Golden (BC), Canada – As the US dollar grows stronger, bookings are blooming north of the border. The lure of legendary Canadian mountain destinations, renowned hospitality, and now the “powder discount” is proving too much for American skiers and riders to resist. The US dollar saw it’s 10-year low in July of 2011 and has been climbing … Continue reading Strong U.S. Dollar Drives Skiers North
North Vancouver (BC), Canada – Celebrate B.C.’s fourth Family Day tomorrow with Mt Seymour. This year, Mt. Seymour is celebrating the holiday with a 50% discount off the regular Family Day Area Pass and 50% off Children’s Passes. This includes the use of the downhill skiing and snowboarding area, as well as tobogganing – saving a family up … Continue reading Family Day at Mt. Seymour
Squamish (BC), Canada – A ski resort proposed north of Vancouver, set to rival nearby Whistler Blackcomb has cleared its environmental assessment. On Friday, British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Office in Victoria issued an environmental assessment certificate to Garibaldi at Squamish Inc. for the Garibaldi at Squamish project, a year-round destination mountain resort community proposed by the … Continue reading Giant Ski Resort Proposed in B.C. Gains Environmental Approval
West Vancouver (BC), Canada – A 40-year-old man who had been snowboarding at Cypress Mountain on Friday was found dead a day later outside the ski area’s boundary. The as-yet unidentified man from Surrey, B.C. had been snowboarding with an unidentified female friend when they ventured out of bounds from the resort’s Mount Strachan area around noon … Continue reading Cypress Mountain Snowboarder Found Dead Out of Bounds
Rossland (BC), Canada – The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a skiing incident on Red Mountain in Rossland on Sunday. Paul John Omegna, age 49, of Lake Washington in Washington state, near Seattle, was skiing with companions at the Red Mountain resort on Sunday afternoon when he became separated from other members … Continue reading Skier Dies at Red Mountain
Golden (BC), Canada – Challenge your friends and family on March 5th at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia. The Kick-Ass Downhill is a family-friendly event, in which each racer is timed as they go through a series of banked and gated turns, mogul fields, obstacles and jumps. The race will be timed, but don’t forget … Continue reading New Kick-Ass Downhill at Kicking Horse
San Francisco, CA – Before this season started, we told you about a new drone video service partnering with ski resorts across the U.S. Now the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted an amendment to Cape Productions’ existing Section 333 exemption for commercial drone operations in the U.S., making the company the first operator in the country authorized to … Continue reading Ski Resort Partner Granted Permission from the FAA for Drone Video Service
