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August 28 2008
- It's Snowing in the Whistler high Alpine
Is summer really over already here is Whistler? It is
looking that way with more than a foot of new snow having
fallen in the high alpine areas on Whistler and Blackcomb
mountains. We are still a long ways off the winter however
it is good to see the snow.
Just a quick reminder that the 12 week early booking
discount finishes up this week and now is a great time
to start to plan your training while we still have places
in most of our programs.
We have two new programs for this winter. The Japan
'World Trip' in February and a new Whistler Backcountry
Experience in April.
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August 5 2008 -
Pro Ride Coach Geoff Brown hits the new Landing Pad
A bright group of engineering students from the University
of British Columbia have come up with a new inflatable
crash bag specifically designed for skiers and snowboarders.
Unlike the stunt bags which have been used in the past
this new bag is designed so you can ride out your tricks.
Check out the latest video here
Snowboard
Landing Bag >>
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July 27 2008 -
Pro Ride Coach Ryan Rausch Appears with Gene
Ryan has now hit the big time with a feature on the
show Gene Simmons Family Jewels on US cable station
A&E. In classic Gene Simmons style he is promoting
one of his brands "Money Bags" and wants a
new face for his brand. He figures snowboarding is an
untapped market and Ryan becomes one of his top two
pics for the new face.
"I have to say that Ryan definitely scored on this
one. Apart from being paid to be on the show he also
scored a heli run and some backcountry snowmobiling
to go along with the super cheesy script."
Anthony Crute
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July 1 2008 - Pro
Ride Camper Dominates Hiring Clinic in NZ
We just got word from Amanda who is in Queenstown NZ
that she has just been offered a job to work at The
Remarkables.
The cool thing about this is that she had to attend
an on snow hiring clinic and had ride and teach against
22 other instructors for just 2 full time positions.
Needless to say she is stoked.
We have also got word that Jess was offered full time
work down at Mt Buller in Australia with a bunch of
other crew who came to camp this winter.
The girls are doing it right!
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June 25 2008 -
Summer Camp Starts Friday June 27
It's that time of the year again when we jump on chair
lifts to head up to the glacier for some soft landings,
fresh pipe riding and lots of rails.
We have expanded our terrain this year so we can shred
more jumps and rails as well as one of the best pipes
in North America.
If you are keen to come out and ride over the next few
weeks we do still have a few places left.
Whistler
Summer Snowboard Camps >>
Don't forget about the NZ camp coming up in September
New
Zealand Snowboard Camp >>
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June 19 2008 -
Peak to Peak Gondola Cables Arrive in Whistler
Whistler-Blackcomb is hailing the arrival of monster
cables that will carry a new gondola from the top of
one mountain to the other.
“It’s really a lift unlike any other in
the world,” said Dave Brownlie, chief operating
officer of Whistler-Blackcomb, at a press conference
Wednesday. “This will connect the top of the mountains.
That will ultimately, I think, change the experience
here at Whistler-Blackcomb, both in the winter and in
the summer forever.”
The Peak 2 Peak Gondola is a $52 million project that
carry people from one mountain to the other in 10 minutes.
It is going to be awesome and it opens December 12,
2008!
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May 7 2008 - A
Decade of Winter Adult Snowboard Camps
"We have just finished up our winter camps for
our 10th season and I have to say that it was a blast.
We were blessed with an awesome season of snow and a
fantastic group of campers. We passed the 200 + camper
mark for the first time and things couldn't have run
smoother. If you check out the diary pages you will
get a chance to see what we got up to. There were so
many great memories from this season and I have to thank
our campers for helping us with their feedback so we
can continue to be the number 1 winter camp for adults
in North America.
Now the northern winter is done we set our sights on
New Zealand for the September 'World Trip' and rework
our training systems for next winter. It will be a pretty
fun summer for us with our new daughter Baylee (currently
9 weeks), the NZ trip, and the new Peak to Peak Gondola
being built. I am already very excited about next winter
and the fun we are going to have. This past decade has
flown by and now we set out sights of stepping it up
again next winter." Head Coach Anthony Crute
Photo Rider: Anthony Crute Pic: Phil Tifo
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March 1 2008 -
Pro Coach Crispin Lipscomb wins Showdown
Crispin arrived back in Whistler fresh of the plane
from his world cup tour to come and destroy the Showcase
Showdown pipestyle event.
Crispin was one a few riders who could shred
the course, go huge and stay on his feet. The picture
to the left is of his second hit mid fs 7 and then went
on to a cab 7 on the next pipe wall, boardslide to grab
and then cab 1 onto the down box to late 180 out.
