Podium at Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada, Dominated by 3 Countries This weekend’s men’s FIS Alpine World Cup speed events were dominated by three countries: Norway, Switzerland, and Austria. After Friday’s downhill event had to be postponed due to heavy snowfall, the races kicked off on Saturday, November 26, 2022. The men’s downhill event was won by defending downhill champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, ending his Lake Louise drought. The Norwegian Kilde […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 28, 2022 0 Comments
And the World’s Ski Award Goes To… Last weekend the World Ski Awards were presented for the 10th time, with awards given to ‘Best Resort’ as well as ‘Best Hotel’ with a few sub-categories, both on the international as well as national levels. The awards were launched in 2013 by the brains behind World Travel Awards. World Ski Awards uses a voting system with votes sourced from […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 23, 2022 0 Comments
Lake Louise, CAN, FIS Alpine World Cup Event Raring To Go The speed event at Lake Louise, Canada, has been given the green light by the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) ‘snow control’ last week. Training for the event has started this week and athletes have been in Lake Louise for the last couple of days. After the cancellation of the Men’s speed event in Zermatt due to lack of […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | November 23, 2022 0 Comments
FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar Released for 22/23 – Women’s Events The full FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar for winter 22/23 has been released. There will be a total of 42 women’s races in 21 different resorts. Below is the calendar for the women’s season 22/23 in Alpine ski racing. Related: FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Calendar Released for 22/23 – Men’s Events The women have the honor of kicking […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 14, 2022 0 Comments
Lake Louise Ski Resort, AB, Having Snowiest Winter Since 1955 Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta, Canada has had an awesome start to the season. In fact, the resort is having its snowiest winter since 1955! Almost 15-FEET of snow has fallen snow far. As you can imagine, ski conditions are on point. The resort currently has a 73″ base and there is more snow in the forecast. SnowBrains | January 10, 2022 0 Comments
Race Report: Matthias Mayer Opens Downhill Season With Strong Win In Lake Louise, Canada Debatably the most-watched ski racing discipline, the 2021/22 Downhill series kicked off in stormy conditions this weekend in Lake Louise, Canada. Downhill features pure speed, with athletes reaching speeds up to and over 150km/h (93mph) through a single, timed run. After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lake Louise found itself back on the calendar as the season opener […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | November 30, 2021 0 Comments
Weekend Preview: Speed, Tech and Ski Cross Racing Competitions Underway Across the Globe The first big racing weekend of the season is upon us. With six different races over three days, the best skiers in the world are in full force this weekend. The men’s speed world cup kicks off in Lake Louise, Canada, with a Super G and two Downhill events. The women’s tech series continues in Killington, Vermont, with a slalom […] Olympics Phil Tremblay | November 24, 2021 0 Comments
Hunting Pow | This is Where You’ll Find The Best Skiing in North America Right Now This article was written by Eric Lee O’Brien with Blackbird Mountain Guides on November 20, 2021 As the self-appointed Director of Snow Quality Assessment for Blackbird Mountain Guides, I ventured north to Canada searching for poutine, caesars, and pow. What did I find? All of the aforementioned Canadian specialties! Most importantly, I found what is very likely the best skiing […] Conditions Report Guest Author | November 22, 2021 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Killed in Avalanche Near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada A skier was killed in an avalanche on Haddo Peak, near Lake Louise, Alta yesterday morning. Two skiers were caught, but one managed to self-rescue and dig out the other. Unfortunately, the skier had already succumbed to their injuries. Parks Canada responded to an avalanche involving two skiers on the northeast face of the 10,072-foot mountain in Banff National Park at 9:26 […] Avalanche AvyBrains | April 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
Lake Louise, AB Opens Tomorrow For Earliest Opening in Its History Lake Louise, AB will start the lifts spinning tomorrow, the earliest in their history, and more than a week ahead of their scheduled 6th November opening day. With 5″ of fresh snow in the last week, and 30″ so far this season, the resort has a 17″ upper-mountain base. Related: 6 Ski Resorts Are Open in North America this Week […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 28, 2020 0 Comments
Judge Issues $2.1 Million Fine to Lake Louise Ski Resort, Alta. For Cutting Down Endangered Trees Lake Louise Ski Resort in Alberta pleaded guilty last December to cutting down a stand of endangered trees in 2013. Then, last Friday, July 17, a judge gave an official ruling for the case, issuing the ski resort a hefty fine… … of $2.1 million. The Lake Louise Ski Area Ltd. was charged under the Canada National Parks Act […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 23, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: That’ll Make You Run Faster! Trail Runner Has to Outrun Avalanche at Lake Louise, AB [arve url="https://youtu.be/WxFSvg6ctsU"] AvyBrains | December 9, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Skating On A Frozen Lake In The Canadian Rockies Lake Louise, Alberta, nestled in the heart of Canada’s iconic Banff National Park, is a magical place. The beauty of its turquoise waters, Victoria glacier, and mountain backdrop are incomparable. It’s a wonder of the world that has to be experienced to be believed, and once experienced remains etched in memory. Named as one of the “10 most beautiful skating […] Jacqui Davis | November 15, 2019 0 Comments
Ikon Pass Offers the Ultimate Canadian Rockies Road Trip Brought to you by Ikon Pass Powder hounds across the planet are all clamoring to experience the bucket-list destinations and leg-burning verticals of Western Canada. This iconic terrain is a short road trip or quick direct flight away for most Canadians and Pacific Northwesterners. Stop 1 SkiBig3 – Mt. Norquay Morning Arrive at the Calgary airport and drive an hour […] Featured Article SnowBrains | October 25, 2019 2 Comments
Parks Canada Chops Lake Louise Ski Area By 30% Parks Canada has announced a permanent 30 percent reduction to the Lake Louise Ski Area leasehold. The change, released as part of a new 15-year plan, re-designates 669 acres as ‘protected wilderness.’ Related: Lake Louise Ski Resort Faces $2.1-Million Fine For Threatening Endangered Trees Spokespersons state the move to be in the best interest of conservation and enhancing visitor experiences, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 12, 2019 0 Comments
Lake Louise Ski Resort, AB Faces $2.1-Million Fine For Threatening Endangered Trees The Lake Louise Ski Area, in Alberta, Canada was just fined $2.1 million dollars. In a lawsuit brought on by Parks Canada, the ski resort was found guilty of illegally cutting down 140 trees. Some of which were whitebark pines, an endangered and protected species. Lake Louise resort was charged under the Species at Risk Act and the Canada National Parks Act. The […] Jason Ringenberg | December 7, 2018 0 Comments
The World’s Best Resorts are Available on the Ikon Pass Deer Valley Resort, UT, the standard for first-class service in the ski industry, retained its title as the 2018 Best United States’ Ski Resort at this year’s World Ski Awards for the sixth straight year. The resort also reclaimed the honor of the country’s greatest ski hotel. The Stein Eriksen Lodge, Utah’s only Forbes Five-Star hotel and spa and designated one of the […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 30, 2018 0 Comments
Canada’s Extreme IKONic Road Trip The IKON pass allows you to hit up some of the best snow and most extreme skiing in Canada! Included in this year’s IKON Pass are Revelstoke Mountain Resort and Ski Big 3 (Banff Sunshine, Lake Louise Ski Resort and Mt. Norquay). Revelstoke Mountain Resort is known for big snowfall and big terrain features while Ski Big 3 provides steep, technical terrain. For some […] Featured Article Kim Vinet | November 10, 2018 0 Comments
Industry News
Olympics
Conditions Report
Avalanche
Featured Article
