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Whistler skier earns silver in first World Cup ski cross Although the departure of Olympic mogul skiers Jean-Luc Brassard and Ryan Johnson was a blow for the Canadian freestyle team, the depth of the program was evident last weekend at the first Worl

The Sea to Sky Youth Basketball League is holding its first practices this week, and judging by the numbers, there’s room for more coaches for the younger kids, and more players at the high school level.

The first of four shows chronicling the 2002 Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival will air nationally on Global TV (Channel 11 on Whistler Cable) this Saturday at 1 p.m.

Janyk makes cut in super-G and slalom Whistler’s Britt Janyk and Melanie Turgeon of Beauport, Quebec, led the successful Canadian charge in the World Cup super-G and slalom events at Aspen, Colorado last weekend.

Despite an injury and some unusually difficult racing conditions, Whistler Secondary teacher and Pemberton resident Kevin Titus reclaimed his national cross country running title at the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Moncton last weekend aft

The snow may be slow in arriving, but the Canadian National Snowboard Team is right on schedule.

With the help of a man-made blizzard, the courses for Lake Louise World Cup and Nor Am speed races planned for the next three weeks met the approval of International Ski Federation (FIS) officials this week.

A new benchmark for Canada

Although he "felt awful" about mid-way through the swim and got progressively worse until he finished the run, Whistler’s Daniel Havens came home from the 2002 Gay Games in Sydney, Australia, with a silver medal in the Triathlon.

Three Whistler teams and two teams from the University College of the Fraser Valley took part in a B.C. Volleyball Association (BCVA) tournament in Whistler on Saturday.