The Final Cut Is Under-Way!

So today was a big day at the office for SnowSeekers. With just arriving back from an amazing tour of British Columbia's finest, I stepped into the office today to find a hard drive sitting on my desk. My assistant editor Nick has finished the rough cut of the film, now the fun begins. I am beginning to make the final cut on the film. Watching Sunny's progression on film is really something else. We here at SnowSeekers are very excited for the final cut of the film to be finished.

SnowSeekers Becomes Travel Alberta's Roving Reporters

SnowSeekers, bringing its audience the best of winter in Western Canada, is stoked to have become Travel Alberta's roving reporters for the Olympic Torch Relay through the province!

Watch for updates throughout Jan 12-21 where we will deliver you top notch video, photos, blog posts and www.twitter.com/doc_pow and updates via http://www.facebook.com/snow.seekers giving you a front row seat to the action.

White tails and coyotes

Normally when you head out on an animal wilderness tour, you are taking your chances on actually seeing any wildlife; after all it's not like someone opens the gates and says, "Okay fellas, go do your thing for the tourists." but not 10 minutes out with Jasper Adventure Centre and we had to slow down for a small herd of White Tail deer on the road. If we would have been faster, I would have had pictures to prove it, but these deer are skittish and with a flick of their tails, they were bounding over the ditch and disappearing into the trees.
Less than two minutes later, who's coming up the road? Mr. Coyote himself (or herself). Nonchalantly trotting up the road towards us and ignoring the crows diving over his/her head. Our guide, Dieter Regett brought back the reality of the animal kingdom by suggesting that there must have been a kill that both scavengers were after, thus the dive-bombing crows.
This was just the beginning of our morning adventure here in Jasper National Park, and what a way to start. To find out more, visit snowseekers.ca over the next few days for the follow-up stories and more on Jasper, Marmot Basin and the upcoming Jasper in January Festival.
Cheers, Barb

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Warm weather and the promise of great skiing

Weather's fantastic here in Jasper. No new freshies, but the smilin' bartender at the D'ed Dog tells me the skiing at Marmot Basin is still fantastic - 'bloody beautiful' to be exact. Can't wait to get up there today. Hope you're all getting in some great turns this weekend.

Sunny On The Slopes Is Being Cut!

So after some amazing holiday cheer, we enter 2010 with a fresh start and a thirst for snow. The Sunny On The Slopes film is well under way in the editing room. SnowSeeekrs assistant editor for the film (Nick Sieben) has been a busy guy over the past week. We finished shooting the film during the top of December, with our final shoot being at Castle Mountain, AB. It was a hit, the story is becoming more than we expected and we are very thrilled for the release. Sunny's parents both got the ski bug, resulting in mom on ski's, and dad on a snowboard for the final shoot. Absolutely thrilling to see. More blogs on the edit process to come!    



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Delirium Dive is Now Open

Delirium Dive is back in business.

The ultimate in big mountain experiences got the green light from Sunshine’s snow safety team and is open for the season. It’s the earliest opening in the Dive’s 10-year history.

“This is what extreme skiers and riders wait for all year,” says Doug Firby, associate director of communications at Sunshine Village. “The fact that we’re able to open the Dive so early in the season is proof of how much snow there is at Sunshine Village right now.”

Big mountain riders know that an influential Australian newspaper last year named the Dive one of the top 10 off-piste runs in the world. That’s because, with 600 acres and 2,000 vertical feet, this in-bound terrain is enough to make its expert skiers and riders, well, delirious.

Sunny's final shoot at Snow Valley

by Justin Kowalczuk


Upon arriving at SnowValley we noticed the fresh powder being made on the hill, thus., it was apparent from the get go that today was going to be an epic shoot. The crew was fully determined to shoot the final day with ease and confidence that presented the true strength of each other. With some quick planning by the director Brandon Boucher any scenes that were once missed were completed. Furthermore, we were able to film some truly great scenes that will lend a hand in the editing room. Also, Sunny continues to tear up the slopes, and it seems with each day she is getting better, and better. Today, she was carving down the slopes with Christina like a pro. It is apparent in their smiles that both Sunny and Christina have created a natural bond together, and trust one another as they shred the pow. Sunny’s mother stood at the bottom of the hill watching proudly as her daughter tackled what seemed like a beast of a hill on the first day. Today was a truly glorious day, everything ran smoothly and perfectly. Next, we will all be heading to Castle Mountain! Stay tuned for more updates about the crew and Sunny’s adventure in achieving our goals.