Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
Upcoming Events:
Kimberley Bavarian Iron Legs - March 31 Test your metal in Breezy Bavarian, Individual and Classic Categories. Ski, XC, Bike, Run.

Fernie Big Air & Snow Jam & Kokanee Freeride - April 7 Music, competition and spring time fun!

Mountain Spirit Resort & Spa presents Spring Splash 2007 - April 7 & 8 www.mountainspiritresortandspa.com Outside band, splash zone and DH bike race. Great fun in the sun!

Fernie Powder Pedal Paddle - April 14 Ski, Bike, Paddle, Run - and don't forget Party!

Lake Louise Spring Episode & Kokanee Freeride - April 28 & 29 Canadian Rockies Spring Party - on mountain events, live music, beer gardens & spring skiing
For more information on events and accommodation packages visit
www.skircr.com

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The 2007 FIS Speed Skiing World Championships have been confirmed and will be staged in Verbier (SUI) under the auspices of Swiss-Ski. The teams will arrive on April 15th and, following official training, begin the racing runs on 17th April. The Finals are scheduled for Thursday, 19th April, 2007, followed by a “Speed Exhibition,” demonstrating such sports as speed flying, speed biking and ski-bob. The Organizing Committee together with TéléVerbier is looking forward to hosting one of the best and most exciting Speed Skiing World Championships ever seen

Traci Max Sachs
The official site of professional speed skier Tracie Max Sachs
EVENTS

148.27 mph - American Speed Ski Record


www.quickchick.com
Traci has been gracious in supplying photos of speed ski events and dramatic pictures of Verbier CH

Kitzbühel
TOP FLAT RATES
THE BEST FLAT RATES IN MARCH
Make sure you do not miss out on the névé with the sensational Monday to Thursday packages offered by the companies in Kitzbühel! Enjoy skiing in the sun, lying on deck chairs and eating „Kaiserschmarrn“ (cut up and sugared pancakes with raisins) within the framework of the favourably priced March flat rate: the conditions on the „piste“ are still very good

Everything comes to those who wait, they say. At all events, the snowfalls have created a reasonable base of natural snow in the ski areas around the Hahnenkamm. “With temperatures on the mountain now below freezing, our snowmaking systems are working flat out,” says Dr. Georg Hechenberger, CEO at Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel. Since the mountains in the Kitzbühel Alps tend to have relatively smooth grassy slopes, they offer good skiing well before ski areas at much higher locations where the terrain is rocky.

Going up
56 modern cablecars and lifts are waiting to carry you in comfort to the top, including the new and unique 3S Bahn tricable gondola, wich soars across the deepest ravines. So that you are completly flexible in your choice of runs, the ski shuttle stops at the base lodges of all the cablecars. What is also unique for Austria is the free use of all the practice lifts down in the valley.

The "Streif" Only the very best skiers should risk racing down the Streif. After all, it’s the region’s most challenging piste; the ‘make or break’ points are so steep as to be marked as a ski route. But there’s also a ‘tamed’ variant, known as the ‘Family Streif’, a wonderful downhill course for the less proficient. Here, the route begins right next to the Hahnenkammbahn mountain station and avoids the most difficult sections before finishing at the Rasmusleiten ski pasture.

www.kitzbuehel.com/

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Glacier3000
Free Ride day

Saturday, March 31st, 2007

09.00-16.00 h powder ski & snowboard test - FREE

09.00 h meeting point FREERIDEday
freeriding with mountain guides and pro riders – runs up to 2000 metres altitude - highlight: abseiling over 60m 2000 metres altitude. highlight:
abseiling over 60m
Option in case of very bad conditions: Freeride avalanche course in the area of Glacier 3000

12.00 h party village opens
15.00 h jump session with fmx & big air
16.00 h woopy & speedflying show
17.00 h skydive & wingsuit show
18.00 h jump session with fmx & big air

19.00 h photo show freerideday
20.00 h open end party with several dj’s

17.00-03.00 h FREE shuttle bus service Gstaad – Pillon – Les Diablerets
Sunday, April 1st, 2007

