Treble Cone = New Zealand’s Home for Freeride Shredding [sponsored by Treble Cone, NZ] South America gets a lot of the summer skiing glory but New Zealand has just as much on offer. New Zealand has some of the best terrain and epic mountains you’ll ever see. Not to mention the fact that in most places, you can ride, surf and do a variety of other sports throughout the winter […] D’Arcy McLeish | July 18, 2017 0 Comments
How to Get The Most Out of Your Shred Trip To Argentina with SASS [sponsored by SASS Argentina] Have you started dreaming of shredding pow yet? Have those recent instagram photos floating around your feeds showing snowfall and untracked lines in Argentina got your ski and ride mojo going? Well this summer, if you’re planning on heading down to Argentina to ski or ride in the backcountry, look no further than with SASS Global […] Trip Report D’Arcy McLeish | June 21, 2017 0 Comments
SASS Argentina – Getting the Most Out of Your Backcountry Trip to Bariloche [sponsored by SASS Argentina] August is one of those perfect summer months. It offers up more options for fun than at any other time in the year. And sure, a lot of those options are summer options, but for skiers and riders, August has to be top of the list. You see, August is that time of year when your […] Backcountry D’Arcy McLeish | June 13, 2017 0 Comments
Why Alaska Has To Be on Your Bucket List: [sponsored by Alyeska Resort] Alaska. What do you think of or see when you hear that word? Vast, wild, rugged, free and adventurous? How about Images of massive glaciers cascading off huge peaks into the Pacific Ocean, Grizzlies the size of Jeeps, giant trout and salmon, flocks of Bald Eagle, raging rivers; these are all the common images that come […] D’Arcy McLeish | May 11, 2017 1 Comment
Fly-In B.C. Bike Trip with Evo and Big Mountain Adventures [sponsored by evo.com] The riding on the South Coast of BC is some of the world’s finest. Just think of the place names: The North Shore, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton and the South Chilcotin. That’s about five lifetimes of riding on some of the best trails in the world. And there’s lots to choose from; gnarly, rooted descents and technical climbs, fast […] Biking D’Arcy McLeish | May 11, 2017 0 Comments
Head South To Fulfill Those Snowy Desires | Come Ski, Ride, & Bike Chile With Evo Ski season is starting to wind down here and lots of folks are beginning to dream about two wheels and the rubber side down. At least for now. Our snow hunger can only be satiated for so long before we start pining for pow. But if you’re in the market to do both over the spring and summer, Evo.com has […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | April 26, 2017 0 Comments
Copper Mountain Season Recap – All Time From Open to Close [sponsored by Copper Mountain] Copper is one of those mountains that performs well year after year. It’s an awesome place to ski or ride, and runs some of the best events during the winter season. This year was one of their best, with a great opening day and a December/January that absolutely blew people’s minds. Things kicked off November 18th […] Conditions Report D’Arcy McLeish | April 18, 2017 0 Comments
Ski and Ride “The Mt. Baker” of Chile With evo [this article is sponsored by evo.com] You know what it’s like. The season is over, and while we all love summer, our snow addiction never really goes away. And come July, we start to hear about the onset of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. Places like Chile, Argentina, New Zealand and Australia. As the days go by, we glance more […] D’Arcy McLeish | April 4, 2017 0 Comments
The Chilean Mountain Biking Scene is Going Off Right Now [this post is sponsored by evo.com] Chile is home to a burgeoning mountain bike scene. Last year, the Enduro World Series made an epic stop there for one of the best races of the season. And that area is where Evo.com wants to take you at the end of April. From April 30th to May 7th, Evo.com is hosting a […] Biking D’Arcy McLeish | March 24, 2017 0 Comments
Evo.com Trip – All Women’s Skiing and Snowboarding in the Coast Mountains of BC Tucked into the Coast Mountains just north of Pemberton, BC is some of the best ski terrain in the world. One of the crown jewels of this little backcountry big mountain mecca is Whitecap Alpine Adventures. Based in McGillivary Pass, 50km NE of Pemberton, Whitecap Alpine has been hosting people at their backcountry lodge for years. It’s a cozy place, […] Backcountry D’Arcy McLeish | March 21, 2017 0 Comments
