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Back to the Blog: Whistler’s Sea to Sky Highway Closed

Imagine if this happened during the 2010 Winter Olympics: The only route between Vancouver and Whistler will be closed for about five days thanks to a gigantic rock slide yesterday. Some stories estimated the slide contained 16,000 cubic feet of rock. It doesn’t look like anyone was hurt.
The net result is that tens of thousands [...]

Are You Counting Down Yet?

Hey, so we haven’t been around the past couple of weeks. Don’t worry, we’re here. Just a lot going on.
Only three months to go before the snow starts… somewhere.
People think I’m nuts for already looking forward to the winter season, but I am.

Ski/Snowboard Trip This Winter? Plan Ahead

If you live in North America you can’t help but notice the turmoil surrounding the airline industry these days. High fuel prices are squeezing what little margins airlines had left, which is resulting in higher fares and fewer available seats.
According to the New York Times, domestic airline capacity in the United States will shrink by [...]

Happy Canada Day, Britain. Now Move Here and Snowboard

Today is Canada’s 141st birthday, which means I get to write this at the kitchen table, coffee in hand, instead of hopping on the bus to work (which is what I should be doing right about now). And in honour of all things Canadian, including hockey, beavers and snow sports, I present quite a large [...]