"We are stoked to have Crispin dominate this well
known competition here in Whistler against a world class
field of competitors. All the campers checked out the
event and then partied with Crispin at our Friday night
apre drinks"
Head Coach Anthony Crute
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February 26 2008
- New Zealand 'World Trip' September 6-16 2008
Pro Ride is pleased to announce our new New Zealand
all mountain freestyle camp to be based in Wanaka NZ
and riding Snowpark, Treble Cone and Cardrona.
"New Zealand is one of the most fun places to ride
in the world. It offers a fantastic training ground
as well as lots of fun activities when off the hill.
I will be leading the trip which will be focused on
riding progression while discovering the local mountain
which offers the best conditions each day. This trip
is perfect for the person who wants to discover what
riding in the southern hemisphere is all about and really
wants to progress their riding. We are offering a 11
and 8 day camp as well as a 5 day training only clinic."
Anthony Crute - Pro Ride Lead Coach Check
it here for information >>
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February 24 2008
- Pro Ride Coach Neil Connolly Wins Telus Halfpipe
Neil has traveled to Korea and then to Calgary over
the past month and all of his hard efforts to qualify
for a World Cup Halfpipe start have paid off.
On Saturday Neil won the Telus Halfpipe event at Calgary
Olympic Park and guaranteed himself a start at the Nokia
World Cup FIS event Feb 28/29.
There were two half pipe events on the weekend and Neil
took a first on the Saturday and a third on the Sunday.
Needless to say that he is really excited about his
win and is looking forward to the World Cup event.
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February 21 2008
- Camper Andrew Cook featured in local paper
Andrew Cook who is out training with Pro Ride for 8
weeks from Australia was featured in a local cat skiing
company's advertisement.
In Thursdays local paper 'The Pique News Magazine' a
picture of Andrew was used from his cat skiing day on
Powder Mountain where he and another camper Amanda Steel
scored more that 15 000 vertical feet of fresh powder
turns.
Cat skiing is one of many great activities which you
can participate in while you are riding here in Whistler.
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February 7 2008
- Consistent snowfall spoils riders
Whistler Blackcomb receives an average of 33.5 feet
of snow each year but this season is shaping up to surpass
that mark once again. Since the beginning of the winter
season Whistler Blackcomb has received 734cm/24 feet
of snow and more than 20 days with over 10cm of new
snow.
Over the past seven days Whistler Blackcomb has received
51cm/20 inches of new snow. The five day forecast is
calling for a possible 85+cm by Sunday as a strong frontal
system hits the coast. The snow base is currently sitting
at 289cm at mid mountain on Whistler and there is more
snow on the way.
Photo
Rider: Mikey
Photo: Anthony Crute
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January 15 2008
- Whistler hits January Snowfall Average Early
Recent weeks on Whistler Blackcomb have been characterized
by heavy snowfall and face shots leading to many happy
powder smiles. As of today, the snow base is 244cm (96
inches). Whistler Blackcomb surpassed its monthly average
of 207cm (81 inches) today, having received 209cm (82
inches) since New Year’s Day. Whistler Blackcomb
received 162cm (64 inches) of snow in November, beating
average snowfall for the month of 148 cm (58 inches),
while a series of heavy storms dumped 260cm (102 inches)
of snow in December, again beating the monthly average
of 220cm (87 inches).
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Rider: Charles G
Photo: Anthony Crute
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January 6 2008
- Close to a meter of snow has fallen in 48 hours
We have been caught in an intense storm cycle which
has brought more than 3 feet of new snow this week and
there is another foot of snow in the forecast in the
next few days. The snow base is quickly approaching
2.5 meters and the conditions are nothing short of excellent.
We currently have a couple of places for one week camps
over the next couple of weeks for last minute bookings.
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Rider: Crispin Lipscomb
Photo: Anthony Crute
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December 9 2007-
First Week of Camp is Done!
We had a pretty fun start to the season with some varied
snow conditions. There is plenty of cover on the mountains
and the ski outs to the village are up and running.
Next week we kick off our long term programs.
We have a couple of 12 week spots left for January 5th
so if you are keen please drop us an email.
Photo
Rider: Marc Andre Tarte
Photo: Anthony Crute
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November 17 2007
- Whistler is Opening Early!
Due to a huge snow storm that dumped 80cms the other
day, Whistler is now opening early for the winter. Saturday
will be opening day for the hill and we will be there
to ride the fresh powder.
You can check out our backcountry sledding video from
Wednesday if you would like to get a taste of what early
season conditions in Whistler can be like Check
it here - Sled Shred >>
Photo
Rider: Annie Boulanger
Photo: Paul Morrison
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November 7 2007
- One Week Left for the Two Week Course Deal
That's right - November 14th is the last day for the
extra lift ticket deal on our two week courses. Book
any two week course (Except for Christmas Week) and
receive two extra lift tickets for the weekends. You
can find more information on our courses page or email
us for more details
snowboard@pro-ride.com
The forecast for the next week is for more that half
a meter of snow in the alpine and opening Day is November
22.
