Ground crews battling Blackcomb Mountain fire
vancouversun.com 8/4/2009 — WHISTLER - Ground crews continue to attack a five-hectare fire burning in Ruby Bowl on Blackcomb Mountain. Provincial fire officials said the fire showed only minimal spread over night, however, it remains completely uncontained. A 20-person crew has ...

Intrawest sells two resorts in France to French holiday company Pierre et Vacances
metronews.ca 8/6/2009 — VANCOUVER, B.C. - Intrawest, the debt-laden owner of the 2010 Winter Olympics venue Whistler Blackcomb, has sold two of its resorts in France to holiday company Pierre et Vacances. Vancouver-based Intrawest said it has agreed to sell the lodging and ...

Oh MTV Canada
yobeat.com 29 days ago — Sometimes we wish we were Canadian. Those lucky bastards with their universal health care and cute accents. But then someone pointed “Peak Season” out to us. Peak Season is new docu-series premieres on MTV in Canada October 19th at 10pm ET with back-to-back episodes. The series ...

Book Review: Out West
espn.go.com 9/21/2009 — The story of Canadian snowboarding is one best told by Canadian snowboarders, so who better than Dano Pendygrasse? In "Out West: Snowboarding, Westbeach and a New Canadian Dream", the well-known lensman and opinion-haver has done just that, and any ...

Open for Business!
yobeat.com 13 days ago — Is it just us or does the race to open seem especially fast this year? We are NOT complaining, and of course the early snow fall just about everywhere hasn’t hurt things either. This week the Northwest, Utah and Colorado all made it happen, and here’s what we know: Brighton ...

TransWorld Media Lays Off 8 People
boardistan.com 4/1/2009 — As baffled as we are by the timing of this announcement (no, it’s not an April Fools joke), it would appear from a story posted on the Transworld Business website that Transworld Media has reducing its staff. Here’s what Transworld ...

Inside the Transworld Headquarters
shayboarder.com 28 days ago — Since 1987, Transworld Snowboarding has been at the forefront of snowboarding for print publications and a name that snowboarders turn to each day. It wasn’t a difficult decision to decide to visit the major publication and see how things go down behind such an influential name in ...

Publisher’s Statement: TransWorld Layoffs
business.transworld.net 4/1/2009 — Transworld has eliminated eight positions within the company. Departments affected are Transworld Business, Transworld Surf, Transworld Skateboarding sales, marketing, and finance.

Fluffy Fingers with Mikey Rencz
updownmagazine.com 26 days ago — yup

Intrawest up the stakes in helmet policies
powderroom.net 10/5/2009 — The debate over whether to make helmets mandatory was rarely out of the headlines last season - and Intrawest is putting its own plan into action this winter. The company - which owns at network of resorts throughout Canada and the US - is planning to recommend that all skiers and ...

Whistler Blackcomb Giving Away Passes for Opening Day — First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine 20 days ago
Whistler (BC), Canada - If you're the type that counts boards in your sleep, rather than sheep, gets uncontrollably giddy at the first sign of snowfall, and has been declared a snow addict by your family physician, then you may want to ...

Tracking Eero World Premiere In SoHo — SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE - Products, Places & Personalities 19 days ago
Words: Matthew Murray / Photos: Michael Loccisano Oakley Global Snowboard pulled out all the stops to showcase our latest project for the 2009/2010 shred season, "Tracking Eero" the multimedia project. The location obviously had to be in ...

Whistler Snowmaking Crews Gearing Up for Olympic Games — First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine 17 days ago
Whistler (BC), Canada - Snowmaking is an important part of early season preparation at Whistler Blackcomb in any given year. This year, while extra efforts are focused on readying the Alpine Skiing venue for the 2010 Winter Games, crews ...