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Avalanche Canada Releases First Forecasts of the Winter

Avalanche Canada has released its first avalanche forecasts of the 2025-26 winter, marking the official start to the season for backcountry users across the country. As always in early winter, data is limited and confidence levels are low, making careful terrain choices and firsthand observations more important than ever. The organization urges anyone heading into …
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Pacific Group Resorts Acquires SilverStar Mountain Resort

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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Northern Escape Heli-Skiing Extends Its Reign

Northern Escape Heli-Skiing has done it again. For the fourth straight year, the Terrace-based operator has been voted World’s Best Heli-Ski Operator, a streak that now places it firmly at the top of the global heli-ski landscape. But the story isn’t just about deep snow and big terrain—it’s about how the industry’s leaders are earning …
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Two Skier-Triggered Avalanches in Southeastern British Columbia

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 for Sale: Calling All Powder Addicts with Cash

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 Announced for 2025/26 Season

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 Crowned World’s Best Ski Resort for Powder

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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Avalanche Season Arrives: Fall Storms Bring Early Avalanche Activity

A parade of powerful fall storms has charged across British Columbia, blanketing mountain ranges from the coast to the Rockies and signaling the start of avalanche season. According to Avalanche Canada’s “In Like A Lion” update, early-season snowpacks are already showing signs of instability—especially in the Northwest and Coast ranges—prompting a reminder that “if there’s …
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Marker Kingpin Sets the Standard for Backcountry Performance and Reliability

When the Marker Kingpin binding was first introduced, it changed backcountry skiing forever. The hybrid design — combining the efficient uphill mechanics of a pin-tech toe with the solid downhill confidence of an alpine heel — redefined what skiers could expect from a touring setup. Nearly a decade later, the Kingpin remains a benchmark for …
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