Whistler

Death toll in Mindanao pushing 1,500, tens of thousands homeless

Scholars hope it will become 'epicentre of mountain studies'

VAIL, Colo. — Other places get bigger dumps than Vail, but it's always been a point of local pride that Vail rarely gets shut out entirely by storms.

Despite the sirens and impromptu fireworks displays around the resort, New Year's Eve 2011 was relatively quiet from a policing point of view.

More avalanches prompt rescues in region

Critics continue to call for ban on commercial sled dog operations

Adaptive ski and snowboard programs to be hosted out of Jeff Harbers Adaptive Sports Centre

Victim was Whistler Blackcomb ski patroller

Space heating is highest cost for Whistlerites

Recent events show that democracy is a funny thing. For example, Canada is majority ruled by a party that received only two out of five votes in the May 2 federal election, while almost four in 10 Canadians didn't bother to vote at all.