Local Sports

For the second year in a row, Whistler Mountain Ski Club racer Tyler Duncan was selected by his teammates as the Sportsman of the Year for his positive attitude. His teammates weren’t the only people to notice.

Last snowboard event of the season brings out the pros This weekend, for the fourth year in a row, Showcase Snowboards will be hosting their Showcase Showdown, featuring a halfpipe competition on Saturday (May 12) and a 20-foot quarterpipe on Sunday.

The last Nike Series halfpipe of the season got off to a slow start on May 5 with event staff and volunteers digging more than half a metre of new snow out of the pipe.

Whistler mountain bikers won four divisions at Hammerfest 2001, the second B.C. Cup cross-country race of the season held in Parksville last weekend.

Special Events

Funding for the annual classic is being diverted to snowboarding championships

Service without a smile? Backhand like a rusty screen door? The Whistler Racquet and Golf Resort is offering a series of locals clinics for all levels of ability to help you get your tennis game to the next level.

In last week’s coverage of the World Snowboarding Championship, there a few corrections to note. The first is that the picture and captions were reversed.

Two hundred boys and girls of all ages and abilities are expected back this year to kick off the Whistler Youth Soccer Club’s 2001 season on May 5, with spring start-up activities at Myrtle Philip and Whistler Secondary fields.

The Whistler Skating Club’s ice carnival is taking place this weekend, featuring an original production called Safari on Ice.