By kingco on January 25, 2009
Being a little less touristy than Banff, Jasper’s Marmot Basin is a ski destination that won’t disappoint. It is part of Jasper National Park and skiers enjoy all that comes with the Park including the incredible scenery. Only 20 minutes from the town of Jasper, Marmot Basin offers 3,000 vertical feet of skiing and snowboarding [...]
Posted in Alberta | Tagged Athabasca range, Athabasca Valley, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Jasper, Jasper National Park, off-piste, off-piste adventure, Rockies, Rogers Terrain Park, unpatrolled terrain, woodland caribou
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Kimberley Alpine Resort is part of the Purcell Range of the Canadian Rockies, located just minutes from the city of Kimberley. Kimberley is a German influenced city, and you will find plenty of gingerbread style architecture, accordions and the largest cuckoo clock in Canada, amidst 1800 acres of terrain, 80 named runs and glades and [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing NorAm Cup, accordian competition, alpine skiing, Bavarian City of the Rockies, Black Forest, Canada's largest cuckoo clock, Canadian Rockies, cross-country skiing, german, glades, glading, Kimberley Alpine Training Center, Kootenays, longest lit trails, off-piste, paralympics, resorts of the Canadian Rockies, Rockies, sun vacations
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort is located just 15 minutes from the town of Banff and gives you over 3300 acres of terrain spread over 3 mountains. With 80 years of history, Sunshine can deliver the ski or snowboard vacation you want. It is the only time you’ll have the chance to ride or [...]
Posted in Alberta | Tagged Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Delirium Dive, Freeride terrain, freeride zones, Goat's Eye Mountain, Lookout Mountain, off-piste, off-piste adventure, ride the continental divide, Rockies, Silver City, ski the continental divide, Standish Mountain, Wild West, world's fastest gondola
By kingco on January 25, 2009
The best thing at Castle Mountain is the amount of snow. Castle is a gem of a resort that has avoided the typical upgrades of coffee, condos and spas. Located just east of the continental divide in the Westcastle Valley of Alberta, in the Rocky Mountains, “The Castle” recently saw an incredible 1,131cm of deep [...]
Posted in Alberta | Tagged 1975 Winter Olympic Games, Burton Canadian Open 2008, Continental Divide in southwest Alberta, extreme adventure, extreme skiing, Gravenstafel ridge, Haig East Face, KCs, Miss Piggy, Mythstical, off-piste, Olympic Alpine events, RoShamBo, Saddle Sore, Six Shooter, St. Eloi
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Le Massif de Charlevoix overlooks a spectacular view of the St. Lawrence river and boasts the longest skiable vertical in Eastern Canada. People say that when you are skiing Le Massif, it feels as though you may ski straight into the St. Lawrence river. The area experiences a natural snowfall of more than 6 meters, [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged great views, highest vertical drop east of the Rockie, Le Massif de Charlevoix, Marie-France Roy, national Alpine downhill training center, off-piste, off-piste adventure, Quebec City, snow filled weather patterns, St. Lawrence River, top 3 best canadian powder destinations, Unesco World Biosphere Reserve, Whistler of the East Coast
By kingco on January 25, 2009
The Massif du Sud is gearing up to be a recreational sport provider for all four seasons. During their respective seasons, you’ll find alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, climbing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and horseback riding at The Massif du Sud. This is the most important tourist center in the Chaudière-Appalaches, along the [...]
Posted in Quebec | Tagged Appalachian Mountains, catski, catski safari, catskiing, Chaudiere River, off-piste, reputation for the glades, St. Lawrence River, the Regional Park of the Massif du Sud
By kingco on January 25, 2009
A member of the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies, Fernie Alpine Resort is part of the Lizard Range in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia and is famous for its legendary snow. Fernie has been known to get as much as 1,118 cm of powder (average is 8.8 m or 29 feet) and at Fernie, [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged 24'mailbox, alpine skiing, Canadian Rockies, deepest snow in Canadian Rockies, ghostrider, house box, Kimberley, Kimberly, kink boxes, Kootenai Tribes, legendary ski resort, Lizard Range, most improved, Mount Hosmer, off-piste, off-piste adventure, resorts of the Canadian Rockies, Rockies, ski BC, The Ghost Rider, the Griz, top ten in North America
By kingco on January 25, 2009
Red Mountain Resort has 87 runs across two mountains with features everyone would love. The terrain on Red and Granite mountains run the gamut from wide-open groomed slopes to crazy steep and powdery glades. There is an incredible 3000 ft vertical and champagne powder with great staff and no wait time. The terrain park is [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged Canadian Rockies, Canadian Rocky Mountains, extreme riding, extreme skiing, glades, Granite Mountain, Grey Basin, Kootenay region, Kootenays, Koots, off-piste, Paradise Basin, Red Mountain, Rockies, West Kootenay
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
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort is a huge resort with 2750 acres of skiable terrain, only 2.5 hours west of Calgary, next to the Rockies in the dogtooth range of the Purcell Mountains. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort was the first all-season resort to open in the Rockies in 25 years, but as we do best at [...]
Posted in British Columbia | Tagged avalanch training, Banff, Banff National Park, big mountain, Calgary, Dogtooth range, Glacier, Glacier National Park, Golden, hidden gem of the rockies, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Kootenay, Kootenay National Park, Kootenays, Mt. Revelstoke, National parks, off-piste, off-piste adventure, Purcell Mountains, Revelstoke National Park, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, the Selkirk Mountains, the Selkirks, untracked mountain, Yoho, Yoho National Park
