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Not a dry eye was left in the house the night Sarah Burke was inducted posthumously into the Canadian Sport Hall of Fame. The freestyle skiing pioneer, who succumbed to a serious head injury in 2012, was honoured as an athlete, a builder, and an incredible mentor.
Whether you’re looking for fine dining or fine eye-candy, champagne powder or the best champagne cocktail, the biggest drops or avoiding flops, corduroy groomers or your future groom, we have the goods on how to plan the perfect ski trip.
Road trip. Powerful little words. Sure to conjure up memories, the ‘ol road trip means many things to many people. Or, for the sake of this story, many things to many people over many years. For me, it has taken on a multitude of meanings.
Generations of skiers have taken their first runs on the ski hills on the southern tip of Georgian Bay, a short scenic winter’s drive north of Toronto running from Barrie to just west of Collingwood.
Sun Peaks, BC (September 29, 2014) – Skiers and riders at Sun Peaks will have more options than ever before for powder turns, face shots and steep and deep terrain for the upcoming season.
In my early days of ski racing, I skied all over the world but had only seen the insides of hotels and a handful of ski trails, salted to a firmness most people avoid. But I'd never truly experienced skiing until I hung up those stiff boards and parked my two-sizes-too-small race boots in the free pile at the dump.
As part of the 2014 edition of Tremblant Beneath the Stars held August 8 and 9, Tremblant and le Club des astronomes amateurs de Laval together with Laser Quantum International are presenting educational activities for the whole family both in the pedestrian village, and at the top of the highest peak in the Laurentians.
Best for Powder, Best for Experts, Best All Rounder… the U.K.’s Telegraph Ski & Snowboard section has published its top picks for skiing in Canada.
The story details Big White’s position on controversial Canadian government policies surrounding its temporary foreign worker program, stating higher fees and stricter rules for employment of foreign ski instructors could result in a “desperate situation” for the BC ski resort and the Okanagan economy.
From offering the first helicopter skiing in Canada’s Caribou range to organizing the first ski tour in the Bugaboos (pictured above c.1965), founder Hans Gmoser and CMH Heli-skiing were busy in the 1960s.