Olympic medalist hopefuls from 14 countries will be getting ready for "Whistler" on Mount Washington.

Just because you didn’t score a ticket to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a front row seat watching some of the world’s future Olympians in action.

Mount Washington staff, club members and athletes are very involved in the 2010 Winter Olympics

VANOC’s Nordic Sport Manager gets ready with an army of staff and volunteers for the 2010 Olympics

Skiers and boarders will notice improved access to the slopes off the peak of Mount Washington Alpine Resort this winter.

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Mount Washington Alpine Resort is an ideal place to centre oneself for an extended holiday in the Comox Valley and beyond.

Skiers and boarders will notice improved access to the slopes off the peak of Mount Washington Alpine Resort this winter.

They’re called the “Snow Farmers” of Mount Washington.

Summer was pleasant at Mount Washington in 2009, in more ways than one. Where Tourism B.C. was forecasting a decrease in tourist traffic across the board, that didn’t happen at the Alpine Resort, Public Relations Director Brent Curtain said.

The Vancouver Island Society for Adaptive Snowsports (VISAS) is preparing for an exciting year in 2010. VISAS offer people with physical or mental disabilities the chance to enjoy alpine or Nordic skiing as well as snowboarding.

The five ski and snowboard clubs that call Mount Washington Alpine Resort home have been busy, and their seasons are barely begun.

Last year the VI Riders encouraged more girls to join their Club. They succeeded, drawing eight female competitors. And some of them are going to move on to competitions this year, said Kelsa Donald, who along with her husband Dave runs the Snowboard Club.

The Strathcona Nordics had a big summer, Head Coach Dave Battison said. Thirteen members of the competitive Team went to the Haig Glacier in Kananaskis for a Training Camp in July, which was “pretty special,” he said.

This is a pinnacle year for the Vancouver Island Biathlon Club, which for several years has been building world-class infrastructure near Raven Lodge at Mount Washington Alpine Resort.

The Mount Washington Freestyle Club spent the summer working on their most aggressive project ever: to create a full freestyle site at Mount Washington Alpine Resort.

Food is serious business at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. The Resort offers “pretty much a little bit of everything,” said Tim Defert, Director of Hospitality at the Resort.

So this is your first time to Mount Washington Alpine Resort, and once you reach the parking lot you’re not sure where to go to pick up a day pass or rent equipment.

“Elizabeth G and Penny both have pups!” reported crew of the Marmot Recovery Foundation. The excitement was warranted. These two small litters were the first born in Strathcona Park in over twenty years.

Tourism Mount Washington has elected a new Board for 2009-2010. Rick Gibson, President of Bear Lodge and Treetops Strata Corps, has been named President and Chairman of the Board. Peter Foreman, President of the Deer Lodge Strata Corp is Vice-President and Vice-Chair.

Mount Washington Alpine Resort isn’t the only entity on the mountain preparing to host guests prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler. Sasquatch watchers are also eagerly anticipating the arrival of foreign cryptids.

While Mount Washington Alpine Resort will be hosting many international Teams in the weeks leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, the Resort will still be open for business from the public.