Whistler B.C. Conditions Report: Alpine Filled In and Ripping Whistler continues its winter streak with 40cm over the World Ski and Snowboard Festival week, and more snow in the forecast this week. In case you have not heard, Whistler has had an unreal winter this year and it still does not seem to be done with us yet. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | April 17, 2017 0 Comments
For the Best Food in Whistler, You Have To Go To Pemberton With Whistler’s closing day on April 23rd and Blackcomb’s not until May 22nd, get out there if you can, you will not regret it. I was lucky enough to arrive for one of their best weeks of the season. Each day we were hit with at least 7” of amazing, pristine powder. Both Whistler and Blackcomb blew my mind. Mixed […] Trip Report Angelee Aurillo | April 16, 2017 0 Comments
KSL Capital Partners & Aspen Skiing To Acquire Intrawest For Nearly $1.5 Billion According to Nasdaq, Aspen Skiing and KSL Capital Partners, owners of Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows, are expected to acquire Intrawest Resort Holdings for about $1.5 billion, including debt. Intrawest stockholders are expected to receive $23.75 in cash for each share of Intrawest common stock, which adds up to the $1.5 billion purchase price, including debt. The compensation of $23.75 per share […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 10, 2017 1 Comment
Whistler B.C. Conditions Report: Winter Continues w/ 20cm Overnight Winter has not stopped up in Whistler. We had a small weather break on Monday with the first sun in a long time, however the snow came back in and will continue through until the weekend. Today we saw about 20cm of new snow overnight with a freezing level just above the Blackcomb Gondi. This meant the snow was pretty good in the trees in the morning and really good in the alpine. As the day progressed it started to warm up and things got a little heavy even up high. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | April 5, 2017 0 Comments
Whistler B.C. Conditions Report: 10 Straight Days of Snow Whistler has seen a crazy start to the Spring season with constant snow over the past few days. In the morning it has been snowing in the valley and as temperatures increase during the day it has been turning to rain on the lower bit of the mountain. But today it has been snowing pretty constantly to just above the valley floor. Up high the snow is awesome and with snow at the treeline warming up by the end of the day. No matter what though the snow is soft and fairly deep everywhere on the upper mountain. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | March 29, 2017 1 Comment
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
VIDEO: 25 Years of Matchstick Productions | Best of Jumps In their 25 years of making ski films, Matchstick Productions has some incredible jumps and this video shows the best of them. “It all began in 1992, and now 25 years later we felt it was time to release our collection of Greatest Hits. To kick things off we dove deep into the archives and combined our favorite jumps from […] Chris Wallner | March 21, 2017 0 Comments
Whistler B.C. Conditions Report: New Storm Cycle Whistler is in the midst of another storm system with snow over the past couple days and more in the forecast. The past few days have been really fun on the mountain with some fresh snow and fast crud underneath. Although there is a rain crust layer up most of the alpine the top bit of the upper runs is skiing really well. Today in the wind loaded pockets there was actually some really good turns to be had. Conditions Report Peter Wentz | March 17, 2017 3 Comments
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