Whistler

"There is going to be an explosion soon." Those are the words of frustration being used to describe the simmering state of the Sea to Sky backcountry.

The region’s more horizontally-inclined skiers can look forward to the 24 th Annual Fairmont Chateau Whistler Cup Cross Country Ski Loppet Feb. 11, one of the valley’s longest running traditions.

It’s almost a biblical theme – the church opens its doors to homeless people seeking a winter sanctuary as cold sets in and the snow begins to fall.

The Ministry of Environment is looking for public input on the draft management plan that has been prepared for Callaghan Lake Provincial Park.

Whistler-based mogul skiers Tami Bradley and Kelly Ringstad have a simple agenda for the World Championships – ski like hell during the competitions and finish off the weekend with a party that people will be talking about for years.

As promised last year, the B.C. Assets and Lands Corporation has started posting on their Web site information on the status of applications for commercial backcountry recreation tenures in Sea to Sky country.

Whistler secondary school lost its vice principal last summer and it is now losing its principal.

Avalanche Awareness week drives home need for the right knowledge and gear The two charges went off simultaneously, dropping cornices and dumping an avalanche of snow on to the slope below.

Steve Podborski, 1980 Olympic bronze medalist in downhill, has been appointed executive director of International Relations for the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Olympic bid.

The ranks of Whistler’s support service personnel have swelled by 13 with the launch of a peer educator program by Whistler Community Services Society and Mountain Community Health Alternatives.