Kadenwood: The Other Whistler Blackcomb Gondola

Much has been made about the new Peak-to-Peak gondola currently under construction in Whistler. The gondola, which is scheduled to be completed later this year, will link the tops of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains.
One project that hasn’t made too many headlines, though, is Whistler’s other planned gondola, which will connect Whistler Creekside with Kadenwood, an [...]

Blue Mountain Ski Resort: From the “I Didn’t Know That” Department

Some interesting stuff I discovered while looking around for some post content this week:

There is a ski resort in Ontario that’s taller than Blue Mountain and big enough to host an FIS-sanctioned Giant Slalom Race: The Georgian Peaks Ski Club. With a vertical of 820 feet, Georgian Peaks is Ontario’s highest and longest hill. The [...]

Ontario’s Blue Mountain Bounces Back

You might recall that last winter was the worst (read: warmest and least snowiest) the Toronto area had seen in years. Many resorts like Blue Mountain were forced to lay off their staff during the much-needed holiday season because, well, warm temperatures forced them all to stay closed. Blue mountain alone was forced to temporarily [...]

Strange Headlines from the Ski Resort World

In the category of “things you don’t see every day” ..

Ski resort wants to borrow Army howitzer to trigger small avalanches

Ski resort manager accused of stealing electricity
Ski resorts say: ‘watch your drinking’

“Snowboarding is Cool. And You Can’t Fight That.”

The Denver Post took a look yesterday at Taos’ decision to welcome snowboarders, and the article reveals it was largely - no wait, it was entirely - economics. Among the factoids revealed in the article:

The resort is aiming to average 265,000 visits a year, a goal easily attained in the 1990s, when the resort attracted [...]

Hell Has Frozen Over: Taos Now Open To Shredders

So now there’s officially three. Taos joined the ranks of the sensible today, formally welcoming snowboarders to their ski resort. They called it the day “Hell Freezes Over”. Too bad they did it so late in the season.
With Taos letting in snowboarders, there are only three major resorts left in the United States that don’t.

Describe Skiing And Snowboarding in One Word, Win A Prize

Addictionary.org is running an interesting contest right now: come up with “a mighty catch-all that describes both skiing and snowboarding” and win a spring trip to Utah to ski/ride. That’s pretty awesome.
My suggestions:

 Snow sliding
 Extreme snow fun having
Mad pow mashing
Extreme Lift Line Waiting

… somehow, I don’t think I’m going to win.
Second prize is two lift tickets [...]

The Complete Jay Peak Writeup

I’m finally back from my Jay Peak adventure, having returned late Sunday night. This was my third trip to Jay, and unfortunately might be my last.
A little background on Jay Peak
Jay Peak is nestled just inside the Quebec/Vermont border, about eight hours from Toronto and a couple from Montreal. It’s so close, in fact, that [...]

Quick Update from Jay Peak

Number of trees hit today: 3
Number of times hit by other rider in my crew: 1
Number of times I smacked my head on the ice, thanking the Good Lord I had a helmet on: 1

I think I almost injured myself more today than I have all season. The reason? It’s very difficult to stay on [...]

Off to Jay Peak

Back Monday! Looks like it’s gonna snow at Jay.
In the meantime, here’s a trailer featuring a lot of eastern resorts and action.