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Click for larger image Click for larger image It was touch and go at the beginning of the season, but Mother Nature has been extra kind to the folks at Mt. Washington this year! After a disappointing 04/05 season, the area received more than enough snow in plenty of...

Click for larger image Click for larger image This leg of the Pontiac GMC Cup series wrapped up Sunday at Nakiska, Alberta, with the men's and women's slalom.Quadra Island, BC native Dustin Fraser of the BC Ski Team took the men's gold finishing with the...

Allison Forsyth (Nanaimo, BC) was the top Canadian in Sunday's World Cup super-G, finishing 17th in a time of one minute 10.46 seconds. Forsyth was pleased with the result, saying her goal was a top 20 finish. "I didn't ski as well today as I have been skiing...

Click for larger image Allison Forsyth (Nanaimo, BC) skied to 14th in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, finishing inside the top 15 at a World Cup downhill race for the first time in her career. Forsyth, who has 24 top 10 finishes in the giant slalom discipline, was...

It was the men who set the first tracks on Nakiska's sunny Lower Maverick slalom course Saturday at the Pontiac GMC Cup, a developmental series for Canada's top alpine skiers. After the first run, eight men finished within one second of each other making the...

Why not watch some Workd Cup ski racing on TV? Here's a schedule - be sure to check your local listings to confirm!  WORLD CUP COVERAGE ON CBC AND ROGERS SPORTSNET

Kelly VanderBeek (Kitchener, ON) was the top Canadian in Friday's downhill competition, grabbing 17th overall, as World Cup alpine ski racing returned to Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria for the first time in eight years. VanderBeek said she felt good about her run,...

Click for larger image Click for larger image Nakiska, Alberta (January 13, 2006)

Click for larger image Click for larger image Brett Haney of Calgary was determined to not make the same mistake twice and it earned him the gold medal and a $600 cash prize on Thursday as the Pontiac GMC Cup, a developmental series for Canada's top alpine skiers,...

Annual Clipping Contest! - We can't possibly find them all, so we're asking you to keep an eye on the newspapers in your community for articles and photos - any coverage at all - of the BC Alpine races and athletes in your area. All you have to do is cut them...

Click for larger image 2006 Pontiac Torrent Raffle - On Friday, January 27, 2006, one ticket will be drawn for a Descente BC Ski Team jacket and pants. To be eligible for the draw, the ticket stubs and money MUST be in the BC Alpine office no later than 5 PM on...

Click for larger image Adelboden, Switzerland (January 8, 2006)

Click for larger image Canadian Alpine Ski Team's Christina Lustenberger of Invermere, BC left the rest of the field in her dust, winning both of Wednesday's giant slalom runs with a combined time of 2 minutes, 14.08 seconds and a healthy 1.18 second lead over...

Click for larger image Click for larger image Calgary, Alberta (January 4, 2006) - Six of Canada's top young alpine ski athletes have been selected to participate in the Rising Star J1 European Experience Program, a unique opportunity to compete in Europe against...

Hunter Mountain, NY ( January 4, 2006) - Banff's Paul Stutz claimed his career first Nor-Am gold medal today in the slalom at the CIBC Coupe Nor-Am Cup in New York. Stutz, who is still looking to win his first World Cup points, previous best was 2nd in the slalom...

Mont-Tremblant's Stefan Guay took home the bronze medal in the men's giant slalom competition in New York state Monday, making this his first Nor-Am medal win of the season and Canada's first medal of the New Year. He hoped for more, but managed to hold on...

Click for larger image As a new year dawns, it brings new aspirations, hopes and resolutions. May you reach higher and explore new horizons of success, prosperity and happiness in the year ahead. 

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