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<div>Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury added two more Crystal Globes to his trophy case by winning his 89th World Cup title with a dual moguls victory on Saturday. Kingsbury competes in the men’s World Cup freestyle moguls skiing competition, in Waterville Valley, N.H., Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert F. Bukaty</div>

Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury wins 89th World Cup title

The World Cup season concludes with a final dual moguls race in Italy

 

Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup super-G, in Kvitfjell, Norway, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Canada’s Jeffrey Read earns World Cup silver in men’s super-G

Canmore, Alta. athlete came in just behind Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr

 

Zincton Mountain Resort would be built along the slopes of Whitewater Mountain near New Denver. The road shown south of the tenure is Highway 31A between New Denver and Kaslo. Map: Brent Harley and Associates

U.S. group wants formal assessment of massive B.C. back country ski resort

Colville Confederated Tribes seeks engagement on the Zincton project on 5,000 hectares near Kaslo

 

<div>Canada’s Marielle Thompson won her third consecutive World Cup women’s ski cross gold medal on Sunday. Thompson celebrates her win on the podium after the Ski Cross World Cup race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday Jan. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Keystone, Mayk Wendt</div>

B.C.’s Marielle Thompson wins third straight World Cup ski cross gold

Skiers from France and Switzerland took silver and bronze

<div>Canada’s Marielle Thompson won her third consecutive World Cup women’s ski cross gold medal on Sunday. Thompson celebrates her win on the podium after the Ski Cross World Cup race in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Sunday Jan. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Keystone, Mayk Wendt</div>
Skiers and snowboarders in British Columbia should expect unseasonably warm winters to become the new normal as climate change worsens, says a University of British Columbia associate professor in environmental sciences, amid a dismal ski season. A skier walks down a patchy ski slope at Whistler, B.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Dismal green B.C. ski season a sign of things to come: climate researcher

UBC environmental scientist says average winters will warmer than this within 25 years

Skiers and snowboarders in British Columbia should expect unseasonably warm winters to become the new normal as climate change worsens, says a University of British Columbia associate professor in environmental sciences, amid a dismal ski season. A skier walks down a patchy ski slope at Whistler, B.C., Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Whistler Blackcomb has confirmed a 62-year-old skiier is dead following a “serious incident” in Sapphire Bowl on Jan. 19, 2024. Skiers and snowboarders make their way down Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Monday March 8, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. man dies in skiing incident at Whistler Blackcomb

Spokesperson says ski patrol responded to incident in Sapphire Bowl

Whistler Blackcomb has confirmed a 62-year-old skiier is dead following a “serious incident” in Sapphire Bowl on Jan. 19, 2024. Skiers and snowboarders make their way down Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., on Monday March 8, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An ice-free Williams Lake and snow-free shoreline make for fall-like conditions on Dec. 28, 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Warm weather, lack of snow wreaks havoc on some B.C. ski hills

In Whistler, there was no snow on the ground Christmas Day, compared to 40 cm last Christmas

An ice-free Williams Lake and snow-free shoreline make for fall-like conditions on Dec. 28, 2023. (Ruth Lloyd photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
Fernie resident Ross Frazier has taken up the sport of ski biking. He can be seen on the hills in his neon orange jump suit (Photo by Vince Mo)

Are B.C. ski slopes ready for the sport of snow biking?

Fernie man talks about the joys of this relatively new way to enjoy your local mountain

Fernie resident Ross Frazier has taken up the sport of ski biking. He can be seen on the hills in his neon orange jump suit (Photo by Vince Mo)
Cameron Alexander, of Canada, flies down the course during the first Men’s World Cup downhill training run in Lake Louise, Alta., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Being strong and ready to launch from the start hut in the first World Cup downhill of the season is a novel feeling for the 26-year-old ski racer as knee injuries limited his last two seasons. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

B.C.’s Cam Alexander healthy as men’s World Cup downhill season set to begin

Canada’s only race winner in nearly a decade has been hurt as previous seasons got underway

Cameron Alexander, of Canada, flies down the course during the first Men’s World Cup downhill training run in Lake Louise, Alta., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Being strong and ready to launch from the start hut in the first World Cup downhill of the season is a novel feeling for the 26-year-old ski racer as knee injuries limited his last two seasons. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
Ski season has started in Alberta as two resorts in the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, opened Friday morning. Skiers at the Lake Louise ski resort near Lake Louise, Alta., are shown on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Ski resorts in the Canadian Rocky Mountains start to open for the winter season

At least 200 people were waiting in line at Lake Louise Ski Resort on opening day

