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Conditions Report: Golden Nov 26, 2016

Conditions are shaping up around Golden, BC, and it’s no secret either.   After a big dump late last week that brought accumulations of 55cm at nearby Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, many…

Quartz Creek, Golden BC

Quartz Creek is by far the most popular sledding zone in the Columbia Valley, and for good reason. It has almost everything a sledder could want, wrapped up in a convenient package:…

Avalanche Canada: Throttle Decisions Video Series

Avalanche Canada has produced an eight-part avalanche awareness video aimed at mountain sledders, named Throttle Decisions. The video series comes in response to the realization that there are two types of mountain sledders…

Alberta Snowmobile and Powersports Show Recap

It was big. It was shiny. It was the Alberta Snowmobile and Powersports Show (ASPS) in Edmonton in all its glory.   The 2016 trade show was much like those of years…

Ski-Doo Avalanche Seminars Throughout North America

BRP is making greater avalanche awareness easier by providing Ski-Doo avalanche seminars across Canada and the United states this fall.

Quartz Creek Cabin Renovation

Big things happened last summer in Quartz Creek near Golden BC, as the Golden Snowmobile Club’s day-use cabin saw a large renovation. The GSC, which successfully applied for a grant from the…

Young Buck: Ryan Law

Ryan Law Where are you from? Castlegar, BC. How old are you? 16 years old. Sled/Setup: Main sled: 2014 Ski Doo Summit X equipped with Z Broz EXIT shocks, Cheetah Factory Racing…

All In

All In   Rarely are we content with the chips we have. Everyone wants to double up but only a few can stomach the double down. The facts are that when you…

I Survived a Big Avalanche While Snowmobiling Video – What Happened?

A video called "I survived a big Avalanche..." shows a mountain sledder trigger—and survive—a large avalanche in the Gorman Lake snowmobile area.

How to Build a Backcountry Jump

A lot of things come with instructions, like IKEA furniture and those cheap pre-made meals from the frozen food section. Jumps, however, don’t come with instructions. Building hits is an art so there’s…