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Whistler well represented at championships The final step from the feeder system to the Canadian Alpine Ski Team is the Pontiac GMC race series. The final step in the series is the Pontiac GMC Canadian Championships.

Piqued at Sun Peaks

Braving frigid temperatures and hard-packed conditions, more than 100 skiers and riders showed up on Feb. 23 to race in the third and final snow cross of the Sprite Park Rider Series.

FIS still has a few bugs to work out When snowboarding debuted at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, one of best halfpipe riders in the world opted not to go.

Whether you want to look for yourself in the crowd, or relive one of the most amazing freestyle performances by the Canadian aerials team in recent years, CTV Sportsnet is giving you your chance to catch it on television.

You can’t argue with results. The board of directors of Whistler Mountain Ski Club announced on Feb. 26 that Nigel Cooper will stay on with the club as the full-time program director.

Freeride Team offering an all-day clinic for women The Whistler Freeride Team, which features some of the most hardcore skiers and snowboarders in the world, is still getting in touch with its feminine side.

The Thompson-Okanagan team cleaned up at the 2002 B.C. Winter Games this past weekend at Williams Lake, winning a total of 116 medals; 42 gold, 43 silver and 25 bronze.

The first of three Atomic Skier/Snowboardcross events got underway on Feb. 21 in almost 30 centimetres of new snow, which continued to pile up over the course of the day.

More than 150 skiers and snowboarders took part in the second snowcross of the Sprite Park Rider Series on Blackcomb last Saturday, Feb. 16, including more young skiers.