Golden (BC), Canada – “Wrangle the Chute,” a big mountain showdown, will return to B.C.’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort this March. The annual competition on Kicking Horse’s “Truth and Dare” venue is one of the top freeride ski and snowboard events in Canada. From March 8-12, the 2-star and 4-star Wrangle the Chute contests are presented … Continue reading “Wrangle the Chute” Returns to Kicking Horse
Manning Park (BC), Canada – Authorities are investigating the death of Catherine Schoeman, 15, as a result of a skiing accident at Manning Park Resort in British Columbia on Saturday. The incident occurred while Schoeman, who lived in the east-side Vancouver suburb of Abbotsford, B.C., was visiting the ski resort on Saturday with her 73-member … Continue reading B.C. Teen Dies in Skiing Accident
Golden (BC), Canada – Cultivating the freeski trend, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will hold the first International Freeskiing Association (IFSA) Junior Freeski Series stop, Feb. 2-5. The tour will then continue to Fernie Alpine Resort Feb. 10-12 before wrapping up at Kimberley Alpine Resort Feb. 25-26. The best regional talents will be hunting for IFSA points at each tour … Continue reading Jeep Junior Freeski Tour Visits Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Sun Peaks (BC), Canada – This February 24-25, the TELUS Nancy Greene Alpine Classic will return to Sun Peaks Resort in British Columbia with a brand new course and format. New for 2017, the race will be held on a professionally designed skier and boarder cross course, tailored for fun, recreational use. Straying from the traditional … Continue reading New Skier/Boarder Cross Course Set for TELUS Nancy Greene Alpine Classic
Nelson (BC), Canada – An avalanche on Saturday morning in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, between Ymir and Nelson, has taken the life of a 32-year-old Alaska woman. The unidentified victim, who lived in Anchorage, was skiing near Qua Peak in southern B.C. with two companions when the large avalanche struck, according to the Royal … Continue reading Skier Dies in B.C. Avalanche
Rossland, B.C. – An avalanche struck a group skiing with a B.C. cat skiing operator on Thursday, sending four Americans back to the States with broken bones. Big Red Cats operator Paula Gaul confirmed the incident to the Rossland Times. Gaul told the newspaper that the group had been skiing on Mount Mackie near Rossland at around 2:30 p.m. … Continue reading Cat Skiing Avalanche in B.C. Injures Four Americans
Broomfield, CO – Vail Resorts, Inc. on Friday reported a 13.2% slide in skier visits at the company’s North American destination ski resorts. The data, which compares the beginning of the ski season through January 8, 2017 to the equivalent prior year period through January 10, 2016, encompasses results from: Vail Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado; … Continue reading Skier Visits Down 13.2% at Vail Resorts
