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Kicking Horse Ski Resort – SOLD

Canada Ski Blogger — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:51:43 +0000

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has been sold by its Dutch owners to one of the biggest ski hill operators in North America; Calgary-based RCR (Resorts of the Canadian Rockies)…

Full details: CBC News

Fernie Snow, October 2010

Canada Ski Blogger — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:25:11 +0000

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!!!

Nakiska Spring Fiesta 2010

Canada Ski Blogger — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:59:37 +0000

Spring Fiesta

Where: Nakiska Ski Area

Date: April 10 and 11, 2010

Say adios to the 2009/2010 Winter Season with cervezas in the Beer Gardens all afternoon and rock out to the Juno Nominated band TEN SECOND EPIC. CJAY 92 will be hosting the day and giving out awesome Kokanee Prizing! Bring your friends for one last run for the year.

Nakiska is set to close on Sunday, April 11, 2010. However, they have recently announced a “bonus weekend” on Saturday, April 17, 2010 :

BONUS WEEKEND & Bermuda Shorts Day (BSD) Hangover Party

The day after University of Calgary‘s famous BSD Party, you can cure your hangover at Nakiska Ski Resort. Great spring skiing, fun games, and music. What a great way to end the school year and ski season!

RCR Ski Resort Opening Dates 2008-2009

Canada Ski Blogger — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:09:00 +0000

Please see proposed opening and closing dates for the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) divisions of resorts in the West. Please note that the following proposed dates of operation are always subject to snow conditions.

RCR Resort: Lake Louise Mountain Resort

08/09 Opening Date: Sat. Nov 8, 2008
08/09 Closing Date: Sun. April 26, 2009.
Re-opening for May 1, 2, and 3 only.

RCR Resort: Fernie Alpine Resort

08/09 Opening Date: Sat. Dec 6, 2008
08/09 Closing Date: Tues. April 14, 2009

RCR Resort: Kimberley Alpine Resort

08/09 Opening Date: Fri. Dec. 19, 2008
Preview weekend only Dec.13-14, 2008.
08/09 Closing Date: Sun. April 5, 2009

RCR Resort: Nakiska

08/09 Opening Date: Sat. Dec 6, 2008
08/09 Closing Date: Sun. April 12, 2009

Take advantage by booking your ski holiday in Canada early. Deals such as kids ski and rent free, early-bird lift pass rates and free ski day promotions are all available up to October 2008. Contact rocky-peak ski Holidays for details.

Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Rail Parks

Canada Ski Blogger — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:56:00 +0000

Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has recently announced some changes to the terrain park facilities at their resorts, which will see a focus on enhanced Rail & Box Parks and the removal of man-made jumps.

Please see the new RCR Rail Park webpages below, which include a Q & A section on the changes, as well as a list of planned features for each of their parks.

More information can be found at:

Lake Louise: http://skilouise.com/the-mountain/rcr-park.aspx

Fernie: http://skifernie.com/the-mountain/rcr-park.aspx

Nakiska: http://skinakiska.com/the-mountain/rcr-park.aspx

Kimberley: http://skikimberley.com/the-mountain/rcr-park.aspx