Mr. Speaker, last summer Whistler Mountain in my riding invested several million dollars to improve the safety of North America's fastest downhill ski racing course.
Last week the world's best racers assembled for the opening event of the world cup season. Dozens of volunteers worked hard to perfect the course. And then the heavens opened up. Four days in a row it snowed and snowed and snowed, metres of it, dry and fluffy.
The village is a winter wonderland. The slopes are paradise, the powder snow knee deep. I know, because I made my share of fresh tracks. Even the racers revelled in it.
In the end, the race had to be cancelled. Too much snow. What a pity, what luck.
Come all ye skiers and enjoy it. Better luck next year, racers.