Terwiel keeps National Team spot

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Sun Peaks' Elli Terwiel was named to the 2013-14 Canadian Alpine Ski Team for the third consecutive year. The upcoming season includes a high pressure World Cup racing season leading into the anticipated 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Terwiel was selected with 22 other Canadians who Alpine Canada describes as having ‘podium … [Read more...]

A season of triumphs and tribulations for a budding star

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Elli Terwiel’s 2012-13 season of racing on the FIS World Cup and Nor-Am circuits could be described as a breakout season, although she’d describe it as a year of learning. After a successful 2011-12 in which she topped the Nor-Am slalom rankings and guaranteed her slalom spot on the World Cup circuit, Terwiel said her strategy for the … [Read more...]

Alpine Club’s golden year

Fifty years is a long time for anything. It’s great for scotch but terrible for an itch. For the Sun Peaks Alpine Club, it’s awesome. Originally called the Tod Mountain Ski Club, it was started in 1962 and has been running strong ever since. At one point it changed to the Kamloops Ski Club because the racers trained a lot during the week at … [Read more...]