Our first camp for the season kicks off the first week
for December.
Rider: Craig Beaulieu
Photo: Anthony Crute
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October 24-28 2007
- Metro Ski and Snowboard Show, London UK
We will be back in London for the ski show again this
year, This will be our 7th attending the show and hanging
out in London. We will have a drinks night at the Hand
and Flower across the road from the show on the Saturday
night at 9pm if you would like to come by. All are welcome.
If you are coming to the show please drop by and say
hi to Anthony on the Whistler booth. If you would like
to arrange a time to meet please email Anthony - snowboard@pro-ride.com
If you would like to check out the show here is the
link
http://www.metroskishow.co.uk
- quote WHITELINES to receive a discount on pre booked
tickets
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October 10th 2007-
Pro Ride Appears in Urban Rush - Shaw Cable TV Show
Owner Anthony Crute and lead freestyle guide Neil Connely
appeared on Shaw Cable's show Urban Rush. The segment
ran for 10 minutes of the 1 hour show and the boys talked
about the 10 year history of Pro Ride, gear selection
and the plans for the winter.
Urban Rush is Vancouver's daily entertainment television
talk show featuring guests from the genres of film,
television, sports, music and pop culture.
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October 3rd 2007
- Fresh Snow in the Whistler Alpine
The snow has arrived in Whistler with 50+ cms of fresh
snow in the alpine over the past week. Things are looking
good.
In other news:
We will be off to the UK later this month for the Metro
Ski and Snowboard Show. If you are going to be in London
from the 24th to the 28th drop by and say hi to us on
the Whistler stand. The show is being held at the Olympia
Center.
All of the Argentina Trip pictures are now up on the
web site. You can check them out at Argentina
2007 >>
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September 22nd
2007 - SSA Australian Junior Series
Over the weekend the Davis- Meehan brother and sister
team (Pro Ride Campers) dominated the Australian Junior
Competition series and Perisher Blue, Australia..
15 Year old Michaela Davis - Meehan won slopestyle,
air and style and two half pipe events in her age category.
and Patrick vied for bragging rights for the biggest
air in the expression session.
Pics: Patrick on the left and Michaela on the right.
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August 4th 2007
- Huck Magazine Features Pro Ride
We have just received the latest copy of Huck Magazine
with the Pro Ride freeride feature. If you get a chance
pick up a copy from your local news stand in both the
US and UK.
The features editor Andrea came out to ride with us
last season and discovered a side of Whistler she had
never seen
Download a pdf of the story to check
it out (1.1mb)>>
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May 27th 2007 -
Director Anthony Crute Appears in NZ Manual Magazine
During a busy season of camp Anthony managed to get
out and shoot with New Zealand pro photographer Reagan
Low from Front Side Films. The shot on the bottom of
the advertisement for Groovstar Outerwear was taken
in April during a photo shoot in the Callaghan Valley
just a few minutes south of Whistler.
The full page ad will be displaying in this months issue
of Manual Magazine.
Download a pdf of the ad to check
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May 18th 2007 Pro
Coach Ants Leffelaar scores Double Page in NZ Snow
One of Pro Ride's lead freestyle guides managed to score
a double page spread in this months NZ Snowboarding
Magazine. The shot was taken whilst Anthony was on a
road trip to Mt Baker - airing the famous Mt Baker Road
Gap.
Leffelaar also scored another half page picture in
the same magazine. Nice work Ants!
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April 16th 2007
Terrain Parks Open Until May Long Weekend
Whistler Blackcomb is excited to announce the extended
operations of the Highest Level and Nintendo Terrain
Parks; they will remain open for spring sessions until
May 21 and the rest of Blackcomb Mountain will remain
open through to June 3, 2007.
"Traditionally, Blackcomb Mountain closes just
as the parks hit their peak. After the TELUS World Ski
& Snowboard Festival the Superpipe is in amazing
shape, and our jumps and features are tweaked to perfection.
With sunny days and forgiving, soft snow the best days
in the park happen in the spring," says Stu Osborne,
Whistler Blackcomb Terrain Parks Supervisor. “This
year we are ecstatic to keep the Blackcomb stoke going
with the terrain parks operating until May 21."
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April 13th 2007
World Ski and Snowboard Festival
On April 13th the World Ski and Snowboard Festival kicks
off in Whistler. This is a yearly event which showcases
some of the best snowboarders, skiers and bands over
a one week event. If you would like to know more check
out www.whistler2007.com
We still have a couple of places on our freeride and
freestyle camps for that week if you would like to come
out and ride with us and check out some fantastic free
concerts.
