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Ski Industry News and Insights
8 Things to Experience Spring Skiing at Banff Lake Louise
From lapping Sunshine Village’s exhilarating Delirium Dive to crossing the street with an ungulate, SkiBig3 writer Jillian Tester has come up with eight unique experiences while Spring skiing at Banff Lake Louise.
Sidetrip: A Powder Stop At Revelstoke Mountain Resort
What a difference a day makes. The cliché spins through my head as we plough over Rogers Pass. Having left the comforts of the Fairmont Banff Springs and the sun over Lake Louise, we’re headed west on Highway 1 (the TCH) to snowed-in Revelstoke.
Women on Patrol at Lake Louise
Continuing with their short video series this season, Lake Louise profiled some of the women on their Avalanche Control and Ski Patrol teams. They tell us what it’s like to be a woman in the mountain profession and share their advice to other girls looking to do the same.
Top 5 Reasons to Ski Banff & Lake Louise this Spring
With the longest non-glaciated ski season in North America, the ski resorts of Banff National Park run operations through until the May long weekend, May 23rd! Here are five top reasons to ski Banff & Lake Louise this spring.
Freestyle Skiing Tackles Critical Shortage of Girls
Even as it cheered Canadian Jenn Heil capping her legendary career with a silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, Canadian Freestyle had begun to ask why only 25% of its members were girls – and why were they were dropping out at an alarming rate around 12 years old?
Heli- and Cat-Skiing in BC
Today there are more than 40-plus heli- and cat-skiing operations on the deep powder slopes of British Columbia — a pursuit that started a half century ago in Canada’s Kootenay Rockies. Here’s a thorough list: