This year is a La Nina year and that has seen the first snowfalls come to Whistler-Blackcomb. Over the weekend some 30 centimeters fell on recently used Olympic ski runs and Whistler Village. La Nina has the opposite effect of last year’s El Nino weather pattern that nearly washed out the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. [...]
Continue reading...17. June 2010
If you are asking yourself what is to become of Whistler now that the Olympic Games are over you obviously haven’t been there during the summer months! Whistler British Columbia is certainly more than just a world-class ski resort for the winter months – oh no – it is rapidly becoming a choice destination for [...]
Continue reading...14. February 2010
Canada’s first medal of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games was won by moguls skier Jennifer Heil of Spruce Grove, Alberta. Young Canadian Chloe Dufour-Lapointe finished fifth just outside the medals. The event saw Americans finish first and third to start off their Olympics on a good note. The first full day was to be a [...]
Continue reading...10. February 2010
The Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics are upon us. While the weather outside in Greater Vancouver is mild and wet, the spirits of Canadians, fans and athletes from around the world are hitting a high point. You can feel the excitement building. Much has been made of the cost over-runs and of American workers being brought [...]
Continue reading...5. February 2010
Mirai Nagasu is a sixteen year old American Olympic hopeful whose recent career had injuries that blotted her from major press relations and public attention. This talented Californian possesses maximum expressiveness on the ice without qualification for her age, promising an exciting career. Mirai Nagasu has fluid speed, tantalizing jumps, fresh spinning, and newcomer audience [...]
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25. October 2010
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