Blackcomb

Whistler Blackcomb Snow School is now taking applications for for full-time ski and snowboard kids instructors positions in June and July and part-time positions at the beginning of August for the 2013 - 2014 winter season.

Interviews will be held in June & July for Full time positions and September for part time posistions.   Due to limited number of spots for Snowboard Instructors, there will be a limited number of interviews held.

The minimum requirements to qualify for snow school positions this year is CSIA or CASI Level 2 (or foreign equivalent) and 2 full time seasons.

The first of many to come Pro Pipe Camps was run last week lead by coach Crispin Lipscomb, Olympic half pipe athelete and coach.  

The focus is on freestyle snowboard training in the halfpipe, park and competitive development, learning fundamental freestyle skills.  

Half pipe camp video link 

Camper Bianca Brewer is out from Belgium to become a snowboard instructor with Pro Ride. Read about her 6th week at Pro Ride Snowboard Camps.

Camper Bianca Brewer is out from Belgium to become a snowboard instructor with Pro Ride. Read about her 5th week at Pro Ride Snowboard Camps.

Camper Bianca Brewer is out from Belgium to become a snowboard instructor with Pro Ride. Read about her 4th week at Pro Ride Snowboard Camps.

My fourth week in Whistler meant that it was finally Christmas time! Christmas is my favourite holiday of the year, I think the main reason is because my family always celebrated it in a really nice way. My Grandmother would fly over to Belgium from the UK and we would have a real family day together. We would wake up in the morning and have a massive brunch, open up all our present in front of the fireplace in the afternoon and then have a massive family dinner in the evening. It was always the nicest day! I was a bit worried that this year would be strange for me not being with my family for the first time, but it ended up being a very different and fun Christmas in Whistler!

AIRSPACE - that wondrous place between the safety of solid ground and the breathtaking exhilaration of the ether. Sherpa's Cinema introduces us to Whistler Blackcomb's Nintendo Terrain Parks, the athletes that grace its features and the groms on the road to greatness.

Name the new Crystal Zone high-speed quad chairlift and win a Winter Seasons Pass or a $1,000 gift card and first ride up the new Crystal Zone Chairlift on Blackcomb Mountain in the The 'YOU NAME IT' Competition.

The competition will run for two weeks and the person who submits the best name, chosen by Whistler Blackcomb, to crown the new quad will receive a choice of either a 2013.14 Unlimited Winter Season Pass or a $1,000 Whistler Blackcomb Gift Card. In addition, the winner, along with three friends, will have the opportunity to be on the first public ride up the new chairlift. 

WHISTLER BLACKCOMB ANNOUNCES MAJOR $18 MILLION CAPITAL EXPANSION FOR 2013.2014

Lift Expansion Includes New Whistler Mountain Harmony High-Speed Six-Pack Chairlift And New High-Speed Quad Chairlift In Blackcomb Mountain’s Crystal Zone

WHISTLER, BC, January 18, 2013 – Whistler Blackcomb has unveiled capital plans for a major lift expansion. Whistler Mountain’s Harmony high-speed, quad chairlift will be replaced with a new Doppelmayr high-speed, detachable, six-pack chairlift capable of transporting six people on each chair. Blackcomb Mountain will see a lift enhancement with a high-speed quad chairlift going into a new area in the Crystal Zone, currently accessed by a fixed-grip triple chair.

Today we hit the hill with our first campers of the season. We were greeted with 22cm of new snow, on top of the 38cm from the day before. Everyone came out of the gate swinging, and at some stages wading out of all the new snow. In the end everyone came away from the day stoked, ready to push it, and learn more tomorrow.

Julian, Gillian, and Raf stoked on all the pow in the trees.

Roy reaching for a grab on day one.

Julian taking a break after smashing pillows all morning.
 

Whistler Blackcomb has posted it's first installment in their "Wonder Reels" series, gearing up for winter. We really didn't need another teas for the coming winter season. The filming and timlaps' are awesome, this video is worth the watch... You'll be wanting to put on your snow gear after this, so make sure your at home. The good people at Whistler Blackcomb were even nice enought to do a snowboard friendly version of the video to go along with the ski one.