Skiing

Parker’s photograph captures the moment the snow mound that buried McNutt broke off (Eric Parker)

Saved from a snowy tomb

A B.C. skiing star is alive thanks to six friends—and no thanks to his avalanche beacon

Why a lot of B.C. skiers are kissing Whistler goodbye

A takeover by a U.S. giant Vail Resorts drove prices from high to stratospheric, say Vancouver snow mavens. Then there’s the whole Fahrenheit thing.

Downhill skiing? Too easy.

‘Skimo’ devotees love the sweat of the climb

What it feels like to ski at Whistler

Come along for the ride as this expert skier goes off-trail and carves some tracks in fresh powder at Whistler, Canada’s premier ski and snowboard destination.

Rough ride for ‘Canadian Cowboy’

‘Give me a couple of hours and I’ll be able to snap out of it,’ Erik Guay says of disappointment

Dufour-Lapointe sisters win Canada’s first gold, silver

The ‘skiing’ sisters from Montreal bring Canada’s medal tally to three

UBC students may sell lodge in Whistler

Ski and Board club members divided over value

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Extreme skiing, extreme risk? Think again.

The things we’re most afraid of are usually the least likely to kill us

UBC may sell Whistler Lodge

Ultra-cheap resort for students is losing money

Would you attend Whistler U?

Developer envisions tourism and business programs

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Canada’s queen of the slopes

The X Games’ high-octane mix of risk and thrill may be headed for the Olympics—and Sarah Burke is ready for it

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High praise for low-life horse racing

Plus, why Cleopatra got a raw deal, the man who killed Pluto, Keith Richards on Mick Jagger, Louisa May Alcott’s revenge, and the vanishing ski bum