Rossland, as we all know, has a long and storied history of raising and producing top level athletes over the years from Nancy Greene, Kerrin Lee-Gartner, Dallas Drake and many others through to today’s current stars like George Grey. Following in that tradition, the next generation of Rossland athletes are starting to make...

I was on the executive of the Black Jack Ski Club in 1984 when it was suggested by Roger Chrisfield and Rob Grey that the club should host a loppet. They had been to a loppet in Eastern Canada and they came home full of enthusiasm. At the first meeting of the 1984 executive, jobs were being volunteered for and, due to my...

One of the reasons I like this time of year is the warming foods we eat. I decided to make Chicken Marbella for friends coming over for dinner on Sunday and was reminded of all the great reasons to add garlic and herbs to your cooking. It was a treat to have the waft of garlic interlaced with the pungent aroma of thyme,...

Users of the Centennial Trail will notice an improvement in the trail grooming this week as the grooming issues identified over last summer and the fall have at least temporarily been worked out and the trail will be groomed and track set for the remainder of the winter season. Originally, as reported this past fall, the...

By John Kelly Many of you will be waiting for your men to come home from their mountain adventures this weekend, and judging by the number of calls we are getting at the Canadian Avalanche Centre, many of you are worried about whether it’s really safe for them to be out there in the first place. That sentence is not intended...

Under sunny skies, the Red Mountain Racers hosted the second Nancy Green Ski League race in the annual series. With approximately 150 racers from Red Mountain, Whitewater, Salmo and Summit Lake in Nakusp in attendance, kids ranging in age from 5 to 12 raced a slalom course down the face of Red. With hard packed, yet totally...

It's the cold weather season, so it's time to boost your system so it can efficiently handle those pesky bacteria and viruses. Flus/colds can last two to three weeks and typically have the following symptoms: sore throats, sinus infection/congestion, cough with phlegm and sometimes slight fever and muscle aches, if you don't...

If you’re like me, there’s a good chance that the thought of standing outside for several hours in sub-zero weather watching skin suit-clad racers cross country ski around in circles for a few hours probably never made it to the top of your to-do list on a Sunday morning. This past weekend with the Haywood Nor Am event going...

High above the Kootenay Sea and under the shining sun, Rossland’s premiere winter sporting event, the Canadian Open Freeskiing Championships, went off successfully again this year on the slopes of Link’s Line and the face of Mt. Roberts. The first two days of competition hosted the qualifiers and semi-finals on Link’s Line ...

For three days last week, mid-town Rossland became hockey central as 300-some odd pond hockey players descended upon (or would that be ascended to?) the Alpine city with hopes of qualifying for next year’s Canadian Pond Hockey Championships. The Emcon yard on 3rd Avenue and Washington Street, along with the arena parking lot,...