Whistler

Almost a year ago Pique Newsmagazine was launched with a feature story by Steven Threndyle which attempted to show how busy the coming ski season would be in Whistler. Ten months later, we know Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains entertained a record 1.

Open up and say… access The trailhead leading to some of the best singletrack mountain bike riding in the Whistler Valley now has a big No Trespassing sign at its entrance.

Temporary housing still in the works Temporary employee housing for this winter is getting closer. Two proposals for temporary employee housing camps are expected to come to council in the next couple of weeks.

At 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 1994 Ann Marie Potton boarded the Whistler Village Gondola for an afternoon of solace and stunning alpine views — no one saw her again.

Library too popular An August survey by the Whistler Public Library shows library users like what is there — but they want more.

SKI ranking By Paul Dillon "The numbers from this year's poll only confirm what we at SKI have known for some time now, that Whistler is the best resort in North America," Seth Masia, senior editor of SKI magazine, told a Vancouver press conference M

Solid Waste Whistler wants the freedom to take some of its own initiatives in contributing to the 50 per cent reduction in solid waste within the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District.

Garibaldi Alpen Resorts and Grand Adex Resorts have been invited to proceed with formal proposals to develop the Brohm Ridge area for skiing.

Chateau expansion recommended to Japanese owners A $50 million expansion of the Chateau Whistler Resort could begin next June and the doors are expected to open Jan. 1 1998.

Gustafsen Lake — the place may seem a world away as armed police officers and armored personnel carriers surround armed natives occupying a piece of sacred land near 100 Mile House.