Northern Escape Heli-Skiing launched their back up snowcat population this weekend with great success. Late last summer NEH purchased two snowcats and worked hard all fall to open their long-awaited snowcat area. The work included clearing trails, building roads and an operations hut at the base of the area. “The skiable acreage is larger that …
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Whistler-based ski photographer, Blake Jorgenson, shows us what Early Season is about at Whistler Blackcomb.
Read more Blake Jorgenson’s Early Season at Whistler Blackcomb
A new avalanche bulletin internet widget has developed by Savage Marketing in partnership with the Canadian Avalanche Centre.
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The epic days of skiing deep powder top-to-bottom in November have returned to Fernie.
Read more Fernie’s Legendary Powder Returns
Backcountry Avalanche Workshops are aimed at backcountry users with some awareness and experience, but maybe not a lot of formal training.
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Henrik Windstedt, Mark Abma, Mike Douglas and Asmund Thorsen spend a week shredding pillows and trees in some of the deepest snow of the season
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Copious amounts of snow in the Northern Selkirk Mountain Range of British Columbia and it's the main reason GAH is open for business one week earlier
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Powder. If there is one word that describes the reasons why people come to Fernie I think the word powder is it. Deep, fluffy powder. Powder so deep you have to spit out snowballs of it as you cascade down the mountainside. Powder so light you have to memorize the landscape in order to make …
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“Why do we care about La Nina, or El Nino?”
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The Powder checklist…What gear do you require for powder? “Well, first you need a pair of fat skis – a minimum of 100mm under foot,” explains Dan Savage, Powder Canada editor. “Skis do not need to be shorter, but you may want a softer flex and definitely a powder rocker.” Basically, fatter skis offer superior …
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View Powder Destinations in a larger map Whitecap Alpine is a mountain adventure company dedicated to providing distinctive backcountry skiing and snowboarding trips in the South Chilcotin Mountains. Built in 1972, McGillivray Pass Lodge includes everything guests expect from a modern, yet rustic, cabin in the mountains. With five comfortable outbuildings, the McGillivray Pass Lodge …
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