Summer is so dead. It's snowing everywhere, and everyone who cares the least bit about skiing or boarding is getting pumped. Here's a report from RCR, and stay tuned for a first hand account of some Whistler backcountry pow.

Fifty-nine Junior competitors this week (Jan 8th, 2007) completed the first leg of the 2007 Canadian Open Freeskiing Championship presented by Ledcor in harsh weather conditions.

Ski season is just around the corner - Mother Nature made her appearance at Lake Louise Mountain Resort yesterday, with snow blanketing the peaks at the alpine level, marking the onset of another ski season.

PLANNNING TO OPEN MORE TERRAIN THAN ANY OTHER RESORT IN THE WORLD FOR US THANKSGIVING

With thousands of skiers and riders proclaiming "epic" snow conditions on Blackcomb Mountain, the anticipation level of Whistler Mountain's opening on November 24 is high. Whistler Blackcomb plans to open more than 3,500 acres of terrain on both mountains for US Thanksgiving. A quick review of ski resorts worldwide indicates that this would be the most terrain open anywhere, and would be the most Whistler Blackcomb has ever been able to open for the US Thanksgiving weekend in its 40-year history.