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Whistler rider earns second big air medal Jasey-Jay Anderson of Mont Tremblant took the silver medal in the parallel giant slalom at the snowboard World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia on Monday.

Janyk wins back to back FIS races Last weekend was busy for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, with World Cup, Europa Cup and European FIS races on the calendar, and athletes competing in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Austria.

The Telus Winter Classic, a fundraiser for the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation, raised more than $140,000 for Sea to Sky charities last weekend through a wine tasting, a gala dinner and auction, and the second annual Triple Crown race.

Whistler’s FIS skiers held their own against a strong core of experienced skiers from across the country this week as a week-long Pontiac GMC Cup series kicked off at Apex Mountain in Penticton.

The first fundraiser held for the Pemberton Skateboard Park was a huge success, with more than 300 people attending a benefit concert and party at the Pemberton Community Centre last Saturday.

Leighton leads Whistler efforts, earns invitation to train with national team Blowing snow and wind kept a crew of more than 40 volunteers busy for the Mars Canadian Junior Alpine Championships at Apex Mountain Resort last weekend, but they managed t

More than 60 skiers took part in the fourth event of the Kokanee Valley Race Series on Jan. 29, a giant slalom on the Raven / Old Crow run on Whistler Mountain.

The third Whistler-Blackcomb King of the Rails competition took place last Saturday with more than 60 snowboarders and skiers grinding the rails and boxes in the Night Moves jib park.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club is taking part in National Gymnastics Awareness week, Feb 7-14, joining hundreds of clubs across Canada that are celebrating the sport with shows and demonstrations. The Whistler club will be having ribbon days from Feb.

History has been made. Two weeks ago this Sunday, Thomas Grandi finished second in the Kitzbuhel World Cup slalom race. Kitzbuhel is one of the biggest slalom races of the year; the crowds are huge and the course is notoriously tough.