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 ...

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 ...

Viewed and Reviewed: Neverland
yobeat.com 9/10/2009 — Absinthe Films All reviews are bullshit. That’s been the theme of my night, but I am going to try my very hardest to include as little bullshit as possible in this review of Absinthe Film’s latest video, Neverland. When I started watching this video, I was sort of afraid they might have ...

Viewed and Reviewed: Big Trouble in Little Truckee
yobeat.com 10/21/2009 — By Jim Ferrigno So first off I need to print a disclaimer about this movie. Before you all start smashing your bloody, stubby little fingers against those keyboards to queue up this flick on your iTunes, know this: Abandon all expectations ye who watch this flick. This is no MDP film. ...

Viewed and Reviewed: Hard to Earn
yobeat.com 10/19/2009 — If you’ve been paying attention to snowboarding at all, then you probably know exactly the type of rider featured in FODT/MFM Production’s Hard to Earn. Snow Gangsters, I believe they are called. But for the sake of humor, let’s pretend to be an out-of-touch person right now. What would ...

Viewed and Reviewed: Nice Try
yobeat.com 10/16/2009 — By Graham Mueller | The Bored Yak What do you want from a snowboard movie? Rails, powder, park, backcountry freestyle, big lines? Gimme a break, videos are getting more diverse every year. Last year’s “stunningly well-rounded” is this year’s “complete, yet ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peak Season Trailer (video)
youtube.com 29 days ago — Peak Season is new docu-series premieres on MTV in Canada October 19th at 10pm ET with back-to-back episodes. The series takes an unfiltered look at the live...

BAF Peak Season (video)
youtube.com 29 days ago — Peak Season Reality Show Behind the Scenes.

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 ...

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 ...