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LAKE LOUISE
Seeking to do one thing particular for that pretty particular person in your life on Valentine’s Day? Effectively, take into account a day at Lake Louise. The Banff resort has a particular Valentine’s Day menu on the Whitehorn Bistro from Feb. 13-15, and also will be doing Gondola Roulette, the place the occasions crew might be putting prizing from Smith Optics randomly in a few of their Grizzly Gondola cabins. If there occurs to be a prize inside if you step on the gondola, it’s yours to maintain. Really, what could possibly be extra romantic than that?
And the dry spell that hit Alberta in January is properly and really over. Lake Louise noticed 35 cm of contemporary snowfall previously week, and the season complete within the higher mountain is now 283 cm.
www.skilouise.com
Twitter: @SkiLouise
SUNSHINE VILLAGE
They’ve received a busy weekend developing at Sunshine Village, and all of it begins with Let’s Get It, which works down on Saturday. The occasion is dropped at riders by Sunshine Village, The Supply, Burton and the Riders on Board Snowboard Membership. With a custom-built park in Divide, younger snowboarders have the prospect to experience alongside crew riders and really improve their expertise. The Sunshine Invitational goes down Saturday, as properly, and there are massive Tremendous Bowl festivities deliberate for Sunday.
There’s additionally superior snow, as Sunshine received hit with 37 cm of the fluffy white stuff previously week and the season complete is now sitting fairly at 403 cm.
www.skibanff.com
Twitter: @SunshineVillage
NORQUAY
They love love at Norquay. That’s only a truth, and it means they’ve received a busy calendar with Valentine’s Day on the way in which. There’s a Starlight Dinner on the Cliffhouse Bistro taking place on Feb. 10 and the annual Lifts of Love is ready for Feb. 11. The singles occasion supplies a singular twist on pace relationship, with each experience up the chairlift offering a possibility for a connection — whether or not that’s romantic or in any other case.
Norquay didn’t get a lot new snow within the final week, however the season complete is at 144 cm.
www.banffnorquay.com
Twitter: @MtNorquay
NAKISKA
For those who missed out on this week’s Women Day at Nakiska, there’s nonetheless yet another alternative to make the most of the superior alternative on March 21. That is the kind of day you’ll need to get locked in early. You may signal as much as get transported to and from the Kananaskis resort, the place they’ll get a raise move, a gourmand lunch and guided instruction tailor-made particularly to girls.
The Kananaskis resort noticed 15 cm of latest snowfall previously week and the season complete Is now 143 cm.
www.skinakiska.com
Twitter: @SkiNakiska
WINSPORT
We’re hyped about this one, for actual. This week, the world’s perfect snowboarders are displaying off their stuff at WinSport. The FIS Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup began earlier this week and goes till Feb. 12. Canadians are anticipated to be in rivalry, too, so the gang ought to have heaps to go loopy about.
With the ISU World Junior Determine Skating Championships additionally taking place Feb. 27 to March 5, the Calgary facility actually resides as much as its repute for bringing the world’s greatest athletes to Calgary.
www.winsport.ca
Twitter: @WinsportCanada
CASTLE
So uhhh … perhaps all of us have to cease no matter we’re doing and get to Citadel Mountain as quick as humanly attainable? The Southern Alberta resort is basking within the afterglow of an enormous powder dump, with 25 cm of the fluffy white stuff falling on the mountain on Tuesday and Wednesday. It sounds completely unreal, and should you occur to be me, it makes you actually surprise why you’re sitting on a sofa writing in regards to the circumstances as an alternative of getting on the market and snowboarding them. All that snow introduced the season complete to 442 cm, by the way in which.
Citadel’s received a busy occasions calendar developing, with an IFSA-sanctioned Junior Regional taking place on Feb. 25-26, bringing the world’s greatest massive mountain opponents to the slopes. There’s additionally numerous evening snowboarding and stay music on the T-Bar Pub all through February.
www.skicastle.ca
Twitter: @SkiCastle
MARMOT BASIN
Planning on spending Valentine’s Day with the love of your life? Assume they could take pleasure in a visit to Jasper to ski at Marmot Basin. Effectively, it’s price wanting into the Uncover Love Bundle, which incorporates two full-day gear leases, two discovery raise passes, two-hour group classes for 2 individuals and cheese fondue for $318.50. It’s excellent for individuals new to the game, and there’s additionally a Subsequent Step Uncover Love bundle for barely extra superior skiers that provides two full-mountain raise passes.
Marmot Basin noticed 13 cm of latest blizzard previously two days, bringing the season complete to 251 cm.
www.skimarmot.com
Twitter: @MarmotBasin
KICKING HORSE
We actually do love freeskiing and using occasions right here on the Snow Scene workplaces — which don’t exist, to be clear — and which means we’re massive followers of Kicking Horse, which is correct within the centre of the massive mountain universe this month.
We’ve lined the annual Freeride World Tour cease at Kicking Horse at size over time, but it surely’s a giant deal and might be bringing the world’s greatest massive mountain skiers and riders to the Golden, B.C. resort from Feb. 17 to 22. Proper earlier than that occasion rolls into city, although, Kicking Horse might be internet hosting its long-running Wrangle the Chute competitors from Feb. 13-17. Really, February goes to be a giant month.
There’s quite a lot of snow, too, because the resort noticed 20 cm of it fall from the sky previously week, bringing the season complete to 296 cm.
www.kickinghorseresort.com
Twitter: @KickingHorseMTN
FERNIE
Look as far and vast as you need, however you received’t discover anyplace within the area with as a lot snow as they’ve received at Fernie Alpine Resort this winter. It’s been really magical, and the 30 cm of powder that fell previously seven days — together with 21 cm in 48 hours — has introduced the season complete to 562 cm. That’s the great things proper there.
For anybody seeking to head to the mountain for Household Day Weekend, there might be evening snowboarding on the Mighty Moose from Feb. 17 to 19, in addition to stay music on the Griz Bar.
www.skifernie.com
Twitter: @SkiFernie
PANORAMA
Panorama doesn’t fiddle with Household Day Weekend. They go all-out. The Invermere, B.C. resort goes particularly massive this 12 months, and with Alberta’s Household Day set for Feb. 20, Panorama has family-friendly video games and occasions scheduled for that whole weekend. There’s a Household Hearth and Video games evening set for Feb. 18 — there are fireworks, too — and cross-country snowboarding and snowshoeing on Feb. 19.
Panorama acquired 9 cm of contemporary powder over the previous seven days and the season complete is now 214 cm.
www.panoramaresort.com
Twitter: @panoramaresort
KIMBERLEY
There’s rather a lot occurring at Kimberley nowadays. There are faculty nights scheduled for each Thursday this month. There’s common evening snowboarding and stay music on the Stemwinder. The resort may also be internet hosting the Canadian Masters’ Alpine Championships and an FIS Masters’ Cup this weekend.
The B.C. resort has quite a lot of snow to be enthusiastic about, too. After huge storms hit Kimberley final week, it additionally acquired a pleasant top-up with 6 cm falling previously seven days. The season complete now sits at 286 cm.
www.skikimberley.com
Twitter: @SkiKimberley
REVELSTOKE
It’s a weekly custom at this level. I get to the purpose in Snow Scene the place I’ve to test Revelstoke’s snow report and I brace myself for the inevitable: There are going to be circumstances on the B.C. resort that make me need to drop every part and drive there as rapidly as attainable. This week is not any completely different, as Revvy received blasted by 44 cm of contemporary powder previously week, and that introduced the season complete to 550 cm.
That is bizarre to write down, however should you’re considering of getting married and also you need to do it rapidly, you would possibly need to take into account doing it at Revelstoke. The resort might be internet hosting free weddings and vow renewals on the prime of Revelation Gondola on Valentine’s Day, with a wedding commissioner available and every part.
www.revelstokemountainresort.com
Twitter: @revelstokemtn
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