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Several generations of ski racers have come and gone since Bob Parsons passed away in 1979, but the original Weasel Worker’s influence on ski racing and young people’s development is still being felt. On Feb.

Julien Cousineau of Lachute, Quebec, celebrated his birthday weekend with a 10 th place finish in the slalom at Wengen, Switzerland on Sunday, Jan. 19. Cousineau turned 22 on Jan.

After competing and doing well in local skier cross competitions last season, Whistler’s Ashleigh McIvor decided to crank things up a little this year.

Top cross-country skiers cover more than 90 km in four hours It was more of a grind than a shuffle for the almost 80 skiers that turned out on Saturday for an endurance race and rally around the Lost Lake cross-country ski trail, sponsored by the Whi

The retirement of snowboard legend Darren Chalmers lasted less than five weeks. On Jan. 16, the 32-year-old took part in the third event of the Kokanee Valley Race Series, a giant slalom on the Raven and Old Crow runs on Whistler Mountain.

The second instalment of the 10-race Kokanee Valley Race Series was a fast giant slalom on Ross’ Gold on Thursday, Jan. 9. The more than 70 racers who participated made the most of the conditions to post some excellent times.

Rousseau, Bean win at Mont-Tremblant World Cup Although he missed the Olympics last winter after suffering a serious, and potentially career-ending, neck injury, Canadian mogul skier Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau has bounced back on the World Cup circuit

French skiers dominate men’s competition Some unexpected rain, warm weather and a long gap between snowfalls left the high alpine tracked out and hard for the Canadian Freesking Championships last week, but that didn’t stop some of the best

After a lot of hard work in preparing for the races, the Whistler Mountain Ski Club K2 racers turned in strong results at their season opener at Mt. Washington last weekend, the first of a series of races sponsored by CIBC and Wood Gundy.

This weekend, Cross Country B.C. will host an all-day tournament event for children aged 5 to 13 at the Coast Mountain Outdoor School. The Coast Ski League Tournament is sponsored by 2010 LegaciesNow and organized by Cross Country B.C.