2 Killed and 6 Caught in Huge Avalanche Outside Kicking Horse Ski Area, BC A skier and a snowboarder were killed in an avalanche in an area known as Terminator 2.5 outside of Kicking Horse ski area boundary near Golden, BC, yesterday. A group of five snowboarders and one skier were caught in the avalanche, which the group triggered just above a cliff area. Four members of the group were involved. Three group members […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 17, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC, Bike Park Opened Yesterday – With a Powder Day Summer began at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC, yesterday as the resort opened its bike park for the season. But it wasn’t quite the opening day they’d had in mind… Due to snow accumulation in the alpine, the gondola was closed to mountain biking, although it was still accessible from the Catamount Chair. Related: 10 of the Best Bike Parks in […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Listen to Mic’d Up Freeride World Tour Athlete During Her Challenging Run [arve url="https://youtu.be/bDsGsjSoi4A"] SnowBrains | February 16, 2022 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
[VIDEO] Rookie Maxime Chabloz Stomps Massive Cork 7 and Backflip to Win FWT Kicking Horse 2022 [arve url="https://youtu.be/TB62pULLTiI"] SnowBrains | February 14, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Kicking Horse, BC Report: 4,000-Vertical-Feet of Awesome Report from December 5, 2021 Awake at 6am in a dingy hotel in Calgary after 5-hours of sleep. On the road before 7am in starlight. Sunrise after 9am at the boundary of Banff National Park (how weird is the work Banff – it’s Scottish Gaelic meaning “piglet”). McDonald’s breakfast in Golden. On the hill in brilliant sunshine at Kicking Horse, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 6, 2021 0 Comments
British Columbia & Alberta 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates It’s that time of year – as the warm temperatures begin to roll in, it is also that time when we need to unfortunately say goodbye to skiing for the summer months. For some resorts in western Canada, that may only be a week away, and for others you may still have two months of skiing to get in. Whatever […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 29, 2021 3 Comments
Man Saves Elk from Avalanche Near British Columbia Town Finally, some uplifting avalanche news! On February 3rd, Jesse Dahlberg, a 32-year-old man from Golden, B.C., was safely watching crews perform avalanche control on Mount Dennis, B.C., for a railroad and highway below. While watching, Dahlberg spotted an elk in a likely slide path about five minutes before the avalanche. Mount Dennis is 8,363-feet next to Field, B.C., a small […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | February 10, 2021 0 Comments
Freeride World Tour Announces 2021 Season Snow has started to fall in parts of Europe and North America, and that means that winter is not far off. In a normal year, freeskiers also know that means the announcement of the Freeride World Tour. This was not a normal year, to say the least. There was a lot of mystery this year surrounding the tour and if […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | October 2, 2020 0 Comments