Two Olympians visited Fernie Alpine Resort on the weekend to try out the ski and snowboard cross run.
Ashleigh McIvor and Maelle Ricker both took gold medals last year at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
McIvor was a member of Canada’s freestyle skiing team at the Vancouver Olympics where ski-cross was making its debut as an official medal event. McIvor won the first ever Olympic gold medal for ladies’ ski cross.
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