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March 7th 2007
Pro Ride Director Anthony Crute Consults on New Book
Snap books approached Anthony in December to consult
on a new girls snowboarding book to promote the sport
to primary school aged girls. After 3 months of consulting
the new book will be going to press on the 12th and
available in book stores late next month.
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March 3rd 2007
Pro Ride Guide Wins Downtown Toronto Rail Jam
Toronto is truly an action sports Mecca, as was proved
the weekend of March 3-4. Not only was there a major
BMX competition going down, but also the final stop
of the Old Spice Experience Rail tour was held in downtown
Toronto’s Dundas Square. Some of the competitors
in said rail jam also moonlight as sponsored wakeskaters,
so like I said, most extreme place on earth.
In the rail jam, winner Geoff Brown threw a plethora
of maneuvers during, including a front flip (which he
asked me not to mention) and a cab on 270 off. The front
flip was the real crowd pleaser, but his super smooth
style and consistency were what really put him ahead
with judges
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February 24th 2007
Ex Pro Ride Guide Wins Showcase Showdown
Chris Wimbles took out the 10th Annual Showcase Showdown
with a smooth as butter run down the pipe style course.
Dressed all in yellow.
Chris's run consisted on a bs 540 off the entry hip,
into a fs 720 in the pipe, to a 270 onto the c box and
a cab 540 to the down rail.
Congratulations Chris - well deserved.
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February 20th 2007
Whistler Blackcomb Surpasses Annual Snowfall
Whistler Blackcomb SURPASSES annual average snowfall
of 33 feet with OVER 3 Months left iN Ski Season
With 103 days left in a winter season that extends to
June 3, Whistler Blackcomb has surpassed its annual
average snowfall before the end of February. As of February
20, the resort has received 1026 centimeters or 404
inches of snowfall this year, with the annual average
sitting at 1,006 centimeters or 396 inches.
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January 28th 2007
Crispin Lipsconb wins the European Open
Our boy Crispin has done it again. This time he brought
home the big bucks and dominated the field at the Burton
European Open
With a run that started with a frontside 1080 to switch
720 - Crispin kept up the huge airs all the way down
the pipe. Well Done
Check out the video at .
http://www.lat34.com/beo
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December 15th 2006
50cm Storm, No Internet and Ants is in Snowboarder
Its been a pretty huge month for snow so far and today
just blew our socks off. We woke to 50cms of fresh light
powder and no internet. With the good always comes the
bad - the heavy snow fall knocked down one of the BC
hydro towers and with that our internet - oh well
In other news our resident freestyle guide Anthony L
is in the mags again representing for Freestyle Max.
Check him out in this months Snowboarder Magazine.
www.freestylemax.com
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December 1st 2006
The new chair on Whistler is ready to go.
December 16th will see the new chair lift on Whistler
open allowing for another 1000 acres of ski able terrain
to be lift accessed. We are looking forward to being
one of the first to ride this chair in the world.
If you would like to cone out that week to ride in the
freeride camp we still have a couple of places left
so please drop us a line.
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November 23rd 2006
11.5 Feet of Snow has Fallen in Whistler this Month
The mountains have received 351 centimeters or 11.5
feet of snowfall since November 1, beating the prior
record of November 1994 when the mountains received
272 centimeters or 9 feet. The average November snowfall
is 138 centimeters or 4.5 feet.
“Having lived here and caught opening day for
the past 18 years, I’ve never seen it so good,”
says legendary skier Mike Douglas, a Whistler resident
and member of the Whistler Blackcomb Pro Athlete Team.
“We’ve got mid-winter conditions and deep,
deep powder here on Blackcomb Mountain today –
Whistler couldn’t be a happier place right now.”
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November 10th 2006
Huge Storm Hits Whistler
People are snowboarding in the streets and making the
most of the huge storm that is hovering just off the
Vancouver coast. The forecast is for more than a meter
of snow to fall all the way to the valley level over
the next 4 days. Looks like the mountains will definitely
be opening in the next week pr so.
Since the snow began falling last night, over 50 centimetres
or 20 inches has been measured at the Pig Alley weather
station on Whistler at 1650m
Camps start December 2nd and this is you last chance
to take advantage of the lift ticket deal for two week
camps . The deal, ends Nov 15th.
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October 19th 2006
Snowboard UK Magazine votes Pro Ride Number #1
We just arrived in the UK for the show to find that
Snowboard UK magazine (with the largest readership in
the UK) has voted us Number #1 snowboard camp for North
America. Welcome to London!!
October issue, 2006.
Download the pdf to read the full
story (2.24mb)>>
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October 3rd 2006
Metro Ski Show in London, England
It's not long now and we will be flying over the puddle
to check out the London Ski and Snowboard Show for our
6th year. We will be meeting up with lots of old friends
who have trained with us in the past as well as meeting
many new ones.
