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The ultimate escape plan: Avoid the crowds and go skiing this summer
The wide open slopes of Zermatt-matterhorn's glacial skiing, open 365 days a year.
olympics
Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan and Michael Phelps among those heading to U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame
FILE - Lindsey Vonn shows medals from her career as she holds a press conference after taking the bronze medal in the women's downhill race, at the alpine ski World Championships in Are, Sweden, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Lindsey Vonn, Michelle Kwan, Mia Hamm, Billie Jean King and the late Pat Summitt are among the nine individual women who will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame this summer. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
canada
Federal, provincial governments pledge $15-million each for 2025 Invictus Games in B.C.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (centre) poses for a photo with members of the Canadian Armed Forces after making an announcement in support of the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, on Tuesday May 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Rich Lam
british columbia
Hopes for backcountry ski resort in West Kootenay, B.C. stirs resentment from the community
Just outside New Denver, B.C. David Harley gestures as he stands in a valley across from where his proposed ski resort would be. Them puntins shrouded in cloud would be among some of the most difficult to access and ski, photo taken on Feb 17, 2022.
sports
Adaptive winter sports will make its debut at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver and Whistler
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 22: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks on stage at the Invictus Games 2025 host city announcement during day seven of the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 at Zuiderpark on April 22, 2022 in The Hague, Netherlands. The bid for the Invictus Games 2025 has been awarded to Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, in partnership with True Patriot Love Foundation. These Games will be the first to incorporate winter adaptive sports, in addition to some of the core sports from previous Invictus Games. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for the Invictus Games Foundation)
british columbia
Avalanche within boundaries of B.C.’s Whistler Blackcomb resort kills one skier: RCMP
Blackcomb mountain ski patrollers inspect the snow on Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, B.C., early morning Friday, December, 21, 2012. RCMP and the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort confirm a man died earlier this week when he was caught in an avalanche inside the boundaries of the resort about 120 kilometres north of Vancouver. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
sports
Robin McKeever named coach of Canada’s cross-country ski team after successful stint with Para Nordic program
Brian McKeever of Canada, right, and his brother and guide Robin McKeever celebrate their gold medal win in the men's 10 km Classic cross country visually impaired race during the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Whistler, B.C., Thursday, March 18, 2010. Robin McKeever has been named head coach of Canada's cross-country ski team following 12 years coaching the country's decorated Para Nordic program. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
travel
Is it time to end helicopter skiing?
A helicopter carrying skiers is framed by a snow covered tree as it lands at Whitecap Alpine at the McGillivray Pass Lodge located in the southern Chilcotin Mountains of British Columbia, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
beijing olympics
As war in Ukraine rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia
Ukrainian flagbearer Maksym Yarovyi leads the Ukraine delegation in the athlete's parade during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games at the National Stadium in Beijing on March 4, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)
life
‘A magical experience’ for skiers: What the world’s best heli-skiing is really like
daily olympic guide
Beijing Winter Olympics: Athletes prepare to leave the ‘closed loop’ after fireworks wrap up eventful Games
Fireworks explode above the National Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
beijing olympics
Olympic alpine skiing mixed team event moved to Sunday because of strong wind
Gate flags bend in the wind after high winds caused a delay in the start of the mixed team parallel skiing event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
beijing olympics
On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers’ Olympic dreams
Ryan Cochran-Siegle of the United States reacts after finishing the the men's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
beijing olympics
Canada’s Max Moffatt places ninth in men’s freeski slopestyle at Beijing Olympics
2022 Beijing Olympics - Freestyle Skiing - Men's Freeski Slopestyle - Final - Run 3 - Genting Snow Park, Zhangjiakou, China - February 16, 2022. Max Moffatt of Canada in action. REUTERS/Mike Blake
beijing olympics
Beijing Olympics Today: Canada’s multi-Olympic medal winners are growing in number
beijing olympics
Watching the Games: Wednesday
Team Canada short track speed skater Kim Boutin competes in the women’s 1000m event during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China on Wednesday, February 09, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, COC, Andrew Lahodynskyj *MANDATORY CREDIT*
beijing olympics
Relentless Niskanen takes gold for Finland in men’s 15km classic cross-country skiing
Iivo Niskanen, of Finland, competes during the men's 15km classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
beijing olympics
Canada’s Jack Crawford wins bronze in men’s Alpine combined at Beijing Olympics after missing podium twice
James Crawford, of Canada passes a gate during the slalom part of the men's combined at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
opinion
U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s bad run in Beijing makes her even more compelling as an athlete
Cathal Kelly
daily olympic guide
Beijing Winter Olympics: Messing finishes 11th in men’s singles figure skating; Crawford sits second in men’s combined Alpine skiing
Canada’s Keegan Messing performs his free program in the men’s figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Thursday, February 10, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson