46% of Workplaces Inspected in Whistler, BC, Found to Not Be Following Covid-19 Guidelines In a conversation with City News News 1130, Al Johnson, head of prevention services for WorkSafeBC, said that in a Covid-19 enforcement blitz on Whistler’s business from January 30-31st, 32/69 businesses inspected were not following Covid-19 guidelines. This news comes after seeing continual high numbers of new coronavirus cases coming out of Whistler, BC. As of the week of February […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 1, 2021 1 Comment
Whistler Doctor Encouraging Travel Ban for People from Outside British Columbia, Canada Since cases started to rise back in September, many Canadians have been calling for travel bans amongst the provinces to be reinstated. Now, Dr. Annie Gareau, an ER doctor in Whistler, is calling for British Columbia to invoke a travel ban on people coming from out of the province. As CBC News reported this past Wednesday, this statement comes after […] Industry News Liam Abbott | January 15, 2021 1 Comment
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The Top 11 Biggest Ski Resorts In North America Do you believe in the saying “The Bigger, The Better?” Well, if you do, here is a list of the top 11 biggest resorts in North America you should visit. Related: The 13 Largest Ski Resorts on Earth This list will surely change as ski resorts begin to merge and develop. Many resorts are building new lifts and gondolas to […] Industry News Brian Werner | November 6, 2020 7 Comments
British Columbia Ski Resorts Gear Up For Uncertain Season With the first snow of the season coming to the US, anticipation among outdoor enthusiasts is growing for the coming winter. For many skiers, British Columbia is a winter destination. While Canada will likely not be open to the United States for travel due to the pandemic, the BC ski resorts are gearing up for operations during COVID-19. For first, […] Ryan Flynn | September 2, 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
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 […] Brains SnowBrains | May 2, 2020 50 Comments
Whistler Blackcomb, B.C. Report: EPIC January + A Rainy Feb. Whistler just capped off one of the snowiest months in recent history. With over 400cm of the good stuff falling in the month of January alone, the base and snowpack have finally caught up to historical averages. So far, over 670cm or 265 inches of snow has fallen in the 2019/2020 season. Although the snowfall totals are catching […] Conditions Report Peter Craigen | February 4, 2020 8 Comments