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The Kicking Horse Gondola Report and the Myth of “It Was Just a Fluke”

The Kicking Horse Gondola Report doesn’t tell a story of chaos or carelessness. It tells a story of margins — and how margins quietly shrink. There’s a temptation after incidents like this to look for one dramatic failure. A missed inspection. A reckless shortcut. A catastrophic defect. That’s not what happened. What happened was more …
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Fortress Mountain

Fortress Mountain Asks Albertans to Speak Up

Fortress Mountain is entering a defining chapter — and this time, the conversation isn’t just about snow, lifts, or reopening timelines. It’s about the long-term future of one of Alberta’s most storied alpine landscapes. With new Canadian partners Ridge North America and Western Securities now formally involved, and the project designated under Alberta’s All Season …
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Castle Mountain Opens Stagecoach Express, Expands Haig Bowl Access

Castle Mountain has officially opened the Stagecoach Express, the area’s first high-speed chairlift, marking a significant infrastructure milestone as the independent Alberta ski hill celebrates its 60th season. The lift — formerly the Angel Express at Sunshine Village in Banff — arrived at Castle in the summer of 2024 and has since undergone a full …
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Zincton

Zincton and the False Choice Blocking Rural B.C.

The debate around Zincton has drifted away from facts and toward ideology. What should be a straightforward discussion about regulatory process has been framed as a moral ultimatum: require a full environmental assessment or accept environmental recklessness. That choice is false. In its legal challenge, Wildsight argues the province acted unreasonably by determining that Zincton …
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Showcase T-Bar

Whistler Blackcomb to Replace Showcase T-Bar with New Chairlift in 2026

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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Zincton

Why Zincton Resort Matters: A New Model for Communities

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 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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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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Castle Mountain Resort

Castle Mountain Resort Celebrates 60 Years with Big Expansion

Castle Mountain Resort will be celebrating its 60th anniversary in style this winter, and the milestone comes with exciting news for powder skiers. The Alberta gem, already known for its authentic vibe, big steep vertical, and deep snow, is about to get even better with a terrain expansion and its first new chairlift in nearly …
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The Snowiest Ski Resort on the Powder Highway

Whitewater Ski Resort is the snowiest ski resort on the Powder Highway and continues to define what skiers and riders dream of—deep powder, authentic culture, and terrain that inspires. Averaging an incredible 1200 cms of annual snowfall, Whitewater has earned its reputation as BC’s powder capital, drawing powder enthusiasts seeking steep and deep turns. As …
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Transport Canada Approves AVSS SnowDart System for Avalanche Mitigation

In a groundbreaking advancement for mountain safety, Transport Canada has granted a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) to AVSS, allowing the Canadian technology firm to deploy its SnowDart system for avalanche control across the country. This approval marks a pivotal moment in the modernization of avalanche mitigation, introducing drone-based solutions to an industry long reliant …
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