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Murray Edwards and others pass on Whistler

Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG-N4.060.020.50%) is planning to brave the skittish IPO market to offer public shares in the continent’s premier ski destination, Whistler Blackcomb, … (More)

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Whistler Tops Reader Poll

Whistler Blackcomb took the top spot in onthesnow.com’s annual Visitor’s Choice awards. This is the second time in the past three years that Whistler Blackcomb … (More)

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Intrawest Foreclosure a Threat to Olympics?

The drama at ski resort and Winter Olympics venue Whistler Blackcomb may go beyond the competition related to the Games. Sources tell The Post that … (More)

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Whistler Uses GPS Units With Kids

Whistler is the latest Intrawest resort to fit kids with GPS units providing real-time tracking information for additional safety, while giving Whistler Blackcomb’s youngest guests … (More)

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Olympics Not Affected By Intrawest Debt

Intrawest’s current debt negotiations will not have any impact on the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, an Intrawest spokesman emphasized to SAM today. “Our venues are … (More)

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Tough Timing for Ski-Resort Sale

About three years after betting big on ski resorts, Fortress Investment Group LLC is selling a large Colorado ski area and trimming its exposure to … (More)

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Whistler Book Banned For Nude Cover

BC Ferries has banned a cheeky new book — with an equally cheeky cover — written by Whistler author Stephen Vogler. Vogler, 45, who grew … (More)

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Janyk, Brydon and others train in Whistler

Eleven members of Canada’s ladies alpine ski team are heading to Whistler for intensive dryland training next week, hoping the effort will lead to Olympic … (More)

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Intrawest Owner Fortress Crumbling

Fortress Investment Group — at the helm of Canada’s Intrawest — may be crumbling from the credit crisis, the New York Times Business Feed said Thursday…In … (More)

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Two dead after three avalanches at Whistler

Two men have been killed Wednesday and Thursday in avalanches on Blackcomb and Whistler Mountains. A 37-year-old man was killed on New Year’s Eve in … (More)

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