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Snow Guns Blazing at Sun Peaks Resort
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
October 10, 2008 – Sun Peaks, BC – Snowmaking has started at Sun Peaks…the earliest start in the history of the resort and the first in the country to start the Snowmaking 2 – Corey Wiwcharprocess. “We believe we are the first resort in Canada to start snowmaking this season,” says Anne Haight, Marketing Director with Sun Peaks Resort Corporation.
Cold temperatures allowed mountain crews to fire up the snowmaking plant last night to start blanketing the OSV and Upper Cahilty runs. (more…)
World’s Most Exclusive Season Ski Pass Debuts at $100,000
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
GOLDEN, British Columbia – Rivaling the luxury of chartering a spaceship to the moon, buying a personal robot or a fire engine red Ferrari, is a season ski pass worthy of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Catalogue. For $100,000, passionate skiers and snowboarders can purchase a pass that provides season long access to the world’s most expensive powder experience. The Platinum Heli-Skiing Season Pass, just launched by Great Canadian Heli-Skiing (GCH), offers skiing aficionados unlimited vertical access to the best powder skiing in the world. (more…)
Monument Snowboards Hires Jill Gwilliam
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Industry News
(September 30, 2008) Bellingham, WA – Monument Snowboards is proud to announce Jill Gwilliam as the new Western Canada Sales Rep for Monument Snowboards.
“Jill brings a wealth of talent and excitement to the Monument brand and is heavily involved in the snowboard scene in BC, AB and beyond. You will definitely find her literally at every event possible, she is a true trooper and her taste in art, fashion and shredding make her the perfect fit for Monument Snowboards” States Chad Perrin, General Manager for Monument Snowboards. “We are very amped to have her onboard involved in such a critical territory to snowboarding and art.”
Jill currently represents: Atmosphere Outerwear, Few Clothing, One People Project, Miss Wax Jewelry, and Yushan Press
Please visit us on the interweb: monumentsnowboards.com
About Monument Snowboards
Monument Snowboards aims to provide riders with an unparalleled selection of unique high end products that stand out from any other company in the industry. From collaborating with the most progressive artists to working with the highest end materials we seldom follow trends and create the best product we know how.
Our dedication to provide premium products drives us to search for new and unique approaches to enhance riders’ snowboard lifestyles worldwide. Started in 2001, based on a collective of Mid-Atlantic artists, MNMNT was started and driven by art. Providing unique products to riders. Today, that collective is worldwide, with many artists across the globe contributing to our vision.
The Burton Canadian Open Announces Rider Registration Dates
03 years ago
BURLINGTON, VT (September 22, 2008) – Online competitor registration is now open for the first-ever Burton Canadian Open, taking place from December 1-7, 2008 at the Calgary Olympic Development Association’s (CODA) Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. CODA has been providing world-class sport facilities for Olympic development for 20 years and Canada Olympic Park is home to the exact duplicate of the halfpipe that will be built for the 2010 Winter Olympics. (more…)
First Day of Fall or Winter? Snow Blankets Whistler Blackcomb Mountains
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
WHISTLER, BC, September 22, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb received over 5 centimetres of snow in the alpine overnight making Whistlerites wonder if Mother Nature forgot a season. The first day of fall, Whistler Blackcomb mountain tops are covered with at least six centimetres of snow. With 65 days until the winter ski season and 79 days until the opening of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola on December 12, the countdown is on. (more…)
Peak 2 Peak Gondola Opens December 12, 2008
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
WHISTLER, BC, September 18, 2008 –Whistler Blackcomb’s PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola will officially open to the public December 12, 2008. This engineering marvel is set to become a new Canadian tourism icon, and will forever revolutionize the way visitors experience this four-season resort. (more…)
Brothers Factory’s “What” Movie Premiere
03 years ago
The premiere of “What” will be held in Québec city at the Chateau Frontenac on September 27th. All the Brothers Factory will be there.
Doors open at 8pm. Tickets pre-sale is 10$ and 13$ at the door. (more…)
Renewable Power Project at Whistler Blackcomb Offsets Mountains’ Annual Energy Consumption
03 years ago
by Press Release
in Resort News
WHISTLER, BC, September 12, 2008 – Construction has begun on a renewable energy project that will offset the total annual energy consumption at Whistler Blackcomb. The Fitzsimmons Creek Hydro Project, located entirely within Whistler Blackcomb’s operating area, will produce 33.5 gigawatt hours of hydro electricity per year – the equivalent of powering the ski resort’s winter and summer operations including 38 lifts, 17 restaurants, 269 snowguns and countless other buildings and services. (more…)