Nancy Shields

Nancy Shields

Stories by Nancy Shields

Baldy Mountain Resort

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

Whistler Blackcomb

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

Whistler powder day

Ya gotta totally love this time of year. More daylight, extended hours for the lifts and its warmer...

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

Red Mountain Resort

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

Whistler Blackcomb

British Columbia, home to the most ski resorts anywhere in Canada, transforms into a winter...

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

Giant, fluffy flakes twirl down from a darkening sky as we glide toward Wild Horseman’s Cabin for a...

Puking...when it’s a person – it’s not so good. When it’s the sky hurling snow – it’s a damn good...

Kimberley Alpine Resort

Set within a broad valley in the rainshadow of the Kootenay Rockies, at the halfway point between...

For many stateside skiers, Whitewater Resort is the first attraction on the Powder Highway...

Quesnel downtown

Hikes at Pinnacles Provincial Park, a stroll on the Riverwalk, a concert at the Occidental, a cup of...