N. Vancouver (BC), Canada – Mt. Washington Alpine Resort on Vancouver Island has extended complimentary skiing and snowboarding to Mt. Seymour season pass holders as officials at Mt. Seymour, located outside of Vancouver, await more snowfall. The offer is effective immediately and is based on the operational status of Mt. Seymour’s Mystery Peak Express quad chair, which first opened … Continue reading Mt. Washington Bails Out Mt. Seymour Season Passholders Stranded by Lack of Snow→
Beaupré (QC), Canada – An avid skier and former ski instructor at Mont-Sainte-Anne has sued the Quebec resort over a 2010 incident involving a wet snow gun. Raynald Samson, of Beaupré, was skiing Mont-Sainte-Anne’s expert La Crête run on Jan. 10, 2012 when he passed a snowmaking gun operating on the slope. When his skis suddenly … Continue reading Skier Sues Mont-Sainte-Anne Over Snow Gun→
Bethany (ON), Canada – Provincial authorities are reporting a fatal crash on the ski slopes in Ontario over the weekend. Dave Day, 63, of Whitby, Ontario and a ski instructor with the Kawartha Ski and Snowboard School, was reportedly taking a warm-up run on Saturday at Devil’s Elbow Ski & Snowboard Area in Bethany when he crashed … Continue reading Ski Instructor Dies on Ontario Slopes→
Calgary (AB), Canada – Vermont’s mogul queen, Hannah Kearney, edged out Canadian sisters Chloé and Justine Dufour-Lapointe on their home turf to earn her 43rd World Cup victory on Saturday at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary. Canadian men, however, successfully achieved victory at home as Quebec’s Mikael Kingsbury and Simon Pouliot-Cavanagh skied to first and second place finishes, … Continue reading Kearney, Kingsbury Win in Calgary→
Calgary (AB), Canada – There will be no shortage of exciting freestyle skiing competition to watch when the FIS World Cup stops at Calgary’s Olympic Park for its annual moguls event this Saturday. A total of 19 Canadians will be competing (10 men and nine women). Leading the way for the men will be Mikael Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, … Continue reading Kingsbury and Dufour-Lapointe Ready to Defend Mogul Titles in Calgary→
Wasagaming (MB), Canada – Officials are set to begin dismantling ski lifts at Mount Agassiz ski hill in Manitoba, dormant since 2000. Parks Canada has awarded Winnipeg Environmental Remediations Inc. of Winnipeg, Manitoba, an C$89,000 contract to remove a chairlift and two T-bars from the ski area, located within Riding Mountain National Park since 1961. The … Continue reading Parks Canada Awards Bid to Remove Ski Lifts at Mt. Agassiz→
Stoneham et Tewksbury (QC), Canada – Stoneham is now open for the season, now that owners of the Quebec ski resort have reached a labor agreement with employees. The slopes at Stoneham have remained quiet ever since an employee lockout on November 27, after staff insisted upon wage parity with their colleagues at nearby Mont-Sainte-Anne, … Continue reading Stoneham Employees Return to Work→
