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THE CNORTH Shore’s’-

“Grouse. Mountain Jhas been -
‘selected (10.0 host!o men’s
-aWorld. Cup o ski race cin
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2 By FIMOTHY RENSHAW
: News Reporter

etThis willbe. an excellent: event
for the area,’ Grou
Valerie ban, Suid

it. we :
“Approval for the “international

competition on the. North) Shore

the" overwhelming ‘succes
. ‘1987 Federation Cup by
ternational: tennis ‘champi-

conship staged July'26.t0 Aug. 20at
West Vancouver! s _Hollyburn 4
» Country Club.’

Hosted:.by the Grouse Mounti

Tyee! Ski Club,” the” World. Cup’.
“giant slalom race: is-scheduled for

March J/and will, be the first inter-

national: giant slalom: event ‘tobe,
held- in B.Cz:since 1969. when, th
‘du Maurier -Interpational was ‘also
“staged on Grouse Mountain:

Canadian . Ski “Association

“spokesman: Bruce’ Goldsmid said
Grouse’ ‘was selected ‘for the 1988 -

race “partially because; of the du

2 Maurier’ S success. |

» Federation internationale “du: Ski

id, also chose Grouse

‘ ‘makes, an. ideal: race
Geation: for: skiers.“¢
he .1988 Winter!

“Calgary ut the end_of. February one
“their way to Whistler Mountain for:
Fthe March $¢Waorld:‘Cup_ men's.

~ betters, because. of! th , Souplenits
~of staging ;both .races.:to split the
“World! .Cup’s giant» eslalom: and

“mountains,

downhill between. two -

Tyee president: Jennifer’ Villard

said her club, now.in is-S2nd year

and one ‘of. the “arda’s :oldest.. ski
clubs: wilh cnot only. reap) the

_ prestige “of hosting : the!-interna-

tional event but. will have-an inter-
national.’ giant':slalom’ run’ upon

‘= which to train its members follow-
‘ing the March L race.

uThe club, she said, has entbark-
ed on a‘five-year master plan 10
produce skiers for: conipetition in Bs
the 1992 Qlympi¢ Games.” : a

_Goldsmid estimated cost to. host
the. one-day: race on Grouse’ would ©
en $75,009 tu $100,000.05:

“major: sponsorship

: for: the event will come.

p
hief. ‘of. Race Bill McKee: said
that, ‘in saddition ‘10 extensive |
grooming. on the run, snow would -
be. stored’ all winter .to ensure, the’

‘race will go‘ahead.

“Grouse has a good giants slalom :
"McKee Si id. Whistler. does :

Race’ “negotiations began: in’ ‘May: *
and were finalizedirecently = = Boe
“Villard ‘estimated that: the ‘Tyee -
club will need: _approximately 300 |

’ -volumteers to help on race day.

2 Because of. Gronse’s © proximity
to the large“urban population:.of

: Vancouver, and» because: of © the.

proximity of the race course to the

Grouse Mountain: Skyride, large

amounts® of | spectators .who! are

‘non -skiers: “will be: able: to view the 25
race.

“Grouse :is” a 1 perfec ‘spot vifor :

2 ate? Villard “said, re Beeatiee ‘most.

people will be able to: walk to it. In

“most places .in Europe ‘onl
‘caiv get to the race sites."" :