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Calgary, AB - October 9, 2008 - Opening day at Canadian Rockies’ ski resorts

Opening day at Canadian Rockies’ ski resorts is only a month away and Fresh Sports will kick off the season by hosting the 6th annual FRESHTIVAL, Canada’s Premiere Freeski Film Festival. 

FRESHTIVAL is North America’s longest running freeski film festival and will premiere the top eight new and exciting ski movies of 2008/2009, with screenings at Calgary’s Uptown Theatre October 16 - 18, 2008.

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WHISTLER, BC, October 7, 2008– TransWorld SNOWBoarding Magazine readers have named Whistler Blackcomb

TransWorld SNOWBoarding Magazine readers have named Whistler Blackcomb the best overall resort in North America for a third year in a row; have given its Nintendo Terrain Parks the coveted No.

Calgary, AB – October 7, 2008 – Ski season is on its way

Ski season is on its way, with snow falling at Fernie Alpine Resort today.  With a whopping 1,118cm (37 feet) of snow last season, we can hardly wait to get going this year! 

Getting to Fernie’s Legendary Powder is now even easier.

WHISTLER, BC, October 7, 2008 –Whistler Blackcomb has launched the “Ride of Your Life”

Whistler Blackcomb has launched the “Ride of Your Life” competition inviting Whistlerites to nominate who they think should be on the first sky cabin when the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola opens December 12. In a recent letter to the editor in Pique Newsmagazine, Tavia “Tavalanche” Pursell shared why she thought that 89 year-old George Huxtable should be one of the first to ride the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola.

WHISTLER, BC, October 6, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb launched a huge contest last week

Whistler Blackcomb launched a huge contest last week to celebrate the equally epic grand opening of the world-record breaking PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, which takes place on December 12, 2008.

The Gondola Full of Gear Contest is big, really big. The grand prize is worth an estimated $25,000. The contest is exactly what it sounds like: enough winter gear to fill an entire PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola cabin.

Sun Peaks, BC, October 5, 2008 - The first snow of the season has been spotted on Sun Peaks

The first snow of the season has been spotted on Sun Peaks in British Columbia with three centimetres (Just over an inch) recorded at the mid-mountain weather station.   The resort is now poised for winter action with several new aspects to the resort this season, including a major expansion of the Lonesome Fir Glades off the Sundance Express Chair.

In a seventy acre area, twenty lines have either been created or expanded to allow skiers and boarders of all skil

WHISTLER, BC, September 30, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb’s legendary Turkey Sales returns

Whistler Blackcomb’s legendary Turkey Sales returns October 10-13. The largest sale of its kind in Canada packs 20,000 square feet with ski and snowboard sporting equipment at up to 70 per cent off.

WHISTLER, BC, September 29, 2008 – SKIING Magazine readers have named Whistler Blackcomb No.1 ski resort

SKIING Magazine readers have named Whistler Blackcomb No.1 ski resort in North America for the twelfth year in a row. Meanwhile, SKI Magazine’s annual “Top 50 Resort Guide” named Whistler Blackcomb No. 3 for the second year in a row.

"Whistler Blackcomb continues to strive for innovation and guest service excellence.

WHISTLER, BC, September 23, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb has announced the integration of the Westbeach retail stores

Whistler Blackcomb has announced the integration of the Westbeach retail stores under the banner of the well known Showcase Snowboards brand. Showcase Snowboards has been the premier snowboard retail brand on the Whistler landscape since 1989. It has grown significantly in the past nineteen years and is projected to deliver significant growth in the coming years.

WHISTLER, BC, September 22, 2008 – Whistler Blackcomb received over 5 centimetres of snow

Whistler Blackcomb received over 5 centimetres of snow in the alpine overnight making Whistlerites wonder if Mother Nature forgot a season. The first day of fall, Whistler Blackcomb mountain tops are covered with at least six centimetres of snow.