We were a little disappointed to hear that the Kicking Horse Powder Express from Banff has been changed for the upcoming 2011-2012 winter ski season. The Canadian Rockies Blogger posted the details on their blog so I won’t duplicate: What’s happened to the Kicking Horse Powder Express from Banff this season? What do you think [...]
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2011 has so far brought us incredible ski conditions – the best in years across Western Canada. The best thing of all is that it just keeps coming and coming! Environment Canada predicted a late spring which is so far proving to be true. Last Sunday was the official start of Spring and so far [...]
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 [...]
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!!!
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 [...]
Please note that Sunshine Village, Banff has now extended it’s lift hours for spring skiing and riding! Lifts times have been extended to run until 4:30pm (Jackrabbit 5pm) until season close (May 24 2010). Also, the double black diamond Wild West run opens at noon today (MST) – in just half-an-hour – indicating the snow [...]
Freewheel Battle of the Boards is happening this weekend, March 28th, at Jasper Marmot Basin! The Skier/Boardercross event starts at 12 pm on Punchbowl. Registration will take place at Marmot Basin and Freewheel starting at 8 am on Sunday March 28th. The event will feature a banked dual slalom followed by a mini rail jam [...]
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Let the Season Begin! It’s currently snowing in Whistler and we are excited to announce that Whistler Heli-Skiing is scheduled to start heli-skiing tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10th! Yesterday Whistler Heli-Skiing were up in the helicopters taking a look at the alpine terrain. They found some good skiing in the Spearhead and [...]
Trying to think of what else to do besides skiing or boarding on your Ski Holiday in Banff, Canada? There are many Banff Tours to choose from. Visit the Banff Tours web page or check out the list below. You can click on any of the links for more information. Banff gondola – Ride to [...]
