A seven-year-old boy who managed to hold onto his classmate who slipped off a ski lift said he was just helping a friend, and doesn’t feel like a hero. Kostaki Papakonstantinou is being called a hero by police after he held on to his friend at an Ontario ski resort long enough for resort staff… Continue reading 'I was worried he would fall': Boy, 7, holds onto classmate who slipped off ski lift
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Sit skier looks to boost sport's coverage, funding
Kurt Oatway first started sit skiing in 2010 As a child in Alberta, Kurt Oatway grew up ski racing. But it wasn’t until he studied at the University of Saskatchewan and broke his back that he discovered the sport of sit skiing. Today, he’s a four-time World Cup medallist in downhill sit skiing. Oatway’s in Regina to… Continue reading Sit skier looks to boost sport's coverage, funding
Saskatchewan's Table Mountain ski hill 'like a small family'
Cold weather leads to hill’s first night skiing of the season For ski bums and other outdoor winter enthusiasts, this winter’s balmy weather has made it a bit tough to hit the slopes at the province’s few ski hills. Luckily, this weekend’s cold snap has come at the perfect time for Dave Cashmore. Cashmore is the… Continue reading Saskatchewan's Table Mountain ski hill 'like a small family'
Snow-making machines going full-tilt at Mission Ridge
Although there’s not much snow on the ground around Regina, southern Saskatchewan’s best-known ski resort says conditions are just fine right now. At Mission Ridge ski hill near Fort Qu’Appelle, about 70 kilometres northeast of Regina, the snow machines are running at full force. General manager Don Williams says 24 machines are using millions of litres… Continue reading Snow-making machines going full-tilt at Mission Ridge