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Cypress Mountain

Dangerous conditions prevent resumption of search for missing B.C. snowshoers

Rescue teams on Vancouver's North Shore are on standby, hoping a break in the weather and a reduced avalanche risk will allow them to resume a search for two snowshoers. The search was suspended...

Snowboarding and skiing on the North Shore a thrilling Vancouver nightlife experience

West Vancouver's Cypress mountain shimmers on the horizon nightly, offering one thing Whistler doesn't: late hours and excellent night skiing and boarding.

Snowboarding and skiing on the North Shore a thrilling Vancouver nightlife experience

West Vancouver's Cypress mountain shimmers on the horizon nightly, offering one thing Whistler doesn't: late hours and excellent night skiing and boarding.

Valentine's Day: five best places to make out

Where to kiss in Vancouver.

Where to ski and snowboard in B.C.

B.C.'s ski hills are among the world's best. Here's a list of good ski locations depending on your time and budget.

Top 10 adventures for thrill-seeking women

Vancouver’s fun-loving lifestyle isn’t just limited to zenning out yoga-style or sweating your stuff jogging along the beach. For ladies seeking a little more oomph from their local adventures here...

Cypress Mountain repays Olympic debt

It's the question that just won't go away.

Agony and Ecstasy as Men's Ski Cross Makes Its Olympic Debut: Story in Photos

Mens Ski Cross made its Olympic debut at Cypress Mountain early Sunday morning.

Canada is the Story at the 2010 Olympic Games

"I went out and I knew what to do," the freestyle skier from Rosemere, Quebec said. "I got everything," Alexandre Bilodeau told a television reporter. In 2006, he finished 11th at the Olympics and

Canada's Pavillion Labeled as an Embarrassment, Lack of Snow on Cypress Becomes a Late-Night Punchline, and Olympic Skytrain Waits are Downgraded

Here's what making headlines: Canada's Olympic pavilion big tent called 'rinky dink' and 'embarrassing' Labeled as an "embarrassment" to the country and a "rinky-dink" effort by the 2010 host country...