Vancouver (BC), Canada – Canada Snowboard, along with Snowboard Ontario and Quebec Snowboard have revealed the locations for this year’s Canadian National Championships. Mt. St. Louis Moonstone and Horseshoe Resort, in Barrie, Ontario, will play hosts to the Sport Chek Air Nation Freestyle Nationals presented by Mazda Canada & Burton for the second straight year from March 5-12, 2017. … Continue reading Canada Snowboard Announces 2016-17 National Championships Venues→
Sutton (QC), Canada – Deep in the bucolic landscape of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, just a few miles north of the Vermont border, new owners are gearing up for their first winter at the helm of Mont Sutton. After decades in the hands of the Boulanger family, this will be the ski resort’s first season under the ownership … Continue reading New Owners Prepare for First Winter at Mont Sutton→
Denver, CO – It’s only been three weeks since we told you about 10 more ski areas added to the multi-resort M.A.X. pass for 2016-17. Scratch that, you can now call it 16 more resorts, for a total of 38. Resorts of the Canadian Rockies (RCR) has now come on board with the program. Despite … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds Six More Resorts→
Stoneham (QC), Canada – Professional freeskier JP Auclair perished two years ago in a Chilean avalanche, but his legacy will live on in a run at Stoneham Mountain Resort in Auclair’s native Quebec that has been renamed in his honor. A boulder lines Stoneham’s expert Kamikaze trail, decorated with graffiti drawn by Auclair’s friend Sébastien Larose to celebrate … Continue reading Stoneham Renames Ski Run to Honor JP Auclair→
Quebec (QC), Canada – FIS Freestyle Skiing competition is coming to Quebec City and to nearby Stoneham Mountain Resort this winter, with Big Air and Slopestyle World Cup events now added to the lineup for the Jamboree snowboarding competition presented by Vidéotron Mobile from February 9–12, 2017. “This is the 18th year we’ve hosted FIS Snowboard … Continue reading Freestyle Skiing World Cup Joins the Quebec Jamboree Lineup→
Denver, CO – Purchasers of the M.A.X. Pass now have even more resort options to explore. The pass originally created by Intrawest, Powdr and Boyne Resorts has 10 new partner resorts joining for the 2016-17 ski and snowboard season. New this fall, the M.A.X. Pass announced Crested Butte and Eldora Mountain Resorts in Colorado, Mountain High Resort in California, Okemo Resort … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds 10 Resorts for the 2016-17 Season→
Golden (BC), Canada – As the US dollar grows stronger, bookings are blooming north of the border. The lure of legendary Canadian mountain destinations, renowned hospitality, and now the “powder discount” is proving too much for American skiers and riders to resist. The US dollar saw it’s 10-year low in July of 2011 and has been climbing … Continue reading Strong U.S. Dollar Drives Skiers North→