If you are keen to come by and chat with Anthony he
will be on the Whistler stand for all 5 of the days
and out at the Hand and Flower on Saturday night after
the show for a few drinks. You can email Anthony to
arrange to meet at snowboard@pro-ride.com
The Whistler stand is in the Canada section to the left
as you walk in the main entrance.
if you are keen to come to the show here is the link
http://www.metroskishow.co.uk
The show is on from the 18th -22nd October
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September 15th
2006 Jack Shackleton selected for British Team
We just got word from Jack that he has been selected
for the British National Team to train for the 2010
Olympics. Jack came out to train with Pro RIde last
winter to prepare for the British Nationals .
We wish Jack good luck with his new place on the team
and look forward to seeing him back in Whistler this
season.
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September 13th
2006 Early snowfall in Whistler
The snow has arrived early in Whistler with 15cms falling
in the early hours of the morning this morning. This
early snowfall will be sure to melt off however it is
a great sign of a fantastic winter to come.
Now is the time to reserve your place for our winter
courses - there are currently only a few places left
for our long term courses for January.
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September 1st 2006
Whistler Heli bought by Intrawest
Intrawest the owner of Whistler Blackcomb has done it
again and bought out Whistlers only heli company.
The heli skiing purchase significantly increases Whistler
Blackcombs skiable terrain and offers guests over a
half a million acres of skiing and snowboarding terrain.
The purchase adds Whistler Heli Skiing's tenure of 494
000 acres throughout the Whistler backcountry to Whistler
Blackcomb's 8171 acres of in-bounds riding, creating
a ski area of 502 171 acres or 785 square miles.
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July 17th 2006
DAKINE joins the Pro Ride family
In keeping to our traditions of supporting companies
which we can truly relate to DAKINE has come on board
for the 2006/2007 winter season.
At the camp we have been using DAKINE products for many
years and it is great that we now have a new arrangement
which will see our campers and coaches benefit from
having DAKINE come on board as an industry sponsor.
You can check out their gear at http://www.dakine.com
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July 1st 2006 GST
moves from 7% to 6%
Pro RIde has just become 1% less than last year thanks
to the Canadian Government reducing the goods and services
tax from 7% to 6%
All of Pro Ride's programs after July 1, 2006 will now
incur the lower tax rate.
Camps and courses are on the move with lots of people
signing up so if you are keen to train with us this
winter then now is the time to register your interest.
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July 1st 2006 The
girls at Chunky Knit release their new teaser
Last Winter is all about last winter - a collection
of snowboard stories from around the world. This isn't
your usual rider section film. It is the ChunkyKnit
girls inviting you to be a part of our experiences from
last winter.
Featuring:
Kjersti Buaas, Jenny Jones, Lisa Filzmoser, Erin Valverde,
Tina Birbaum, Manuela Pesko, Cheryl Maas, Torah Bright,
Lesley McKenna, Kathi Gappmayr and lots of other new
faces.
See
it here >>
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June 12th 2006
Our friends at Absinthe Films release their new teaser
Absinthe's latest – More – Full spectrum
snowboarding Featuring: Travis Rice, Nicolas Droz, Kurt
Wastell, Gigi Rüf, Justin Bennee, Wolle Nyvelt,
Jonaven Moore, Mikey LeBlanc, JP Solberg, MFM, Matt
Beardmore, Chris Coulter, Nicolas Müller.
Filmed on location at: Silvretta Nova (Austria), Jackson
Hole (USA), China, Portes Du Soleil (Switzerland), Zillertal
(Austria), Montreal (Canada), Salt Lake City (USA),
Obertauern (Austria), Haines (Alaska).
“The highlight of this years movie is definitely
Travis Rice, back on track with the crew firing full
throttle. For the first time we allow you to get as
close to the action as you only imagined in your dreams
- get ready for the ultimate perspective!”
- Patrick ‘Brusti’ Armbruster - See
it here >>
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June 7th 2006 Now
is the time to sign up for this winters programs
We had an amazing season this year with an incredible
462 inches of snow since the beginning of the season,
making it the fifth snowiest season on record for Whistler
Blackcomb. Whistler have also unveiled plans to build
a new high speed detachable quad in the high alpine
for the 2006-2007 winter season. The new Piccolo Express
Lift on Whistler Mountain will run to the Piccolo peak
from the bottom of Flute Bowl and will provide access
to more than 1,000 acres of the most spectacular high
alpine terrain available in North America. With these
things in mind, we are excited about the 2006/07 season
Registrations are open for all programs and we recommend
registering early for the long term programs. Register
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June 4th 2006 Katie
Tsuyuki joins the Canadian National Team
After a killer season traveling the world and a win
at the Canadian National Halfpipe Championships - our
very own Katie has been selected to join the Canadian
National Team.
