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The Whistler Adaptive Ski Program (WASP) is making good on its commitment...

Snowshoe event wraps up series The six-race Yeti Mountain Snowshoes Series wrapped up on Whistler Mountain last week with another successful and well-attended event.

Nobody could stop the aptly named Whistler Whoosh women’s volleyball team as they blew past their competition at the 2004 Tier II Provincials last weekend at Port Moody Secondary School. There were five teams competing for the title.

Whistler’s FIS athletes were at the top of the heap in the Mars Cup points race this season. In the men’s J2 category (ages 17 and up), Whistler’s Scott Hume ran away with the title. He was followed by Dustin Fraser from Mt.

The second annual Whistler Fire Rescue Cup hockey tournament surpassed organizers’ expectations this year by raising between $4,000 and $5,000 for the B.C. Burn Fund – up to $2,000 more than they expected.

Staying healthy, tracking down sponsors the other side of life as a pro skier Remaining healthy is something most people can achieve quite easily with the right diet and exercise but when you’re Rex Thomas, it’s a little more difficult.

Erik Read claims Dave Murray Award as top Canadian K1 boy If the 12 th annual Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup is any indication, then Norway will be known for more than its glaciers and fjords in about 10 years.

Sprite series continues with rail jam The sun was out for the more than 100 skiers and riders who took part in the Sprite Park Rider Series rail jam last Sunday (April 4).

11 – The number of medals won by the Norwegian team at the Sierra Wireless Whistler Cup last weekend to win the Nations Cup. Austria was second with seven medals and the U.S. third with six.

One of Whistler’s longest running snow cross events, the Garfinkel’s Double-Cross, took place last Wednesday, March 31 under sunny skies. A solid field of skiers and boarders battled it out for more than $1,750 in cash prizes.