Local Sports

The snowy conditions last weekend provided skiers in the B.C. Masters Championships with an extra challenge, impairing visibility and making the course choppy in sections.

The fifth stop of the Kokanee Valley Race Series, a super G on Gandy Dancer, was dedicated to the memory of Dennis Cofield, a long-time local racer who passed away in January.

The Whistler Gymnastics Club kicked off a successful Gymnastics Awareness Week with a strong showing at a meet in Vancouver, then capped it off with a colouring and writing contest for the younger gymnasts.

Most of the trail network still open, despite warm weather Three weeks without snow and temperatures in the double digits took their toll on the Lost Lake Park cross-country trail system, but thanks to the efforts of municipal crews more than 80 per

Whistler K2s (ages 13 and 14) and J1s (15 and 16), all but swept the podium at the annual Enquist Slalom races Feb. 15 and 16, showing once again the depth of talent in the Whistler Mountain Ski Club.

Canadians finish with two medals, and top results Nanaimo’s Allison Forsyth turned her entire season around with a pair of inspired giant slalom runs at the Alpine Ski World Championships at St. Moritz, Switzerland on Feb.

Some of our top Whistler skiers took part in the U.S. Freeskiing Open in Vail, Colorado, from Feb. 6 to 9, and are bringing home their fair share of the medals and prize money. Events included a big air, a halfpipe, a slopestyle and a skier cross.

Quebec alpine star wins Canada’s first world championship title in a decade; Canadians coming through It’s been 10 long years since a Canadian won at the Alpine World Ski Championships – Kate Pace was last to accomplish this feat in Ja

The Sprite Park Rider Series hosted its third event on Sunday, Feb. 9, a slopestyle competition on Blackcomb.

B.C. Masters Championship this weekend Getting older and going downhill are not the same thing, unless of course you take the phrase literally and sign up to ski in the B.C. Masters Championship this weekend. The event is sanctioned by B.C.