The mountains are calling, and soon, powder will be filling our dreams as the lifts start spinning across Alberta and British Columbia! With winter settling in, skiers and snowboarders alike are counting down the days until those first chairlifts roll up the slopes. Here’s a rundown of opening dates across the Rockies and beyond, listed …
Read more Resort Powder Days Are Almost Here!
As powder enthusiasts question our snowy Christmas and eagerly await the arrival of the next big snowfall, the present El Niño weather patterns have been casting some doubt.
Read more A Snowy Christmas Outlook
Studies by University of British Columbia Okanogan Campus (UBCO) have shown that the Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown doubled the range of caribou. During the 2020 “anthropause,” when COVID-19 travel restrictions nearly grounded heli-skiing, both movement and mean home-range of the caribou groups increased dramatically compared to years when normal heli ski operations dominated. The anthropause …
Read more Pandemic Heli Ski Shutdown Doubled Range of Caribou
Avalanche Canada is reporting that the snowpack is spooky for much of Western Canada.
Read more Avalanche Canada: The Persisting Problem
An update on the lasting impact of the atmospheric rivers
Read more Avalanche Canada: Don’t always trust a robust crust
Santa delivered the best powder snow in a decade in BC's mountains, Merry Christmas!
Read more Christmas Top 10 Powder Resorts
The backcountry is a changed landscape in the aftermath of the series of atmospheric rivers.
Read more Avalanche Canada: The River Has Run Dry
In other words, Air Canada's and/or Westjet's lawyers are winning.
Read more Canada’s ultra-low-cost Powder solution?
The best time for powder is when it's snowing–so stop what your doing and go play in the powder!
Read more November Powder update
