Blackcomb’s terrain park is ready for the 2010 season!

After a record breaking year of snowfall, glacier skiing and riding returned on Blackcomb’s Horstman Glacier last week with claims that this is some of the best summer skiing and riding conditions in years.

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Le Massif is plowing ahead with changes

Major improvement and investment at Le Massif ski resort east of Quebec City, is underway to further transform the mountain experience. Over the next few years the area will be transformed to accommodate new lifts, a new base resort and a railway line that will connect 21 communities with the waterside resort.

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Out with the old and in with the new. Strawberry triple chair is being replace at Sunshine.

Mere weeks after the end of the ski season, Sunshine Village, near Banff has started installing a new high-speed chairlift to replace the aging Strawberry fixed-grip triple chair. The chair was put in place to ferry up spectators, racers and officials to up Whistler’s racing flats during the Olympics.

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Whistler finally takes a breather after an epic 2009-2010 season

Despite the ups of the Olympics, and the threat of being auctioned off, Whistler ended its historic 192 day long 2009-10 ski season a couple of weeks ago and has now published some statistics for its momentous 50^th winter which saw the high points of record snowfall and the fulfillment of the resort’s long held dream to stage a Winter Olympics and the low point of owners Intrawest nearly facing major financial problems.

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Red Mountain's 110 year old day lodge will be revitalized for 2010 ski season

Red Mountain resort in British Columbia has announced plans to move forward with plans to revitalize and improve the facilities of the resorts 110 year old day lodge at the base of the mountain.

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Bikinis for Breast Cancer in Banff.

Sunshine Village’s first-ever breast cancer fundraising event was a great success.

The clothing-challenged Bikinis for Breast Cancer raised more than CAD $6,000 (£3,800) in donations.

More than 30 women of all levels and abilities dressed in snow pants and bikini tops, and skied and snowboarded down Strawberry Face this spring to raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

“It was great to see so many women participate and show their support for breast cancer research,” says Karen Guidos, Events Coordinator for Sunshine Village. “In fact, Bikinis for Breast Cancer was so well received, we will be hosting this event next year.”

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Crud2Mud is the meeting point between winter and summer sports.

Whistler Blackcomb’s Crud 2 Mud race is back this year to celebrate the “transition season” mixing the end of the ski and snowboard season with the start of the bike season.

The event will be staged this Saturday May 22nd, four years after the last Crud 2 Mud race was staged at the resort.

In teams or individually, Crud 2 Mud competitors ski or snowboard from the top of Whistler Mountain to the bottom of the snow line, where bikes and equipment lie waiting. Ski and snowboard boots ditched, competitors clip into bike pedals and race through the Whistler Mountain Bike Park (on a yet to be determined trail).

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