As a member of the Lake Revelstoke Dragon Boat Society Jackie Goodman is an active campaigner against cancer. Now’s she’s expanding her participation in cancer research fund raising by cycling from Surrey to Seattle. “t was nice talking to you the other afternoon,” her husband, Darrell said in an e-mail Wednesday. “To further our conversation, [...]

By Ian Cobb East Kootenay Online Weekly FERNIE — In recent years, a new trend has become clear in British Columbia’s backcountry, as more and more snowmobilers are being killed. As a result, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) is launching the Mountain Snowmobile Education Project, thanks to federal, provincial and municipal government funding, announced Jan. [...]

By Paula Couturier-Poarch Revelstoke Ski C lub Eight local skiers, aged 12-16, returned from the Canadian Open Freesking Championship in Rossland last week. A very tough, rocky, and steep course made it very challenging for the competitors. A high number of competitors from Canada and the states competed in different age categories. Jake Teuton of [...]

Wednesday’s finals of the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour 2012 on Revelstoke’s Mount Mackenzie were a spectacular display of big mountain freeskiing. After a two-day weather delay, competitors and fans woke up to perfect blue skies for the culmination of this global competition. Topping the field of 25 male competitors was 21-year-old Kye Petersen of Whistler/Blackcomb. [...]

Sabrina Gauthier is proving her value to the BC Freestyle Team by winning the BC Snowboard Provincial Series Slopestyle competition at Big White last Saturday. After two runs the the 18-year-old clinched the top spot in the Women’s Category with a score of 23.5, well ahead of her nearest rival, Jennifer Bernier of Meota, Sask., [...]

RMR’s Mackenzie Face played host to the world’s best big mountain snowboarders Saturday. Seventeen men and six women were flown to the peak by Selkirk Tangiers Heli Skiing for the one run, winner-takes-all snowboard day of the Subaru Freeskiing and Swatch Freeride World Tours. The North Face rider Ralph Backstrom out of Squaw Valley earned [...]

Day One of the Subaru Freeskiing and Swatch Freeride World Tour ended Friday with Kye Peterson of Whistler/Blackcomb and Ashley Maxfield of Alta, Utah, in the lead. A freeskiing legend at the age of 21, Peterson topped the Men’s field by taking full advantage of the terrain that Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s North Bowl has to [...]

Revelstoke’s Separate Reality venue was host to Thursday’s Qualifier for the Swatch Freeskiing and Freeride World Tour. With few spots up for grabs in Friday’s Day 1 of competition, skiers pushed the limits of big mountain freeskiing to earn their spot. Taking first out of 60 competitors in the Men’s field was Benjamin Ogilvie from [...]

The Revelstoke RCMP confirm that a 45-year-old Canadian man died while heli-skiing on Friday afternoon December 30. He was identified as Ronald Gregory Sheardown of Stouffville, Ontario, who is currently residing in Dubai. A group of 11 skiers with one guide were heli-skiing with Canadian Mountain Holidays (CMH), in the Selkirk range southeast of Revelstoke at [...]

By David F. Rooney Council has approved a recommendation that City staff apply to the Ministry of Community Sport and Cultural Development’s Community Recreation Program for a grant to support construction of a new skateboard park and pump track. The park and the track, which are planned for Centennial Park, are together expected to cost [...]