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LSP Days in WhistlerDon't watch these videos if watching someone plow through bottomless pow pillows will make you depressed. Transplanted Whistler local Tadashi Fuse once again gives us a few reasons why everyone wants to be here.
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Watch Some Amazing Time-lapse Shots in The Wonder Reels: Episode 1It looks like the Whistler Blackcomb propaganda machine is going to be churning out some real quality material this year. Episode 1 of their new pre-season series, the Wonder Reels, features incredible time-lapse videography by Sherpas Cinema. Watch how rugged mountain terrain transforms into a shred |
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Blackcomb Open Daily Until End of MayThere should be plenty of hot spring days before this season comes to a close. Blackcomb has had another good snow year and reports a 3 meter snowpack as of today. Its lifts will be open to skiers and snowboarders until May 28th.
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Find And Book Your Hotel With Shred BCThe best price is guaranteed when you book your next room through our brand new Hotels page. Browse available hotel rooms in all of the top BC ski and snowboard destinations! HotelsCombined compares prices from the top travel discount sites like Travelocity, Expedia, Hotels.com and OneTravel, |
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World Skiing Invitational Begins TomorrowSome of the best park skiers in the world are in Whistler this week to compete in the WSI / AFP World Championships. Slopestyle, Big Air and Superpipe events are set to go down on Blackcomb with big prizes and cash up for grabs. Head up |
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Win a Camp of Champions SessionAnyone who likes to shred park should know about Weekend Warriors. In this video contest from Camp of Champions, participants attempt to recreate a specific stunt. There is a brand new trick to attempt every Friday until April 6. Can you dig it?
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Saturday is Santa Day at WhistlerIf you're planning to shred Whistler Blackcomb this weekend you might want to pack some extra gear. On December 17, anyone who shows up at the base dressed as Santa Claus will be given a free lift ticket! Here's the official scoop:
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Opening Day VideosWinter has come early! It's mid-November and many BC resorts are already open. With thin bases and many runs not covered yet, conditions aren't exactly perfect, but that hasn't stopped these powder hounds.
Here are opening day videos from a few BC resorts:
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Find a Job at a Local ResortIf you want a chance to escape the city and work on the hill this winter, you had better act quick. The annual hiring sprees for local resorts are starting this weekend! Here is some info on upcoming job fairs for the North Shore mountains and |
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Make Me a Digger [CONTEST]Want to spend your summer shredding and building features on the Blackcomb glacier? Check out the Camp of Champions "Make Me a Digger Contest" presented by 4FRNT, GoPro and Newschoolers. To enter make a three minute video about a park you built and upload it to |
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Russell Dalby's Pro Photographer Showdown SlideshowHere is a whack of shots from the season that is still trying to hang on, all taken by Pemberton based photographer Russell Dalby. This was Dalby's entry into the Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown at the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival which just wrapped |
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Whistler Peak Cliffs [VIDEO]One of the highest and most famous zones on Whistler Blackcomb is the cliff band at the base of Peak chair. The terrain is steep and has more exposure than you are accustomed to seeing at a resort in the coastal mountains. Avalanche control and hard |
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Grenade Games Finale, AfterpartyThe base of Blackcomb was home to the 2009 Grenade Games. Top snowboarders took to a very unique course which featured one of the most gnarly butter boxes ever constructed - check the video to see it! Craig Beaulieu edged out Jesmond Dubeau for the $10,001 |
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Gore-Tex Deep Winter Experience WhistlerWinter Photo Challenge, presented by ARC'TERYX, takes place at Fairmont Chateau Whistler January
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Whistler Blackcomb is set to celebrate storm season this winter as the GORE-TEX Deep Winter Experience storms into town January 9-18, featuring skiing and riding clinics, GORE-TEX |
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Peak 2 Peak Gondola OPENS (video)The record breaking gondola connecting the peaks of Whistler and Blackcomb is finally open to the public! The ride only takes 11 minutes with trams hanging up to 415 meters above the valley below. One of the first passengers took some video of the ride, which |
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Westbeach Airtime (Dec 2008)Matt Belzile, Jody Wachniak and the rest of the Westbeach crew shred Whistler Blackcomb on opening day. Check out the video on ShredBC TV... |
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Mountain Reviews: Whistler BlackcombDrive up the Sea to Sky highway from Vancouver for about an hour and a half and you will find yourself in Whistler, arguably one of the most complete resorts in the world. This place has more of everything, more lifts, more trails and more terrain |
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