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Looking to Extend Your Season? You Might Try Glacier Skiing Before its Long Gone

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Without a trek to the Southern Hemisphere, it’s becoming tougher and tougher to find reliable snow this time of year. Glacier skiing during these warm summer months seems to be about the best play to date. Unfortunately, it looks like they might be drying up, too. You might want to think about getting after it while you still can. This summer’s […]

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Ryan Kime | June 28, 2022
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Whistler Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier Will Open This Summer (For Training Camps Only)

Whistler Blackcomb's Hortsman glacier today. This will be full or skiers nad riders starting tomorrow.

For the first time since 2019, the Whistler Blackcomb glacier will open this summer for skiing and riding. But don’t get too excited, it’s for training camps only and not the general public. Covid-19 prevented the famous Horstman Glacier from opening the previous two summers, and before that the resort struggled with warming temperatures. In 2015, Whistler Blackcomb announced that due to […]

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SnowBrains | June 17, 2022
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The SnowBrains Podcast | Episode #9 | Whistler Blackcomb – Climate Change, The Future of Summer Skiing, COVID

The SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Alta Ski Area In October 2020, we proudly announced the launch of “The SnowBrains Podcast.“ The SnowBrains Podcast has already broken into the top 20% of all podcasts, and we’re honored and humbled. Thank you! This week, we bring you updates from Whistler Blackcomb – the largest ski resort in North America. Whistler […]

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SnowBrains | December 22, 2020
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Has Climate Change Brought an End to Summer Skiing on Horstman Glacier, Whistler Blackcomb, BC?

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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 […]

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SnowBrains | July 14, 2020
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Whistler Blackcomb, BC REOPENS June 8th for Glacier Skiing and Snowboarding

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Having closed their regular winter operations for the summer, starting this weekend skiing and snowboarding is back on at Whistler Blackcomb, BC until July 14th! Horstman Glacier holds the goods well into the summer and they’ve been making use of this stash for over a decade of summer shredding shenanigans. With a variety of ways to embark on a summer […]

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Steven Agar | June 4, 2019
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Ski Area Salting Practices Aren’t Harming the Environment Yet

If you’ve ever gone spring or summer skiing you’ve probably skied on salted snow. Ski areas often apply salt to their runs and park features in the late season to firm up slush, making it less sticky and hold its form better. But as thousands of pounds of salt are spread on mountains across the country, environmentalists start to take note, […]

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Tanner Blake | December 14, 2018
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Whistler REOPENS This Weekend with Glacier Skiing & Riding Until July 28th

Whistler Blackcomb ski resort is reopening as promised this Saturday, June 22nd.  It’ll actually be Blackcomb that will be opening up with skiing and riding on Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier everyday from 12pm – 3pm until July 28th. SUMMER GLACIER SKIING & RIDING AT WHISTLER: – Open to public – Lifts:  Wizard Express (shuttle), Solar Express(shuttle), 7th Heaven (shuttle), a bus […]

SnowBrains | June 17, 2013
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