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Filling the Leadership Pipeline and Helping People Grow:
An Everyday Leadership Challenge? Or the Greatest Leadership Opportunity Ever?
Written By: Charles Blier
We’ve all heard it: Succession planning is important, but not urgent! If you’re familiar with the 4-quadrant grid, Important and Urgent are laid out for you to manage the
Finding Fondues
If you're fond of fondue, then this article's for you. We've tracked down the best gooey cheesey, delicious bread-dipping alpine fondue spots for your tasting pleasure. Try not to drool.
This Mountain Life Trailer
The awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal, yet few people ever venture into the true wilderness. After months of preparation, Martina and her 60-year-old mother Tania embark on a 6 month, 2300km journey from Squamish, BC to Alaska through a relentless mountain wilderness.
Have You Ever Seen a Dog Riding a Chairlift?
Have you ever seen a dog riding a chairlift? How about a dog skiing next to its owner? Or even crazier, a dog being long-lined under a helicopter? These are just a few of the skills that make avalanche dogs… Super canines!
Evolution of Après
Sixty minutes of half-price Happy Hour doesn’t hack it any more at North American ski resorts.
Selective Memory
The Manboys present, "Selective Memory." Because it's hard to remember when you weren't paying attention to begin with.
Made in the Mountains
With many ski resorts diversifying their employment opportunities by attracting business relocation, the resulting homegrown brands are helping to define and differentiate ski areas.
This Is Us In – Canada
Cat shredding in Canada has to be one of the best ways to shred ever. You get to just sit there and drink cocoa on the way up to the top. You get to take a million runs with no one in your way or any ski patrol telling you to slow down. This is episode one of our new web series., This Is Us In...Starring Cam Fitzpatrick and his friends.
Canada’s Largest Lesson – Learning to Ski
Is there anything better than a day in the mountains? Probably not. And I had SUCH a great day last Sunday when I joined several families for Canada’s Largest Lesson at Pass Powderkeg.
Heatseekers
Giving freeriding an artistic twist, Swatch Proteam skier Nico Vuignier has filmed and edited several viral videos that creatively capture his sport from a different perspective. With “Heatseeker,” which also features Sam Anthamatten, another Proteam free rider, things really start to warm up.
Hip High Altitude Homey Hostel/Hotel Hybrids
With cheap and cheerful AirBnBs taking business from bland big box hotel chains, savvy ski town hoteliers are competing with more intimate, designer-decorated settings.