Local Sports

According to the most recent survey, the average member of the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association rides a lot, likes to race for social reasons, and is reasonably well off.

The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is going out with a bang, not a whimper, this weekend with the first annual Harvest Huckfest ? three days of mountain bike worship to celebrate the best season in the park?s history.

Friends of the late Tony Tyler are hosting an all-day memorial golf tournament on Oct. 5 to honour his memory and raise money for his favourite charity, the Whistler Minor Hockey Association.

New passes required for advanced, expert terrain For the 2001-02 season, Whistler-Blackcomb will have more than 40 acres of terrain parks for beginner, advanced and intermediate skiers and snowboarders, with table tops, spines, rails, halfpipes, and

Some of the top freeriders and downhill mountain bikers in the region took part in the first P-Nut?s Wild ride down the 19 th Hole in Squamish on Sept. 23 ? over one and a half kilometres of steep, technical singletrack.

Ever seen Tony Hawk skate? How about Dave Osato on his BMX bike in a vert ramp? Or Richie Schley hucking over tabletops? Summer may be over, but the boys of summer aren’t quite ready to pack it in just yet.

It takes a lot of work to organize an event like the Cheakamus Challenge Fall Classic mountain bike race, most of it volunteer.

Tony Tyler would have been proud. There wasn’t an empty seat in the house in Meadow Park arena on Tony Tyler Night (Sept.

The founding members of the Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA) were presented with the inaugural Cheaky Awards on Sept. 23 at the BrewHouse.

Veteran champions set pace for up and coming Canadians Although it looked like it might rain on the parade, the 19 th annual Cheakamus Challenge Fall Classic mountain bike race Sept. 22 finished under sunny skies before a welcoming crowd of hundreds.