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Is This the Start?Winter Is Here.
OK maybe not quite yet, but she's shown face.
We have seen a nice early season dump on the locals here in Vancouver, and it's got people excited. Norquay and Nakiska in the Alberta Rockies are claiming their earliest opening  |
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Epic Winter Video Contest ReturnsMake a video, win a seasons pass. Cypress Mountain's video contest is on again this year. Just send them an edit you shot while shredding Cypress and you could score one of three seasons passes for 2012/2013!
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Opening Day VideosWinter has come early! It's mid-November and many BC resorts are already open. With thin bases and many runs not covered yet, conditions aren't exactly perfect, but that hasn't stopped these powder hounds.
Here are opening day videos from a few BC resorts:
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Find a Job at a Local ResortIf you want a chance to escape the city and work on the hill this winter, you had better act quick. The annual hiring sprees for local resorts are starting this weekend! Here is some info on upcoming job fairs for the North Shore mountains and |
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Last Days of the SeasonSadly, we are coming up to the final weekend of lift operations at several resorts. Others will be open for the next couple of weeks, and a few will keep running into May. Here is a list of the last scheduled days of the season:
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Try Freestyle! BCFSA's New Program is Open for RegistrationThe BC Freestyle Ski Association have set up a brand new program for kids to "Try Freestyle" skiing this month. For the first 150 participants that register online the cost to Try Freestyle with a qualified coach will be free! The cost after that will be |
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Winter Has Arrived!!!La Nina has arrived, and she is initiating some of the most widespread early opening days we have seen in a long time. Most mountains that are open now are still looking pretty thin as far as bases go, but out here on the coast |
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2010 Games Wrap up, Prize WinnersThanks to everyone who entered the 2010 Game and congrats to FREESTYLER who won the Arc'teryx grand prize. Scoring 147 points in this extremely difficult contest, FREESTYLER finished 8 points clear of second place finisher mtbskier. Very nice work, sir! Detailed results are
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Spring Storm hits the NorthwestWe are in the middle of a solid late March storm with a number of mountains getting hit with 50+ cm already, and snow expected to keep falling all week. So call in sick for work and go shred some of this late season powder.
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Cypress Closes Lifts UnexpectedlyFacing pressure from Olympic organizers and a bit of unseasonal warm weather, officials at Cypress Mountain have told shredders to buzz off. Since Tuesday the Alpine Area at Cypress has been shut down, with no plans to reopen until mid-March, after the Winter Games. The closure |
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5 Videos You Should NOT Miss!According to statistics over 8 zillion minutes of video is uploaded to the Internet every millisecond. Okay not that much, but it's practically impossible to keep up with all of the quality content out there! Here are a few BC shot edits that are a few |
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Season OpenersThe snow is dumping all over B.C., we have seen some of the earliest and best opening days in recent memory and it's all just getting started.
Mount Baker was open on Thursday Nov 12th and Cypress, Grouse and Whistler opened on Friday |
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Snowboard World Cup Test Scores 2/3For the second straight weekend Cypress Mountain was host to an Olympic test event. This time top snowboarders were in town to compete in three disciplines. Halfpipe and Snowboard Cross went off without a hitch, while the Parallel Giant Slalom had to be cancelled due to |
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The LG Mountain FestivalThe Canadian Snowboard Federation will be transforming a section of the parking lot behind the South Mall at Park Royal Shopping Centre into the LG Mountain Festival, February 13 - 15, 2009. The 3-day festival will coincide with the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup at Cypress |
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Freestyle Skiing World CupCypress was host to the Freestyle Skiing World Cup this weekend. The future Olympic venues for Moguls, Ski Cross and Acro-Aerials saw large crowds and a dominating performance by the Canadian team, who wound up with 5 of 6 Gold medals when all was said and |
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'Store Wars' Overshoots at CypressFirst slopestyle of the year at Cypress! "Store Wars" pitted local reps from brands like Voleurz and Skull Candy against eachother in the park. There was also an open division, which probably drew more attention than organizers had expected.
The snow: ICEY. While it was |
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Mountain Reviews: Cypress MountainThe most westerly of the North Shore mountains, Cypress mountain is the biggest little mountain in Vancouver. Up here you will have more vertical, more lifts and more runs than any of the other North Shore mountains. The crowds up here are comparable to Grouse most |
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