Olympic Rings go white after Canada gets a gold medal

Let’s face it. These Vancouver Winter Olympic Games got off to a rocky start. The snow melting away at Cypress Mountain. Then, the tragic death of the Georgian luger on day one of the Games. An embarrassing malfunction at the worst possible moment during the opening ceremonies. The cauldron being cruelly fenced off from the public. The number of canceled tickets and event delays wasn’t setting up Vancouver for success.
Continue reading ‘Canada breaks new ground with Olympics’

Travel Alberta is hoping Games will benefit tourism

When it comes to attention grabbing opportunities at the Olympics, there are no short lists as people flock to them.

It’s argued, that one could have spent these Games roaming from pavilion to pavilion and still not have enough time to see everything.
With these Winter Olympics headed to the finish line, one can only ask where did Pierre de Coubertin Olympic motto (Citius, Altius, Fortius.) focus get the interest by deep pocketed multinationals.
Continue reading ‘The road less traveled: Chasing gold, takes a life of its own outside sporting venues’

Jacques Rogge says Vancouver is dealing well with problems

Vancouver — Canada may not own the podium, but it would seem that Canadians are embracing the Games.
A new poll by Canadian Press/Harris Decima is suggesting that 77 per cent of Canadians believe the Olympics are helping unite the country.

Continue reading ‘The road less traveled: Vancouver 2010 a larger than life experience as Canadians embrace Games’

Closed off access to the Olympic Cauldron is the source of irritation with many fans.

One of the largest Olympic symbols is not accessible to the public and is creating quite a stir.

Visitors to site of the Olympic Cauldron next to the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) are expressing disappointment that they are unable to get up close to view Vancouver’s Olympic cauldron.

After experiencing a seemingly majestic opening ceremony the  flame, at Jack Pool Plaza, that was lit by Wayne Gretzky is behind a chained linked fence and the access to the public is restricted.

‘It’s really a bit of a let down,’ said a local resident. ‘We’ve lived through the buildup of these Games for the past seven years and you would think that the public could get up close to take pictures and see the flame’ said Pat Chambers a North Vancouver.

The waterfront cauldron is in a fenced in perimeter and police security greet visitors. Signage indicates the cauldron is off limits and trespassers may be prosecuted.

Continue reading ‘Outrage builds as Vancouver Olympic Cauldron is closed to the public’

Franz's dream: Fifty years have passed since Franz Wilhelmsen walked up the mountain in the hopes of bringing the Winter Olympics to this picturesque B.C. community.

Fifty years ago, when Franz Wilhelmsen climbed up Franz’s run to reach the summit of Whistler Mountain, there was an outlandish claim that it would someday host the Winter Olympics.
Even though the founding father of the well established North American resort won’t be around to see his dream become reality, he’ll be looking down with a big grin.
Ski Rebel Magazine brings you back to one of the last interviews that the Norwegian born immigrant gave. Continue reading ‘How Whistler’s Olympic dream began… A tale of Franz’s golden run’

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Ski Rebel Magazine is celebrating its third anniversary as a web publication today.
Looking back at the decision we made back then we are stoked at the number of visitors that we continue to attract on a daily basis. The last three months have been and continue to be simply some of the biggest months we have ever recorded. We know that there has been hard work and time invested in the past to ensure that we now continue to enjoy this hard growth.

Since launching our new version of web 2.0 this past year let’s give you some specific highlights:

- Visits are up +70 % year over year.
- Visitation since September has been growing at an average compounded monthly rate of 165%
- Visitation since launching the website component has grown 270%      

All of this is thanks to a dedicated design team at Sextans, and programmers that help us achieve our team.
We’d also like to thank the people who helped us by contributing to the ongoing success of the site including the arrival of our editor Alex Leduc who has been working with us along the way.
We are working to bring enhancements to the website and will continue to do so in subtle ways over the next few weeks and months.

May we also remind you that you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

To our loyal readers and those that continue to discover us, thanks so much for your continued support and please feel free to give us your feedback at your convenience.
Meanwhile enjoy Ski Rebel and enjoy the snow and slopes and tell your friends and family about us.

Catch you on our next turn,

Frederick Wallace
President
Ski Rebel Magazine

Many of us are glad to finally turn the page on 2009. That includes battered ski resort operators who were scrambling to find customers last year in the wake of the one of the hardest economic periods since the great depression. But we are now in 2010 and we must have turned the page and the economy will pick up steam this coming year.

As we did last year, we are once again proud to unveil the stop ski stories you enjoyed for 2009! Thanks again for your support, the increase in traffic has been considerable and your active participation with the site keeps us to become one of the largest online ski properties. So here we go with the top stories:

1. Top 10 iPhone applications
This story has been by far the biggest story that has sent you looking for for iPhone ski apps!

2. Women’s ski team gets nude for the Games
Although this story is well over a year old, it was the second biggest story of the year.

3. World’s highest ski area no more after glaciar retreat
If you need any clearer indications about global warming then read this story that came out of Bolivia regarding the disappearance of the world’s higest altitude ski glaciar. Perhaps Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will also read this posting and realize he needs to steer his government in the right direction by acting favourably towards the environment.

4. Arctic Sea ice survey to go live on Google Earth
The title says it all. This is an amazing story!

5. James Blunt sees Svindal and Aaufdenblaten win Verbier H 5
One of the biggest charity events of the year in Verbier.

6. Caught under an avalanche of debt, Intrawest might be forced to dump mountain assets

7. Ski Rebel’s top 10 list of holiday ski resorts for beginners
You’ll really want to find out the best places to go on your vacation.

8. Intrawest introduces mandatory rule on helmets
Safety was a big story when Natasha Richardson succumbed to her injuries at Quebec’s Mont Tremblant earlier in March.

9. Niagara Falls to build Snow Park by the Summer
It’s official, the land of wax museums and casino’s finally scored a snowpark in Niagara Falls this past summer!

10. Mongolia’s first ski resort opens today
A quick look at this country’s new and latest ski resort!

So there you have it… our second annual compilation of top-10 ski stories from Ski Rebel Magazine. Thanks for a being a part of the overall experience and being so loyal to us in 2009. We look forward to bringing several enhancements to the site in 2010 and increase your overall experience. Stay tuned and tell your friends to visit us…

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