Top 10 Places To Ski This Spring Break As the storms roll through, well, pretty much everywhere at the moment, we’re getting into that magic time of year: March. From Alaska to Whistler to California, March tends to produce that perfect combination of deep pow and sunshine. With students from across North America about to embark on spring break, decisions must be made of where to go shred for […] D’Arcy McLeish | March 8, 2017 0 Comments
Spring Nor’Beaster at Killington VT – Cheap Spring Passes and a Massive Party [this article is sponsored by Killington] I have fond memories of driving down to Killington, Vermont every spring from my hometown of Montreal for the Bear Mountain Mogul Challenge. Killington was legendary for a few things back then: the longest ski season (they were often open ’til June each year!), amazing spring moguls on Bear Mountain and pretty much the […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | March 8, 2017 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Stop # 2 – Kicking Horse, BC This year there’s a real treat coming to Golden, BC in the first week of February. From the 3rd to the 9th, the only North American stop on the Freeride World Tour is coming to one of the raddest mountains in BC – Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Golden sits on the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 1, on the east side of […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | January 31, 2017 0 Comments
The Best Ski Town Breweries in the USA: A bottle of suds goes down real smooth after a day of shredding pow. And sure, you can grab some of the corporate offerings out there, either cans or a draft and the local bar, but why not go for a brew that’s been crafted with love by a local ripper? There are craft brewers in ski town USA that […] D’Arcy McLeish | January 17, 2017 3 Comments
The Women of the Squaw Alpine Ski Patrol Ski patrolling, despite the fact that it looks like a job where ski bums are paid to have fun (ok, so sometimes it’s like that) is a real job. Part mountain rescue, part avalanche and explosive technician, part first responder and part front line guest service, patrolling can be difficult to define. But it’s one of the more challenging jobs […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | December 17, 2016 0 Comments
Killington, VT to Host FIS Alpine World Cup November 26-27th, 2016 When most people think of skiing in North America, they think of places Aspen, Whistler, Squaw and Jackson Hole. Rightly so; they are all great places to ski. But it’s a mistake to dismiss the skiing lies east of the Mississippi. Ski resorts like Tremblant, Mont Ste-Anne, Sugarloaf, Killington and Whiteface are steeped in skiing history and mountain culture and their […] Industry News D’Arcy McLeish | November 17, 2016 5 Comments
What Does La Nina Mean For Japan? | Last La Nina Japan Saw 914″ of Snow… In short, La Nina means GO TO JAPAN. A lot of this weather stuff gets a little confusing. La Nina, El Nino, ocean temperatures, blobs, atmospheric rivers. The bottom line for skiers is this: is it going to puke this winter or not? According to various sources, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA), this […] Weather D’Arcy McLeish | November 2, 2016 1 Comment
The Top 3 Longest Ski Seasons in Lake Tahoe: It’s not often these days that you get to ski in the month of May in Lake Tahoe. The last few years, especially once the winter storms abate, have shown thin snow packs come spring. But after an epic season last year, folks had the pleasure of skiing and riding at Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Resort through May 30th. That’s […] Conditions Report D’Arcy McLeish | October 20, 2016 4 Comments
We Don’t Need Any More Chairlifts in B.C. It’s nothing new. Someone, somewhere, wants to build a ski resort. It’s happening all over the world. In BC, for instance, there are two huge ski resorts that will potentially see the light of day. The first, Jumbo, which is set to turn a pristine wilderness into the largest ski resort in North America, is one of the more polarizing […] Featured Article D’Arcy McLeish | October 9, 2015 8 Comments
The Ten Essentials for Backcountry Exploration Whistler is a hub of outdoor and mountain enthusiasts. Long time Whistler local, Wayne Flann, a 30 year veteran of the Blackcomb Ski Patrol, has spent most of his life working and playing in the mountains. His blog, www.wayneflannavalancheblog.com, has become one of the main resources for avalanche and backcountry information in the Sea to Sky Corridor. Started in 2011 because he saw a need for snowpack information for early season backcountry skiers and riders, it has blossomed into one of the sources for weather, snowpack info, and avalanche updates and has a devoted […] Featured Article D’Arcy McLeish | July 1, 2015 0 Comments
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