Man Fined $1150 for Breaking Canadian Quarantine Act in an Attempt to Ride Whistler, BC Last week, police pulled over a man driving a car with an expired California license plate on the famous Sea-to-Sky highway in West Vancouver, Canada, only to find out that he was attempting to go to Whistler to snowboard while still having two days left of quarantine. According to CBC News, after being pulled over and questioned, police called Canadian […] Industry News Liam Abbott | December 11, 2020 1 Comment
Vail Resorts Not Offering Paper Trail Maps This Season Vail Resorts will not have paper trail maps this season. Many resorts around the country will likely follow as Vail often sets the industry standard. We are in a technological era, and it is easy to access trail maps with a Google search, on apps, and even on Google Maps. Related: The Ticket Wicket – Do You Wicket Your Ticket? […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 7, 2020 9 Comments
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Legendary Sea to Sky Backcountry, BC is Getting a Detailed Map The drive from Vancouver to Whistler is one of the most picturesque drives one can find. The Sea to Sky highway is flanked on one side by the Howe Sound and amazing backcountry ski terrain on the other. There has never been a high detailed backcountry-oriented map for this region, but there will be soon. Two experienced backcountry riders […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Has Climate Change Brought an End to Summer Skiing on Horstman Glacier, Whistler Blackcomb, BC? 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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 14, 2020 10 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 150 Comments
Doglotion Calls Game Over But Gaper Day Will Continue The online publication doglotion.com out of Whistler calls game over after 18 years, but skiing in jeans and having fun while skiing will continue as the legacy they leave behind. They made light of freeskiing culture and brought skiing in jeans to the mainstream. They coined Skiing In Jeans Day which later turned into Gaper Day to allow for more […] Industry News Rouchelle Gilmore | July 1, 2020 0 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb Will Not Be Open for Glacier Skiing/Riding This Summer The coronavirus strikes again. Due to pandemic concerns, Whistler Blackcomb has announced that it will not be opening its glacier for skiing and snowboarding this summer. The summer tradition will have to be put on hold until further notice. “Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, we are unable to include glacier skiing/riding in our 2020 summer operations plan.” — Whistler […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 3, 2020 0 Comments
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