The Mount Washington Marmot News Magazine
NEWS, ACCOMMODATIONS AND REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES ON MOUNT WASHINGTON
Winter / Spring 2008/09
Inspiring Athletes for 30 Years!
Mount Washington is celebrating it’s 30th Anniversary. And no one is happier than the various Ski Clubs at the Resort. Over these 30 years a generation of youth have been introduced to the…
News In Brief
Encompassing people, places and happenings at Mount Washington. Mount Washington may be dormant in the fall, but the Marketing Department is far from it. Marketing Director Karen Bonell has…
Leduc Family Profile
Mention a family dedicated to the Mount Washington Ski Club,and Normand and Cindy Leduc’s names are bound to come up. The Leducs have seen both their sons go through the Club’s ski…
Freestyle Club Introduces Recreational Freestyle
Skiing isn’t just about pointing the skis together and gliding effortlessly across the face of a run. It’s also about the feeling of freedom one gets carving a fresh path through 40…
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New Mogul Site for the Freestyle Club
The Mount Washington Freestyle Club has been operating up at Mount Washington Alpine Resort for seven years, and this year hopes to become a permanent fixture with the creation of a mogul site.…
Driving from Sea Level to Ski Level... Are you Prepared for Winter Driving?
You may leave home snow free, rest assured there is plenty on the road when driving up to Mount Washington. Each winter, many Mount Washington Alpine Resort visitors have to call a tow truck.…
Conferences and Catering Push Summer 2008 over the Top
The summer season continues to grow at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. “Tourism was up this year,” Resort Marketing Director Karen Bonell said. The weather co-operated this year,…
Mount Washington Ski Club
The Mount Washington Ski Club is celebrating 28 years of experience in developing youth this winter. The Ski Club offers both a development and a competitive steam – the development part…
Uphill for 30 Years!
As Mount Washington prepares a celebration for its 30th anniversary, the Marmot offers a timeline of major developments at the mountain since Alex Linton and Henry Norie first conceptualized a ski…
IPC World Cup Returns in 2009
Mount Washington Alpine Resort will host an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cup event from March 8-14, 2009. It is the second World Cup Event in three years for the Resort, which…
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Olympic Dreams Begin with Our Youth
When the International Olympic Committee announced in the summer of 2003 that the 2010 Winter Olympics would take place in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., Directors at Mount Washington Alpine Resort…
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Mountain Sports Centre on the Wish List for 2010
In addition to funding athletes, the Vancouver Island Mountain Sports Society (VIMSS) is overseeing a significant infrastructure project based at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Phase 1 was…
Olympic Teams Like What They Are Seeing Here
The list of teams that have committed to coming to Mount Washington for Olympic training is growing. The Alpine Resort has received commitments from Canada’s Cross-Country Ski Team,…
Olympic Connections in Beijing
Marketing has been an important initiative for Mount Washington Alpine Resort as it pursues a supporting role in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to be held at Vancouver/Whistler, B.C. Last…
Beaufort Heights Leads the Way in New Construction
Building confidence remains high at Mount Washington despite a recent economic downturn in Canada, and a softening of housing prices. Perhaps the most visible evidence can be seen in Beaufort…
Section 8 Snow Sport Institute
A new style of instructor training is coming to Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Section 8 Snowsport Institute is Vancouver Island’s only ski and snowboard training company, offering…
VI Rider Girls Wanted!
The VI Riders are hoping to bridge the gender gap this season. Vancouver Island’s only snowboard freestyle club wants more girls to join their group – so far they only have one,…
Strathcona Nordics Update
The Strathcona Nordics Cross Country Ski Club is preparing to host a second International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Cup Event in March 2009. One of the Club’s goals is to work for…
2nd Generation Marmot Pups Born in the Wild
While Mount Washington Alpine Resort welcomes aspiring athletes from around the world for pre-Olympic training to a mountain boasting some of the most spectacular coastal alpine settings in North…
Sasquatches on the Move?
The Sasquatch, said to inhabit Mount Washington and the nearby Vancouver Island Mountain Range, has ventured farther afield. That is the finding of zoologists who have scoured the mountain in…
Wilderness Centre to Open Summer 2009
Situated at the Trailhead into Paradise Meadows, Forbidden Plateau and the dramatic Island mountain range the new Wilderness Centre construction reached lock up before the heavy snows fell. The…
