Stories

Love to ski in BC or Alberta? Gear up for your next epic winter adventure! Our stories, researched by some of Canada's top writers, bloggers, and influencers, take you straight to the heart of skiing in Alberta and BC.

They've carved turns, shredded slopes and ventured into backcountry powder to uncover the best ski and snowboard experiences in Alberta and British Columbia. From the perfect ski trip itinerary to winter activities beyond the hill to après-ski gems, we dig deep to give you everything you need for the ultimate ski vacation in Western Canada.

Castle Mountain

Castle Mountain Resort is your #BucketlistAB full mountain experience

The walls in the day lodge at Castle Mountain Ski Resort are lined with bold photos of skiers and...

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Frank Slide Interpretative Trail in the Crowsnest Pass

The day Turtle Mountain moved

On April 29, 1903 at 4:10 a.m., 82 million tons of rock broke off Turtle Mountain’s summit and came...

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Cypress Hills

How to spend an awesome winter weekend in Cypress Hills Park

Sun sparkles on snow at the top of the quad chair at Hidden Valley Ski Resort. At 1,400 metres (4...

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Here’s where you get to be a buffalo or a buffalo runner

Can you imagine laying in the grass under a skin of a wolf while the searing sun beat down, waiting...

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pass powderkeg

Pass Powderkeg an unexpected gem of ski hill

Tucked into the Crowsnest Pass and backing onto backyards in the town of Blairmore, Pass Powderkeg...

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Waterton National Park

Waterton Lakes is your private park in the winter

Waterton Lakes National Park and I have been best friends for half a century. It was our go-to for...

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Baldy Mountain Resort

The anti-mega-ski-resort experience

It's otherworldly here at the top of the Eagle Chairlift. The sun is seeping through the broken...

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Whistler Blackcomb

How to Do Spring Break at Whistler Blackcomb

Nice work. You’re booked for spring break at Whistler Blackcomb. The kids are hyped and already...

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Tongue on the Post

Warm up at Tongue on the Post

Burrr. January can be so cold. It’s impossible to just chill (yes, pun intended) and listen to some...

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Cold nose heroes – Avalanche dogs are your best friends

Her name is Gibson. And when her wet nose burst through the snow to grab the frozen wool sweater...

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Red Mountain Resort

Red Rocks

The story of skiing at Red Mountain Resort in the Kootenays of southeast British Columbia, is...

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Nakiska - A legacy 27 years in the making

KANANASKIS, AB - This year marks 30 years since the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, held in Calgary...

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Sun up to sun down – Sun Peaks Resort offers action packed days

British Columbia’s second-largest ski resort, Sun Peaks Resort, demands days of exploration to...

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Get stoked for the 2018 Rossland Winter Carnival

ROSSLAND, BC — Like many ski town residents, I continuously offer reasons why mine is the best. In...

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Fernie

Best Après Ski on the Powder Highway

After yet another great day on the slopes at any of the resorts on the Powder Highway in southeast...

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