Celebrating Sun Peaks Bike Park Closing Weekend View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Craigen (@petercraigen) Sun Peaks Bike Park is a must-do trip for any mountain biker. Tucked away just 45 minutes from Kamloops, B.C., the Bavarian Style village at Sun Peaks is colourful and charming with lots on offer. Skiing, biking, and golfing might be their main attractions, but the village in […] Trip Report Peter Craigen | September 29, 2020 1 Comment
Revelstoke B.C. Snow Report: The Best Season Ever? Revelstoke Mountain Resort is having its second-biggest season on record. With 882 cm or 347 inches of snowfall so far this year, Revelstoke could end up breaking the 2017/2018 season snowfall record of 1237cm (487 inches). This season could be summed up in one word so far: Consistent. Average annual snowfall totals of over 1000cm mean the odds of […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | February 20, 2020 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Report: EPIC January + A Rainy Feb. Whistler just capped off one of the snowiest months in recent history.ย With over 400cm of the good stuff falling in the month of January alone, the base and snowpack have finally caught up to historical averages. So far, over 670cm or 265 inches of snow has fallen in the 2019/2020 season. Although the snowfall totals are catching […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | February 4, 2020 8 Comments
Revelstoke BC, Report: Relentless Powder. “It Just Won’t Stop Snowing!” The snow just wouldn’t stop falling. The last week at Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC has been one for the books. With over 566cm or 222 inches of snowfall this year, this could become one of the snowiest years in the resort’s young history. Look at Revelstoke’s Interactive Historical Snowfall Totals Here Over 96 cm of snow has fallen in the […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | January 6, 2020 1 Comment
Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Report: Heavy Pow, Big Smiles Mt. Baker’s snow forecast is bookmarked on my work computer in a folder called “work stuff”. I knew it was time to check it when reports showed Whistler Blackcomb had some of the most unstable snowpacks in North America. We packed the car and found a small cabin in Maple Falls, Washington to settle into a 3 day trip at […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | January 3, 2020 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb BC, Report: Bluebird Skies & Snow in the Forecast Report From December 15, 2019 58 cm of snow has fallen this season in Whistler, BC. In the past week, 16 new cm has fallen and the alpine is slowly but surely filling in. However, not much has changed since last week in terms of skiable terrain. 12 of 26 lifts are spinning with 14 of 240 trails open. Some […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | December 16, 2019 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC Report: “Still Waiting For The Big Dump” Report from 8th December 2019 With less than 50cm of total snowfall to date, Whistler’s 2020 ski season has been one of the slowest starts on record so far.ย Whistler Blackcombโs operations have been working around the clock to ensure enough snowmaking for a skiable network of trails. So far only 14/240 trails are open and 11 out of 26 chairs […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | December 10, 2019 0 Comments