Whistler British Columbia Canada

Olympics Are Over – Now What?

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 [...]

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Winter and Summer Olympic Games Trivia Part Three

Sarajevo in the Balkans was a wild card choice that surprised even Olympic officials. The 1984 Winter Games went where no democratic peacekeeping Olympic teams had gone before. Sapporo and Gothernburg lost out. Twins continue to be an Olympic sensation. Skiing twins Steve and Phil Mahre, Gymnastic twins Paul and Morgan Hamm, and more stud [...]

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Winter and Summer Olympic Games Trivia Part Two

The following is part two in our three part Summer and Winter Olympic Games history trivia. We are posting this in celebration of the Vancouver-Whistler 2010 Winter Olympic Games which are sure to make all Canadians proud! Despite the telegenic reputation of the USA’s powerhouse gymnast Mary Lou Retton, it was Romanian Ecaterina Szabo who [...]

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BC Place Stadium Roof Upgraded For 2010 Winter Games

The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) welcomed today the Province of British Columbia’s decision to upgrade BC Place Stadium facilities before the 2010 Winter Games, and to move ahead with a retractable roof, in the facility’s life beyond the Games. The announced pre-Games upgrades including renovations to suites, [...]

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Whistler Blackcomb Caught in ‘Old Man Winter’ Scandal

Investigators have uncovered a scandal involving North America’s premier ski resort, Whistler Blackcomb, and the notorious and unpredictable “Old Man Winter.” According to investigators, Whistler Blackcomb paid Old Man Winter an undisclosed sum of money to “delay the arrival of Spring.” Whistler Blackcomb has received a total of 959 cm (31.5 feet) of snow so [...]

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