Local Sports

There was a strong turnout for the second event on the Sprite Park Rider Series calendar, a slopestyle competition in the Blackcomb Terrain Park.

Blowing snow and limited visibility wasn’t enough to keep almost 70 racers from taking part in the third event on the Kokanee Valley Race Series calendar on Jan.

Team earns five more medals at home in Fernie Heading into the Suzuki FIS World Cup at Fernie last weekend, members of the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team hoped to keep their streak alive – in the past two weeks the team has won a total of 10 medals

February is a great month for Whistler’s hockey fans with a pair of tournaments featuring former NHL players and the top local talents. Canucks Alumni Game The puck drops on Saturday, Feb.

The first two events of the Ripzone Provincial Snowboard Series, sanctioned by the B.C. Snowboard Association, took place at Big White last weekend drawing more than 100 competitors from around B.C., Alberta, the U.S., Australia and Europe.

Whistler ski coach Jim Pollock is one of three finalists named for the Sport B.C. Coach of the Year Award, which are part of the 38 th Annual Athlete of the Year Awards.

A week at home and now I'm back on the road and feeling refreshed. My stomach is full of home-cooked food and my mind is stocked up with Canadian news and current movies! The week went by quickly, but it felt good nonetheless.

An overcast sky and warm, rainy conditions took their toll on the field for the second event in the Kokannee Valley Race Series last week, with just under 50 skiers and snowboarders taking part in the giant slalom on Gandy Dancer.

A pair of tumblers from the Whistler Gymnastics Club are heading to Port Alberni on Feb. 8 to compete in the B.C. Winter Games. Frances Moody and Niki Sadler qualified to represent Zone 5 at a qualification meet on Jan. 18.

The King of the Rails series continued at Night Moves last Saturday, with more than 40 skiers and snowboarders turning out for the second outing of the season.