By kingco on January 25, 2009
Shames Mountain is one of the best kept secrets of Northern B.C, and is located just west of Terrace in the Coast Mountain range. It’s been operating for more than 19 years and holds the record for more snow than any other lift-served ski area in North America. There are 28 marked trails with all [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged back country, back country skiing, backcountry skiing, backcountry snowboarding, Coast Mountain Range, Coastal Mountain Range, off-piste, off-piste adventure, Prince Rupert, Terrace, unlimited off-piste adventure
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Sun Peaks Resort is centrally located only 45 minutes from Kamloops in the British Columbia Interior where the region is known worldwide for its light, dry, easy-to-ski powder. Sun Peaks Resort averages about 559 cm of this great powder! Sun Peaks is the second largest ski area in British Columbia and the third largest in [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged back country, back country skiing, backcountry, backcountry skiing, backcountry snowboarding, British Columbia Interior, Kamloops, large resort, Mt. Morrisey, multi-mountain resort, Nancy Greene, off-piste, off-piste adventure, rockstar energy, rockstar energy terrain park, second largest ski resort in BC, ski-through village, Sun Peaks, Sun Peaks Resort, third largest ski resort in Canada, Thompson-Okanagan area, unlimited off-piste adventure
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Pretty much all you need to know about Mt. Washington is the snow! With an average of more than 10.5 meters of snow per year, Mount Washington is dubbed “Canada’s deepest pile”. Spread over 1,600+ acres of terrain, you can choose from 60 marked runs with a variety of difficulty. For the serious skiers and [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged back country, backcountry skiing, backcountry snowboarding, Canada's deepest snow, infamous large marge, Mount Washington, Pacific Ocean, Strathcona Park, terrain parks, The Green Zone, The Stomping Ground, Vancouver Island, village
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Heading to the north end of Vancouver Island, you’ll find Mount Cain. Mount Cain is located in the Schoen Lake Regional Park and is run by the Mount Cain Alpine Park society – this is a community owned and run hill. The annual snowfall is 300 cm and since it is only open Saturdays, Sundays [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged backcountry access, backcountry experience, backcountry skiing, community owned and operated, Mount Cain, Mount Cain Alpine Park Society, Mt. Cain Alpine Park Society, north Vancouver Island, Schoen Lake Regional Park
