Local Sports

Other park features now on hold A pair of rails was stolen last week from Whistler-Blackcomb that were intended for the beginner Chipmunk Park on Whistler Mountain. The missing rails were new, and featured eight inch flat bar tops.

The B.C. Snowboard Association is looking for 16 enthusiastic snowboarders who are looking to crank things up a notch to join the provincial team this season. The team will consist of up to eight snowboard cross racers and eight halfpipe riders.

What: American Steep Where : Garibaldi Lift Co. When: Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m. Rock climbing is an unusual sport, played by a unique group of people. It has its own language, its own heroes, its own energy, and its own peculiar sense of humour.

Three skiers; Janyk injured The alpine World Cup season kicked off at Soelden, Austria last weekend.

Whistler athletes finish strong After coming close the past few years, Canada’s top triathletes were back on top in 2003 at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday, Oct. 18.

Quebec’s Jasey-Jay Anderson continues to lead the way for Canada in alpine snowboarding, placing third and fourth in events at the second World Cup of the season at Soelden, Austria. In the parallel giant slalom on Saturday, Oct.

How many people get to say they once had their skis waxed by an Olympic champion? Pontiac GMC and Alpine Canada Alpin are hosting a nationwide Wax Days fundraiser to help local ski clubs raise money for the upcoming competitive season.

The Canadian Alpine Ski Team faces its first World Cup test of the 2003-2004 season at Soelden, Austria on Saturday and Sunday with men’s and women’s giant slalom races.

The Whistler Secondary Storm boys soccer team is three and one this season, with shut-out wins against teams from Pemberton, Mt. Currie and Lillooet, and a 5-3 loss against the Vancouver Waldorf School.

For years students from across the Howe Sound School District have converged at Lost Lake to race in an annual cross-country running meet. In the past, conditions have ranged from cold and rain to sunny fall weather.