The best places for downhill skiing near Quebec City
After a skiing weekend where you can combine some city culture with skiing adventures? Look no further than Quebec City. There are several places to go downhill skiing near Quebec …
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Our first Christmas away from home: Skiing BC’s Powder Highway at Revelstoke
When you tell people you’re going to go skiing BC’s Powder Highway over Christmas they kinda screw their face up and go; “Ooo, good luck making it over the Coquihalla”. …
How to have a budget ski holiday
Skiing is fun. It’s fast, it’s frightening and addictive. It’s also bloody expensive. Ski passes alone cost upwards of £150 for a week and that’s before you’ve factored in the …
How to get ready for ski season
Guys! Ski season is coming and I am so excited! Snow has been falling up in Whistler and Grouse Mountain is starting to look like a ski resort! It’s so …
Where to get your skis waxed in Vancouver
Once hiking season is over and the campsites switch to ‘winter season’ after Canadian Thanksgiving it’s time to get planning the ski season! Bike stores in Vancouver are now ski …
What to pack for a day of skiing
Hitting the slopes this winter? One of the things we were most excited for when we moved to Vancouver was to go skiing loads. We’ve already been up a couple …
Zoa Peak, Coquihalla Ski Touring
Since we moved to Canada, we’ve been keen to get our AST 1 (Avalanche Skills Training) so we could go off and more safely explore outside of the ski resorts! …