Has Climate Change Brought an End to Summer Skiing on Horstman Glacier, Whistler Blackcomb, BC? In 2015, Whistler Blackcomb, BC announced that due to melting snow and the retreat of the Horstman Glacier they would take the unprecedented move of snowmaking in summer to preserve the long-held tradition of summer skiing on the glacier. It now looks like they managed to hold off the melting for five years, as photos of the area show the resort […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 14, 2020 10 Comments
VIDEO: Summer Corn Skiing Near Terrace, BC [arve url="https://youtu.be/Tb0xX_Nhw04"] SnowBrains | July 10, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
British Columbia Mega Resort’s Slow Start | Hoping to Be Operational by 2022 The highly anticipated year-round Valemount Ski Resort in British Columbia has hit some recent speed bumps. Located near Mount Robson Provincial Park, the resort would sit roughly 5 hours drive west of Edmonton, Alberta. The provincial government approved a master plan in early 2017, but there has been little progress made since. Without question, this would be the largest ski […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | July 2, 2020 4 Comments
VIDEO: Getting Some Late June Turns on Bornite Mountain, BC [arve url="https://youtu.be/oJGNoxks580"] SnowBrains | July 1, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: Graduates Get a Well-Deserved Chairlift Send Off at RED Mountain Resort, BC [arve url="https://youtu.be/bqUsXtT3H9k"] SnowBrains | June 26, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Man Celebrates 95th Birthday by Setting Guinness World Record as Oldest Heliskier [arve url="https://youtu.be/YGpLCacHO2A"] SnowBrains | June 23, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Man Rescued After Getting Lost and Spending the Night on Snowy Mount Seymour, BC A man was rescued Sunday after spending the night lost on Mount Seymour, near Vancouver, BC. Rescuers found him standing in a creek by a waterfall at around 1,800-feet. Related: Young Autistic Boy Rescued After Spending Two Days Lost on Freezing Mountain The man, who had been walking for over 24-hours, did suffer some lower leg injuries and mild hypothermia but […] Climbing CragBrains | June 22, 2020 0 Comments
Sun Peaks Resort, BC Joins the Mountain Collective Pass | 46 Days Skiing at 23 Resorts for $469 Sun Peaks Resort, BC is the latest ski area to join the Mountain Collective pass for the 2020-21 season. Sun Peaks joins the recent additions of Sugarloaf, ME; Panorama, BC; Grand Targhee, WY, and Chamonix, France announced earlier this spring. This brings the total number of destinations on the Mountain Collective pass to 23. Related: The Making of a Trail Map: A Behind […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 5, 2020 0 Comments
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