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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Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger has added another bold line to her already formidable ski mountaineering résumé, claiming the first ski descent of the North Glacier on Deltaform Mountain alongside Guillaume Pierrel and Brette Harrington. The 11,234-foot peak rises above Moraine Lake in Banff National Park’s iconic Valley of the Ten Peaks — terrain that once graced …
Read more Lusti Bags First Descent of Deltaform Mountain’s North Glacier
The Persisting Surface Hoar Layer from January remains an avalanche concern across Western Canada, and recent field observations show it is still producing skier-triggered avalanches. On Wednesday evening, Mark Klassen, ACMG, shared a field report from the Yoho zone after skiing Coat Tail Right off the Top Hat. “The upper run skied well with no …
Read more The Persisting Surface Hoar Layer from January Remains Avalanche Concern
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 …
Read more Finding Powder: The Holiday Season Promises
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 …
Read more Banff’s Early Snow and Opening Dates
Lake Louise Ski Resort has released its first construction update on the highly anticipated Richardson’s Ridge expansion, scheduled to open for the 2025–26 winter season. The new 200-acre addition will sit adjacent to the resort’s legendary Back Bowls and directly across from the Paradise Chair, delivering a fresh mix of easy, intermediate, and advanced terrain …
Read more Lake Louise Releases Update on Richardson’s Ridge Expansion
POW Canada's Townhall Tour recognizes that from deep winters to long summer days, outdoor recreation drives the heartbeat of our mountain communities.
Read more POW Canada’s Townhall Tour: Protecting Our Outdoor Future
The warning applies to Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Jasper National Parks, Kananaskis Country, and areas immediately adjacent to those parks. It is in effect immediately and remains in place through Monday, March 24.
Read more Special Public Avalanche Warning for Central Rockies
In 1967, four Canadians—Don Gardner, Chic Scott, Charlie Locke, and Neil Liske—etched their names into the history of ski mountaineering by completing the first-ever Jasper to Lake Louise traverse.
Read more Canada’s Greatest Ski Traverse
As the Christmas holidays approach, it’s no surprise that the mountains are blanketed with great snow—perfect for chasing powder and curing your FOMO
Read more Finding Christmas Pow: A Holiday Season Full of Snow
Saturday, November 16th, will go down in ski history as the start of a new Super Era at popular Canadian Rocky Mountain ski and snowboard resort Banff Sunshine Village
Read more Super Angel LX, Now Flying at Banff Sunshine Village
This winter, take flight on Banff Sunshine Village’s new Super Angel, a luxury six-passenger chairlift.
Read more Sunshine Village’s new Super Angel
