France’s Marion Haerty and Canada’s Mikey Ciccarelli Win 2024 Natural Selection Tour With dream conditions below and bluebird skies above, Mother Nature laid the ideal stage for an absolutely historic day in backcountry snowboarding at the YETI Natural Selection Selkirk Tangiers, the 2024 Natural Selection Tour finals. 12 of the world’s top snowboarders took full advantage of the stunning interior British Columbia, high-alpine venue called Mosquito. Here they put down big lines, […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 5, 2024 0 Comments
Avalanche Canada Asks Backcountry Users to Report Conditions Did you play in the snow today — then say what you saw. Avalanche Canada is looking to skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers for help with reporting snow conditions across the country. For those not aware, Avalanche Canada (‘AVCAN’), is responsible for avalanche forecasting across all the mountain ranges of Canada. With such a huge area to cover, and only a […] Avalanche Ben Davies | January 26, 2024 0 Comments
“Dangerously Cold Arctic Air” Forces Many Ski Resorts to Shutdown Across the U.S. and Canada Any snow sports enthusiast looks forward to winter and getting back out on the mountain to hit some runs. Naturally, winter brings about colder temperatures, which is required for Mother Nature to provide us with all that fresh powder we all chase after. Almost every winter there is a stretch of extremely cold air that comes down from the Arctic […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | January 12, 2024 0 Comments
Canadian Siblings Celebrate Double Victory at FIS Ski Cross World Cup in Arosa-Lenzerheide, Switzerland, as Canada Claims a Total of 4 Spots on the Podium Canadian siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt, from Ottawa, Ontario, shared the rare honor of both winning the FIS Ski Cross World Cup races in Arosa-Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Rounding out the podium on December 12, 2023, were teammates Marielle Thompson, who finished, and Reece Howden, who both took second in the events. Ski Cross is run in elimination-style heats of four skiers, […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | December 14, 2023 0 Comments
‘Professional Ski Instructors of Canada’ Organization Commissions Illustrator Kim Kay for New eLearning Program Professional Ski Instructors of Canada (‘PSIC’) commissioned Kim Kay, author and illustrator of “Ski A to Z – Illustrated Introduction to Skiing,” to create bespoke ski art for their new eLearning program. PSIC offers a new system of training, education and certification to the ski industry and instructor community in Canada. A direct relationship and partnership with ski schools will […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 6, 2023 0 Comments
Climber Killed After Avalanche Buries 2 People in Alberta, Canada An avalanche struck a pair of ice climbers in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, on November 11, 2023, resulting in one fatality. The incident occurred as the climbers were descending from the Lone Ranger ice climb in the park’s Ranger Creek area. The fatality is the first avalanche-related death in North America of the ’23/24 season. “A fatal […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 13, 2023 0 Comments
Canada Ski Area Associations Update the Alpine Responsibility Code The Exciting Renewal Promotes Safety and Consistency Across North American Ski Areas Effective immediately, Canada’s leading ski area associations have successfully updated the Alpine Responsibility Code for Canadian ski areas. To accommodate the growing ski industry and ensure consistent messaging across North America, the revised Code uses the same 10 points as the National Ski Areas Association’s (NSAA) Your Responsibility […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2023 0 Comments
Canada’s 2023/2024 Ski Season Kicks Off in Banff Banff’s highly anticipated ski season has officially started. On Friday, November 3rd, Mount Norquay and Lake Louise Ski Resort officially opened for the 2023/2024 winter. The combination of cold temperatures, early snow, and help from the snowguns have built enough of a base for Banff’s ski resorts to start turning the lifts. With 13″ (35cm) of snow in the last […] Mike Humphrey | November 3, 2023 0 Comments