Whistler

Witnesses dig out snowboarder after cornice drops, triggers avalanche Jesse Hawk is a lucky guy, and he knows it. On Sunday afternoon (Feb. 22), Hawk was with two friends taking pictures on the top of Flute.

The municipality is consolidating its plans for looking after Fitzsimmons Creek. It has put out a call for a consultant to come up with a management plan for the creek.

Overnight commute sparks discussion. Employees who commute from Squamish to Whistler for night shift work are asked to add their input to a discussion about transportation in the corridor.

Five per cent payment no longer required by CMHC The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced a new twist this week as part of a program to encourage Canadians to buy their first homes.

Six new endowment funds have been added to the Community Foundation of Whistler. The new funds include the American Friends of Whistler Fund, the Ciceri Family Fund, the Glacier Creek Development Fund, the J.J.

Five in top 30 at Are, Sweden The Canadian Alpine Ski Team knocked down more than gates in World Cup action at Are, Sweden last weekend.

With the ski season half over for the Whistler Mountain Ski Club, the coaches did a mid-term review on the performance of their teams and athletes last week.

Teen lost in woods for 12 hours Blackcomb Patrol spend night above Fitzsimmons Creek A 15-year-old Seattle resident spent the night in the woods with two Blackcomb patrollers after heading out of bounds at the bottom of 7th Heaven.

Next year’s event should be more profitable, musical There were a lot of memorable moments in The Keg Sea to Sky Hockey Challenge held in Whistler and Vancouver last weekend.

As of Wednesday, Feb. 25 Fifteen cm of new snow has fallen in the Alpine over the past few days. Strong South-easterly winds yesterday and overnight have formed some pockets of stiff windslab to the lee of any terrain features.