Banff, AB, Canada, Named Among World’s Top Trending Destinations by Google Google just revealed its annual Year in Search, ranking the most searched trends in 2024. There are over 8.5 billion searches per day on Google. It keeps track of what people are looking for on the internet, including the top trending travel destinations of 2024. Banff, Alberta, Canada, was on the list two times for the categories of Top Trending […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | December 12, 2024 1 Comment
Former CFO at Lake Louise Ski Resort, AB, Fined $775K and Sentenced to Prison for Fraud & Tax Evasion Derek Kwasney, the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Lake Louise Ski Resort, was recently sentenced to one year in jail and a $106,000 fine for failing to pay taxes on embezzled money from the resort. This comes just weeks after the 54-year-old pled guilty and was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison and a $669,000 fine for a […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | November 22, 2024 0 Comments
Buried Hiker Survives Crowsnest Pass, AB, Avalanche Thanks to Quick Rescue Three hikers triggered a slab avalanche in Crowsnest Pass on Sunday, reminding us that winter conditions persist in alpine areas despite unseasonably warm temperatures in southern Alberta. Related: First Snowfall, First Avalanche: Skier Triggered and Caught Near Silverton Mountain, CO The incident occurred southwest of Coleman near Mount Coulthard, in an area known locally as the York Creek plane crash […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 5, 2024 0 Comments
Wildfires Ravage the Resort Town of Jasper, Alberta Earlier this week, 25,000 people (5,000 residents and 20,000 visitors) had to evacuate the historic town of Jasper, Alberta, as wildfires in the area continued escalating. The region has been hit by more than 58,000 lightning strikes within the last week, sparking new blazes after a three-week heat wave. First responders were ordered out of Jasper National Park yesterday and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | July 25, 2024 0 Comments
Climber Killed After Avalanche Buries 2 People in Alberta, Canada An avalanche struck a pair of ice climbers in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, on November 11, 2023, resulting in one fatality. The incident occurred as the climbers were descending from the Lone Ranger ice climb in the park’s Ranger Creek area. The fatality is the first avalanche-related death in North America of the ’23/24 season. “A fatal […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 13, 2023 0 Comments
Canada’s 2023/2024 Ski Season Kicks Off in Banff Banff’s highly anticipated ski season has officially started. On Friday, November 3rd, Mount Norquay and Lake Louise Ski Resort officially opened for the 2023/2024 winter. The combination of cold temperatures, early snow, and help from the snowguns have built enough of a base for Banff’s ski resorts to start turning the lifts. With 13″ (35cm) of snow in the last […] Mike Humphrey | November 3, 2023 0 Comments
Nakiska Ski Area, AB, Will Open This Weekend Nakiska Ski Area in Alberta, Canada, announced yesterday that it will open for the season with a preview weekend on 4-5th November 2023. The opening will make it one of the first resorts in Canada to open for the 2023-24 winter season. “⛷ Breaking News 🏂 We will open for our first preview weekend this Saturday & Sunday With recent […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 31, 2023 0 Comments
Planning an International Ski Trip in This Economy? Canada Is the Way to Go! With lift ticket prices higher than ever this year, financial factors are top of mind for many people when planning their ski season adventures. Since most major US ski resorts are among the more expensive and busiest, international ski resorts are looking more and more attractive by the day. You may be considering Japan, or the European mountain ranges as […] Featured Article Lucy Ferneyhough | October 13, 2023 0 Comments
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