Articles Archive for February 2010

Innergex, the company operating the new hydro-electric power plant at Whistler Blackcomb, which will meet 100% of the resort’s energy needs, has announced that it has started commercial operation of its Fitzsimmons Creek power plant, located between Whistler and…

A drunken man is reported to have stolen an ambulance that had been called to the Tyrol Basin Ski and Snowboard Area in Wisconsin, USA last Monday. The man, who is reported to have been from the Chicago area…

Grouse Mountain ski area in Vancouver, currently open 24 hours a day for snow sports in celebration of the Olympic Games, is also celebrating the inauguration of its impressive new 65m high wind turbine, The Eye of the Wind.…

Team GB Results – Monday 15th February

As the Winter Olympics gets into full swing, Team GB saw a host of new names enter the Vancouver 2010 arena on Monday. We had four Olympic debutants competing across a range…

In a week where the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics dominate ski news, it’s no surprise that our big stories involve Team GB. Read all about their financial troubles and how they WILL compete in Vancouver after all. As well as…

Scotland’s Cairngorm Mountain had the unusual problem of having too much snow in the first half of January. This led to a huge community effort to ‘dig out’ key parts of the ski area including access roads, lifts and…