Whistler Ski Blog

Here’s you’re feel good video of the week.  A black bear sliding happily down snow at Whistler ski resort in British Columbia. You can tell that the guy is ecstatic … Read More

On May 12 the Pemberton Speedway held their first race of the season. It was a sunny day with lots of exiting racing action. The event was held 15 minutes … Read More

“I used to ski with my legs, and I couldn’t do that any more so I learned to ski with my heart”. These words actually gave me shivers they were … Read More

There are still 7 ski resorts open right now.  Only 3 of them are open daily.  Last weekend we lost Alpine Meadows and Snowbird.  This weekend we’ll lose Sunshine Village. … Read More

Have you ever seen an EPIC camera from RED? Not many people have because they are big and cumbersome and fragile and only used for big budget, large scale productions. … Read More

***UPDATE*** – From the above video, I gathered that Nicolai was alone.  He reports that he was with an Italian gentleman named Ermanno.  Also it appears that Nicoli only fell … Read More

This wolf-pack is one. Although this took place last summer, my hope is that Matt Hunter’s 2-day adventure ride through some British Columbia wilderness will pull some of you out … Read More

By -Magee Walker (and yes her Real name is Magee) As a female resident of Whistler, I have experienced the art of the pick-up in a variety of scenarios. For … Read More

The conditions on Blackcomb = painful so we decided to check out the venue for the IV VOLYMPIC Winter Games. Two pipes, a culvert, multiple jumps and some bonks were still … Read More

Dave Treadway and Willie Goldman load up their sleds and head out the Rutherford to try and find some true spring skiing. They find at least one sick chute and … Read More

 The Complete opposite of:  Its hard to describe a sound. Even harder to describe the sound of skiing today on Blackcomb. But I will try: Crunch, grind and slap come into … Read More

This sunday Whistler BC played accidental host to one of the most glamourous, dramatic, dangerous,  obnoxious, and somehow sophisticated events of the year. The 4th annual Winter Volympics. “Athletes” from … Read More

There’s no arguing that iMac is a high energy skier.  It also doesn’t hurt that as long as you have some gas money and a sled, you can get to … Read More

Whistler’s World Ski and Snowboard Festival loses TELUS as a sponsor Festival organizers are looking for new sponsor(s) as TELUS -all of the sudden- decided they would no longer sponsor … Read More

The Whistler Neighbourhood Showdown By – Magee Walker – I have recently been perusing the housing section of Craigslist in search of a potential new place to live. Whistler is … Read More

With the winter season in Whistler wrapping up quickly (Gaper day 2012 is only 3 weeks away!) it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll be doing to feed your … Read More

According to Darren Rayner from Voleurz “(Jesse) Grew up in sub-par shred conditions in a small town called Timmins, Ontario, Jesse began riding with little-person Craig Bowl-U on bunny hills … Read More

Richard Houghten just tossed an incredible piece of cinematic brilliance on the internet for your viewing pleasure. We’ve all seen lots of amazing timelapse footage getting passed around over the … Read More

E-Man Anderson has a buttery smooth style and a massive bag full to the brim of tricks. He’s definitely got one of the sickest, skateboard influenced styles on a snowboard … Read More

Finn Finestone’s skills on a snowboard have been talked about for years. This sounds like the type of sentence that could kick off a write up about any up and … Read More

This is section really really sick, and even though I’m surfboarding in Mexico I desperately want to teleport back to Whistler, more specifically to the Brandywine wine or the Rutherford … then rewind the clock … Read More

ESPN announced today that they will not be bringing the X-Games to Whistler, BC and instead the expansion areas of the Global X brand will be Barcelona, Munich and Foz do … Read More

This is a comprehensive list of the ski resorts still open in North America.  The Canadian Rockies received record snow this year (Sunshine Village = 406 inches thus far) and … Read More

Some snow sliders are also kayakers and vice-versa, but all extreme athletes can appreciate insane kayaking like this. if you have some more time explore the whole Rider of the Year II Awards site … Read More

David Carrier Porcheron (DCP) has been one of the most talented and well rounded snowboarders ever to come out of Canada. He’s competed in the US open halfpipe, the Westbeach … Read More

There’s still snow, you just have to find it. And while life begins to flourish during the spring months in the BC West Coast rainforest, Darcy Turenne and Trevor Hunt set … Read More