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Pure Powder’s Skiing Resort Guide: Silver Star
Location: Located in the stunning Okanagan Valley, Silver Star is British Colombia’s fourth largest ski resort where you can expect the famous champagne powder we all know and love due to being further west. The varied terrain spreads over 3,282 acres and attracts every kind of skier. Getting there: Silver Star is extremely easy to get […]
Pure Powder’s Skiing Resort Guide: Sun Peaks
Location: Sun Peaks is the second biggest ski area in Canada, behind Whistler. It is the perfect warm up destination for anyone who is heli skiing at CMH’s Cariboos Lodge. Getting there: Sun Peaks is located in the heart of British Columbia, only a 45 minute drive from Kamloops and less than an hour by […]
Pure Powder’s Resort Guide: Kicking Horse
Location: Kicking Horse Mountain Resort’s 1,315 vertical is known for its deep light powder and huge snowfall – no wonder it’s nicknamed the Champagne Powder Capital of Canada. It attracts skiers looking to experience amazing snow in a picturesque setting. Kicking Horse has a wide variety of terrain in its 3,400 skiable acres; better suited […]
Pure Powder’s Skiing Resort Guide: Lake Louise
Location: Lake Louise is a hamlet located in the Banff National Park in the Rocky Mountains. Its name comes from the extraordinary vibrant blue lake which is at the base of Mount Victoria. The lake itself is a 6-minute drive from the centre of the hamlet and was named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth Daughter of Queen Victoria. Although the hamlet is small with only a few hotels and […]
Pure Powder’s Resort Guide: Banff
Location: Banff is located in a picturesque National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was named by the President of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884 after his hometown Banffshire in Scotland. With one of the longest ski seasons in North America, Banff has access to over 8,000 acres of ski terrain spread across is three ski […]
Top Resorts for your Heli Ski Warm Up in Canada
The Telegraph listed their Top Ten Ski Resorts in Canada, among them was some of our favourites for pre-heli ski warm up. They are great destinations to try out that famous Canadian powder before you embark on your heli skiing adventure with CMH. Revelstoke Revelstoke is a small town but is the perfect place […]
Pure Powder’s Skiing Resort Guide: Big White
Location: The third largest ski resort in British Columbia, Big White, is sandwiched between the Okanagan Valley and the Monashee Mountain range. It has a fantastic reputation for its first-rate powder as it receives an average annual snowfall of 750cm. Getting there: West Jet and Air Canada run daily flights to Kelowna Airport via Calgary […]
Pure Powder’s Top 10 Ski Blogs
Back in November 2010 we blogged about the ‘best ski blogs in the business’ and now, after some extensive research and deliberation we bring you our newest, hottest top 10 list… These blogs are set to bring you the latest news, fashionable destinations and first-rate tips and advice. They are 100% guaranteed to whet your […]
Insider Guide to Ski Touring; Ski Tour Varieties
Keen ski touring enthusiast and Pure Powders latest recruit Lisa Gatehouse with the first installment of her three part Guide to Ski Touring What I absolutely love about ski touring is the sense of adventure – there is something so wonderful about seeing just a few people over a three or four day period. Although […]
Pure Powder’s Resort Guide: Chamonix
Location: Chamonix is one of the oldest ski resorts in France located in the Haute Savoie region in the heart of the Mont-Blanc Massif. Famed for its spectacular cable car up to the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix offers abundant snowfall due to its high altitude and is able to operate from early December to early […]