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Wow! Did any of you get out today?  The snow conditions were incredible across most ski resorts in the Canadian Rockies and Western Canada today. Here is today’s snow report: Whistler received 20 cm in the past 24 hours, that’s 75 cm in just 2 days! Kicking Horse was another powder King of the day. [...]

Firstly, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all. I know we have not been blogging as frequently as we would like to, but it is the ski season! In the last 12-24 hours, ski resorts in Western Canada have been receiving a nice bit of fresh. January is a great time to ski the Canadian Rockies [...]

Exciting times here in Western Canada – the ski resorts are starting to open and the long-term season outlook is looking very promising with La Nina predicted to hit which will bring lots of snow! The Lake Louise Ski Area was the first ski resort to open in Canada on November 5th 2010. Jasper Marmot [...]

Lots of snow already at Fernie Alpine Resort. The video below was taken about a week ago. They received 40cm of new snow on October 26th! Opening day is set to be epic – scheduled for December 4th 2010. Excited?! We are!!!

SNOW ALERT!  A heavy Pacific storm has been hitting Whistler Blackcomb this weekend, dropping between 25-30cm of snow at higher elevations. The freezing level is expected to remain steady with more periods of snow forecast for this week. Meteorologists are calling for a La Niña weather cycle for the Pacific Northwest, meaning cooler temperatures and [...]

Hello – it’s good to be back. We are VERY excited about this upcoming winter season in Western Canada. Lots of snow has been predicted by top forecasters and this has been also backed up by the fact we have had a much cooler, wetter September so far. Best of all, yesterday, Banff National Park [...]

Banff Norquay may have closed last Sunday but Sunshine Village and Lake Louise are still going strong in Banff National Park! Here we’re celebrating longer days, our infamous spring snow dumps, and skiing and riding until May 24 2010 – that’s almost 6 weeks still to go! To celebrate properly, there is a ton of [...]

Bonus Weekend Opening at Kicking Horse! Kicking Horse Mountain Resort announces a bonus opening this coming weekend. Just when you thought the ski season was over Mother Nature forgets it is spring and dumps over 80cm (31.5in) of new snow on the resort in the past two weeks! Kicking Horse is in fabulous condition from [...]

2009-2010 IS NOW THE SECOND SNOWIEST SEASON ON RECORD AT WHISTLER BLACKCOMB! Total snowfall reaches 1,432cm/47 feet and a snow base of 378cm/12 feet Another blast of winter weather hit Whistler Blackcomb dropping 25 centimetres on the mountains in the past 48 hours. The fresh powder brings the total snowfall this season to 1,432 centimetres [...]

Head to BANFF NATIONAL PARK today for a great POWDER DAY! In the last 24 hours, Sunshine Village received 25cm, Banff Norquay 20+cm and  Lake Louise 13cm. These ski resorts are all included in your Tri-Area Ski Lift Pass. The following ski resorts also received some fresh: Panorama 11cm, Kicking Horse 10cm, Fernie 7cm, Jasper [...]

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