Monthly Archives: December 2011

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Are You Praying For Snow?

I’m gonna go ahead and say it: so far, this year’s ski season has SUCKED. Seriously. It’s freaking 5 degrees out there right now. The featured image for this post… Read More

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First Footy From the Season

So far it’s been a depressing start to the 2011/2012 winter. This time last year, I had 7 days in already and two videos to prove it. Horseshoe opened earlier… Read More

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Grand Cojones: Wingsuiting’s World’s Fastest Human

For whatever reason, everybody loves wingsuit videos. I think they’re freaking insane. I think the dudes who do it are insane (are there any women doing it yet?) and the… Read More

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MEC Community Grants Announced

Mountain Equipment Co-op recently announced the recipients of its Community Grants program, which is geared toward environmental and outdoor recreation projects.

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Remember Joyride 150?

Remember when Mountain Life got a sneak peak at Joyride 150? That was December 2009. Which means Joyride has been running for two years now. A serious milestone in the… Read More

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Opening Day At Blue Mountain

Unfortunately (except for those of us with 5X7′s), Blue Mountain has postponed their opening date from this Saturday until Thursday, December 15th. The snowblowers are cranked and although man made… Read More

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One-Legged BMX

There’s been a few one-legged rider videos floating around lately and they’re damn inspirational. But I think Kurt Yaeger wins the prize. A magnetic pedal? Genius. Seems to me though,… Read More

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Art of Flight Premiere at Blue Mountain

Yeah, that’s right, The Art of Flight is finally premiering up here in Collingwood. Thanks to the peeps at Lifted and the Blue Mountain, the film that critics are calling… Read More