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Rochon, St. Pierre, Bradley win medals in moguls; Bauer golden in aerials It was a good weekend for the Canadian Freestyle Ski Team as the athletes brought home four out of 12 medals from the World Cup in Fernie last weekend.

The Whistler Freeride Team’s own Aleisha Cline, the reigning ESPN X-Games champion, is continuing to dominate the pro skier cross circuit this season, recently winning the Subaru U.S. Freeskiing Nationals at Snowbird, Utah.

Hermannator astounds with World Cup victory Warm weather persisted in Europe for the latest round of World Cup races, resulting in wet snow and racing conditions that got choppier and slower from skier to skier.

The Adult Weekend Race Series had a solid turnout on Sunday, Jan. 26 for the giant slalom on Upper Dave Murray.

Whistler freeskier takes second IFSA World Tour contest The second stop on the International Free Skiers Association world tour took place on the north face of Mt.

The organizers of the Telus Mobility Winter Classic race changed the format this year from a guess-your-own time giant slalom to a winner-takes-all triple crown event with runs down the snowcross course, and a mogul field, as well as the race.

Only a handful of Whistler locals made the trip to Silver Star in Vernon this weekend for the first Provincial Snowboard Series event.

The Appleton Rum Peak to Valley Race is arguably one of the most grueling ski races on the planet, with competitors carving their way through 180 gates down a vertical drop of more than 1,400 metres.

Several generations of ski racers have come and gone since Bob Parsons passed away in 1979, but the original Weasel Worker’s influence on ski racing and young people’s development is still being felt. On Feb.

The Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) K1 program finally got going this month, earning several podiums and top-15 results in three giant slalom races at Hemlock Mountain on Jan. 18 and 19. K1 is for kids aged 11 and 12.