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Skier retention, World Cups among issues discussed While Canada’s top skiers faced off in Whistler during the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships, the Alpine Canada Alpin board of directors sat down to discuss the future direction of the organiza

Three day expo to promote recreational paddling in Whistler "There is more potential for paddling out there to enjoy than there is for mountain biking," says Grant Lamont of Epic Events, an organizer of the Paddlefest 2002 festivities, whic

The top juvenile racers in the world from age 11 to 14, representing 21 different countries, face off in Whistler this weekend for the 10th annual Sierra Wireless-Air Canada Whistler Cup.

Warren Shouldice of Calgary and Rory Bushfield of Balzac, Alberta, both members of the National Freestyle Development Team, came home victorious from the 2002 FIS Freestyle International Youth Championships, which were held last week at the Iso-Syote

The sun came out in patches, but not enough to slow the snow down for the last running of the Kokanee Valley Race Series on March 28.

So you want to be a pro snowboarder… Everybody has to start somewhere. You could start next weekend at the Ripzone Snowboard Invitational, which leads off this year’s Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival.

It’s been an uphill battle to organize another World Freestyle Snowmobiling Association Pro Bowl competition in the Sea to Sky area this year, but then snowmobilers are renowned for their ability to climb hills.

There wasn’t any chocolate in the gold medals presented to Whistler skiers at the Nabob/Hershey Cup Western Canadian Spring Series at Red Mountain last weekend, but it was still sweet for a number of up and coming Whistler racers.

Last week the top junior and senior snowboard athletes in the country converged on Mont Tremblant for the 2002 Pizza Pops Canadian National and Junior Snowboard Championships.

The World Ski and Snowboard Festival has taken snow sports to new extremes in recent years, slapping huge cash prizes on the barrel head, and inviting the top athletes in the world to Whistler to compete for fame, fortune and fun.