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NORTH AMERICA: A CANADIAN ROCKIES WINTER BEYOND SKIING

Canada’s most scenic mountain roadway, the Icefields Parkway, spans 230 km from Lake Louise to Jasper and is the route to over 100 visible glaciers, lakes, waterfalls and numerous hiking trails. One of the major highlights along the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Alpine skiing: Janyk top Canadian at men’s World Cup slalom

Michael Janyk of Whistler, B.C., was the top Canadian on Tuesday at the famed Schladming night slalom World Cup race, placing 14th. Janyk, who posted a two-run time of one minute 48.89 seconds, was one of three Canadiens to finish in the [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

CANADIAN KERSHAW CAPTURES WORLD CUP BRONZE AT TOUR DE SKI

Canada's Devon Kershaw continued his march to the World Cup medal podium Saturday, capturing bronze in the seventh stage of the Tour de Ski. The Sudbury, Ont., native finished the 20-kilometre classic cross-country ski race in 57 min [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Kingsbury leads 4-medal charge by Canadian freestylers

Mikael Kingsbury won his first career men's moguls crown at a World Cup freestyle skiing competition Tuesdayin China to lead a four-medal performance by the Canadian team. The 18-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., was joined on the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Canadians Outperform at Grand Prix Ski Halfpipe

Canadians were the cream of the crop Friday when a new world of innovation was introduced to the Visa U.S. Halfpipe Grand Prix as ski halfpipe made its competition debut in the series. Justin Dorey and Rosalind Groenwoud, who both hail f [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 2010 | Comments : 0

Canadian skiers not super in super-G

Being bunched together can be a good thing. Take the Austrian skiers on Saturday, when they dominated the season-opening Audi FIS World Cup downhill at Lake Louise, nailing down gold and silver and putting three men in the top six. Take [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

'A milestone in Canadian skiing heritage'

When Ellyn Holzman and Arnold Midgley talk about the Ottawa Ski Club, they’re talking about more than an organization of skiers. They’re talking about family, friends and a way of life … a Canadian way of life. For Hol [...]

Posted On : Oct, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Canadian surfer Peter Devries surges on to world stage

Pete Devries looks like any of the other two dozen or more 20-somethings eating breakfast in the Long Beach Lodge’s Great Room on Friday. Blond curls peak out from under his skull cap and he’s wearing a rain jacket over layers o [...]