam to Whistler.