Snowboarding News
VANOC Resorts to Straw at Cypress
There is likely a straightforward answer to this question, but I don’t know what it is: why did the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) decide that Cypress Mountain, which is located in Vancouver, would be a suitable venue for any ski or snowboard events? Are they not aware of how warm the weather can get [...]
Truthful Ski Resort Conditions At Your Fingertips
Ever visit a ski resort’s website, read a report stating they just got 15cm of fresh, only to arrive and discover the number to be greatly exaggerated? Ever want to see what the locals are saying about ski conditions right now? A new iPhone app courtesy of skiresort.com now lets you discover the truth. I [...]
Jasey-Jay Anderson’s Last Hurrah
CTVOlympics.ca has a great profile of Canadian snowboard star Jasey-Jay Anderson, who’s amassed countless accolades, awards and wins in both slalom and snowboard cross events throughout his career. The Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Anderson’s fourth, will be his last. At the end of the season, Anderson reportedly plans to end his competitive snowboarding career. Because Anderson [...]
Ski Resort News: Intrawest in Talks Over Missed Debt Repayment.
Financial websites are abuzz after Intrawest’s reportedly missed a $524 million (USD) loan repayment on Wednesday. You can read the details here. Intrawest partially or fully outright owns many popular ski resorts in North America, including Steamboat, Ontario’s Blue Mountain and Whistler Blackcomb. Vancouver’s Olympic Organizing Committee has said the issue will not effect any [...]
Today Is World Snowboard Day
Today is World Snowboard Day, which is being celebrated in 32 different countries via more than 130 events. I’d never heard of such a thing until scanning the newswires this week, but it seems like a neat idea. Maybe next year we can put together a feature ahead of time. World Snowboard Day was first [...]
Bits and Pieces of Snowboarding News
Still no shredding in my world, but plenty going on elsewhere. Here’s a few things making news right now. As the Olympics approach, Canucks are cleaning up at the parallel giant slalom. Jasey-Jay Anderson took home the gold medal, and fellow Canadian Michael Lambert finished second to him. Details here. Canucks did not do so [...]
Snowboarding Season Finally Begins in Ontario
Better late than never, right? Major Ontario ski areas like Blue Mountain and Mt. St. Louis Moonstone are finally opening this weekend, as areas north of Toronto have been receiving heaps of snow all week. Most are opening in a limited capacity, though, with plans to open more lifts and runs as weather permits. In [...]
UPDATED: When Work and Snowboarding Intersect
It’s not often, particularly in my line of work, that I get to connect snowboarding and my job. However, a recent development in the industry I work in now gives me that chance – for one blog post, at least! If you follow Internet governance issues at all (I know, it doesn’t sound horribly exciting) [...]
Some Ski and Snowboarding News and Thoughts
While I had nothing worthy of a specific post here’s a few nuggets from recently articles, press releases and other stuff that has come our way. Beer, gear and backcountry cheer: Pyramid Breweries are giving away a free trip to Squaw Valley for a winner and three friends. Contest does not appear open to Canucks. [...]
New Whistler Lift
I was very excited when I initially heard rumblings out west that a new chairlift had been built on the Creekside part of Whistler Mountain. Unfortunately, the new lift is a temporary one for pedestrians to easily get between different parts of the Dave Murray Downhill. Click here to check out the excellent overview at [...]
