BC Hut Trip Report – Day 7 – Following A Wolverine Track Down Sunny Pillows Below a Sun Halo in -15ยบF Temps Report from January 11, 2023 On our final day of the BC hut trip we took our time getting out of the house. It was -15ยบF outside with a -30ยบF wind chill. The sun was out and a stiff wind was blowing. A big crew of us charged up towards the ridge pillows. As we approached, we saw a sweet […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 13, 2024 0 Comments
BC Hut Trip Report – Day 6 – Bubble Bath Powder Skiing in the Sunshine Off The Backside Report from January 10, 2023 Yesterday was a special day. 3,600-vertical-feet 7-miles 6.5-hours RHC talked us into going up and over the ridgeline and dropping into the backside zone. There’s some great tree skiing out there and it’s a completely different type of zone compared to what we have here around the hut. I was game. The only issue was […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 11, 2024 0 Comments
BC Hut Trip Report – Day 5 – One Dry Billowy Powder Run After 6″ of New Snow Report from January 9, 2023 Yesterday I woke up in a foggy snowstorm feeling pretty darned tired. I broke out of the hut with the crew for a down-valley powder lap. The snow was good. The skiing was phenomenal. Dry, billowy, British Columbian powder snow. On the skin track back up I knew it was the right day to roll […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 10, 2024 0 Comments
British Columbia Ski Area Planning to Expand Skiable Terrain by 750% with Multi-Billion-Dollar Expansion Project A small British Columbia ski area doesn’t want to be small anymore. Sasquatch Mountain Resort, formerly known as Hemlock Resort and located in the Fraser Valley near the town of Agassiz (2.5 hours away from Vancouver), is planning a massive multi-billion-dollar expansion project that would grow its 362 acres of skiable terrain into 3,104 acresโa 756.95% percent increase. Once itsย Master […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | August 17, 2023 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Apologizes and Alters Spring Operating Schedule After Severe Response From Public Earlier this week, Whistler Blackcomb announced its new spring operating schedule which involved the immediate closure of the Whistler side of the ski area and the opening of limited terrain at Blackcomb.ย However, the terrain that the resort expected to run at Blackcomb was much more ‘limited’ than any of the public had initially hoped for, inciting intense backlash on social […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | April 21, 2023 0 Comments
Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC, Report – Terrain, Terrain, Terrain It’s no secret that B.C. hasn’t had the best luck with snow this year. Pickings have been slim, with snow levels below average throughout the province. However, you can’t take away terrain, and with that in mind,ย one ofย Revelstoke Mountain Resort’s greatest assets is the terrain. Fortunately, we got to RMR as the past week refreshed the snowpack.ย Forty-four cms fell […] Conditions Report Lee Lau | February 9, 2023 0 Comments
British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 5: One Long Powder Run & Some Bigger Pillow Play Report from December 27, 2022 On the 5th day of our BC hut trip, we had good snow and tough visibility. It was snowing lightly and relatively warm for this region. We started off heading up the ridge into avalanche terrain. Avalanche danger has been an issue on this trip so we took it slow. Ski cuts and tests didn’t […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 28, 2022 0 Comments
British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 4: High Avalanche Danger = Deep Snow = Crazy Fun Mini-Pillows Report from December 26, 2022 High avalanche danger + deep snow yesterday = big fun in the mini-pillow zone on day #4 of our BC hut trip. High avy danger kept us confined to safer, non-connected zones yesterday and that was just fine by us. We gang-mobbed these fun little pillows and had more than just a few laughs out […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 27, 2022 0 Comments