Snowmobiler Killed by Avalanche in Valemount, BC, on Saturday On Saturday, a snowmobiler was killed by an avalanche in a popular backcountry area south of Valemount, BC. Two snowmobilers were riding at the base of a slope in Bowl 3 in the Oasis snowmobile area when the slide occurred around 11:30 am. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness One person managed to ride away from the […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 23, 2023 0 Comments
RED Mountain Resort, BC, Report: On a Day Like Today This Place is Unparalleled Report from Thursday, January 19th, 2023 Today was a good day. In fact, today was the best day of the year so far. RED Mountain Resort reported 4″ this morning, although it felt like much more on the mountain, boot-deep in places. The temperatures were slightly colder, meaning the snow was light and soft. January 16th report: RED Mountain Resort, BC, Report: […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | January 19, 2023 0 Comments
British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 6: Great Pillow Skiing, A Size 3 Avalanche, & a Special Public Avalanche Warning Report from December 28, 2022 Pillow hunting only yesterday. This was day #6 of our BC hut trip. I was tired. I only skied 2 laps and headed home. On the first lap, I found 2 sets of pillows that I’d never seen before and decided to go for it. They both worked out pretty great and I was stoked! […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 29, 2022 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
British Columbia, Canada Hut Trip Report – Day 1: Helicopters & Powder on Day #1 of Our BC Hut Trip Report from December 23, 2022 We woke up in Golden, BC at 6am yesterday. Hustle to organize gear, pack the car, sign waivers, and rip up Canada’s Highway 1 in treacherous conditions. At the heli-pad, we waited. The temperature had risen significantly from the previous day to -10ºF. We set up our gear for the helicopter then swarmed the wood […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 24, 2022 0 Comments
How Do You Like Your Stakes? RED Mountain Resort, BC, Is Giving Away an Amazing 4-Night Stay for You and a Buddy RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, BC, is synonymous with The Good Life, where the skiing exceeds your wildest dreams and when epic history meets a modern culture of fun-loving powder fiends who become fast friends. And they want you to experience it. On them. Related: RED Mountain Resort, BC, Is Synonymous With The Good Life The Good Life is waiting for you […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 19, 2022 3 Comments
Opening of Whistler, BC, Gondola Delayed Whistler is delaying the opening of the new Creekside Gondola, with no set date for when it will start running. The gondola was originally planned to debut in line with the resort’s planned opening day of Thursday, November 24th, but Whistler was unable to put the finishing touches on it in time. This serves as a major blow to the operations […] Matt Scribner | November 21, 2022 2 Comments
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