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PowderCanada is your powder resource for the best powder skiing and boarding in Western Canada.

 Fernie BC
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Whitewater pushes its boundaries... powdercanada.com/2026/10/whi… #nelson #powder #Whitewaterresort
Whitewater Expands Its Inbounds Powder Playground

Whitewater Expands Its Inbounds Powder Playground

Whitewater is expanding its inbounds terrain for the 2026–27 ski season, adding 190 acres of new tree skiing between the Summit and Glory chairlifts.

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A new Catski Operation in the Southern Monashees powdercanada.com/2026/10/flo… #flowline #powder
Flowline Mountain Launches New Catski Operation in the Southern Monashees

Flowline Mountain Launches New Catski Operation in the Southern Monashees

Flowline Mountain, a new catski operation in British Columbia’s Southern Monashees, is opening for the 2026-27 winter with 16,000 acres of backcountry terrain and just 12 guests per session.

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MSP’s The Way Out Celebrates Canadian Powder and Skiers powdercanada.com/2026/09/msp… #powdercanada #skiers #powder #BCpow
MSP's The Way Out Celebrates Canadian Powder and Skiers

MSP's The Way Out Celebrates Canadian Powder and Skiers

MSP’s 34th Annual Ski Film "The Way Out" features Canadian powder stashes and skiers in a big way, with four British Columbia destinations and 12 Canadian skiers appearing in Matchstick Productions’...

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Blackcomb glacier access to improve. powdercanada.com/2026/07/bla… #blackcomb #Whistler #access
Construction Underway on Blackcomb Showcase Chair

Construction Underway on Blackcomb Showcase Chair

Construction is underway on the new Blackcomb Showcase Chair, a fixed-grip quad that will replace the aging Showcase T-Bar and improve access to the mountain’s high-alpine glacier terrain.

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Where Will the Powder Fall This Winter? powdercanada.com/2026/06/noa… #powder #skiing #mountaintowns #mountainlife
NOAA Forecasts Very Strong El Niño: Where Will the Powder Fall This Winter?

NOAA Forecasts Very Strong El Niño: Where Will the Powder Fall This Winter?

NOAA is forecasting a very strong El Niño for winter 2026–27, raising the big question for skiers and riders across Western Canada: where will the powder fall?

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RIP Guillaume Pierrel powdercanada.com/2026/06/chr…
Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger Survives K6 Avalanche That Killed Partner Guillaume Pierrel

Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger Survives K6 Avalanche That Killed Partner Guillaume Pierrel

Canadian ski mountaineering icon Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger has survived an avalanche on K6 in Pakistan’s Karakoram Range that killed Guillaume “Gee” Pierrel, her partner in life and one of the...

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Grateful for no injuries... powdercanada.com/2026/03/roc… #whistler #rock #avalanche #grateful
Rock Slide Forces Closure of Whistler Peak Chair

Rock Slide Forces Closure of Whistler Peak Chair

A rock slide near the Whistler Peak Chair has forced the closure of an important lift on Whistler Mountain, cutting off access to the highest lift-served alpine terrain.

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In a province that depends on ropeways, we now have better standards... powdercanada.com/2026/02/the…
The Kicking Horse Gondola Report and the Myth of “It Was Just a Fluke” - Powder Canada

The Kicking Horse Gondola Report and the Myth of “It Was Just a Fluke” - Powder Canada

The Kicking Horse Gondola Report doesn’t tell a story of chaos or carelessness. It tells a story of margins — and how margins quietly shrink.

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G3 makes good decision... powdercanada.com/2026/02/g3-…
G3 Opens New Nelson R&D Facility

G3 Opens New Nelson R&D Facility

A new Nelson R&D facility is good news for skiing, backcountry recreation, and the Kootenays’ growing outdoor innovation sector.

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Lusti does it again! powdercanada.com/2026/02/lus… #exteme #skier #Deltaform #lusti
Lusti Bags First Descent of Deltaform Mountain’s North Glacier

Lusti Bags First Descent of Deltaform Mountain’s North Glacier

Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger has added another bold line to her already formidable ski mountaineering résumé, claiming the first ski descent of the North Glacier on Deltaform Mountain alongside...

