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Warren Miller: Why Not Work In A Ski Resort?

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At lunch last winter in the Timberline Café, a friend and his son who had graduated from college the previous spring joined me.

He had gotten a degree in Business Management and talked about More → Warren Miller: Why Not Work In A Ski Resort?

Kingsbury High Five's Calgary

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Mikael Kingsbury and Justine-Dufour Lapointe earned gold and silver medals in Calgary today. The Canadian teens are seemingly unstoppably making their mark on the FIS World Cup mogul scene this year.

With his performance More → Kingsbury High Five’s Calgary

Guay King of Garmisch

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Erik Guay claimed his first podium of the 2011-12 World Cup season Saturday with a second-place finish in the downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany – site of his historic world championship victory last February.

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Kingsbury Remains Undefeated

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Mikael Kingsbury of Deux Montagnes, Que. won his fourth consecutive FIS World Cup mogul event here today. Kingsbury’s gold capped a three-medal day for Canada.

Kingsbury took top spot in the men’s super More → Kingsbury Remains Undefeated

Alpine Canada in new colours

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Canadian Alpine Ski Team racers will tackle the legendary Hahnenkamm downhill on Saturday in special-edition red and silver speed suits designed by sponsor Audi Canada.

Representatives from the Ajax, Ont.-based company were given the More → Alpine Canada in new colours

Olivier Rochon Earns 1st Podium

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Olivier Rochon of Gatineau, Que. earned his first FIS World Cup medal here, finishing second in the aerial event of the Canada Post Grand Prix at Ski Mont Gabriel.

Rochon went up against More → Olivier Rochon Earns 1st Podium

Kinsbury remians undefeated

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Mikael Kingsbury remains undefeated on the FIS World Cup mogul circuit after a convincing win at the Canada Post Grand Prix here today. His teammate Justine Dufour-Lapointe earned her second silver medal of the More → Kingsbury remains undefeated

Chris Del Bosco on podium

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Reigning ski cross world champion Chris Del Bosco secured his first podium of the 2011-12 World Cup season Wednesday and Marielle Thompson continued her fine start to the year as each claimed silver medals More → Chris Del Bosco on podium

Sarah Burke seriously injured in halfpipe crash

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Sarah Burke of Whistler, a pioneer in women’s freeskiing and a trail blazer in getting women’s ski superpipe into the X Games and now into the 2014 Winter Olympics, has been seriously injured in More → Sarah Burke seriously injured in halfpipe crash

Calgary's Brady Leman Wins Silver

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Calgary’s Brady Leman was inches away from claiming his second gold medal in three races Saturday but had the satisfaction of regaining the red bib as the overall ski cross World Cup leader following More → Calgary’s Brady Leman Wins Silver

Jenn Heil Canada's Female Athlete of Year

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There are athletes whose careers fade away and then there are those like Jennifer Heil who leave at the top.

Canada’s most successful female freestyle skier ended her career earlier this year with an More → Jenn Heil Female Athlete of Year