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Mt. Norquay in Banff National Park (Western Canada) OPENS TOMORROW! This is the earliest ski resort opening in Canada as a result of the incredible early season snowfalls we have been receiving. Banff Lake Louise Sunshine is already on track for another record smashing ski season – let’s hope it continues… Mt. Norquay is leading [...]

Finally, we have a bit of footage to show just how great the powder has been in 2011! The video below shows a bit of backcountry action at Sunshine Village in Banff National Park. It was shot just a few weeks ago. We hope you have managed to get out and enjoy some of the [...]

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 [...]

PHENOMENAL SPRING SNOW AND GUEST INPUT PROMPTS WHISTLER BLACKCOMB TO REVISE SPRING CLOSING DATES Spring skiing/riding continues to April 25 2010 on Whistler Mountain and May 24 2010 on Blackcomb Mountain Whistler Blackcomb has announced the decision to extend skiing and riding on Whistler Mountain by one week. Whistler Mountain’s last day of operations will [...]

WHISTLER RECEIVES 53 CENTIMETRES (21 INCHES) OF SNOW AND COUNTING, BRINGING TOTAL SNOWFALL TO OVER 12 METRES (39 FEET) SO FAR THIS SEASON On track to be third snowiest winter on record, and 3.3 metre (11 feet) base signals return to “deep winter” at Whistler Blackcomb WHISTLER, BC, March 12, 2010 – Whistler Blackcomb is [...]

WHISTLER BLACKCOMB SMASHES RECORD FOR SNOWIEST MONTH EVER WITH OVER 5.5 METRES (18 FEET) OF SNOWFALL Photo credit: Mike Mills / Location: Whistler Blackcomb November 2009 takes the podium as Whistler Blackcomb’s snowiest month in recorded history. WHISTLER, BC, December 1, 2009 – As the calendar flips over, it’s now official that November 2009 will [...]

After an early opening with plenty of fresh snow, Whistler Blackcomb prepares to open Creekside and Garbanzo Express on Whistler Mountain this weekend. WHISTLER, BC, Wednesday, November 18, 2009 – The current storm system has blanketed the mountains with over 204 cm (80 inches) of fresh snow in the past week. Operations crews are hard [...]

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