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Whistler to host races on upper Dave Murray The Disabled Skiers Association of B.C. is hosting its annual B.C. Disabled Alpine Ski Championships this weekend with events on Saturday, Feb. 8, and Sunday. The races take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Whistler Freeride Team’s Aleisha Cline continued to dominate women’s skier cross by defending her title in the X-Games Skier Cross at Aspen Colorado on Jan. 30.

Guay, Hume first and third, Turgeon third at World Championships Coming off top-10 finishes in the opening super-G event at the FIS World Alpine Ski Championships in St.

They’re the ones who are always there for the athletes. They are the first up in the morning, the first on the ski hill, and yet still have time search for new ideas and ways to make us, the racers, go faster.

Simard narrowly misses podium Although the results have been all over the map this season, the Canadian Alpine Ski Team is showing that it has what it takes to excel under pressure.

Whistler’s Rob Boyd was among the athletes who will be inducted into the B.C. Hall of Fame at a ceremony on June 5 at the 35 th annual Banquet of Champions.

Participants in the 19 th annual Appleton Rum Peak to Valley saw it all over two days of racing last week – high winds, snow, sunshine, dense fog, ice, slush, and temperatures that ranged from around minus eight degrees Celsius in the alpine and

The Sprite Park Rider Series continues this Sunday, Feb. 9, with a slopestyle contest on Blackcomb Mountain. Helmets are mandatory for all events and mouthguards are strongly recommended.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club played host to ski clubs from the Lower Mainland last weekend for the 23 rd annual Bob Parsons Memorial.

Entry deadline Friday Now in its 26 th season, the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Cup loppet cross-country ski race will take place this Sunday, Feb. 9, around the Lost Lake Trail system. The race is free-technique, and is open to classic or skate skiers.