Skiers and boarders find powder
The free Salomon Powfinder mobile application has the best powder forecasts for the best resorts and is available on iPhone and on Android since September 15th.
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Fourth-annual G3 Skigraphiks contest launches
G3, manufacturer of industry-leading gear for backcountry and sidecountry skiing, will team up with sponsoring partners to give skiers four chances to see their graphics
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The Ultimate Ski Bum Contest
A season pass at 8 ski resorts, 12 days of heli/cat skiing, accommodation from January 1st to March 31st , a rental vehicle and a $500 gas card.
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Eric Pehota’s little Logan
Certain factors can prove advantageous for a young freeskier in his pursuit of a pro career. Living a short drive from Whistler-Blackcomb is one of them. Growing up with big-mountain ski pioneer Eric Pehota as your dad is another. It comes as little surprise, then, that Logan Pehota, 16, is highly regarded among the next …
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Official start to Season at Farnham Glacier
On September 1st as the skies cleared after a cold and wet night the mountains showed a fresh coating of snow.
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Leslie Anthony’s White planet
I have recently finished Whistler-based author, Leslie Anthony’s new book ‘White Planet.’ The 300 page paper back, published by Greystone Books, is exactly what it claims to be: ‘a mad dash through modern global ski culture,’ and is also an essential, must read book for any dedicated free rider. The manuscript neatly weaves many of …
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Small Group Catskiing at Big Red Cats
Small Group Catskiing is now available at Big Red Cats. They still will have their standard cats running groups of 12 but now will offer a cat that will take two smaller groups of 5-7 skiers at a time. Yes, the cat ride up will still be full, but once on the slope you will be skiing …
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New Snow in the Mountains!
Yep, snow in the mountains already...
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Freeride Touring Camps with Eric Hjorleifson
Eric Hjorleifson will combine forces with legendary GAH Ski Guide Russ Lybarger providing snow buffs with an incredible new early season ski program
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Fernie to offer biggest vertical in the Canadian Rockies
Celebrating 50 years of skiing with a new Polar Peak Lift will give Fernie Alpine Resort biggest vertical in the Canadian Rockies
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The Attack of La Niña
The Bitch is Back” will debut this September at a theatre near you and feature a selection of Canadian powder and skiers like never before
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Powder Skiing Decade, Cold Winters Forecast!
AccuWeather Long Range Expert Joe Bastardi believes there is a significant chance for particularly frigid winters in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 into 2014-2015. Bastardi said these winters could be similar to winters of the late 1970s. He said, “While the most consistent of the cold is to the north, severe bouts of cold deep into Texas …
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