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Pique Top 5—May 15

Whistler’s most-read news stories of the week
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A grizzly bear spotted north of Whistler on Thursday, May 11.

Here are this week's top headlines from Whistler, B.C., as determined by Pique readers.

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1. Photos: Grizzly spotted roaming northern Whistler neighbourhood

A grizzly bear roaming a neighbourhood north of Whistler Village last week prompted public warnings from B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service and the Resort Municipality of Whistler—and a photo gallery of the big bruin was far and away Pique's most-viewed post of the week.

2. Dead season

Last week's cover feature highlighting tales of B.C. ski hills lost to history proved a hit with Pique readers near and far.

3. Watch: Massive avalanche slides down Mount Currie in Pemberton

Lucie Kubikova's video of a May 1 avalanche on Mount Currie continued to garner attention this week.

4. Rocky Mountaineer returns to the Sea to Sky

The luxury train service will come through Whistler and Pemberton twice a week until Oct. 10.

5. Opinion: Déjà vu on Highway 99

Editor Braden Dupuis recounts a highway closure study from 2017 after recent motorcycle crashes on the Sea to Sky highway rekindled an old discussion.