09.00-16.00 h Powder ski & snowboard test - FREE

For the skiing enthusiasts, the Dôme skilift and the snowpark on mid-October (depending on snow conditions)


www.glacier3000.ch/

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Big Sky
Weather: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers or flurries that will mix with rain at times. Tonight expect occasional snow showers and light winds. Temperature: 40° to 24° (Fahrenheit)
Wind: 5-10 mph from East
New Overnight Snow: 0
Snow Fall past 24hrs: 1-2
Snow Fall past 48hrs:
2-3
Base Snow Depth: 56-84 Surface Conditions: Packed powder, machine groomed, and spring conditions creeping in. Ski Carefully. Ambush Terrain Park and Swifty Park are open. Terrain Open: 100%
Lifts Scheduled to Open: Lone Peak Tram, Swift Current, Thunder Wolf, Ramcharger, Gondola One, Challenger, Iron Horse, Southern Comfort, Lone Peak Chair, Lone Moose, Explorer, White Otter, Shedhorn, Bear Back Poma, Base Area Lifts, Pony Express, Cascade, Little Thunder What's Happening

Come and enjoy our live après ski entertainment by the Crazy Austrians at Chet’s starting at 4:30pm this afternoon.
6:30pm, FRIDAY NIGHT QUARTERPIPE COMPETITION – Tubing Park

www.bigskyresort.com

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Panorama Resort
The International Ski Federation (FIS) has officially awarded Canada two additional World Cup events after confirming the World Cup calendar for the 2007/2008 season after a series of meetings by the FIS Council in Oberhofen, Switzerland this past weekend. Panorama Mountain Village and Whistler Ski Resort will join Lake Louise next season as hosts of World Cup races as FIS triples the number of alpine race sites in Canada heading into the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Vertical Drop 1,200m / 4,000ft You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
(One of the highest in North America) You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Base Elevation 1,200m / 3,800ft You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Top Elevation 2,400m / 7,800ftYou haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Ski Season December 8, 2006 to April 15, 2007 You haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Terrain 2,847+ patrolled acresYou haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.
Average Snowfall 479cm / 188 inchesYou haven't truly experienced Panorama until you've made the 4km journey from the Greywolf Nordic Centre out to the Hale Hut Warming Cabin. Bring out a lunch and a few drinks and enjoy an unforgettable afternoon in the mountains.

RK Heli Ski
36 years of fresh tracks!

On the edge of the famous Bugaboos, R.K. Heli-Ski at Panorama Mountain Village comprises 1,500 square kilometres and part of the largest heli-ski region in the world. With annual snowfalls of up to 1,100cm (36 feet), the spectacular scenery, expansive glaciers and quality glade skiing offers skiers and snowboarders the adventure of a lifetime!
You don't have to be an expert
Daily heli-skiing is at a comfortable pace and is always in a group supervised by a certified professional mountain guide. Your heli-ski day starts with pre-orientation at 9:30am and includes three mountain descents, a picnic lunch, certificate and pin.
www.panoramaresort.com/


Ski 18 Mountains. 1 Pass for 1 Low Price! Ski in VT, NH, MA, ME and NY. Use any day of the 2006-2007 Season!!

Jackson Hole, WY
March 15-18, 2007
Subaru of America is proud to present the 2007 U.S. Freeskiing Series. This five-stop tour brings the top Big Mountain competitors in the world to center stage at some of the best resorts in North America. Over the years, these competitions have helped launch the careers of skiing legends such as Shane McConkey, Kent Kreitler, Ingrid Backstrom, Seth Morrison, Hugo Harrison, and Reggie and Zach Crist. Come watch skiers from around the globe raise the bar of freeskiing in pursuit of a $100,000 overall prize purse.
Check www.usfreeskiing.com


Subaru North American Freeskiing Championships

Kirkwood, CA
March 28, 2007 - April 01, 2007
Subaru of America is proud to present the 2007 U.S. Freeskiing Series. This five-stop tour brings the top Big Mountain competitors in the world to center stage at some of the best resorts in North America. Over the years, these competitions have helped launch the careers of skiing legends such as Shane McConkey, Kent Kreitler, Ingrid Backstrom, Seth Morrison, Hugo Harrison, and Reggie and Zach Crist. Come watch skiers from around the globe raise the bar of freeskiing in pursuit of a $100,000 overall prize purse.
Check www.usfreeskiing.com


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