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Dr. Jen's Ski Report - January 19, 2013

Submitted by alex hawley on Mon, 2013-01-21 14:02

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Dr. Jennifer Montgomery is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, serving the White Rock community in private practice for the past 18 years. She is married and a mother to two young adults. For more information, see her website at www.doctorjen.org

Dr. Jen is an avid skiier and Cypress passholder, every week she sends out a ski report to her friends & family about her adventures at Cypress! This week Jen and friends visited our sister resort in Washington, Crystal Mountain.

Crystal Mountain - Saturday Jan 19th

Vancouver we Love you! - Posted March 14, 2012

Submitted by alex hawley on Wed, 2012-03-14 11:58

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The crew from the blog "Vancouver We Love You" came up for snow day on Cypress Mountain.

Check out their blog for photos!

www.vancouverweloveyou.com

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The First Snowboarders - Posted March 2, 2012

Submitted by alex hawley on Fri, 2012-03-02 09:59

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Sent to us by Curtis Burns

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Canada Ski & Snowboard Festival Day 2 - posted Feb 11th, 2012

Submitted by alex hawley on Sat, 2012-02-11 15:09

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We had another excellent day at the Canada Ski & Snowboard Festival!

On Day 2 one of our favourite performers Adam Woodall played on the mainstage in the Fireside Lounge. Later in the afternoon Dinette took to the stage.

DJ Gentalman Scholar and DJ Woodhead were spinning in the Canada House.

Plus 2nd Wind Oxygen, Popchips,Clif Bar and GIB were all on mountain handing out samples!

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Canada Ski & Snowboard Festival Day 1 - posted Feb 10th, 2012

Submitted by alex hawley on Fri, 2012-02-10 17:15

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Yesterday was the first day of our inaugural Canada Ski & Snowboard Festival!

Despite the weather we had a great day full of live music, a Popchip sampling and the Toonie Race.

Country duo Robyn & Ryleigh kicked things off on the mainstage in the Fireside lounge.

Later in the afternoon The Town Pants put on an energetic performance of thier legendary fast folkin' irish rock!

Popchips were handing out samples and the Second Wind Oxygen Bar was very popular!

Five great questions to ask when shopping for cross country skis - Posted Jan 4, 2012

Submitted by alex hawley on Wed, 2012-01-04 15:27

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Found this article online from a newspaper in Ottawa. Good tips for anyone thinking of buying some new x-country gear.

What kind of skis should I buy?

Cross-country skis are generally classified as either "classic" or "skate." Classic skis are what most of us use. Skate skis are popular among speed buffs — short and fast, they allow a skate-like stride.

The kind of classic ski you buy depends on whether you plan to forge your own trails in the back county or stick to groomed trails like those in Gatineau Park. Back-country skis are a little wider to keep you on top of the pillowy snow instead of plunging through. They’re also slightly shorter so you can manoeuvre around trees and rocks and may have metal edges for better control if you hit a tree root or other obstacle.

What's best: Waxed or waxless skis?