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Snowboarder creates ‘Ryan’s Run’ signs for missing Ryan Shtuka
London Cramer wants skiers and snowboarders to remember her friend Ryan Shtuka who went missing…
Okanagan ski hills still cleaning up after 1-in-50-year ‘rime snow’ attack
Ski hills are used to getting lots of snow, but the heavy, wet rime snow…
Helicopter flew from Vancouver to find lost skier at Mount Baldy
A helicopter flew into the South Okanagan from Vancouver to save a lost skier. Oliver-Osoyoos…
Kamloops ski resort building $12-million high-speed lift to access alpine area
Sun Peaks Resort near Kamloops is getting a new high-speed detachable quad chairlift. The new…
New tech allows parents to track their kids at Penticton area ski resort
Parents will now be able to track their kids on the ski hills thanks to…
Thompson-Okanagan ski resorts to benefit from new ski hill near Coquihalla Summit
Kamloops and Okanagan skiers may not flock to the proposed South Anderson Valley Mountain Ski…
Well-known Rossland man dies in ski accident at Red Mountain resort
A 76-year-old Rossland man died in a skiing accident at Red Mountain Ski Resort yesterday.…
The free life — and lives — of Dag Aabye
This feature first ran on iNFOnews in April of 2017. VERNON – For much of…
iN PHOTOS: This is what record-breaking Okanagan snow looks like
OKANAGAN – There’s a whopping nine feet of snow at Silver Star Mountain right now…
Big White set to open tomorrow
KELOWNA – Thanks to recent snowfall, three lifts and 19 runs are expected to open…
READ CAREFULLY: Waiver is ‘complete defence’ for Big White despite ‘negligence,’ judge rules
KELOWNA – Big White Resort’s negligence caused a snowboarder serious injury, but a Vancouver judge…
Silver Star Mountain provides backdrop for car commercial
VERNON – North Okanagan residents, and in particular ski bums, might recognize the backdrop in…
Alpine skiing and boarding opens this week at Silver Star
VERNON – Okanagan ski bums have a reason to celebrate today with the announcement that…
Big White Ski Resort opens this week
KELOWNA – After a weekend of snowfall, Big White Ski Resort is moving their opening…
Armstrong athlete back doing what she loves after losing leg
ARMSTRONG – After a fluke infection left doctors with no choice but to amputate her…
Have you explored this 5,500-hectare provincial park near Vernon?
VERNON – Mention Silver Star and the first thing most people think of is the…
The melt is back in the Okanagan this Family Day long weekend
OKANAGAN – Mother Nature is expected to grace the Okanagan with warm temperatures this weekend…
Have we already said goodbye to winter in the Okanagan?
OKANAGAN – The snow is almost gone already and the mild weather is set to…
Mild week ahead for the Okanagan
OKANAGAN - We can expect temperatures to hover around the freezing mark this week, with temperatures expected to be at or near seasonal normal temperatures throughout the Okanagan. Environment Canada is calling for daytime high temperatures to range from -1 Celsius to 2 C this week, with overnight lows expected to reach between 0 C...
Big White Ski Resort awarded for excellence
NAMED A TOP-PERFORMING SKI DESTINATION BY TRAVELLERS KELOWNA - Big White Ski Resort has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. Now in its fifth year, the award celebrates excellence in hospitality and is given to establishments that consistently achieve great reviews on TripAdvisor. Destinations must maintain a consistent high review from a minimum number...
Sunny today, cloudy for final ski day of season
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - We may be starting the day well below seasonal normals but the next couple of days will be sunny and warm. Seasonal normal low temperatures sit at 2 Celsius in Kamloops and 3 C through the Okanagan while seasonal normal high temperatures range from 14 C to 16 C. Today has started off...
Mount Baldy expected to reopen for skiing this season
PENTICTON - Mount Baldy may be up-and-running this season despite financial setbacks that kept the ski resort closed last year. The company that has been handling the Mount Baldy foreclosure account, G-Force Real Estate, says the only thing left to do is assemble all the required pieces to re-launch the resort this upcoming season. A...
UPDATE: Crystal Mountain closed for upcoming ski season
WEST KELOWNA – Crystal Mountain Resort will not be open for the upcoming ski and boarding season. “I'm sad to announce that the mountain will not be in operation for the upcoming 2014-2015 winter season,” according to a message posted to the West Kelowna ski resort’s Facebook page. The message goes on to say it’s...