Katie is super stoked to be on the team and now has
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April 1st 2006
Pro Ride Coach Katie Tsuyuki wins Canadian Nationals
Mont Avila, March 31 2006 - Katie Tsuyuki won the honors
of the Canadian Snowboard Championships’ Half
Pipe competition under warm conditions.
Tsuyuki, a Project 2010 team member for Vancouver Olympics
was surprised of her victory. “I had a good feeling
all day long. I wanted it (first place) but I didn’t
expect it. I’m just totally shocked,” she
said
The National Snowboard Championships is the last event
of the Honda Pro Am Snowboard Tour Presented by TELUS
which made eight stops in Canada this season 2006.
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April 1st 2006
New Alpine Lift at Whistler Blackcomb for 06 / 07
WHISTLER, BC, March 31, 2006 – Whistler Blackcomb
has unveiled plans to build a new high speed detachable
quad in the high alpine for the 2006-2007 winter season.
The new Piccolo Express Lift on Whistler Mountain will
run to the Piccolo peak from the bottom of Flute Bowl
and will provide access to more than 1,000 acres of
the most spectacular high alpine terrain available in
North America. The new lift is part of an overall capital
investment of $22.1 million in mountain upgrades at
Whistler Blackcomb, consistently ranked as one of the
world’s top winter resort destinations. With 8,171
skiable acres, Whistler Blackcomb is the largest ski
resort in North America.
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February 19th 2006
Olympic Update
What can I say other than Shaun White dominated the
men's half pipe event at the Torino winter Olympics.
With a run that consisted or two 1080's and two 900's
and was super smooth - he pretty much killed it.
Our own coaches did really well. Crispin Lipsconb finished
up 11th in the men's half pipe after qualifying for
the finals. Damon Haylor finished 7th in the men's boardercross
after making the semi finals. Unluckily he was pushed
off the course right at the start of the semi finals.
Emily Thomas finished up 16th in the womens boardercross.
Well done to you all.
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February 1st 2006
Whister sets 25 year snow record - 15 feet!
WHISTLER, BC, January 31, 2006 – As of 10am this
morning, Whistler broke the record for the snowiest
month the mountains have seen since weather data collection
began 25 years ago. With 46 centimetres (18 inches)
of snow in the past 36 hours, January’s snowfall
accumulation so far is 461 centimetres (181.5 inches).
The snowiest month previously was January 1992 at 459
centimetres (180.7 inches.)
This month Whistler received fifteen 10+ centimetre
(4 inch) snow days. Of those; one was a 50+ centimetre
(23 inch) day, three were 40+ centimetre (16 inch) days,
four were 30+ centimetre (12 inch) days and one was
a 20+ centimetre (8 inch) day. The snowiest day this
month was January 13 with 58 centimetres (or 23 inches)
of snow.
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January 10th 2006
2.3 meters of snow since Christmas!
Whistler Resort awoke this morning to a winter wonderland
as Mother Nature dropped 34 centimetres or 13 inches
of snow on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains overnight.
This brings the total snowfall since Christmas Day up
to 2.3 metres or close to eight feet of snow. The height
of snow as measured at 1,650 metres or 5,400 feet on
Whistler Mountain is just shy of breaking the 200 centimetre
mark and is 196 centimetres or 77 inches.
Kevin Sansalone, pro snowboarder, filmmaker and Whistler
Blackcomb athlete, also had lots to say about this morning’s
conditions. “It has been so good this year…
day after day since Christmas Day I’ve woken up
each morning to new snow,” he said from the mountain.
“It’s super deep today! I made the right
decision to stay home in Whistler this year.”
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November30th 2005
Whistler FIS World Cup is coming!
WORLD'S BEST SNOWBOARDERS KICK OFF WINTER IN WHISTLER
WITH THE NOKIA SNOWBOARD FIS WORLD CUP... Competition
Promises To Be Fierce As 2006 Winter Olympic Spots On
The Line
The snowboarding scene in Whistler, British Columbia
will be kicking off in world-class fashion this year
as the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Tour returns December
8-11.
There will be plenty at stake as 200 athletes from more
than 25 countries around the world compete for crucial
points and qualifying spots for the upcoming 2006 Winter
Olympics in both the Snowboard Cross
and Halfpipe disciplines. Pro Ride coaches Emily Thomas,
Crispin Lipscomb, Yannick Goulet and Marnie Yamada will
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November24th 2005
Whistler is Open!
