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Eight snow competitions in the 2010 Winter Olympics will take place in the mountain ski resort of Whistler, two hours north of the comparatively balmy Vancouver.
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A Rocky Mountain Cycle Tours guest takes a well-deserved break at the Stutfield Glacier viewpoint on the climb up to the Columbia Icefields.
White Pass ski area being expanded
A trackhoe growls as it carves the dirt where a second ski lodge will be built at the White Pass ski area.
Maine's open governor's race a big draw
For the fourth time in a row Maine faces a broad scramble to succeed a two-term governor.
Woman who lost leg in boating accident still hospitalized
Alison McWeeny, the 20-year-old Central Washington University student-athlete who lost her lower leg in a boating accident last week, was listed in satisfactory condition Friday at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center.
Contador makes early statement with climb
Alberto Contador didn't win the Tour de France on this wonderfully untrammeled ski slope in the high Pyrenees Friday, nor did Lance Armstrong didn't lose it.
McNamara's Higher Self Funded 10th Mountain Start-Up Huts
" Robert McNamara, the secretary of defense from 1961 to 1969, will forever be remembered as the architect of a war gone terribly wrong.
El Nino may hurt Vancouver Olympics
Beware Olympic planners. El Nino lurks. Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday the weather phenomenon is building in the Pacific Ocean.
Wash.'s White Pass ski area being expanded
After two decades of legal battles, work is under way to nearly double the size of the White Pass ski resort south of Mount Rainier.
3 Idaho women named to Olympic Hall of Fame
Three Idaho women are due to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, including Olympic gold medalists Andrea Mead Lawrence and Picabo Street and Paralympian Sarah Wills.
El Nino bad news for winter sports outlook
El Nino bad news for winter sports outlook Story Published: Jul 9, 2009 at 3:35 PM PDT By Scott Sistek It's official.
Ligety picking up speed in recovery
Going slow just feels wrong to Ted Ligety. The gradual process of rehabilitating a knee that quite nearly needed surgery has moved at a pace not nearly hectic enough for the 24-year-old ski racer.
Canadaa s most visited tourist attractions
Seventy-nine miles north of Vancouver, Whistler is widely regarded as one of the world's best ski resorts.
50 Brits rescued from sinking wooden boat after out-of-control jet-ski leaves gaping hole in hull
Scores of British tourists had to be rescued from a sinking wooden boat after a jet-ski rammed into its side leaving a gaping hole.
Witt joins Munich bid Retired figure skater Katarina Witt, seen in a 2003 photo, will lead the board of trustees for Munich's 2018 Olympic bid.
Burned body was missing Irishman
A burned body found near Malaga in April has been identified as that of a missing Irishman.
Ellensburg Woman Loses Leg In Boating Accident
Authorities are investigating a boating accident that caused an Ellensburg woman to lose part of her leg.
Jet-skiers warned of swimmer danger
Police are urging jet-skiers to be safe at sea following reports of many venturing too close to swimmers along the Sussex coast.
A line of skiers race to glide over a icy pond on Blackcomb mountain in Whistler, B.C., on May 18, the last day of skiing on the hill for the year.
Shoreham jet ski drivers warned by police
DANGEROUS jet ski drivers are being targeted in a new campaign by Sussex Police.