Big White Ski Resort, BC Cancels All Non-Locals’ Reservations Following Covid-19 Outbreak In the wake of the more than sixty confirmed covid-19 cases at Big White Ski Resort, BC, the resort canceled all upcoming reservations for non-locals. Related: Big White Ski Resort, BC Confirms 60 COVID-19 Cases Originating From Parties at Employee Housing The resort has already contacted guests with reservations who live outside of Central Okanagan that their reservation cannot be […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 21, 2020 0 Comments
Big White Ski Resort, BC Confirms 60 COVID-19 Cases Originating From Parties at Employee Housing According to a statement made by Interior Health, a cluster of 60 covid-19 cases has been identified at Big White Ski Resort, BC. “Our investigation reveals 60 cases of COVID-19 related to Big White; mostly from transmission related to shared housing.” – Interior Health press release Some cases were first acknowledged on Monday, and a testing team was sent to […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 16, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Best Ski Area You Have Never Heard Of – Frozen in Time Mt. Cain, BC [arve url="https://youtu.be/nEKPl1brVHs"] SnowBrains | December 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 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
Trespassing Backcountry Skiers Cause Closure of Major Rogers Pass Ski Area A popular backcountry ski area off Rogers Pass, BC, has been temporarily closed after skiers were witnessed entering an adjacent prohibited area. Related: The Importance of Understanding the Winter Permit System on Rogers Pass, BC Backcountry skiers were seen entering the winter prohibited area Macdonald West Shoulder on December 3rd, 2020. The next day Parks Canada temporarily closed NRC Gully trailhead […] Backcountry SnowBrains | December 7, 2020 0 Comments
Miles Clark’s 2020 Season Edit: “Animal Sounds” Brought to you by Scott Sports Why “Animal Sounds?” Because 2020 doesn’t deserve a soundtrack. Instead of inspiring music, listen to Miles grunt, moan, pursed-lip-heavy-breathe, hoot, holler, terror scream, and cough his way through his favorite lines of the 2019/2020 winter season in North America. This video is all backcountry with the exception of the one chute in Squaw Valley, […] Backcountry Miles Clark | December 2, 2020 4 Comments
Avalanche Kills Snowmobiler in British Columbia A significant storm left up to 70 centimeters (27.5 inches) of fresh powder in the backcountry near Mackenzie, BC on Saturday. A snowmobiler was killed. Avalanche Canada said that there were “very dangerous avalanche conditions” in the treeline and alpine at the time of the snowmobiler’s death last Saturday, Nov. 28. Related: The SnowBrains Podcast – Episode #7 – Andrew […] Avalanche SnowBrains | December 2, 2020 0 Comments
Not Wearing a Mask is More Serious Than Skiing Out-of-Bounds | Big White Ski Resort, BC Pulling Passes if You Don’t Comply Big White Ski Resort, Canada’s favorite family resort, is taking new health orders seriously. Very seriously. The resort in British Columbia, which opened last week, revealed that they pulled the passes of three individuals who refused to wear masks at the resort on Saturday. Pass holders refusing to wear masks will initially lose their pass for a week. For a […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2020 4 Comments
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