Local Sports

The Wednesday night Downhill Series continued last week with a rip down Dirt Merchant, the World Cup single track, Crack Addict, a section of B-Line and Hornet. Shannon Smith was the top junior woman, racing uncontested.

Skateboard park, homes, dreams destroyed by locals Skateboarders have often had to fight for their right to skate, routinely getting escorted off properties by security guards and police. Through it all the skaters stuck it out.

Westbeach is hosting a free-for-all skate jam this Sunday, July 27 at the Whistler Skatepark. Co-sponsored by Volcom, the entry is free, the barbecue is free, the entertainment is free, and there are lots of prizes and give-aways for everyone.

Teng, Routley in top-10 A long, steep climb right off the start line proved to be the deciding factor in the Tim Hortons Mountain Bike National Championships cross-country event on Saturday and Sunday. The course itself was long and challenging.

Jones, Dumaresq take Whistler downhill; locals quick Covering four kilometres of dirt and rock on Whistler’s challenging downhill course is no mean feat.

The future of the sport on display at expression session For years, the worlds top freeride mountain bikers have toiled in the shadows, emerging every so often to appear in fat tire movies and race in sanctioned events like downhills and biker crosse

Whistler tournament Saturday After a loss at home to the Vancouver Rowing Club two weekends ago, the Whistler Hoary Marmots RFC was back at it last weekend for the Simon Fraser University seven-a-side tournament in Vancouver.

Locals athletes top Five Peaks event While mountain bike events dominated the Whistler landscape last week, a group of 195 cross-country runners pounded their way up and down Blackcomb Mountain as part of the annual Nike ACG Five Peaks Running Series

For all the dedicated summer skiers and boarders, this is your last chance to get a few turns, grinds and jumps in until winter. The Horstman Glacier and glacier camps will close operations for the summer season after Sunday, Aug. 3.

For the second year in a row, the Squamish Triathlon has sold out all 400 open spots. Held as a memorial race for Bob McIntosh, the Olympic-distance triathlon is part of the New Balance provincial series.