Promo Thapa switches up the skis for wheels

Promo

After a difficult Nor-Am in Colorado in December, para-Alpine skier Pramod “Promo” Thapa is ready to come back next season and enter all the Western Canadian Nor-Am races. He spent this season building up his legs to handle the regulation 185 centimetre GS skis, and 165 cm slalom skis on which he’s required to ski, as per FIS … [Read more...]

The art and sport of taekwondo

Taekwondo

What are some draws of the Korean martial art taekwondo? It develops strength, balance, and flexibility, it’s a lifelong skill that requires no external equipment, and it develops confidence and independence in its students. Ryan Oevermann’s a second degree black belt in the martial art, and an instructor with the Northern Taekwon-do … [Read more...]

Managing spring avalanche hazards

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Epic winter conditions marched into April in most of B.C.’s mountain ranges. A northwest flow of cool unstable air provided fresh light snow and cool temps into the Easter weekend. Large avalanches continued to occur through March, both naturally and skier triggered, on the persistent Feb. 12 surface hoar layer and March 27 suncrust … [Read more...]