Archive for February, 2009

 

LG FIS WorldCup 2009 – Half-Pipe

Written by Tyler on February 23rd, 2009

Now I know that this post is a bit late (about a week) but I’ve been busy with other items and have not had time. Though for those who are interested I had the opportunity to be an accredited photographer not only at the LG FIS WorldCup 2009 Boardercross but I also was able to [...]


 

Ducking Out at Cypress Mountain

Written by Robyn on February 19th, 2009

This past Tuesday (Feb. 11, 2009) was a great evening to be up on any of Vancouver’s local mountains. It was actively snowing and throughout the evening there was about 15cm of new sticky snow! Tyler and I were excited to hit the slopes and we had a great night riding all the powder! The [...]


 

LG FIS WorldCup 2009 – Boardercross (SBX)

Written by Tyler on February 17th, 2009

Snowboard Cross or boardercross as most people like to referrer to it as, is an event that challenges a rider’s abilities to maintain control throughout a down hill course. These courses contain turns, gaps, berms, drops, steep sections as well as flat areas which all ensure that the riders do not have the easiest of [...]


 

Cypress Night Ski and Freestyle Grand Prix

Written by Tyler on February 4th, 2009

Last night being a Tuesday means that Robyn and I get to use our Night Ski pass up at Cypress and we were both looking forward to the evening. With receiving 25cm of snow the previous day it should have been great conditions right?
The nice thing I find about night skiing is that the slopes [...]


 

WinterPRIDE Whistler 2009

Written by Robyn on February 3rd, 2009

Every winter season Whistler gets it’s ‘Pride On’ by doing a Gay Pride Weeklong celebration of skiing and hotel deals.  It’s one of the #1 winter events for Gay and Lesbian travelers in Canada and Internationally.  WinterPRIDE 2009 has events and fun competitions for everyone joining in the festivities.  I was reading the website and [...]