Vail Resorts has announced that it plans to replace Whistler’s Creekside Gondola and Big Red Express chair with new higher-capacity lifts. The existing six-person Creekside Gondola is to be replaced with a new high-speed, eight-person gondola and the high-speed quad Big Red Express will be replaced with a new high-speed, six-person chair. The projects, planned …
Read more More new Lifts for Whistler Blackcomb
Fernie's Katie Anderson had the top Canadian result with a 3rd place in women's snowboard and Whistler's Tom Peiffer came 11th in men's ski.
Read more Freeride World Tour Opener in Andorran Pyrenees
An avalanche that released in the Blackcomb slack-country took one skiers life and injured two others. This was only one accident in a 24 hour period of backcountry rescues.
Read more Whistler Avalanche Deaths amid busy three days
Special Public Avalanche Warning for the South Coast extended and expanded to include Vancouver Island. This warning is an extension from one that was issued on January 28 and will be in effect until February 4.
Read more Special Public Avalanche Warning for the South Coast Extended and Expanded
For 2020 Whistler local Wayne Flann was awarded the CAA Service Award in recognition of his contributions to public and professional avalanche awareness and information sharing through his website.
Read more Wayne Flann Receives CAA Service Award
Shane Szocs was completely buried on Rainbow Mountain near Whistler the same day as the snow-biker accident.
Read more Weak snowpack layers taking lives
Atlas commented, "While you’re inside... we have offered up our online AST 1 course for free. Something to hopefully help you get more out of your next time in the mountains!!"
Read more Free Avalanche Safety Tutorial
Mountain towns all throughout British Columbia are making the same plea to travellers: Please stay home. #StayHome
Read more Mountain Towns say Stay Home
This Monday six people escaped serious injury in a dramatic helicopter crash in Whistler’s backcountry. The incident involved a Blackcomb Helicopters Bell 407 that was heli-skiing with clients. The company says the aircraft was in the process of landing when it suffered a “roll over accident.” The helicopter was completely wrecked. Helicopter incidents are common …
Read more Heli Skiers & Boarders escape serious injury
Whistler's backcountry has changed forever with the opening of the Kees and Claire Hut.
Read more Spearhead’s Kees and Claire Hut Open
The woman and male companion crossed on foot under a roped-off permanent closure area and slipped of the summit ridge.
Read more Blackcomb Lakeside Fatality
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
