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Snow Job: Enough White Stuff?

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Kerry Banks.

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Can you have a Winter Olympics without snow? A lot of people in the Lower Mainland are starting to wonder. After all, this has been one of the mildest winters in recent memory and the snow that fell on the local mountains in November appears to have been completely washed away by persistent rains. Recent news reports have suggested that Olympic organizers were considering moving the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events from Cypress Mountain to another location. However, Olympic officials deny that is not the case, and insist that everything is under control.

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The Kootenays: Cowboys and Ski Bums

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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What do you get when you blend big-mountain skiing, new-school terrain-park riding and cowboy culture? Kicking Horse Resort’s Wrangle the Chute, where not only do competitors have to style their way down some of Kicking Horse’s extreme, leg-burning chutes, they then face a massive terrain park where the sky is literally the limit . . .

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7 Tips for If Your Accelerator Sticks

Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by Graeme McLaughlin.

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Recent publicity surrounding Toyota’s recall of vehicles with faulty accelerator pedals is a good reminder of how important it is to know what to do if your accelerator pedal ever gets stuck or

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Man’s Best Friend Helps Kootenay Kids

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by Dave Quinn.

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Noticeably absent from this year’s Bootleg races, however, will be the canines from local Adrenaline Dog Sled Tours – they’ll be at the Olympics on an important, covert mission, delivering “as-yet-unspecified” performers to the outdoor stages in Whistler (while showcasing B.C. tourism for Olympic spectators from around the world, of course).