Why Shames?

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Reading Time: 9 minutesThe incentive to move from Sweden to Canada goes beyond the legendary powder and vast backcountry of this Northern B.C. community. story and photos by MATTIAS FREDRIKSSON After the driest […]

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Combo: Shames Backcountry & Raccoon Grizzly 116

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Reading Time: 2 minutesWhere: Beyond the lifts at Shames Mountain, a small ski area near Terrace, B.C. Why: Huge Coast Range terrain a short tour from the lifts. Suggested ski:  Raccoon Grizzly 116 […]

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Miracle at Cherry Bowl

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThere was no way anyone could have survived, thought the four Terrace locals. They’d just watched a massive avalanche rip across Cherry Bowl, an alpine bowl outside the Shames Mountain […]

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Short Turns: Spring 2011

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Reading Time: 5 minutesThe ultimate yard sale ?After 35 years, Vancouver-based Intrawest, the former owner of Whistler-Blackcomb, Tremblant, CMH Heliskiing as well as other ski resorts and major real estate ventures in Canada, U.S. […]

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32 of Canada’s Best

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Reading Time: 25 minutesLooking for something new and different or just heading to familiar grounds? With all the skiing to be done this winter, your research starts here with Ski Canada’s annual guide […]

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