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Panorama Mountain Village (just up the valley near Invermere) is hosting World Cup racing this week, and more than 100 para-alpine athletes from 20 countries — including Kimberley’s Josh Dueck — will be trying jostling for a place on their nation’s Paralympic team. That’s something Dueck doesn’t have to worry about. The silver medalist in slalom from Vancouver 2010 has already met the qualifying criteria for GERRY FREDERICKS PHOTO Canada’s Paralympic team and will be We may be under the sign of Capricorn the Goat these days, but Aries the Ram is making sure he stays in the picture — typical of the heading to Sochi next month. pushy, head-butting ways of Aries. Local photographer Gerry Frederick recently spent an hour and a half around the vicinity of a herd Dueck’s attitude has always been to of sheep out by the Kootenay Trout Hatchery, until the sheep got used to him enough that he could move in for the close up. strive for excellence while enjoying the mountains and he told the Bulletin thebeginsurvey for your chance to… before Christmas that Complete he was ning to find again that real joy in skiing that took him to the podium in 2010. He also said he really feels he can medal again. That’s the goal. “With less than 50 days to go before #Sochi2014 I am once again enjoying being in a space of wonder and playfulCancer Society Entermy at www.pulseresearch.com/VI ness with skiing,” he said in his born in Kimberley, returns to the Liane Shaw. You can now participate This year teams can sign up to blog. “My objectives for the journey fundraiser has raised Kimberley Alpine Resort this Febru- and ski Descending Everest (Alpine Descend Everest, which works out to ahead of me can be measured in two Event), Everest Trek (Nordic Event) 16 passes of the main run at KAR. ary 8, 2014. $95,000 in last ways, qualitative and quantitative. My And this year, in addition to the or be a snow warrior and ski the Ev- This event has a $20 event fee per priority is to go and have fun in Sochi usual challenge of skiing the vertical erest Warrior, a combination of Al- person plus a lift ticket. However, three years and play with whatever the mountains height of Mt. Everest in a day, Slopes pine and Nordic Events. KAR, as an event sponsor offers free C AROLYN GR ANT and courses have to offer. I want to “We wanted to move from only lift tickets to the first 20 signed up for Hope widens it focus to include editor@dailybulletin.ca show the world how fun our sport is alpine and include other winter en- online and half price tickets to all cross country skiers. and the power of movement and mo“We are excited to grow the event thusiasts,” she said. “We hope in the others after that. Participants also get mentum. Slopes for Hope, the Canadian this year with the addition of two future to have snowshoe events and a priority lift line. See DUECK, page 4 Cancer Society fundraising event more challenges,” said event chair more.” See SLOPES, page 3
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