It’s the beginning of a new year and time to compare the snowpacks that lift serviced ski resorts are reporting. It has been an interesting season to say the least with the effects of El Niño very evident–snow packs are below average across Western Canada. And compounding El Niño, the backcountry snowpack is compromised by …
Read more 10 Reported Resort Snowpacks
It's mid season and time to compare which lifts are serving the deepest snowpack, it has been an interesting year to say the least.
Read more 12 Deepest Lift Serviced Snowpacks
I didn’t say anything, but my first thought was, “Oh, Boy, what kind of guy would attach a nom de guerre like “Boomer” to himself?”
Read more Powder Skier: Erik Boomer
These numbers come from Bruce Jamieson’s 2009 ISSW publication where he estimates the risk and compares it with similar estimates from Werner Munter from Switzerland.
Read more What is the Risk of Riding in Avalanche Terrain?
Every year, National Geographic nominates ten individuals or teams for the “Adventurer of the Year”. There are skiers and riders, of course, and always a Himalayan climber or two. But then the list goes Gonzo and you never know what to expect. Last year Alex Honnold was nominated for climbing big walls in Yosemite without …
Read more Adventurer of the Year
Cold temperatures and seemingly endless precipitation created a great week of skiing here in Western Canada.
Read more Great Powder Skiing Week
Coldsmoke is a four day (February 25 – 28) grass-roots gathering of backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and telemarkers from all over British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest at Whitewater Ski Resort near Nelson, BC. Now in its fifth year, the Coldsmoke Powder Festival (presented by Arc’teryx, Whitewater Ski Resort, and Mountain Gear) draws dedicated, die hard …
Read more Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival
Whitewater Ski Resort is very pleased to announce the summer of 2010 planned installation of the new Glory Ridge Chair.
Read more The Lift Serviced Powder Capital of Canada
Nelson offers BC's largest selection of heli ski, snowcat, and backcountry lodges, Nelson is a great powder destination.
Read more Nelson, BC
Lift service can offer seemingly endless untracked powder at an affordable price.
Read more Lift Service
