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Categories: Adventure, Blog, Summer Fun

Overnights that are Out of the Box

Posted by powderhighway Thu, May 23, 2013

After an exhilarating day of hiking, mountain biking, zip trekking, fishing, sailing or kayaking (or your favourite outside passion), the Powder Highway promises a few out-of-the-box overnights that are sure to be anything but ordinary. You could, for example, climb a tree to bunk down for the evening at Outa-the-Woods in the Mayook Valley, west of the Fernie Alpine Resort.[caption id="attachment_1788" align="alignleft" width="200"] Fernie Aerial Park. Photo ... GO TO

Categories: Adventure, Alpine, Blog, Cat-Skiing, Nordic, Summer Fun

Discovering Rossland’s Riches

Posted by powderhighway Thu, May 16, 2013

It was a colourful cast of characters that settled in the crater of an ancient volcano to establish the mountain town of Rossland and mine its wealth of gold deposits in 1897. Then the third-largest city in BC, 42 saloons, four banks and 17 law firms serviced the population of 7,000. Some 115 years later, this Powder Highway town has evolved into a small but sophisticated mountain community ... GO TO

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It’s deep snow, funky towns and some of the most downhome, stash laden, adventure packed ski resorts on the continent. At every turn more resorts, backcountry helicopter, snowcat and touring operators than any other region in the WORLD. Ride the Powder Highway… your road to WINTER!

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Emilie Cayer-Huard
Emilie started skiing at the age of five. She discovered her passion for ski touring in her early 20's and has been exploring the backcountry ever since.
Mike McPhee
Mike has been shooting photos and writing about the ski & snowboard Industry for over 15 years. He lives on the Powder Highway and thinks it is one of the best snow destinations in the world.
Shannon Harrison
Shannon is a daughter of a 76-year old ski bum. Strapped with skis to her feet at an earlier age, she explored her local mountain (Kimberley) with her two sisters. Today, Shannon can be found in the soft pow, on the groomers or the Nordic trails.