Joie De Vivre At Mont Tremblant
Gold, red and orange leaves still dot the Laurentian mountains but the webcams and snow guns also don’t lie. Mont Tremblant is under a white siege.
Big White announces early opening for 2015/2016 season
After another 30cm of fresh powder over the weekend, Big White Ski Resort will open early for the 2015/2016 ski season. The resort will start spinning lifts at 8:45am on Friday November 13, nearly two weeks earlier than originally expected.
Reaching The Peak
TRAVELLING TO SUN PEAKS has for many years felt like coming home. There are many aspects to that homecoming: the off-camber corner I instinctually and reluctantly slow down for; the sparkling lights on the eaves twinkling between the trees, beckoning hello, relax, come play; the smiling face at the front desk saying, “Welcome back, Edith – how was the drive?” or, sometimes, “Willkommen!” Regardless of where I stay, Sun Peaks has all the qualities of home.
Video: Nordic Roots
In Nordic Roots, we trace the origins of Nordic Combined, an Olympic snow sport combining the power of ski jumping with the grace of cross-country ski racing.
Video: Ski Tour Canada
Coming up in March 2016: Ski Tour Canada. It’s a 12-day, eight-race, cross-nation event in five iconic locations including the Plains of Abraham, Mount Royal and Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park. Billed as a Tour-de-France-style Nordic ski race, it’s one of the largest cross-country ski events ever to be hosted in Canada. Chandra Crawford explains.
FIS World Cup Turns 50: Back To The Drawing Board?
The alpine World Cup circuit is 50 years old this season, and the rising sentiment from within and around the world of ski racing is that it has fallen flat. It’s true that as athletes, we seem to love to complain almost as much as we love to ski: The coach is working us too hard, or not hard enough. It’s too cold. It’s too hot. My start number sucks. The lift is too slow. I have done a fair share of complaining myself over a 10-year career on the World Cup and, since retiring from competition, as a member of the FIS athletes’ commission.
What’s New at Mont Sutton for the 2015-2016 Season
As the 2015-16 season approaches, Mont Sutton reveals what is new this season at the hill as well as in the village – enhancing the town of Sutton as a touristic attraction.
Ski Like an Olympian — or at Least with One — at Big White Ski Resort
That's a lot of ground to cover, and one challenge happily met when adventurers sign on for the new Big White Ski with an Olympian program.
Mount Washington Job Fair
With the 15.16 winter season fast approaching, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, one of Vancouver Island's largest employers, will hold their annual winter Job Fair this Saturday, November 7th, from 11am to 5pm at the Resort.
One More Week To Get The Season Pass Deal!
According to the forecasters, it's going to be another snowy winter! Buy your season pass now and get in on the best deal for fun on the slopes. The Early Bird Season Pass Sale ends October 31.