Today was a great opening for Whistler. This afternoon
session of Harmony Bowl was a who's who of Whistler
snowboarders. We had a pack of about 16 of us dropping
and olliing off everything in our path - it was quite
a laugh
JF Pelchat and Geatan Chanut of the Wild
Cats asked us to spread the word about their
autograph signing session at the The Circle (3pm) and
then Evolution (4.30pm) and night out a Tapleys bar
(10pm) this Saturday night Nov 26th. You can win a Devun
Walsh signed pro model not to mention the Jagermeister
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November23rd 2005
Geoff Brown is in Snowboarder Magazine
Geoff Brown managed to secure himself a place in both
Snowboard Canada Magazine and Snowboarder Magazine with
this cab 720 on the www.ripzoneinternational.com
advertisement. Well done.
In other coach news we just got word from Marc Andre
Tart that he is flat out working hard in Europe with
tons of projects on the go and we hope to catch up with
him later in the month for some riding.
It also looks like Canadian Team member Neil Connelly
will be dropping in for some guest appearances this
winter. More on this as it come to light.
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November 4th 2005
Blackcomb Opens Tomorrow - 3 Weeks Early
Whistler Blackcomb has announced that Blackcomb Mountain
will open this Saturday, November 5 much earlier than
planned, in fact it’s one of the earliest openings
in the resort’s 40 year history. Blackcomb Mountain
will remain open through the weekend (November 5 and
6) and plans are in place to open daily as of Friday,
November 11.
A series of Pacific frontal systems over the past weekend
brought a total of 60 centimeters (24 inches) of snow
to the mountains at the Rendezvous Lodge elevation located
at 1,860m/6,102ft, and the forecast is calling for even
more snow through the week"
"This is a major boost for early season conditions
at Whistler Blackcomb," says Bob Dufour, Vice President
of Mountain Operations. "The long range forecast
over the coming weeks is for normal, or colder than
normal temperatures plus normal or greater than normal
precipitation. This is very good news for us."
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October 22nd 2005
British University Dryslope Championships
We are proud to announce our sponsorship of the British
University Dryslope Championships to be help at Hillend,
Scotland on November 11 and 12.
For more information regarding the event you can check
out
http://www.buscevents.com/buds/
It is sure to be a great event and it will be your opportunity
to pick up one the limited edition posters seen to your
left.
Whilst we are talking about the UK - big shout out to
everyone who came by to see us at the Daily Mail Ski
Show - it was once again a great success and we look
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October 13th 2005
Snow to the mid station - winter is here
After making it safe and sound to the Daily Mail Ski
and Travel Show it is good to see that it is snowing
in Whistler. Reports from home say that we have snow
all the way to the mid station of the gondola with more
snow to come in the next few days.
If you are in London drop by and see us under the Canada
flag at the Whistler Stand. We will be there every day
until Sunday when the show ends. Don't forget drinks
at the Hand and Flower at 10pm Friday night after the
snow. |
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October1st 2005
New snow in the alpine
In the last couple of days the weather has turned considerably
colder - we woke this morning to see new snow on the
peaks. With just over 6 weeks until the mountain open
for the winter season we are all all looking forwards
to more the white stuff falling.
The early payment discount for the 12 week courses finishes
today however we can give you a grace period of a few
days if you are still keen to take advantage of this
deal. The best thing to do is send us a quick email
as an expression of interest and we can take it from
there. |
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September 26th
2005 Pro Ride Pro Guide wins Freestyle.ch
Over the weekend one of our favorite guest guides did
his thing again at one of the premier events to kick
of the season - the Freestyle.ch
in Zurich
Mike Brassel (one of our past campers) was at the event
and said that Marc was doing the sickest one footed
back flips which won him the contest.
I still can't believe that he is still wearing his orange
construction road workers pants.
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September 26th
2005 Places are filling fast for long term courses
We are in our last few days of the early booking special
for the 12 week courses
Early Payment Discount
W e are offering an early payment discount for $350
CAD for any campers who pay 50% of their 12 week course
fee by October 1st 2005. This is new for this year and
it is recommended that you register early as places
are limited.
Now is a great time to secure your place for the December
and January camps and courses as we have places left
however we have more bookings this year than ever before.
Drop us an email or give us a call.
Pic: Pro guide Crispin Lipscomb at Cardrona resort.last
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September 24th
2005 Quiksilver Indies Trader is in Vancouver
The Crossing is a 75 foot diving and survey vessel.
It weighs 95 tonnes and has a cruising speed of eight
knots. It was originally built in Brisbane in 1972 and
was rebuilt in Singapore in 1992. In 1999 it was customized
for the Crossing and has been painted with a Polynesian
design. More than 360 people have joined the boat since
March 1999, discovered and surfed 91 world-class waves.
The boat has traveled more than 70,000 nautical miles
since leaving Cairns (the distance around the Equator
is 21,638 nautical miles). The usual makeup of a trip
is four surfers, one marine biologist, a stills photographer
and a cinematographer. Sometimes a writer is on board.
