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Ben Davies

Ben Davies has been involved in the ski industry in Europe and Canada for almost 30 years. He now resides in Nelson BC, and can be found mountain biking and hiking in the summers, and roaming the Kootenay backcountry in the winter.

Spuzzum First Nation Look To Open New Ski Resort in British Columbia

Highway 5 rises up out of Hope British Columbia and into the snow belt of the Coquihalla, where the Spuzzum First Nation wants to build a year-round recreation resort. South Anderson resort is slated to include 3,000 mixed-use housing units, with cross country and downhill skiing in the winter, golfing, hiking, and downhill mountain biking in the summer. With 11 [โ€ฆ]

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Ben Davies | February 2, 2024
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Avalanche Canada Asks Backcountry Users to Report Conditions

Did you play in the snow today โ€” 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 (โ€˜AVCANโ€™), is responsible for avalanche forecasting across all the mountain ranges of Canada. With such a huge area to cover, and only a [โ€ฆ]

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Ben Davies | January 26, 2024
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Whitewater Ski Resort, BC, Report: A Few Inches of Quality Snow and Zero Liftlines

This report is from January 21, 2024 Whitewater Ski Resort is a five-lift (one rope tow and four chairlifts) ski hill 12 miles from Nelson, British Columbia. Six miles of that is a plowed logging road, taking you to the base lodge, overlooked by Ymir Peak, an iconic mountain that tops out at 7850 feet. The drive can be interesting [โ€ฆ]

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Ben Davies | January 23, 2024
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Supreme Court of Canada Ruling Allows Jumbo Glacier Rethink

The Supreme Court of Canada made a ruling today regarding the Ktunaxa Nationโ€™s claim that building a year round ski resort at Jumbo Glacier, near Invermere, in southern BC, would infringe on their religious rights. These rights are guaranteed to indigenous people in Canada, under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The Ktunaxa believe that the project would drive the [โ€ฆ]

Ben Davies | November 3, 2017
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Video: Tom Wallisch and Sherpas Cinema show Imagination

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Ben Davies | November 1, 2017
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VIDEO: Olympic Snowboarders Kelly Clark & Mike Schultz Will Be Featured On Kellogg Cereal Boxes

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Ben Davies | November 1, 2017
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Grand Canyon Tram Proposal Goes Before Navajo Council

Next week Navajo lawmakers are voting on the โ€œGrand Canyon Escaladeโ€ project. According to the New York Times, the only agenda item for the special session on Tuesday is the plan to build a gondola from the rim to the floor of the Grand Canyon. This gondola is similar to the 8 person gondolas at places such as Kicking Horse, [โ€ฆ]

Ben Davies | October 26, 2017
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Legendary Whistler Split board Marker, Chris Prior, Has Passed Away

On October 15th, Chris Prior, the owner and founder of Prior died. A professional windsurfer, turned snowboard and ski shaper extraordinaire, who believed in the 20cm rule, and enforced it in his Function Junction โ€ manufactoryโ€. Chris took his experience shaping windsurf boards, and brought it to the custom snowboard industry, shaping boards for the alpine race scene, freeride, and [โ€ฆ]

Ben Davies | October 25, 2017
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