snowboarding
Apex Mountain Resort opens for ski season
A popular ski resort near Penticton has opened its mountain for the winter season. Apex…
Mark your calendar for start of ski season in Kamloops, Okanagan
Winter is just around the corner, and for many that means it's almost time to…
Vernon para snowboarder banned from competing after failed drug test
A Vernon para snowboarder has been barred from competing for four years after failing a…
UPDATE: Coroner investigating after deaths of snowboarder and skier in Kootenays
RCMP and B.C. Coroners Service are investigating after a snowboarder and a skier died in…
Teen snowboarders rescued after cold, damp night in Kootenay backcountry
Two 16-year-old boys are recovering after spending a cold and damp night in the backcountry…
Man airlifted to hospital after avalanche at Silver Star mountain
SILVER STAR – A man has been transported to hospital by air ambulance following an…
South Okanagan ski resort taking advantage of late winter
PENTICTON – A slow start to the ski season followed by a spectacular finish, weather-wise,…
Bluebird Day Fund brings mountain fun to disadvantaged Kamloops kids
KAMLOOPS - A Sun Peaks charity is giving Kamloops kids who wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity to hit the slopes a chance to learn how to snowboard. Partners since 2012, the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Kamloops and the Bluebird Day Fund out of Sun Peaks launched a mentoring program that matches up experienced...
Fat bikes, new terrain coming to Silver Star this winter
VERNON – The ever growing Silver Star Mountain Resort has announced several big changes this year, including more than 100 acres of new skiable terrain. Tree skiing for intermediates and experts will get more than 90 acres of new terrain to try and areas from Putnam Creek to Silver Woods will also be expanded. In...
Kelowna woman wins B.C.’s biggest banked slalom snowboarding race
KELOWNA - A Kelowna woman walked away with a trophy, and bragging rights, after earning the fastest time in the ladies portion of the biggest annual banked slalom snowboarding event in British Columbia. A total of 265 participants raced in 20 different categories as Big White Ski Resort once again hosted the Annual Neil Edgeworth...