To check out some amazing stories, images, and videos
from past trips go to http://thecrossing.quiksilver.com
We are off to party with the crew and see what all the
fuss is about.
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September 21st
2005 Snowmaking starts on Whistler
Heads up, folks. Sub-zero alpine temperatures in Whistler
have the snow-guns firing. With cold nights forecast,
Whistler Blackcomb should see snow accumulation shortly.
Snowmaking upgrades and summer grooming will provide
improved snow conditions and greater terrain access
in the early and late season.
Opening day is scheduled for November 24, 2005 and
if the Norse snow god Ullr is good to us, the mountains
will open even earlier.
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September 19th
2005 Great Waves in Cabo San Lucas
After a super busy summer season the Pro Ride crew packed
up for a week and headed to Cabo San Lucas in Baja Mexico
for some surfing.
Having never been to Cabo we were pleasantly surprised
by the friendly nature and ease of finding all the great
surf spots. Zippers became our local place to surf for
the week which offered some great head to head and half
high waves to the right and some super fast short left
handers.
Anyone who is thinking about heading down let us know
as we will be sure to head back down the same time next
year.
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August 12th 2005
Whistler gets voted number 1!
TRANSWORLD SNOWBOARDING NAMES TOP FIVE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
FOR SNOWBOARDERS
Whistler/Blackcomb in B.C. Canada, which consistently
wins TransWorld SNOWboarding's annual reader Resort
Poll, took top honors on this list for their true village
atmosphere, long snow season and unparalleled riding.
For full details, see the September 2005 issue of TransWorld
SNOWboarding
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August 11th 2005
Crispin Lipscomb takes 2nd at NZ Open HP
Against the top competition of Ross Powers (USA), Keir
Dillon (USA) and other top world class riders - Crispin
(CAD) dominated to come within .2 of a point of Ross
to take 2nd place today.
With what has gone down as the highest level of riding
ever seen in NZ - the boys ripped it up and threw down
runs that are the norm in the video game Amped form
X Box. Back to back 900's and 1080's were the norm and
Kier Dillon was doing his signature 1st hit Mc Twists.
You can check out the full story here
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Check Crispins run here
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August 6th 2005
Danny Way wins Gold at Skate Board Big Air
Skateboard Big Air launched Saturday with a Selection
Session. Eight riders competed for three open slots
in Sunday's Big Air finals. Bob Burnquist, Bucky Lasek
and Rob Lorifice advanced.
Riders could choose between two ramps: a roll-in of
about 80 feet to a 70 foot 3 inch gap, or a roll-in
of about 65 feet to a 60 foot 9 inch gap. Both ramps
kicked to a 27-foot 3-inch quarter-pipe.
Check out the video here
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July 26th 2005
Andy Seeney hooked up at Squaw Valley
"This is just a quick e-mail to say thanks to you
and your team (especially
Mikey) for being patient and getting me through my CASI
level 1 and teaching
me so much. The reason is I have recently been given
a job with Squaw Valley Kids Ski School (California
USA) for the coming winter season to teach kids how
to snowboard!
Riding with you all was such a great time and has now
given me the
opportunity to mess around on the snow while getting
paid for it and giving
something back to the sport. So thanks again for everything,
keep it up. Best wishes to the Pro-Ride Crew."
Andy Seeney
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July 20th 2005
New Pro Ride Website Launch
After a couple of months of sloggin it out behind a
computer screen the new Pro Ride web site is now live.
This new site will be featuring loads of useful information
as well as up to date photo diaries and video footage.
We are currently taking bookings for all of our programs
so now is the time to get your self sorted.
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July 15th 2005
- Summer Camp is Done
Summer camp has just finished up for another year and
we have had a fantastic time again. Ben is still up
on the Glacier until the 24th coaching the Chinese National
half pipe team and they are rippers. Some of these kids
have only been riding for 8 months are are already doing
900's.
The rest of the summer is now being dedicated to dirt
biking, down hill mountain biking.and getting ready
for next winter.
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July 11th 2005
- Working on the DVD
We have been super busy at the Pro Ride office cutting
up all the footage from last winter to put into our
DVD. All of the crew who came out on our long term courses
last year will be receiving their own personal copy
of this limited edition DVD.
A lot of blood sweat and tears have gone into the making
of this DVD. You can check out a mix of some of the
footage in the Pro Ride promotional video below.
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Video
We took some great video footage of the coaches and campers
over the past season. Click on the links below to check out
the Pro Ride video for this season as well as some other camp
footage. If you don't have Quicktime installed
you can download it here
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If you would like to visit our photo diary
page you can click
here >>
Register
here for 2008 / 2009 winter season >>
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