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Three qualify for second run at Soelden Although a record six women would represent the Canadian Alpine Ski Team at the first World Cup of the season at Soelden, Austria last Saturday, only one would qualify for a second run.

High school team on road at provincials this weekend The Whistler Secondary Senior Boys soccer team is looking better and better after winning the Howe Sound school district title two weeks ago.

Can you swing a tennis racquet? Squash racquet? Table tennis paddle? The Whistler Racquet and Golf Resort is hosting their first ever Racquet Challenge on Nov. 16, with proceeds going towards the Whistler Health Care Centre.

The latest resort rankings by Freeskier Magazine puts Whistler-Blackcomb on a pretty grand pedestal – not only is Whistler number one, it leads the rest of the resorts by a long margin.

On Oct. 8 the women’s World Cup technical team left Canada for Austria and our final camp of the training season.

The Whistler Secondary senior boys soccer team just won the Level A zone finals, and will represent the Howe Sound School District at the Level A provincial championships. They tied Pemberton 1-1 and beat Mt.

The racing season is still a long way off for members of the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, but training is well underway as athletes participate in group dryland sessions in Whistler and Vancouver.

After battling a knee injury all season, Whistler’s Tony Routley earned a mountain biking bronze medal at the Masters’ World Games in Melbourne, Australia, in early October.

In their annual resort guide issue, Transworld Snowboarding released a list of the top 10 places to ride in North America. As usual, Whistler-Blackcomb made the top 10 for all three criteria, and was named the top overall snowboard resort.

A group of Whistler runners took part in the Portland Marathon and the Kelowna Marathon and Half Marathon last weekend. In Portland, Paul Nicholas, 34, finished 79 th out of more than 3,000 men with his time of two hours, 59 minutes and 48 seconds.