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CommuniSki App
CommuniSki, an innovative new Canadian app born from a passion for skiing and snowboarding aims to simplify the customer journey at ski areas, and increase profits for resorts and affiliated businesses.
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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:
After-Dark Winter Adventures in Grey County
Ontario’s Grey County — home of Blue Mountain — has come together to create a selection of after-dark winter adventure experiences, including guided night snowshoe hikes through the scenic caves, skating under the stars, Nordic skiing by moonlight, and of course, night skiing at Blue Mountain. READ MORE
Steve Ramey: Climber, Snowboarder, Head Chef
Vancouver is a city renowned for culinary excellence, and for the past five years, no room has crackled with buzz quite like David Hawksworth’s eponymous Hawksworth restaurant in the Hotel Georgia. Whistler Blackcomb hopes some of that magic has rubbed off on Steve Ramey, the newly appointed head chef at the refurbished Christine’s upstairs at the Rendezvous Lodge. Ramey is a North Vancouver native who served as Hawksworth’s sous-chef.
Panorama Expands Tayton Bowl & Enhances Accessibility
BC’s Panorama Mountain Resort unveiled its new Tayton Bowl experience – 60 acres of expanded terrain, plus a major glading project that makes the powder-filled playground more easily accessible for skiers and snowboarders.
Fewer Layers, More Warmth?
Dreading the chills on the chairlift this season? A new moisturizing lotion claims to conquer the shivers by working with the body’s natural chemistry to make users feel up to 11 degrees warmer – especially during periods of rest between periods of intense activity.
Ski Racer Hudec Launches App for Skiers
Canadian Olympic medallist Jan Hudec launched his new pandaHAUS snowsports social network and fundraising app last week at the “Super Bowl of ski racing” in Kitzbühel, Austria. The Canadian speed skier – nicknamed Panda – says the app is for “more than just skiing.” It’s a powerful photo and content sharing community for skiers, riders and fans.