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They have donned the walls of all legit ski tuning room worldwide for over 40 years, and now Marie-Michèle Gagnon takes the honour of gracing the Lange Girls poster.
Erik Guay realizes, now at the age of 33, that he is a veteran ski racer. Part of it is the grueling post-race recovery. Even more telling: his mindset of yearning for home rather than a wanderlust that had defined much of the first three decades of his life.
Whistler Blackcomb is proud to announce the inclusion of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola in the 2015 Edition of the Guinness World Records Book. This year, Guinness Records recognized the gondola as the holder of the “highest cable car above ground” and “longest unsupported span between two cable car towers” records. The PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola has been instrumental in making Whistler Blackcomb a globally recognized destination and this recent accolade is proof the lift has more than met expectations.
Skiing steep terrain can be an exhilarating rush. There’s a great sense of accomplishment when you conquer an aggressive piste. To do this takes commitment, not only in your mind set but also in your movements. Without it you’ll only get halfway there, and getting halfway through a turn on the steeps can mean that you’ll find yourself at the bottom in a heap! Here are a few suggestion to help you ski the steeps with confidence ... and a bit of style.
If you haven’t already booked your Spring Break getaway it should be top of mind. With one of the longest ski seasons in North America, skiing the Canadian Rockies becomes more and more tempting as our base gets deeper, temperatures become milder, and day light hours get longer.
Two days after a scathing column appeared in national daily newspapers – written by one of the best ski writers in the country – about the sad state of the Canadian men’s alpine team, Ottawa’s Dustin Cook jolted naysayers with a shocking silver medal run down one of the most difficult tracks in the world, The Birds of Prey at the 2015 FIS world championships super-G.
“We’re going to search for the best snow out there and if that means changing our route, we will”. The words were reminiscent of Captain James T. Kirk; serious, but with a pirate like swagger and hint of a grin that assured you this wasn’t going to be any ordinary ski trip. Scott Belton, a mountain guide with characteristics of Qui-Gon Jinn and the late Shane McConkey.
On a sunny day in a regular alpine forest, the familiar waistlines of healthy, snowbound conifers offer labyrinthine alleys that alternately open and close with every turn, eliciting skiing both careful and controlled.
Three years following the death of Canada’s sweetheart Sarah Burke, the slopestyle skier continues to inspire. “I’m always thinking about her,” says freestyle champ Mike Riddle. “I have a Sarah sticker on my skis and when I’m competing I wear a wristband and a sticker on my helmet…”
After winning the world moguls title Sunday, Montreal’s Justine Dufour-Lapointe revealed her winning secret to The Canadian Press: “I focus on the right thing and then the medal appears!”