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Fixed mortgage rates are increasing (although Prime is still at 6% right now). If you are thinking of purchasing in the near future (within 120 days) you can apply for a rate hold now with lower rates than what they are inceasing to. For example, some rates are inceasing from 5.09% to 5.3% for a 5 yr fixed. And 5.45% to 5.6% for a 10 yr fixed.

 

 

Whistler Blackcomb Exceeds All Time Snowfall Record

 

WHISTLER, BC, January 11 2006 – Following the most recent snowstorm that dropped 22 centimetres or 8 inches in 24hrs, snowfall accumulation totals at Whistler Blackcomb have reached record highs. 877 centimetres or 345 inches of snow has fallen in Whistler so far this season, which is the most the resort has seen by this time in January based on 27 years of snow data analysis. The previous record saw 827 centimetres or 325 inches fall by January 31 of the 1991/1992 season. The current base sits at an incredible 305 centimetres or 120 inches as measured at mid-mountain.

 

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Assessed property values in Whistler and Pemberton and down slightly in 2006. There was a 4 per cent decline in residential properties in Whistler. In Pemberton there was a 8.95 per cent decline in single-family homes. 

In Vancouver and the North Shore assessments were up 10 to 30 per cent. In Squamish assessed values increased by 5 to 10 per cent.The largest declines in Whistler were two-bedroom apartments (from $620,000 last year to $594,000 this year) in the Village and single family homes in Creekside (from $921,000 last year to $882,500 this year). 

Amplepath is a new single-family homes community in Squamish. Each lot is approxiamtely 3,000 square feet and the size of homes vary up to a maximun of 1,750 square feet. A daycare centre and coffee shop are planned to be built as part of the community. 

For more information please go to: www.amblepath.com.

Ross will be participating in the Telus Winter Classic again this year. The Winter Classic benefits the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation. The event is held January 26 & 27, 2007. The event features a ski race, amazing food and wine, an auction and entertainment. 

Here is the summary of events:Friday, January 26, 2007 

"Ski with a Pro" Day

Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountain.

Teams meet up to register and have breakfast at the Westin Resort and Spa Ballroom. After breakfast, participants will enjoy an exhilarating day of skiing or boarding with one of Whistler & Blackcomb’s infamous professionals! Let our hot-shot

Ross Rebagliati will be filming an episode for the realty show "UpRooted" on Friday, January 12th, 2007 in Whistler, British Columbia. The series is produced by JV Productions and is hosted by Rykr and directed by Danielle Kiraly.

On Monday, Jan. 8th, 2007 Ross Rebagliati will be doing an interview with Cory Wolfe of CanWest News Service for a Q&A column.

Article in Method European Snowboard Magazine Volume 7.2

Page 40

www.method.tv

The year was 1998, and snowboarding was making its debut at the winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Politically, this was a rocky time in snowboarding. Rival governing bodies FIS and ISF struggled for control of the sport, the IOC were wary of these young troublemakers, and world number one Terje Haakonsen challenged the legitimacy of snowboarding at the Olympics by boycotting the halfpipe event. Then as now, halfpipe was the main for snowboard and mainstream media alike; nobody was really paying much attention to the racers - snowboarding's lycra-clad nerds.

Nobody

VANOC and its partners are planning events in February and March to celebrate the three-year countdown to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

VANOC expects to conclude and announce approximately fice new sponsorship agreements in the first quarter of 2007. The Licenseing and Marchandise program will also continue to grow and VANOC anticipates announcing at least seven new licensees early in the year.Organizers anticipate final approval and public release of the updated business plan in early 2007. After the Torino 2006 Winter Games, VANOC udertook a comprehensice review of its entire operations and updated its draft business plan. The ongoing partner

The CocaCola Tube Park is located at BAse II. Take the Excalibur Gondola. free of charge, from the Village or access by car at Lot 8.

Open daily until 8 p.m.www.whistlerblackcomb.com