Looking to Start Skiing or Snowboarding?
Once you learn the basics, skiing and snowboarding are great ways to enjoy the Canadian winter. Follow the link below to our Go Skiing Go Snowboarding website and get the information you need to know before getting on the hill.
Ski Industry News and Insights
Out of Mind
There is an inherent conundrum in skiing: the best moments are untracked, just you and the wild, white wilderness. However, the best days almost always include sharing those moments with a friend, or three. And so the secret to snow-sliding happiness is to find the middle ground—slopes and resorts that have enough snow for everyone, but not everyone knows about them. Thankfully, such places exist all across the Great White North. Hidden winter gems that often require a bit more effort to get too (and there is no super fancy spa at the base), but they’re out there, and they’re amazing.
Vintage Videos Presents … Ski Better with Rob Butler
Vintage Videos on YouTube presents ... Ski Better with Rob Butler: take a seat when you're skiing the bumps.
Smart Skiing
Although skiing and snowboarding have long been associated with trendy togs, it is only recently that how you’re wearably wired has become chairlift conversation.
A Series of Skiing Santa Claus’
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus right down… Upper Whisky Jack. Whistler Blackcomb’s annual Dress Like Santa Day returned to ring in the holiday season on Saturday December 16, with the first 100 people dress like Santa or Mrs. Claus receiving a complimentary lift ticket to ski or snowboard for the day.
The Powder Highway: Commute Through a Skier’s Paradise
Looking for a new point of view? Ditch the 401 commute and head out to B.C.’s Powder Highway this winter to take in some of the best mountain vistas to be found anywhere. White-knuckle ski poles instead of your steering wheel with a visit to the Kootenay Region of southeastern British Columbia and a road-trip along this famous route.
Olympian Q&A: Kelsey Serwa
We caught up with the Kelowna, B.C.–born World Champion, National Champion, X-Games gold medalist, and Olympic silver medalist between practice runs in Kitzbühel, Austria.
