What’s happening at your favourite resorts?
When the deep freeze that had enveloped Alberta finally lifted on Monday, the folks at Sunshine Village saw mountains covered in fresh powder. The cold weather hadn’t stopped the snow from falling, and with 23 centimetres of new snow in the past week, the season total has now hit an awesome 360 cm. That’s the sort of snow that will make everyone want to get out on the mountain, even newcomers. Sunshine offers a couple of Never Ever Days throughout the season (Jan. 8 and Jan. 11) when newcomers can rent equipment, buy a beginner lift ticket and a lesson for just $25. skibanff.com @SunshineVillage
We’re only a couple weeks away from one of the highlights of the winter season. The Lake Louise Ice Magic Festival runs Jan. 18-28. The world-famous festival brings many of the world’s best ice carvers up to the Chateau Lake Louise to produce one-of-a-kind works of art from 300-pound blocks of ice. Lake Louise has been hit by 16 cm of powder in the past week and 282 cm so far this season. skilouise.com @SkiLouise
Circle Jan. 10 on your calendar. At Norquay, they’re offering what might just be the best deal of the year. The resort is throwing its second Toonie Day of the season, meaning skiers and snowboarders who make their way to the Banff resort can buy lift tickets for only $2. They’ll be greeted by 24 cm of powder that’s fallen on Norquay’s slopes in the past week, bringing the season total to 157 cm. banffnorquay.com @MtNorquay
If you’re anything like us, you’re already counting down the days until the PyeongChang Olympics next month. Fortunately, you don’t need to wait until Feb. 9 to get a look at the athletes who are sure to be racing for gold on the ski cross course in South Korea. On Jan. 19-20, Nakiska will host the 2018 Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup, and fans can get an exhilarating look at the men and women who will be representing Canada next month. The resort has also been hit with 15 cm of snow in the past week, bringing the season total to 172 cm. skinakiska.com @SkiNakiska
The Olympics start next month, but this weekend, Winsport’s offering Calgarians the chance to see some of Canada’s best gold medal hopefuls in person. On Saturday, the Calgary hill is hosting the latest annual stop on the FIS Freestyle Ski Acro World Cup, and the world’s best mogul skiers will be competing. winsport.ca
The countdown is on to Jasper in January. The two-week festival showcases the very best that Jasper has to offer. From Jan. 13-28, guests can take in all the best art, food and outdoor adventure that one of the country’s coolest mountain towns has at its disposal. Oh, and there’s a lot of snow, too. Marmot Basin was hit with six cm of snow in the past week and has had its sweet slopes blanketed by 218 cm so far this season. skimarmot.com @MarmotBasin
When you’re celebrating New Year’s and you’ve already got more than five metres of snow to work with, any ski resort is going to be excited. That’s the case this year at the Kicking Horse resort in Golden, B.C., where the season’s total is sitting at 523 cm after getting blessed by 29 cm of the fluffy white stuff in the past week. The Freeride World Tour brings the world’s best big mountain skiers to the resort from Feb. 3-9. kickinghorseresort.com @KickingHorseMTN
The people at Panorama understand that your day doesn’t end when the lifts turn off. With that in mind, they like to make sure guests have plenty of options when it comes to planning their evenings. The next week features everything from arts and crafts to evening-tubing to video game parties. The weather report brings great news, too, as the mountain’s been pounded by 28 cm of snow in the past week and 254 cm so far this season. panoramaresort.com @panoramaresort
Apparently, the folks at Revelstoke did something to make Mother Nature happy, because she rewarded them with an insane 80 cm of precious powder in the past week. That brought the season total to 542 cm. Next week’s Freeride World Qualifier will see North America’s best big mountain skiers ripping down the mountain’s steepest slopes on Jan. 10-11. revelstokemountainresort.com @revelstokemtn
There’s a lot to be happy about at Kimberley in recent weeks, as the snow gods have been smiling on the B.C. resort. The mountain was hit by 45 cm of powder in the past week, bringing the season total to 302 cm. To celebrate, the folks at Kimberley are going night skiing, and it’s included with every daytime lift ticket that’s purchased right up until Jan. 6. skikimberley.com @SkiKimberley
In the past week alone, the Alberta resort has been pounded by 86 cm of fresh powder, bringing the season total to 436 cm. skicastle.ca @SkiCastle
It’s been snowing at Whitefish. The Montana resort has seen 61 cm of snow fall on its slopes in the past week, bringing the total to 171 cm. skiwhitefish.com @SkiWhiteFish