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iN PHOTOS: Para snowboarding excellence at Big White Ski Resort

A snowboarder with one arm mid-air.
Italian para snowboarder Paolo Priolo at Big White Ski Resort on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford

The Paralympic Winter Games are around a month away and the world’s top competitors gathered at Big White Ski Resort this past week for the Welcome to Paradise FIS Para Snowboard World Cup.

Campbell River’s Tyler Turner won gold and silver medals. Turner is the reigning world and Paralympic Games champion for snowboard cross.

Turner was nominated for the Paralympic Winter Games team along with Chase Nicklin, Alex Massie, Sandrine Hamel and Philippe Nadreau.

Photographer Gavin Crawford was there to capture the action at the snowboard cross races.

If you want to share some photos, send them to news@infonews.ca.

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Ben Johnston mid-air at Big White Ski Resort on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford
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Snowboard cross racers at the start line at Big White on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford
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Adam Krupa taking a tight turn at the Welcome to Paradise FIS Para Snowboard World Cup on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford
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Runner-up Brenna Huckaby Clegg taking off during a race at Big White Ski Resort on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford
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From left to right, Zach Miller and Joe Pleban neck and neck during a race at Big White Ski Resort on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford.
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Keith Gabel taking a jump during a race on Jan. 31, 2026. SUBMITTED/Gavin Crawford

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Jesse Tomas

Jesse Tomas is a reporter from Toronto who joined iNFOnews.ca in 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism from Carleton University in 2022.

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