It's official... the 2012 Powder Highway Ultimate Ski Bum is Kate Ediger from Grand Prairie, Alberta!

Congratulations Kate! She'll be riding the Powder Highway for free for 3 months, checking out some amazing resorts/lodges, and telling you all about it as she posts her adventures on the Powder Highway Facebook page!

Thank you to all the Finalists and everyone who shared their stories with us. Keep posting your epic adventures during the winter... you crazy Ski Bums.

Check out what Kate has won:

~ A SEASON PASS AT EIGHT (8) SKI RESORTS
(Fairmont Hot Springs Ski Resort; Fernie Alpine Resort; Kicking Horse Mtn Resort; Kimberley Alpine Resort; Panorama Mtn Village; Red Mtn Resort; Revelstoke Mtn Resort; Whitewater Ski Resort)

~ 4 DAYS OF HELI SKIING
(CMH Heli-Skiing; Great Canadian Heli-Skiing; Purcell Helicopter Skiing; Selkirk Tangiers Helicopter Skiing)

~ 8 DAYS OF SNOW-CAT SKIING
(Big Red Cats; FWA Powder Catsking; Island Lake Catskiing; K3 Cat Skiing; Monashee Powder Snowcats; Selkirk Wilderness Skiing; Valhalla Powdercats; White Grizzly Catskiing)

~ ACCOMMODATION FROM JANUARY 1, 2012 to MARCH 31, 2012
(Alpine Motel; Casa Alpina; Flying Steamshovel Hotel; Hillside Lodge & Chalets; Home Lodge; Kicking Horse River Lodge; Kimberley Lodging Company; Mount 7 Lodges; Panorama Mtn Village; Red Lodging Company; Red Mountain Village; Red Shutter Inn; Rossland Motel; Sweet Dreams Heritage Inn and others)

~ A RENTAL VEHICLE

~ A $500 GAS CARD