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Castle Mountain Opens Stagecoach Express! powdercanada.com/2026/02/cas… #castle #ski #skialberta #powderhighway
Castle Mountain Opens Stagecoach Express, Expands Haig Bowl Access - Powder Canada

Castle Mountain Opens Stagecoach Express, Expands Haig Bowl Access - Powder Canada

Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest Castle Mountain has officially opened the Stagecoach Express, the area’s first high-speed chairlift, marking a significant infrastructure milestone as the indepen...

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Be aware of cornices... powdercanada.com/2026/02/two… #cornice #SafetyFirst #Mountaineers
Two Guests Involved in Inbounds Cornice Fall at Whistler Blackcomb

Two Guests Involved in Inbounds Cornice Fall at Whistler Blackcomb

Two guests narrowly avoided injury during an inbounds cornice fall at Whistler Blackcomb on February 2. The event occurred in the Saudan Couloir, an experts-only run on Blackcomb Mountain known for...

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Be part of Mount Robson... powdercanada.com/2025/12/be-… #ACC #backcountry #MountRobson #mountains
Be Part of History: Naming Opportunities at the Robson Pass Hut

Be Part of History: Naming Opportunities at the Robson Pass Hut

The Robson Pass (Byron Caldwell) Hut—built by the Alpine Club of Canada—is entering its final stretch, and for a limited time, the outdoor community has a rare opportunity to leave a personal mark on...

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Whitecap Alpine Adventures has acquired Coast Range Heli-Skiing and Tyax Adventures... powdercanada.com/2025/12/whi… #tyax #pemby #coast #heli
Whitecap Alpine Adventures Makes Major Backcountry Acquisition

Whitecap Alpine Adventures Makes Major Backcountry Acquisition

Consolidation is afoot in B.C.’s backcountry-tourism world, and it’s a powder-friendly one.

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Greg Hill suggests giving the Gift of Winter and double up! powdercanada.com/2025/12/giv… #Arcteryx #giftideas
Give the Gift of Winter

Give the Gift of Winter

If holiday shopping has you spiraling into another tab of “stuff nobody really needs,” here’s a better idea: give the Give the Gift of Winter, a gift that actually lasts.

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Canadian gift ideas... powdercanada.com/2025/12/can… #canada #canadian #shoplocal #powdergifts #lovewinter
Canadian Holiday Powder Gift Ideas 2025

Canadian Holiday Powder Gift Ideas 2025

We’re excited to share PowderCanada’s Canadian Holiday Powder Gift Ideas — our annual guide to the most trusted, field-tested gear for powder lovers and backcountry explorers.

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Why Zincton matters... powdercanada.com/2025/12/why… #Zincton #resorts #backcountry #skiers
Why Zincton Resort Matters: A New Model for Communities

Why Zincton Resort Matters: A New Model for Communities

One week after a legal challenge was launched to force Zincton Resort into a full environmental assessment, founder David Harley delivered an unvarnished statement rarely seen in B.C.’s mountain-de...

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A great Gift for Mountain folk... powdercanada.com/2025/12/mou… #mountains #voices #books
Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada

Mountain Voices: The Mountain Legacy Project and a Century of Change in Western Canada

Legendary mountain photographer and adventurer Pat Morrow is helping introduce Mountain Voices, a new book from the University of Calgary Press that brings Canada’s alpine landscapes to life through...

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It's Live skiers... powdercanada.com/2025/11/ava… #powder #backcountry #avican #avalanche #skiers #snow
Avalanche Canada Releases First Forecasts of the Winter

Avalanche Canada Releases First Forecasts of the Winter

Avalanche Canada has released its first avalanche forecasts of the 2024–25 winter, marking the official start to the season for backcountry users across the country.

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Congratulations to Northern Escape! powdercanada.com/2025/11/nor… #heliski #ski #powder
Northern Escape Heli-Skiing Extends Its Reign

Northern Escape Heli-Skiing Extends Its Reign

Northern Escape Heli-Skiing has done it again. For the fourth straight year, the Terrace-based operator has been voted World’s Best Heli-Ski Operator

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