Here is a great video from our friends over at Moment Skis in Reno Nevada.  The video shows their passion for producing amazing skis.  Check it out!

Check out the video goodness from January 3rd 2012 at K3 Cat Ski.

Click here for a written reveiw of the trip and some Great Photos.

You can check out the BCA Float 18 Here on the Catskiing Canada Christmas gear guide.  A question arises.. What do you do once you have deployed your Float Pack.  Well you head on down to a BCA authorized Float refill center like Union Cycle in Kelowna.  Check out this video of the refill process.  Union Cycle offers both refill and repack services for your float pack.

We just picked up a pair of the new 2012 Moment Jaguar Sharks in 192cm. As soon as we saw the name of this ski and the beautiful top sheet they were on order. 

They are not mounted up quite yet so we will have to get back to you with a review a little later in the season but we can say that we have been very impressed with the 2 pairs we have in our current fleet (Donner Party and Ruby).

All Moment Skis are Handmade in the good ol' USA, Reno Nevada to be exact. Moment uses 95% domestically sourced materials and FSC-certified wood cores.

What is the scientific purpose of this ski?  Revenge!

Check out the full line of 2012 Moment Skis.  If you would like to demo some Moment Skis in the Kelowna Area check out Union Cycle.

Moment Demo Skis at Union Cycle Kelowna

• 184cm Bibby Pro (2012)
• 180cm Tahoe (2012) 
• 180cm Ruby ( 2010 w/ touring bindings)
• 170 Sierra( 2010 w/ touring bindings)

It is now easier than ever to get the luxurious comfort and warmth of New Zealand Merino Wool next to your skin.  Icebreaker has expanded their online store to serve Canada.  Now you have one less excuse for being chilly this winter.

Icebreaker.com is now open in Canada.Shop now >

Ski company partners with online tour group to offer snow vacations Insider knowledge on where to go & when

One of the country’s topline manufacturers of skis, boots, and accessories is now offering snow vacations. Nordica Canada has partnered with one of North America’s foremost tour operators, Tours de Sport, to design and deliver quality ski vacations across Canada, the U.S. and South America for Winter 2012. The group’s new portal is NordicaSnowVacations.com.

Insider Knowledge, Loads of Experience

“We’re really excited about this new venture,” says Isabelle Sauvageau, Marketing Director, Nordica Canada. “We know the time is perfect to launch a snow vacation portal designed specifically for Nordica skiers and riders. Our team has travelled extensively, testing our equipment at many ski areas, on every type of snow imaginable. From the Laurentians to the Rockies to the Andes… we’ve skied it. We have loads of experience. We’d like to share our insider knowledge on ‘cool’ destinations with our Nordica customers.”

How it Works

Powering Nordica Canada’s new snow vacations website is Tours de Sport, a company with more than 25 years’ experience delivering quality ski and snowboard vacation packages. Through NordicaSnowVacations.com, Nordica and Tours de Sport have developed trips for all types of Nordica skiers — powder lovers, cruisers, park ‘n pipers and families who love to ski, and eat, and play together.

Added Value

Book your next snow vacation through Nordica’s new portal and qualify for extra prizing and gifts. Book a trip on NordicaSnowVacations.com before NOVEMBER 30, 2011 and receive a free Nordica ski bag.

For more information and to book, visit NordicaSnowVacations.com or dial 1-800 368-7067.

Source : Nordica Canada

We just got word that extreme freeskier Jamie Pierre died on November 13, 2011 while snowboarding in Gad Valley in Utah. Jamie Pierre will be missed greatly by the freeskiing world. He made his mark as a bad-ass cliff hukcer, most notable for his record-breaking 255 drop in Grand Targhee.

According the the Teton Gravity Research website, Jamie was riding the south chute in Gad Valley when a slide was triggered and he was swept off a cliff. Jamie's partner that day was unharmed. For more on the story, please visit the TGR website.

http://live.tetongravity.com/_News-Jamie-Pierre-Dies-in-Utah-Avalanche/blog/5471307/75233.html

They did it! It has been done, the first ski hill to officially open for the 2011/2012 season in BC is Cypress Mountain. They have had people up skiing and riding for the past two days but officially open today - November 10th, 2011 (maybe official means they cut a ribbon or something??). Anyways, the reports are good. There has been rain in the valley but the conditions on the top of the hill are in great shape.

Check out their site for more info here: www.cypressmountain.com

They are trying hard to be the first in the BC Interior to open at Sun Peaks Resort. Nancy Green and some of the staff at Sun Peaks were out ripping around on the first layers fo snow to fall (mixed with a little man-made stuff we suspect...) We can't blame em, we have been known to ski down logging roads pre-season just to get that early season rush of sliding down a mountain!

Stay up to date on Sun Peak by viewing their webcams here: Sun Peaks Resort Web Cams