Sunshine Village’s new Parks Canada Lease
This is Parks Canada doing its job, Sunshine Village on the other hand is promoting that Parks Canada has used a heavy-handed approach.
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This is Parks Canada doing its job, Sunshine Village on the other hand is promoting that Parks Canada has used a heavy-handed approach.
Read more Sunshine Village’s new Parks Canada Lease
On his first Freeride World Tour (FWT) competition, young Whistler skier Tom Peiffer proved to be amongst the world's best by securing a third place on the podium along with ski legends
Read more Tom Peiffer Podiums in Hakuba
With epicly deep conditions expected for the competition, an insane line-up of riders, which now includes freeski legend, Kye Petersen, the world’s best are frothing to drop-in.
Read more Kye Petersen FWT Hakuba Wildcard
These freaks are built to blast but won't let you down when you get in over your head and have to shut 'er down.
Read more K2’s Mindbender Freeride Collection
The Purcell Mountains snowpack has been the culprit of some very large and destructive avalanches recently. There have been various triggers for these avalanches including natural triggers due to the weather, explosives, and human triggering by people on skis and snowmobiles. Unfortunately, one of these avalanches resulted in the fatality of two snowmobilers. In general, …
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Six skiers from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were injured — one seriously — following an avalanche Tuesday on Mont-Albert in Quebec’s Gaspe region. Quebec provincial police say they were called in the late afternoon and that paramedics and firefighters with evacuation sleds were also dispatched to the area. A group of seven was skiing …
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With the first stop of FWT19 ready to drop in just under 9 days in Hakuba, Japan two new local wild cards have been announced for the debut events of the season: Taisuke Kusunoki (JPN) is in for stop number one in Hakuba and Logan Pehota (CAN) for stop number two in Kicking Horse, BC. …
Read more Pehota Returns to Kicking Horse as Wildcard
Shane Roy, who has been snowboarding at resorts and in the backcountry for nearly a decade, was out on one of the last runs of the day with another boarder on Sunday when they found the pair of skiers stuck in the pocket of a snow-covered creek.
Read more Buried skier rescued
Just how epic has the snow been in Whistler this holiday season? Well, their December snowfall smashed a previous record held for 24-years.
Read more Whistler Blackcomb sets Snowfall Record
Sparwood and Fernie Search and Rescue were accidentally called out for an SOS activation from a Garmin InReach emergency beacon this holiday season.
Read more Garmin’s InReach Units Accidentally Calling SAR
Driving through Kootenay Pass in the midst of a snowfall can be quite a challenge, but that’s par for the course on the Powder Highway. On this particular day, luck was on our side, and we encountered no delays or incidents during our drive from Fernie. I was en route to Rossland for the opening …
Read more The Josie – Rossland’s Latest Gold Rush
By Avalanche Canada Let’s set the Christmas Holiday scene. Much of the mountainous regions in western Canada are experiencing a persistent slab problem. So it’s a persistent slab – what’s the big deal? Image: Dec 15 Mountain Information Network post from Allen Creek of a size 2.5 persistent slab avalanche. Why don’t we start out …
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