Local Sports

Ridership up 60 per cent again this season In its fourth year of operation, rider numbers for the Whistler Mountain Bike Park are showing no signs of levelling off.

Season opens with a GS in Austria on Saturday The Alpine World Cup ski season opens this weekend with GS events in Soelden, Austria, and if the starting list is any indication it’s already shaping up be a year to remember, as a record six Canadi

Premier Gordon Campbell was in Vancouver Monday to unveil a B.C. Sports Hall of Fame exhibit that showcases the achievements of women athletes from B.C. Called "Celebrating B.C.

On Oct. 15, the Whistler Mountain Ski Club FIS team joined the K2 team in Europe for some pre-season glacier training and a chance to size up the international competition. Last week the K2 team went to Tignes, France for a two-week session.

The grand total on Monday’s Whistler Mountain Ski Club Bike-A-Thon around the bike park was 34 riders, 100 laps, three endos, and two broken chains. They also earned pledges for completing the laps.

Dozen of Whistler and Pemberton runners took part in the 23 rd annual Royal Victoria Marathon Festival, taking part in the half and full marathon races.

When this year’s Max Vert Enduro got underway at 9 a.m., it was minus three degrees Celsius at mid-station on Whistler Mountain, and a thick blanket of frost covered the course.

A human body has 639 different muscles, give or take, and after the first day on the slopes, it always feels like each and every one of them has seized up.

How I spent my summer vacation

The Whistler Women’s Volleyball League is still looking for players and teams to join regular league play, starting Oct. 21. The season runs on Monday nights to Dec. 2 at the high school and is for intermediate and advanced players.