Canada is having a great winter — it’s snowing right across the country, from the Powder Highway and the Rockies to the Coast, Québec, and the Maritimes. Cold temperatures, frequent storm cycles, and strong snowmaking conditions have combined to deliver reliable coverage and excellent skiing in multiple regions at once. It’s not a one-off or …
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Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has officially entered the history books, recording its snowiest December since the resort opened. Total snowfall for December 2025 reached an extraordinary 340 centimetres (11 feet), pushing the season-to-date total to 540 centimetres (over 17 feet) and surpassing the previous December record set in 2017. A relentless sequence of Pacific storm …
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Consolidation is afoot in B.C.’s backcountry-tourism world, and it’s a powder-friendly one. Whitecap Alpine Adventures has acquired Coast Range Heli-Skiing, Tyax Adventures, and select government licences from Blackcomb Helicopters, purchasing the company’s entire tourism division for an undisclosed amount. The deal adds serious terrain to Whitecap’s portfolio. Coast Range Heli-Skiing brings private and small-group ski …
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As the Christmas holidays approach, finding powder is a priority. Our mountains are finally sliding into a proper winter rhythm—fresh storms, improving coverage, and steadily growing bases. La Niña is doing her thing, delivering the goods at higher elevations while dumping enough valley rain to keep every drainage crew in BC busy. Snowpack stability has …
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Vail Resorts has announced a major lift upgrade for Whistler Blackcomb, confirming plans to replace the aging Showcase T-Bar with a new fixed-grip chairlift for the 2026–27 season, pending government approval. The Showcase T-Bar, installed in 1988, has long been a gateway to high-alpine terrain on the upper Horstman Glacier. Once a workhorse operating through …
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One week after Wildsight launched a legal challenge to force Zincton Resort into a full environmental assessment, founder David Harley delivered a blunt message: if the court challenge succeeds, Zincton is done. The reaction underscored what has long been true in the Selkirks: this debate isn’t just about process. It’s about the future of rural …
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Pacific Group Resorts (PGR) has officially acquired SilverStar Mountain Resort in Vernon, adding one of Canada’s largest family ski areas to its growing North American portfolio. The deal marks PGR’s third major acquisition in recent years, following Powderhorn Mountain Resort in Colorado earlier in 2025 and Jay Peak Resort in Vermont in 2022. With SilverStar …
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There were two backcountry skier-triggered avalanches in southeastern British Columbia over the weekend, one of which carried a skier over a steep, rocky cliff in the Balu Pass area of Glacier National Park. The incidents occurred just days before the Rogers Pass Winter Permit System takes effect for the 2025–26 season. At Balu Pass, a …
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Powder Renegade Catskiing — one of BC’s most ambitious new backcountry projects — is officially on the market. If you’ve ever skied deep in the Monashees and thought, “I could live here forever,” here’s your shot. Perched high in the Southern Monashees at 1,951 metres (6,400 feet), this remote, ski-in/ski-out lodge is just a 25-minute …
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Rogers Pass Winter Permit changes have been announced by Parks Canada ahead of the 2025/26 ski touring season, bringing new rules, facility updates, and an early-season closure for artillery testing. From November 6–9, 2025, the East Rogers area will be closed while Parks Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces conduct a verification shoot — a …
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Revelstoke Mountain Resort has been crowned the World’s Best Ski Resort for Powder at the 2025 Snomad Ski Resort Awards, confirming what skiers across Canada have long known — there’s no place like Revy when it’s deep. The results, announced November 3 in London, are based on more than 140,000 verified skier and snowboarder ratings …
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Banff’s ski season 2025-26 is taking shape under a welcome blanket of early snow, setting up the local Resorts for one of the stronger starts in recent years. Banff Sunshine Village and Lake Louise Ski Resort have both announced November 7 opening days, with Mt. Norquay following close behind on November 14. October storms swept …
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