Just before 1 p.m., two groups of heli-skiers had concluded their skiing in a bowl area and were waiting near the treeline of the Clute Creek watershed, located on the eastern side of Kootenay Lake.

The picture he paints of the contemporary skiing landscape is less rosy. LaForge laments the rising costs of housing, single-day lift tickets, and ski school—these developments, he argues ...

Admiring the dramatic mountain landscape from atop a ski lift, feeling the cold air nipping at your cheeks, experiencing the rush of adrenaline as you carve the snow – there's nothing quite like ...