Whistler

The decision on whether to build a natural gas pipeline from Squamish to Whistler is expected within the next few weeks with the completion of a comprehensive review of supply and demand in the community.

SPECIAL EVENTS THE MCDADES>> Check out this blend of Celtic, world & jazz music. The McDades fuse the sounds in a mixture of original and traditional music at MY Place on Fri. March 5 at 8 p.m. Adults $20/students and seniors $17.

The spectacle of kids as young as 10 hucking themselves off of cliffs and skiing the couloirs of Gloom and Doom on Whistler Mountain drew a crowd on Sunday, as the Whistler Kids Freeride Club held its second annual big mountain freeride contest.

Injuries claim five national team members With one more solid week under her belt 20-year-old Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta can clinch the women’s World Cup moguls title.

Whistler skiers turn in solid performances As the World Cup season winds down for the Canadian Alpine Ski Team, there’s no question where the men’s MVP award is going – Canmore, Alberta veteran Thomas Grandi.

Aleisha Cline, Ashleigh McIvor on top of the world A pair of skier cross pros from Whistler has been tearing it up recently, finishing on top of pro contests south of the boarder.

Sparks and bodies were flying at the fifth King of the Rail competition at the base of Blackcomb on Saturday, with more than 80 boarders and skiers taking part and dozens of spectators looking on.

Gale force winds have forced organizers of the third and final round of the World Freeskiing Tour to move the event from France to the US.

One name was missed from the Whistler Secondary Honour Roll published in last week’s Pique. Grade 12 student Maegan Stevens also made the honour roll.

I was away at a library conference in Seattle last week and have come back totally energized and excited about the direction public libraries are taking. The Public Library Association (PLA) Conference was held from Feb.