MSP’s 34th Annual Ski Film “The Way Out” features Canadian powder stashes and skiers in a big way, with four British Columbia destinations and 12 Canadian skiers appearing in Matchstick Productions’ new film. Matchstick Productions returns this fall with its 34th annual ski movie, The Way Out, taking a global crew from Alaska spines and …
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August powder in the Rockies is back at higher elevations, with fresh snow whitening the webcams at Kicking Horse, Banff Sunshine and Lake Louise. It doesn’t take much to get powder skiers paying attention. A late-August storm across the Rockies has laid down the first fresh snow of the coming season and given the high …
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Western Canada El Niño Winter 2026-27 is looking increasingly likely to be shaped by one of the strongest El Niño events on record, according to NOAA’s latest Climate Prediction Center update. Issued August 13, NOAA’s new ENSO outlook says El Niño is strengthening and now has a greater than 90% chance of becoming a very …
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Construction is underway on the new Blackcomb Showcase Chair, a fixed-grip quad that will replace the aging Showcase T-Bar and improve access to the mountain’s high-alpine glacier terrain. Whistler Blackcomb is preparing the remote lift corridor this summer, with the new chairlift expected to begin operating for the 2026–27 ski season. The Showcase T-Bar has …
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RCR announces four new lifts for Fernie, Kimberley and Kicking Horse, marking one of the largest lift infrastructure investments in recent years for Resorts of the Canadian Rockies’ B.C. ski areas. Resorts of the Canadian Rockies announced Monday that it has purchased four new lifts from Leitner-Poma for Fernie Alpine Resort, Kimberley Alpine Resort and …
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The Canadian Military Avalanche Control in Rogers Pass is ending, bringing more than 60 years of artillery-based mitigation to a close and forcing a transition that backcountry users will feel directly.
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A backcountry skier has died on the north face of Swiss Peak in Rogers Pass, in an incident that underscores how quickly even small avalanches can become fatal in steep, consequential terrain. According to an Avalanche Canada accident report, the skier was descending the upper section of the North Swiss route when a sluff released …
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Wayne Flann avalanche forecaster legacy is defined by decades of frontline work, daily public guidance, and a standard of communication that influenced how serious skiers interpret risk. At the top of Glacier Chair on Blackcomb Mountain, a plaque now marks where Flann chose to be remembered. It’s a fitting location—exposed, consequential terrain where decisions matter. …
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The news that Kai Smart has died following an avalanche in Japan lands hard across the ski community, now made even more real by the words shared by his father, John Smart. Kai was a Whistler Pro skier, and part of a family deeply rooted in the sport. The son of the founder of Extremely …
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Three skiers died in an avalanche while heli-skiing with White Wilderness Heli Skiing north of Terrace on Iridium Shoulder on Mount Knauss. The group of four was skiing on Mount Knauss, approximately 30 kilometres north of Terrace, when the avalanche was triggered just before 1:30 p.m. PT on Sunday. RCMP say three skiers were killed, …
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A rock slide near the Whistler Peak Chair has forced the closure of an important lift on Whistler Mountain, cutting off access to the highest lift-served alpine terrain. Resort operations confirmed that a rockfall occurred near the summit lift infrastructure, prompting an immediate safety closure of both Whistler Peak Chair and the Peak Express Chair …
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At Revelstoke Mountain Resort the Revelstoke Stoke Chair is more than just another lift. It is the gateway to the upper mountain — the access point to the long fall-line terrain, alpine bowls, and the vertical that defines the resort’s reputation. This week, that gateway went quiet. During routine maintenance, resort technicians identified a gearbox …
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