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Judging by the number of red and gold suits out there for local ski races, it’s safe to say that Whistler and the Lower Mainland area is home to many Canadian Alpine Ski Team alumni.

In yet another surprise move, Alpine Canada Alpin (ACA) announced on March. 5 that president Kerry Moynihan "has been relieved of his duties.

It’s been a while, but five Canadians managed to qualify for this year’s World Cup finals this week at Flachau, Austria. Last year only two Canadians, Melanie Turgeon and Allison Forsyth made an appearance at the finals.

It was a busy weekend for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club. The junior and FIS teams went to the Hershey Cup races at Nakiska, Alberta, for a four-day slalom and giant slalom series.

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.