Archive for 2006
Next Up: Mont Tremblant
On Thursday night, I’m going to get on a bus and drive overnight to Mont Tremblant, arguably the best ski area east of Alberta here in Canada. Like Blue Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb, a couple of my other Canadian favourites, Mont Tremblant is owned by Intrawest Corporation, which means I’m likely in for a ‘full [...]
Coming Soon to a Resort Near You: Snowboarders and Bandanas
Okay, so how come no-one clued me in to this bandana thing? As I stood in a lift line yesterday, I saw this dude fly by on a snowboard wearing a bandana. “Haha,” said. “What a jackass. Dude’s wearing a bandana. Yeah. Like *that* is going to keep him warm.” About three minutes later, I [...]
First Turns at Mount St. Louis Moonstone
Well, if you follow this site you know that yesterday was Day One of my 2006-2007 snowboarding season. Unlike you lucky bastards in Colorado and British Columbia, who have been riding pretty much since the leaves started falling, I had to wait until early December. But I suppose it could be worse; I could live [...]
The History of Snowboarding in Two Minutes
Much thanks to the anonymous commenter in the Cameron Diaz entry for a totally excellent link to a two-minute history of snowboarding posted on YouTube. I liked it so much, I thought I would share it here using YouTube’s embedded link feature:
Opening Day as Told By Helmet Cam
Ask any southern BC local where the best place in the area to ride is, and chances are they won’t say Whistler; rather, they’ll encourage you to head to a place like Kicking Horse. Wade at Treepilot.ca recently checked out opening day at Kicking Horse with a helmet cam, and the results are pow shots [...]
Gives New Definition to the Term ‘Night Skiing’
At Boston Mills Ski Resort, you can ski or ride until 3am on weekends. Wow. I don’t know of anywhere in Canada where you can do that.
Cameron Diaz, We Salute You
Okay, I’m not the world’s biggest Cameron Diaz fan, but I have a good reason for saluting her today: it turns out she recently ditched filming a movie in favor of snowboarding. It turns out she and Jim Carrey were about to make a flick together, but plans shifted slightly, forcing her to reconsider. Check [...]
I’m Finally Going Snowboarding.
Well, Saturday is the big day: first turns for me here in Ontario. The plan is to head to Blue Mountain or Moostone, depending on who’s got more runs open. I don’t think either opening will be phenomenal; Moonstone, for example, is only planning to open three runs and two lifts. But, it’s still better [...]
What’s Open in Ontario?
We’re getting a bit of snow here in Toronto, but north of us there seems to be more on the ground. As a result, most ski areas in Southern Ontario and Western New York are making snow like nobody’s business. We’re going to track the openings in this thread. As of 12/5 at 11AM: Blue [...]
The Unofficial Whistler Travel Guide
Although I live in Toronto, I have been very lucky to be able to visit Whistler once, sometimes twice, every year for the past several winters. I have visited as a skier, a snowboarder, have stayed with family and purchased accommodations. I think this has given me a unique, unbiased view of the town and mountains. I’ve decided to turn my knowledge into a sort of ‘living document’ as I think of new things and receive more questions
