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Whistler Blackcomb is Open (and it’s stacking up nicely)!
Sampling the goods as Blackcomb launches a new 6-person chair.
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Live It Up Podcast: Freeskier Stan Rey Puts Fun First
In the latest episode of Live It Up, Feet Banks connects with Stan Rey, a master of the goggle tan and one of the most personable professional freeskiers in the game.
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ML Coast Mountains Fall/Winter 2022-23 Out Now
The "Badass Issue" of ML Coast Mountains has dropped.
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Gallery: Celebrating a Coast Mountains Winter that Doesn’t Want to End
From our finest Coast Mountains photogs, here are some visual reminders of winters past.
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Midnight Shift: A Night in the Life of a Whistler Snowcat Operator
From the ML vaults. Words :: Grant Stoddard. I’ve never met Susan Osborne but I’m familiar with her work; every winter, I spend a lot of my time destroying it.…
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Reservations at Whistler Blackcomb? We had questions.
Deep Breaths…Whistler Blackcomb’s new reservation policy is probably not the end of the world. by Feet Banks On Thursday Aug 27, Vail resorts announced their new pandemic safety measures for…
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Mountain Lifer: 6.9 Ran-Dumb Facts About Ace Mackay-Smith
Jorge’s Disclaimer: Ace’s brother knocked up my sister twice, so we are kind of related – our gene pools have joined forces. I have also known her for 30 years.…
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Blake Jorgenson’s “The Cold Open” Full Film & Interview
To be an action sports photographer, we recommend three out of four of these defining characteristics: 1. Be an artist; 2. Be a masochist; 3. Be extremely patient; or 4.…
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History: Legends Of The Orange Chair
With a vertical rise of just 386 metres, Whistler’s Orange Chair carried guests (two at a time) on a ten-minute journey from the top of the old Creekside Gondola to…
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Whistler Blackcomb to Install New Gondola, Upgrade Chairs
It’s an early Christmas gift to all Whistler Blackcomb guests. Vail Resorts, owner of Whistler Blackcomb, has announced this morning it is investing $66 million to build a new gondola…
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Watch the Full-Length ‘Magnetic’, Filmed Entirely Inbounds at Whistler Blackcomb
In the heart of British Columbia’s Coast Mountains, skiers and snowboarders yield to the siren call of challenge and possibility. Introducing MAGNETIC. The world’s first full-length ski and snowboard movie…
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Trailblazer: Sylvain Saudan – Skieur de L’impossible
Peter Chrzanowski recalls a sporadic, 30-year friendship with the godfather of extreme skiing.
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What if Winter Stopped Coming? Climate Change and the Garibaldi at Squamish Proposal
So many aspects of life in the mountains are affected by the weather, but few, if any, depend on a specific season and climate the way skiing and snowboarding do—winter sports require winter.
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Logan Peat’s Life on Semenuk’s Training Compound is All About Focus
Logan Peat lives with four-time Red Bull Joyride Champion, Brandon Semenuk, at his home on the Sunshine Coast. Training on a private course is one thing, competing in front of…
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Hemloft Lives: Iconic Whistler Treehouse to be Repurposed
It’s been almost four years since Allan Crawford of Canadian Wilderness Adventures acquired the Hemloft (a “secret” egg-shaped treehouse that was tucked sneakily in Whistler’s Kadenwood forest) and the iconic…
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The Big Picture: Discussing the Growing Lure of Backcountry Recreation
Backcountry skiing is the fastest growing segment of the snowsport industry, but are people ready to accept their responsibilities when they step beyond the boundary? This is the question posed…
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Ruin and Rose: Eric Hjorleifson Athlete Edit
After a two year sabbatical from filming with Matchstick Productions, last season Eric Hjorleifson reunited with the team for what would turn out to be one of his most enjoyable…
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Environment: The Effects of Salt and Summer Recreation on the Horstman Glacier
Who doesn't like skiing in a T-shirt on a sunny, slushy day in the mountains?
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Pioneering the Peak: The First Snowboarder to Shred Whistler Legally
Picture yourself standing in the crowd at the bottom of the Peak Chair, snowboard in hand, no tracks visible from yesterday, just the lightly airbrushed ripples contouring the dying moments…
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