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Mount Cain Opening Day Dec 10

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Mount Cain will be opening this Saturday December 10th. They have a 140cm mid mountain base with good early season conditions. The forecast looks like sun through the weekend so everyone can enjoy the opening day full moon after Read More →

Revelstokes Much Anticipated Opening

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What a great opening day at Revelstoke with super conditions and amazing weather! 45cm of fresh powder on top of a really good base made for a lot of smiles and positive vibes. Here is a POV video soon Read More →

Fernie to offer biggest vertical in the Canadian Rockies

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Celebrating 50 years of skiing with a new Polar Peak Lift will give Fernie Alpine Resort biggest vertical in the Canadian Rockies. The spectacular Polar Peak Lift, will add onto the already incredible vertical at Fernie Alpine Resort, now Read More →

Castle Mountain Opening Day!

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I was one of the fortunate to have skied at Castle Mountain on opening day! Over 130 cm of snow has fallen the week prior and lots of deep deposits were to be found in the trees. My good Read More →

Whistler Opens Early

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La Niña and the incredible Olympic legacy snowmaking infrastructure at Whistler Blackcomb have created a winter wonderland. To celebrate, Whistler Mountain will open on Friday, November 19. “New snow and low freezing levels, along with the hard work of Read More →

The Lift Serviced Powder Capital of Canada

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Welcome the Glory Ridge Chairlift! Whitewater Ski Resort is very pleased to announce the summer of 2010 planned installation of the new Glory Ridge Chair. The chair was formerly identified as the BS1 lift in the Master Plan, and Read More →

Whistler Setting Powder Records

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Winter is far from over at Whistler Blackcomb after a powerful March storm dumped 60cm/23 inches of snow in the last 48 hours, priming the slopes for an epic Easter long weekend of skiing and riding. The 2009.2010 season Read More →

Whistler Receives 53 CM Bringing Total to Over 12 Metres

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Whistler Blackcomb is currently experiencing deep winter conditions with the latest system bringing 53 centimetres (21 inches) of snow to the area. This brings the total snowfall count for the season to 12 metres (39 feet), putting this winter Read More →

Rain Forest Powder In Another Time

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Powder should not exist in a Rain Forest and time travel is impossible. My how one’s perception can change with a visit to Mount Cain on Vancouver Island where the impossible is true and time stands still. We all Read More →

Fernie: The Legend Is Real

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As I drove through a seemingly endless thick fog layer on Hwy 3 I reminisced my many powder days in Fernie and wished for good fortune on my current adventure. These memories helped justify driving past the many ski Read More →

Mt. Cain

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Situated on the north end of Vancouver Island, Mount Cain offers a unique experience to skiers, snowboarders and backcountry explorers. At Mount Cain you’ll find untouched powder (they’re only open on weekends and mondays), virtually no line-ups and the Read More →

Whistler Blackcomb Tops Lists - 13 Years and Counting

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For the 13th year in a row, readers at one of North America’s premier ski magazines, SKIING, have ranked Whistler Blackcomb their choice for No. 1 resort and the resort they want to ski more than anywhere else. FREESKIER Read More →

The Biggest One: Revelstoke

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Is bigger always better? Investors pouring a billion dollars into B.C.’s Revelstoke Mountain Resort think so. One writer explores what just might become the continent’s largest ski resort and answers the question on everyone’s mind: Go now or wait Read More →

March Delivers Great Powder for Fernie

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This March Fernie received over 175cm of powder snow and yielded the best powder Month of the season. Locals were all smiles as the slopes were relatively empty and the snow was light and dry.

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