On May 19th 2020, Nitehawk Year-Round Adventure Park, located in the Wapiti River Valley South of Grande Prairie, suffered a catastrophic natural disaster.  A large landslide significantly affected their chairlift, leaving it inoperable, as well as some of their...

Jon Burgman has been with Pass Powderkeg (Crowsnest Pass, Alberta) for more than 15 years.  Today he is the Mountain Operations Supervisor, but over his tenure he has held roles in almost every department.  Therefore Jon is known for his...

In July 2021, our CWSAA ski family lost two of its industry greats. Peter Alder, 1930-2021 Mike Wiegele, 1938-2021 Peter and Mike spent their entire lives sharing their passion, talents and ambition for skiing with the industry.  Their legacies have...

On Wednesday July 7th, 2021, CWSAA held its Annual General Meeting virtually. CWSAA is pleased to welcome three new Directors elected to the CWSAA Board during Wednesday’s meeting: BC-Yukon Division Director, Darcy Arnold, Big White Resort Director at Large, Katherine...