Ski season has started in Alberta as two resorts in the Canadian Rockies, west of Calgary, opened Friday morning. Skiers at the Lake Louise ski resort near Lake Louise, Alta., are shown on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
People walk at Mont-Tremblant Resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. A Quebec labour board inspector found that missing elements in Mont Tremblant’s policy governing moving construction equipment on its site contributed to a deadly collision at the popular ski resort. One person died and another was severely injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola when it was struck by the mast of a drill rig on July 16. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Fatal Quebec gondola crash blamed in part on lack of policy

Drill rig operation at Mont Tremblant Ski Resort governed by incomplete procedure: inspector

People walk at Mont-Tremblant Resort in Mont-Tremblant, Que., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. A Quebec labour board inspector found that missing elements in Mont Tremblant’s policy governing moving construction equipment on its site contributed to a deadly collision at the popular ski resort. One person died and another was severely injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola when it was struck by the mast of a drill rig on July 16. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The snow-covered top of Mount Seymour is visible through low cloud as a Harbour Air floatplane approaches Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday December 28, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

North Shore Rescue saves two backcountry skiers lost on Mt Seymour

Pair of women got lost after accidentally skiing into the out of bounds

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The snow-covered top of Mount Seymour is visible through low cloud as a Harbour Air floatplane approaches Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday December 28, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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From green runs to steep runs: How visually impaired skiers get their turns

Braille Mountain Initiative and BC Adaptive Snowsports want more visually impaired skiers on slopes

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Gwyneth Paltrow testifies during her trial, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

Gwyneth Paltrow accuser calls Utah ski crash ‘serious smack’

Terry Sanderson is suing the actress for more than $300,000

Gwyneth Paltrow testifies during her trial, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)
Vernon’s Elena Gaskill, Beijing Olympian in 2022, will join four-time NFL Super Bowl winner Rob Gronkowski at a dinner fundraiser in Vancouver March 28. (Contributed)

Vernon Olympian raising funds with Super Bowl winner Gronk

Elena Gaskell and four-time champ Rob Gronkowski part of fundraiser in Vancouver March 28

Vernon’s Elena Gaskill, Beijing Olympian in 2022, will join four-time NFL Super Bowl winner Rob Gronkowski at a dinner fundraiser in Vancouver March 28. (Contributed)
A photo provided by Avalanche Canada shows the area near Tatla Lake, B.C. where two skiers were killed in an avalanche Feb. 11. (Avalanche Canada)

2 backcountry skiers killed in avalanche in B.C.’s Chilcotin

Both were fully buried near Tatla Lake on Saturday, says Avalanche Canada

A photo provided by Avalanche Canada shows the area near Tatla Lake, B.C. where two skiers were killed in an avalanche Feb. 11. (Avalanche Canada)
Canada’s Cameron Alexander celebrates after clinching the bronze medal in the alpine ski, men’s World Championship downhill, in Courchevel, France, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Cameron Alexander’s impressive result in his first world championship race was no surprise to teammate James Crawford. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marco Trovati

B.C. skier Cam Alexander claims downhill bronze in impressive world championship debut

North Vancouver athlete finished 0.89 seconds behind the gold place winner

Canada’s Cameron Alexander celebrates after clinching the bronze medal in the alpine ski, men’s World Championship downhill, in Courchevel, France, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023. Cameron Alexander’s impressive result in his first world championship race was no surprise to teammate James Crawford. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Marco Trovati
The risk of avalanches in Interior BC is the highest this season then it’s been in more than a decade according to Avalanche Canada. (File Photo)

American businessmen, brothers identified as 2 victims of Mt. McCrae Avalanche

Two guests and a guide were trapped in an avalanche while in backcountry with CMH Heli Skiing

The risk of avalanches in Interior BC is the highest this season then it’s been in more than a decade according to Avalanche Canada. (File Photo)
Adding a bit of colour to the landscape @kimberleyalpineresort. (greatgramsofgary/ Instagram)

Gary the cat shreds the gnar in Golden

Gary is a skiing cat that tours the Rockies

Adding a bit of colour to the landscape @kimberleyalpineresort. (greatgramsofgary/ Instagram)
An example of a skier falling into a tree well at Big White Ski Resort on December 30, 2018. (Todd Ganie photo)

‘It’s like you’re drowning in snow’: Teen saves father who fell into tree well at B.C. ski resort

By happenstance, the teen had recently watched a video explaining how to safely get out of a tree well

An example of a skier falling into a tree well at Big White Ski Resort on December 30, 2018. (Todd Ganie photo)