Whistler Plans to Open November 22

Or so their website says. Let the countdown begin!
EDIT: Sunshine Village plans to open way earlier: November 8.

Entering Month Six: I’m Cheating Slightly

Okay, so.
On August 27 it will be five months since I had my ACL tear repaired. At this point, I feel like I’m totally recovered. Of course, that’s not the case. The ACL isn’t even close to ready for the “hard stuff” - hockey, basketball, ultimate frisbee and the like - and my knee still [...]

Snowboarding Website Link Goodness

Winter must be on the way because a) traffic is up and b) so are the number of inbound emails I’m getting. Here’s a rundown of some of the interesting ‘heads ups’ I’ve been given recently on various snowboarding sites:

A new site featuring snow, surf and skate videos: reelcomp.com
European snowboarding online: onboardmag.com
Another European snowboard mag: [...]

Project Vail

Looks like Vail, Colorado is one big construction project these days.

Apparently the town is aging, and is in need of an infrastructure upgrade. The desire to become a summer destination is also driving the revamp, which includes more hotels, restaurants and shopping.

Jonesing for Whistler

Man, watching the video below really got me in the mood for Whistler.
The video is choppy, but if you can stand to watch the whole thing you’ll see Peak to Creek, one of my favourite Whistler runs (it’s seven kilometres long!) in all it’s glory. This dude finishes it in nine minutes. It seems pretty [...]

Whistler Venues Almost Complete

According to this article, almost all the 2010 Winter Games venues are complete. I’m excited to see the changes if I swing by this year.
And while the event is largely on track from what I can tell based on media reports, there was a new wrinkle this week: recent  construction problems and some new demands [...]

Snow Is Just a Few Weeks Away

You may think I’m crazy, but it’s true. Flashback to 2006:September 2006: JP from weknowsnow.com gets some turns in the Ptarmigan Glacier in Colorado.A few days later: Many western areas get snow in the apline.
It’s coming, folks!

A Tough Golf Shot

Damn Canada Geese! Out of my way!

UPDATED: Blue Mountain Scales Down Mountain Biking

Poking through the Blue Mountain website today I found a slightly cryptic letter about the resort canceling a mountain bike event and ‘de-tuning’ certain trails/areas.
“We have been experiencing difficulties in influencing the appropriate risk taking behavior,” the letter says, adding it is making the transition into a “more controlled access facility”. The letter mentioned several [...]

Brian Head Gets an Upgrade

New lifts and new runs are in store for riders this year at Brian Head, a popular Utah ski resort. Apparently the upgrades have been a long time coming, and the locals are therefore quite pleased.
Hey, Intrawest: how about you look into doing the same for Blue Mountain?