Archive for March, 2008
Holiday Valley Ski Resort: A Closer Look
Just got back from Holiday Valley in New York State, which is about three hours from Toronto. I must say, I had a great time and will be going back next year. The location Given the proximity to Toronto, I don’t know why people bother with Blue Mountain. Holiday Valley is a little over three [...]
Holiday Valley: Day 1
As mentioned previously, I’m in Western New York this weekend to partake in a bit of spring shredding. Today was an absolutely gorgeous day; one of those days where conditions are slushy, the ear flaps are off the helmet and the “pit vents” on the coat are open. Highlights so far: Shredders throwing down in [...]
Holiday Valley, Here I Come
Aside from the low crime, phenomenal multiculturalism, great food, quasi-reasonable housing prices (compared to other comparable cities, I suppose), exciting nightlife and litany of professional sports teams (Go Jays! Go Raptors!), one of the advantages to living in Toronto is the close proximity to the United States border. There are several major border crossings within [...]
In Park City, “Reckless” is a Loaded Term
I’ve always wanted to ride in Utah. Maybe not in Park City specifically, but I’ve heard nothing but good things about the region, save for the oddball laws that seem to govern certain areas and subjects. Park City has added another strange law to the pile by “outlawing” reckless skiing and snowboarding. What this means [...]
Burton ‘Poachers’ Contest Wraps Up
In December, Burton announced a contest awarding $5,000 to the best video documenting a shredder ‘poaching’ a skiers-only resort. The object was basically to ride down a run on a board, document it, and upload it to Burton.com (check out our previous coverage here). For a long while, there seemed to be little progress; there [...]
Skiing and Riding is Safer than Soccer or Rugby
Rugby I can buy, but soccer? Really? It’s true, according to French medical organisation Médecins de Montagne. The organization estimates that “for every 1,000 people skiing on a particular day, fewer than three will sustain an injury that requires medical treatment. Among snowboarders the figure rises to four,” according to this article. Artificial snow and [...]
Snow, Snow and More Snow for Southern Ontario
Ah, good ‘ol Ontario weather. Remember the good old days, circa 2006, when I complained it wasn’t snowing at all? Flash forward a year and a bit, to March 2008. I swear it hasn’t stopped snowing here since November. Conditions have been phenomenal for weeks; the crappy holiday season area ski resorts endured last year [...]
This Weekend: Toronto International Bicycle Show
So I’m a little late in getting this information to you, but if you case you didn’t know, the Toronto International Bicycle Show is going on at the Direct Energy Center this weekend. The Spring bike show is great for actually seeing some of the new models of bikes that you’ve only seen online and [...]
A Luxurious Whistler Vacation…from “the other guy”
Hello, I’m Steve. Some of you may remember me from the few posts that I made about cycling back towards the end of last summer. Since then, Adam has done the lion’s share of updates on this site; after all, it is snowboarding season, and he is the authoritative source on that subject. Meanwhile, aside [...]
