Local Sports

Events draw huge crowds, top athletes They came, we saw, they conquered. Some of the top snowboarders in the country and the world converged in Whistler for two days of mayhem last weekend in the second annual Ripzone Snowboard Invitational.

Whistler-Blackcomb Ski School is one of the top ski schools in the world, boasting more Level 3 and Level 4 instructors than any other program in North America.

Wow, is the season over already? I cannot believe that it’s April already – where did all of those other months go? Every year I am amazed at how quickly the race season passes by because when I look at the schedule at the beginning of the

Last Saturday, the Whistler Gymnastics Club took part in the annual Flicka Invitational in North Vancouver. They were competing against some of the largest teams in the province, include Flicka, Coquitlam, Langley, Vancouver and Delta.

For the second year in a row, the Garnier Fructis World Skiing Invitational will take centre stage at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, with more than $50,000 up for grabs in the Salomon Big Air and Salomon Superpipe/SuperHit competitions.

Although Whistler’s mountain bike trails are slowly drying out, the season is already in full swing in the more temperate town of Pemberton.

Mountain bike group focuses on youth programs The schedule for the Whistler Off-Road Cycling Association has been set, and it’s shaping up to be an even bigger year for the club than last year’s record-breaking season.

Austrian juveniles again win Nations Cup All’s well that ends well for the Canadians in the 11 th annual Sierra Wireless Air Canada Whistler Cup.

The Whistler Extreme Women's Volleyball team travelled to Burnaby for the Tier I Provincial Championships on April 5th. A dozen teams took part in the last tournament of the B.C. Volleyball Association women’s league season.

Since its beginning, the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival has showcased the best and brightest in extreme snowsports. This year they will also showcase the newest as well, with the addition of the Snowskate Rumble to the calendar.