Whistler resort eagerly awaits word on 2013 X Games
WHISTLER — The question hanging over the Telus Whistler Ski and Snowboard Festival this year is simple: What happens to the party to end all end-of-season parties when ESPN comes in next year with its hugely successful X Games brand?
Snowboarding camps
Deadline for snowboarding selection camps is Wednesday
Tastemakers: Signal's Dave Lee
I was fortunate enough back in the 1990s to briefly share a house in Whistler with Dave Lee, where he coached at the Camp of Champions for many summers. I say "fortunate" because this was an era when a lot of riders, both pros and wannabes, were trying way too hard to be either gangsters or rock stars...
Asia Stocks to Watch: Japan’s ‘Aspen’ seen as bet on weaker yen
As the humid summer heat descends on Hong Kong and Tokyo, traders in these financial capitals are turning to the mountainside getaways of Japan’s Hokkaido island, not just as a vacation spot, but also as a curious play on the Japanese yen.
Undefeated on landmark tour
THE All Saints College rugby union first XV have completed a landmark undefeated tour of Canada which concluded last month, while their junior team joined them and made a similar mark on their opposition. All told, the two sides - made up of 32 players in total - won 11 out of 13 matches against teams from five Canadian schools.
JF Pelchat's binding is so hot right NOW
After years of dreaming, designing, and building, former pro snowboarder JF Pelchat is finally coming out with the NOW IPO -- a snowboard binding like nothing you've ever seen before. Inspired by the mechanics of a skateboard truck and built upon an entirely custom architecture, the IPO has already...
Living with a spinal cord injury
On a warm summer night in 1978 , Robb Dunfield and two friends climbed up into a house under construction near Jericho Beach to get a better view of the pillowy tall ships floating in the harbour.
