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
Via Ferrata: The Most Exciting Summer Adventure At Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC After skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia for the past 15 years of my life, I thought I had covered all of the heart-stopping terrain that the mountain had to offer, but I saw it in a whole new light this summer when I found myself on their Via Ferrata, hanging on a swinging suspension bridge over […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | August 25, 2020 1 Comment
A Look at the 2021 Freeride World Tour The global pandemic has put a wrench in the plans of almost everything out there, including the Freeride World Tour (FWT). As most know the tour had to cancel the Verbier Xtreme, the last stop on the tour, last season due to the ramp-up of COVID-19. With major US sports leagues coming back to play there is hope that there […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
Top 10 Ski Resorts in North America A simple, yet acutely accurate equation has been developed by leading industry professionals to create this complex ski resort ranking system: Rank = [Average Snowfall + Access to Challenging Terrain] x Radness Factor (RF) […] Featured Article SnowBrains | July 3, 2020 149 Comments
10 Longest Vertical Drops in North America: We’ve decided to put a small twist on this statistic. The rankings we are displaying below only reflect the amount of vertical that can be accessed via a chairlift. No hiking. Just riding chairs and skiing down. This is more relevant for the highest percentage of skiers in North America, so we thought we’d allow the numbers to reflect that. We’ve decided to put a small twist on this statistic. The rankings we are displaying below only reflect the amount of vertical that can be accessed via a chairlift. No hiking. Just riding […] SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 50 Comments
9 Reasons Why You Need to Ski Kicking Horse, BC Right Now Brought to you by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort Nestled in the northernmost region of The Powder Highway, just outside the mountain town of Golden, British Columbia sits Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. This ain’t yo’ mama’s ski mountain unless of course, she likes to shred the gnar. What was once only an option via a helicopter ride is now a lift-served […] Featured Article Robin Azer | March 14, 2020 2 Comments
Does Kicking Horse, BC Have The Best Snow on Earth? Brought to you by Kicking Horse Does Kicking Horse, B.C. have the best snow on Earth? They just might… They don’t call it the Champagne Powder Capital of Canada for no reason. Located in the northernmost point along the famed Powder Highway, deep in the Great White North, Kicking Horse ski resort provides a powder paradise. As connoisseurs of snow conditions we, the […] Featured Article Robin Azer | March 11, 2020 0 Comments
How to Ski Kicking Horse, BC Like a Local Brought to you by Kicking Horse Mountain Resort How to Ride and Ski Kicking Horse Like a Local: Outside the unpretentious ski town of Golden, British Columbia, sits Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. Among its 2,800 acres, you’ll find plenty of terrain for the beginner and intermediate to explore, but this resort is best known for its hair-raising steeps and bounty […] Featured Article Robin Azer | March 3, 2020 0 Comments
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