New Nordic ski club in town

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Sun Peaks is now home to a new club, and it’s already been busy planning for this year and next. The Sun Peaks Nordic Club was formed on April 1, 2012, electing a board comprised of four executives and five directors. Gunner Rasmussen was elected president of the club. “Twenty plus people attended the meeting,” explains director Phil … [Read more...]

Wind up to ball season

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It’ll be a busy summer at the Dick Hart Memorial Park between dog shows, campers, disc golf and slow pitch. Teresa Crawford, of the Heffley Creek Slow Pitch Association explains that there are only two weekends this summer when the park isn’t booked. But before the park opens for ball season and everything else, it’s clean up time. … [Read more...]

Beware the Ides. . .

Backcountry

The “Ides of March” usually brings to mind Julius Caesar’s unlucky choice to ignore warnings that ultimately lead to his death on March 15, in Roman times, but traditionally, the term “ides” simply meant the 15th day of the month. Unlike Caesar, backcountry skiers should heed the ides, since March (and spring, generally) can be a … [Read more...]