A Good Sign! Think snow everyone!!

After a warm and beautiful summer in Sunshine Meadows, Mother Nature started something different as fresh snow blanketed the village over the weekend. The late-summer snowfall is a great sign for skiers and riders, as it bodes well for our planned Nov. 11 opening.  

“This is the signal – get your gear in for a tune-up,” says Doug Firby, Associate Director of Communications. “The season is just around the corner.”

Sunshine is known for having Canada’s Best Snow – the natural dry champagne powder that no snowmaking equipment can match. Alberta’s favourite snow resort also has the longest skiing and snowboarding season in the Rockies.  So, if you haven’t purchased your 2009-10 season’s pass, now is the best time to buy one. They have a sale ending as of Sept. 30 and as a pass holder, you can save up to 20 per cent off food and beverage, as well as rental discounts and savings at more than 40 area retailers, restaurants, hotels and entertainment spots.

For more information on season’s passes, visit skibanff.com.

MARMOT BASIN:LONGEST HIGH SPEED QUAD CHAIR IN THE ALBERTA CANADIAN ROCKIES

Jasper’s Marmot Basin ski resort is completing the next phase of one of Canada’s most significant ski lift development projects for the winter of 2009/2010 – the in

stallation of 26 towers which will support The Canadian Rockies Express, the longest new high-speed quad chairlift in

the Alberta Canadian Rocky Mountains.

“It’s an incredibly exciting project which is going to take Marmot into the 21^st Century,” said Dave Gibson, President of Marmot Basin. “I am thrilled to be able to work with the very proactive shareholders who purchased Marmot Basin five years ago. This new $8 million dollar expenditure, in addition to the $8 million the shareholders have spent on operational and capital expenditures over the last five years, will certainly enhance the overall experience for our skiers and boarders.”

The new lift has a slope length of approximately 2,300 meters and a vertical rise of 596 meters. The bottom terminal will be at the base of the lower mountain adjacent to the existing Eagle Express quad chair terminal. The lift will whisk 2,400 passengers per hour from the lower base area and unload them adjacent to the top of the Paradise chair. With an 800 horse power, top-drive engine and a design speed of 5.08 meters per second (1,000 ft/min), skiers and riders can sit back and enjoy the 7.5 minute ride plus the magnificent scenery of the surrounding mountains that make up Jasper National Park.

For more information on The Canadian Rockies Express, please contact Brian Rode at 1-866-952-3816 or HYPERLINK "mailto:brrode@skimarmot.com"brrode@skimarmot.com

The Way's with Westjet

Not that this should come off as a commercial.

but I am pretty stoked on this westjet care-ante- if you get snowed in you get to stay another night and ski the next day- with westjet picking up the tab for the overnight....

www.westjet.com

now you just have to explain it to the boss - label it a "call in well" day......

Big News!

SnowSeekers has sealed a deal with The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. We're set to move operations into their Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation Sept 1 '09. We'll be stationed close to the pub, the gym and it allows us to work with some of the top students from the world of digital media. Some very exciting results for SnowSeekers every where.

Although working from home IS nice, it will be good to get up and GO to work.

Now that that's settled, we just need some snow so I can really get down to business!

for the scoop on your favorite powder filled destination check out www.snowseekers.ca

A Leopard Who SKIS?

When you hear the word snowleopard many of us would think of an elusive mountain cat, but did you think he could ski?

Hailing out of Ghana - within the African continent, is Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong who carries the aka of the SnowLeopard. And after a stellar season this past on the international slalom circut, we need to re-phrase this alias to The Olympic SnowLeopard.

Western Canada will roar with the leopard's presence as he arrives to rip the slopes of Whistler for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Kwame a father of two, has spent the last four years in pursuit of his goal, to ski in one of the world's most elite group of skiers.

Keep you eye on this leopard- he is skiing places.

Some of Kwame's sponsors include adventure training specialists The Base Camp Group and Italian and ski helmet producer Beori.

The Olympic Snowleopard Challenge (15th August 2009)

Welcome to The Olympic Snowleopard Challenge.

On behalf of the Ghana Ski Team and one of the UK's premier adventure tour operations entitled the Base Camp Group are introducing the Olympic Snowleopard Challenge 2009.

For those on that side of the pond, this year’s competition will be held at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead on the 15th of August. The event which begins at 5pm will feature a dual slalom with the usual overdose of prizes.

About The Event

The Challenge has evolved over the last 4 years, doubling in competitor size from 2005 with 40 competitors and between 100 - 150 friends/family members watching (excluding the general public).

In 2007 the event attracted over 200 people. After a year break the challenge is back and this year we are expecting over 100 athletes, their families, media/press, charities and sponsors.

The challenge is a dual slalom race for both skiers and boarders. The event program will have:

1. A dual slalom race.

2. Followed by a catwalk show.

3. Then the prize ceremony.

4. Lastly, the after event party (a chance to relax after a hectic race evening).

for more info visit http://www.basecampgroup.com/content/view/147/212/

couple new updates on the position!!

Check it out, there were a few changes to the position posted on SnowSeekers.ca.

there's still time!!

http://www.snowseekers.ca/site.php?id=12