SnowBrains Powder Highway 2022 Report: Day #8 Kicking Horse, BC is Absolutely Badass! Report from January 21, 2022 Today we zipped over Roger’s Pass from Revelstoke to Golden to ski the legendary Kicking Horse, BC. Revelstoke and Roger’s Pass were buried in low clouds, gloomy, and dark… Once over the pass, things started to lighten up. Sun hit the peaks and brought the mountains to life. As we rolled into Kicking Horse the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 22, 2022 2 Comments
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC, Opened With Deepest Opening Day Base Ever While most of North America is crying out for snow, so much so that many resorts postponed their openings, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC, has no such problem. The resort opened on December 4th with a 63″ base––deeper than many resorts will achieve all season––making it their deepest opening day base EVER. Opening weekend report: Kicking Horse, BC Report: 4,000-Vertical-Feet […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 9, 2021 0 Comments
Kicking Horse, BC Report: 4,000-Vertical-Feet of Awesome Report from December 5, 2021 Awake at 6am in a dingy hotel in Calgary after 5-hours of sleep. On the road before 7am in starlight. Sunrise after 9am at the boundary of Banff National Park (how weird is the work Banff – it’s Scottish Gaelic meaning “piglet”). McDonald’s breakfast in Golden. On the hill in brilliant sunshine at Kicking Horse, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 6, 2021 0 Comments
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British Columbia & Alberta 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates It’s that time of year – as the warm temperatures begin to roll in, it is also that time when we need to unfortunately say goodbye to skiing for the summer months. For some resorts in western Canada, that may only be a week away, and for others you may still have two months of skiing to get in. Whatever […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 29, 2021 3 Comments
Man Saves Elk from Avalanche Near British Columbia Town Finally, some uplifting avalanche news! On February 3rd, Jesse Dahlberg, a 32-year-old man from Golden, B.C., was safely watching crews perform avalanche control on Mount Dennis, B.C., for a railroad and highway below. While watching, Dahlberg spotted an elk in a likely slide path about five minutes before the avalanche. Mount Dennis is 8,363-feet next to Field, B.C., a small […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-18″ of Snow For British Columbia Through Thursday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 12:35 PM MST, Dec. 8, 2020 Forecast Summary: A shortwave trough will move through British Columbia and bring 6-18″ of snow to interior portions of the province. The trough will be a quick hitter and should be out of the region by Thursday afternoon. More snow is likely this weekend with more moisture […] Weather Eric McNamee | December 8, 2020 0 Comments
British Columbia to Get Hammered With 2+ FEET of Snow Over The Next Week Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 2:10 PM MST, Nov. 12, 2020 Forecast Summary: A series of storms will bring FEET of snow to the BC coast through the next week. Whistler resort looks to see the most snow during this time. Resorts like Grouse, Kicking Horse, Panorama, Red Mountain, Revelstoke, and Whitewater will see deep snow as well. […] Weather Eric McNamee | November 13, 2020 0 Comments