Local Sports

A few years ago a young, talented freestyle skier by the name of Dale Begg-Smith - born and raised in Whistler - made the difficult decision to leave the Canadian national program and represent Australia in international competition.

More than 10,000 runners turned out on Sunday, May 3 to take part in the BMO Vancouver Marathon and half marathon. Going the full distance, 42.2 km, David Parkin was the top Whistler athlete, 184 th out of 3,031 finishers.

There are always several telltale signs that it's springtime in Whistler: skunk cabbage blooming in wetlands, nesting robins making more noise than bears, and the appearance of posters advertising the Whistler Triathlon Club's annual beginner races a

Registration is going strong for the 2009 Every Woman in the World Conference, which takes place from May 22 to 24, and organizers have sweetened the deal for locals looking to take part. This week they've announced a series of new discounts.

All three of Whistler's golf courses will tee off this weekend with good conditions, despite the late winter and heavy snowpack that hung around until late April.

Extreme course raises bar for growing sport

One Toonie down, 22 to go

With the winter season winding down Whistler Blackcomb crews are turning their attention back to the Whistler Mountain Bike Park with an eye on a May 16 opening, on whatever trails are clear - or can be cleared - of snow.

New insurance, but same emphasis on trails and community

Whistler's Will Routley placed ninth in the general classification in the Jelajah Malaysia after eight hot, humid stages. Routley's time was 29 hours, 34 minutes and 15 seconds, less than three minutes back of Australia's Timothy Roe.