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Heil back on track after missing a year and a half due to injuries The Canadian moguls team got off to a strong start last weekend with a pair of silver medals in Ruka, Finland.

Additional trails will be opened as conditions permit Although cross country skiers have been enjoying the early season conditions of the Lost Lake trails for several weeks, the season will officially open this Friday, Dec. 12.

Guay places 17 th in Beaver Creek super G With world champion downhiller Melanie Turgeon still out with a back injury, Fernie’s Emily Brydon picked up the slack for the Canadian team last week at the Lake Louise World Cup.

The Whistler Secondary Storm senior girls volleyball team battled its way in the provincial A Championships in Castlegar last weekend, after beating several teams from Vancouver in zone competition.

Solid weekend for Canadian team After a disappointing start to the season, the Canadians hit their stride last weekend with both the men’s and women’s teams landing solid results in Lake Louise and Park City.

Skate skiing is a lot more challenging than it looks – fall out of rhythm and you could wind up doing the splits. It’s also one of the most intense aerobic sports you can do, burning more than 800 calories an hour.

While Erik Guay’s second place finish in last Saturday’s Lake Louise World Cup downhill was applauded by ski racing fans across the country, some members of the powerful Austrian team may have been a little off form for the race.

The Whistler Seawolves are hosting the Squamish Pirates for a swim meet at Meadow Park on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting a 12:30 p.m.

Lustenberger leads way with third and fourth place finishes Christina Lustenberger of Invermere led the way for the Canadian women in Nor Am competition last week, which came on the heels of the World Cup events at Park City, Utah.

It took two years after Whistler’s Ross Rebagliati became the first snowboarder to win an Olympic gold medal, in February of 1998, for Sport Canada to officially recognize snowboarding athletes for funding.