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Quest basketball teams host Douglas College

Quest University in Squamish is hosting the men’s and women’s basketball teams from Douglas College this weekend, and inviting spectators to come out and cheer on the home team.

The women’s home game gets underway at 6 p.m., followed by the men’s home game at 8 p.m.

This is a demonstration year for Quest University in basketball, and as a result Quest is not included in the rankings. Quest is hoping to add other varsity sports, including soccer, and would play in the B.C. Colleges Athletic Association next year.

More than 150 fans turned out to Quest’s first home game against Capliano College earlier this month.

 

Luge Association hosting officials course

The Canadian Luge Association is offering a two-day advanced course for officials Dec. 1-2, inviting residents wishing to play a part in test events and the 2010 Olympics to learn the rules of the sport. This is the last opportunity to become a nationally certified official in the Sea to Sky corridor, prior to the FIL International Course this spring.

The cost is $25. E-mail info@luge.ca to sign up or call 403-247-9884, ext. 29. No experience is necessary.

 

Skicross hosting final selection camp

The Canadian Ski Cross team is hosting its final selection camp for the national team from Nov. 23-30 at PowderKing Mountain Resorts in Prince George.

Most of the team has already been selected, and includes Whistler skiers Ashleigh McIvor, Davey Barr and Brian Bennett. The team will travel to pro events around North America, as well as World Cup events in Europe this season before returning to Canada for nationals.

The team also announced that Willi Wiltz has signed on as the team’s ski technician. Wiltz has been tuning skis for top skiers for more than 25 years, and includes Daron Rahlves and Shaun Palmer on his resume. His athletes have won three Olympic medals, a world championship gold, 10 World Cup wins, over 20 World Cup podiums, and podiums in snowboard cross and X-Games.

 

Skateboard Association hosting meeting

The Whistler Skateboard Association (WSA) is hosting a meeting at the Franz’s Trail skatepark on Nov. 28 to discuss everything that has happened in recent months, and the work that was done to prevent the underground park from being closed due to vandalism and general disrespect.

Everyone is invited to attend the meeting and discuss plans for the winter, and the future of the underground skatepark. The WSA has more than $4,000 banked to build new street features for next spring.

The Skateboard Association has removed the street obstacles from the lot adjacent to the park as part of its longstanding agreement with Whistler-Blackcomb to make that area available to skiers during the winter. The area of the skatepark with the bowl and miniature halfpipe will remain open through the winter months.

 

Celebrity race returns to Whistler Film Festival

Organizers of the Whistler Film Festival are once again hosting the WFF Celebrity Challenge, with 15 teams of four skiers and snowboarders racing in Ego Bowl on Whistler Mountain.

The format is “match your time”, which means that participants will get to do a run, see their time, and then guess their time for their second run. The teams with the smallest difference between their guesses and actual times will win the race.

The Celebrity Challenge takes place on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m. and will include celebrities, filmmakers, Olympians, professional skiers and snowboarders, and representatives from film companies. Proceeds will go to the Whistler Film Festival Society’s professional development program for independent Canadian filmmakers.

The celebrities confirmed for this year’s race are director Adam Egoyan, producer Kevin Tierny, director Julia Kwan, actors Leelee Sobieski, Tricia Helfer, Caroline Neron, Rupinder Nagra, Tygh Runyon, and Louis Lombardi. Others are expected to attend, including a few surprise additions.

The film festival runs from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, and will showcase 92 films. For more information visit www.whistlerfilmfestival.com.

 

B.C. Snowboard looking for development riders

The B.C. Snowboard Association is looking for riders between the ages of 13 and 18 to join its revamped development program this winter.

The program will be auditioning riders that have some competitive experience, would like to improve their riding and results, and have aspirations to join the provincial or national teams.

Qualified athletes will benefit from certified coaching with international competitive experience, specialized guest coaching for snowboardcross, halfpipe and slopestyle, individual goal setting and athlete planning, interaction with other athletes, 40 days of on-snow camps and coaching, as well as coaching at local competitions, membership in the association, and access to sport specialists for physical development and nutrition.

The program is based out of Big White Ski Resort, and the majority of camps and competitions will take place there. There are also opportunities to travel to competitions around the province, including the Canadian National Championships at Cypress Mountain, the Olympic snowboard venue, in April.

The development team is limited to 10 participants. The selection camp is Sunday, Nov. 25, and athletes need to pre-register by contacting Mathew Galina at 250-718-5940, or huck_it_large@yahoo.ca.