Browsing entries tagged with Canada
2 Jan 2012
Canada’s Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has been bought by the country’s largest private ski resort operator, Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Group. Resort officials announced the completion…
19 Sep 2011
Revelstoke, the resort with North America’s biggest vertical and renowned for its powder snow, will open a new beginner area this winter. The Turtle Creek beginner and tubing area is a first for…
31 Aug 2011
Fernie in Canada is planning to open a new lift and slopes this winter, to celebrate its 50th anniversary as a ski resort. They’ve kept it quiet until now … but there have been rumours all…
19 May 2011
Tour operator Inghams will not be offering charter flights into Calgary for skiers headed to Banff and Lake Louise for the 2011/2012 season. Instead the company will switch to scheduled airlines for…
21 Sep 2010
Feast your eyes on this tantalising taste of winter … scenes from Canada’s Banff and Jasper resorts, as they enjoy a first blast of autumn snowfall. Over 20cm of snowfall blanketed Banff-Lake…
23 Aug 2010
Skiers and boarders looking to visit Canada this winter may be interested in a few novelties from tour operator Canadian Affair. The company has recently released its new 2010/11 winter brochure, including…
4 Jan 2010
Canada’s powder paradise and fledging resort Revelstoke officially launched its new door-to-door heli-ski programme on Boxing Day. In partnership with long-established Selkirk Tangiers, Revelstoke Mountain…
28 Aug 2009
It might still be August, but tell that to the weather gods who delivered snowfall to Canada’s three Banff resorts a few days ago. Banff National Park has enjoyed its first glimpse of winter, with…
19 Dec 2008
A gondola accident at Whistler this week has been blamed on a rare build up of ice in the tower.In a press release issued by the resort, officials at Whistler Blackcomb have said ice and water damage most…
19 Sep 2005
Two of the big developments in Canada at present are a new ice hotel and a major expansion of Kicking Horse.The Ice Hotel, opens in December 2005 at the Sun Peaks Resort. Constructed entirely of ice and…
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