One-Day Early Opening, Thanksgiving Surprise at Whistler With an early opening, the folks at Whistler are being cautious this year to not upset Ullr, who doesn’t like to see those precious goods go unused, especially during the Thanksgiving holiday. It just happens to benefit us mere mortals as well… Early season this year has been less than spectacular, although the snowpack around the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada has […] Sergei Poljak | November 22, 2016 0 Comments
5 Ski Resorts That Will Have Powder This Thanksgiving Weekend With winter touching down across the entire US, it’s high time to move into the mountains and start frolicking in the powder. A handful of ski resorts have opened this season with a large number planning on Turkey Day first chairs. Here are a few resorts which will be open for Thanksgiving and have some nice powder to help burn off those […] Weather Dylan Cautela | November 22, 2016 0 Comments
Vail Resorts Eliminates 60 Jobs at Whistler Blackcomb In the world of business, mergers and acquisitions go hand-in-hand with layoffs and restructuring – the ski industry is no exception. With the ink barely dry on the 1.4 billion purchase, Vail Resorts announced yesterday it will be eliminating 60 jobs at Whistler Blackcomb. Rob Katz, Vail CEO, announced that these positions will now be carried out at the corporate offices in Vail, […] Robin Azer | November 17, 2016 0 Comments
2016-17 Ski Season Progress Report: Whistler and Sunshine, BC Likely Best Early Skiing 2016-17 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 13, 2016 October 2016 was exceptionally stormy over the northwestern quarter of North America. However, most of the moisture was subtropical so snowfall was confined to the highest elevations. So far in November storms have been confined mainly to the Northwest and Western Canada. Most of the western US has been dry […] Robin Azer | November 15, 2016 1 Comment
2016/17 Canadian Ski Resort Opening Dates It’s no secret that the Canadian mountains, from east to west, get clobbered with snow year in and year out. A huge part of this is definitely the sustained cold temperatures that tend to settle on our northern neighbors but also the storm tracks that run through each end of the country, from the Pacific storms in the west to the […] Dylan Cautela | October 21, 2016 0 Comments
Looks Like Mid-Winter on Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Today! | 10 Photos: As per usual, Whistler has good snow coverage in October. It looks like mid-winter up there today. Whistler will likely open earlier than their scheduled opening date of November 24th, 2016. Whistler has already gotten a healthy dose of snow from the Atmospheric River storm that just ravaged the West Coast this weekend. That snow is forecast to continue everyday […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | October 17, 2016 0 Comments
Epic Pass Now Includes 5 Days at Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. The Epic Pass just keeps getting more ridiculous… The Epic Pass will now include 5 days at Whistler Blackcomb this season (2016/17). Epic Pass costs $849 (up from the early bird price of $809) and includes: Unlimited access to the 13 ski resorts listed below 5 days at Whistler Blackcomb 17 days of skiing in Switzerland, Austria, and France. […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 17, 2016 1 Comment
VIDEO: Is Our Thirst For Adventure Threatening Our Environment? | “The Big Picture” Whistler Blackcomb has been a leader in the ski industry when it comes to environmental conscientiousness. Their new four part video series explores the big questions regarding the environment and the ski industry’s impact along with other major catalysts revolving around the great outdoors. The environment is changing and it is ever apparent in the ski industry. The number of […] Dylan Cautela | September 29, 2016 0 Comments
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