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Streif and no ice patches in the same sentence #-o ... I guess there are rewards to braving the cold.

Calgary Herald article today: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Avala ... story.html "Avalanche experts across West-ern Canada are warning backcountry users should be downright scared about venturing into any terrain that could be covered by an avalanche. Wednesday's death on the west face...

Finding cozy and inexpensive will also depend on when you go. Mid-week, non-holidy is a lot better value. We went during the Christmas break last year, and for budget stayed at the Comfort Inn. Typical room, but the included breakfast is very decent. It has an indoor pool as well if the kids...

Jay Peak sells discounted lift tickets locally here in Ottawa through a local sporting good store, and was wondering if they do the same in Montreal or Quebec City? Checking for some friends who are travelling.

A sentimental favourite that had that great old resort feel to it. Times have passed it by and it can't compete with Tremblant anymore. I ran a men's hockey tournament in St. Jovite in the mid-80s before Tremblant got Intrawested and Grey Rocks was the high end place. Kind of sad to see it...

Ahh, then that's an an eligible expense for tax purposes, and a different discussion. :wink:

It also depends on what their definition of health costs is. Does it include dental, eyeglasses and drugs? These items aren't covered in Canada. In Ontario adult eye exams aren't covered, nor are things like wart removals and a doctor's note or form have a fee attached. If you want a...

And on the health care, it's good to see that no one on this board has called it "free". We pay the taxes to prove it - you always pay one way or the other. For some elective procedures it can be slow but if there is a legit emergency or need the system responds very quickly. There is also a...

So, I've got a great deal for a trip to Placid, yeh, 4 girls and only 1 guy with a couple of extra beds. Good luck with that, eh.

Head's entry in to the new soft porn market niche:

Years of successive separatist governments got their way. I've been travelling to Quebec since the early 80s and the decline in the English language skills among the youth is stunning and sad. I've even noticed it to some extent in the Gatineau region, right beside Ottawa. My hope is the...

E-mail from Le Massif today: Le Massif is buried under 41 cm of snow, and it’s still falling! Waiting for you at the opening, December 6 & 7, 2008. Have to respect that they aren't rushing to open for the sake of opening.

I got that advice when looking at twin tips for my daughter since the back curls up and the actual ski being skied is shorter than the stated length.

Gas is at 72.2 cents per litre, 57.7 cents $US, in Ottawa this morning. But the falling oil prices have clobbered the CDN$ vs. the US and the exchange is below .8 and that will have a much bigger impact on Canadians considering US ski destinations versus higher gas prices.

Interesting chart in the K2 support area. It shows which ski is really being sold under a different name. I'm looking for a ski for my daughter and saw an ad for a K2 Mystery Luv, which I had never heard of. Ends up the ski is actually the First Luv...

Interesting article in today's Globe and Mail financial section. fyi, this is a Toronto based newspaper. http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/st ... 0/GIStory/ I was surprised to read the debt structure from the buyout. Finance 101 is to match debt to the asset, and 2 years for an Intrawest...

Canadian marketing will always be crucial because of location. With MSSI I could buy a cheap season passes at Edelweiss near Ottawa and get 50% lift tickets at Jay, which saved us a ton skiing at peak season. MSSI also promoted Jay strongly in its 7 other properties, basically using them as...

Under MSSI Jay has carved out a very strong awareness in the Canadian market with very good season pass tie-ins with MSSI that we've used in the past. WIth new US ownership I will be interested to see if the marketing shifts more to the US and what they will do with the season passes. They...

News item yesterday about the powder skiing at Sunshine right now from 82 cm of snow in the last 7 days.

Maybe it will be opened up more after development. Seems ilke it is closed a lot of the time that has nothing to do with a lack of snow. Ifinished the season two years ago at Tremblant in 18 celcius weather and it was heavy snowcone/mashed potatoes snow. That 10k = 20k to 30k on mid-winter...