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The Marmot Issue
Not Your Typical Marmot Colony!
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is the home mountain for a number of ski and snowboard clubs, and they are a busy bunch. Here’s what they’ll be up to in the 2017-18 season…
Past Issues
Miracle Day Fund supports Learn to Ski Program.
With contributions exceeding $40,000 over 10 years, more than 1,000 Comox Valley students in Grades 4 – 6 have been offered ski lessons thanks to Rick Morson and the CIBC?Wood Gundy Miracle Day Fund.
A Return Engagement For The Vancouver Island Marmot!
Canada’s endangered marmot is continuing to make progress on its road to recovery. The birth of 75-80 pups in the wild this spring shows our tenacious little marmot has the potential for a full recovery.
News In Brief – Encompassing people, places and happenings at Mount Washington.
Your seasonal wrap up of latest mountain news.
Rick Gibson’s The View From Here
After 25 years, the ownership group is ready to hand over the reins to someone ready to move forward with the Resort.
Older entries below >
Vancouver Island Marmots Return from the Abyss
As spring comes to the high country, one of Mount Washington’s few year-round residents continues its long tradition of awakening from hibernation, feasting on the early wildflowers and grasses, and looking for love!
Mike Klein in profile
Ask longtime Mount Washington Resort employee Mike Klein what his job is, and he’s likely to reply, “I’m still trying to figure that out.”
Mount Washington Hiking Trail Overviews
Get to know the slopes.
Sasquatch Update
A Youtube video of a possible sasquatch sighting near Tofino in March has prompted the Search for Sasquatch Society to call for a thorough study on Bigfoot encounters on Vancouver Island.
National Championships at Mount Washington
Mount Washington Alpine Resort will host the 2007 Tim Horton’s National Mountain Bike Championships July 19-22 at its bike park.
“Spirit Sasquatch” proposed as 2010 Olympic Mascot
His hairy countenance has graced blurry photos in some of the world’s most read newspapers. And now there are those who think he should be Vancouver’s official Olympic mascot for 2010.
In Profile: The Radomi Family
Kai and Zayle Radomi peer over the side of the couch, an identical pair of blue eyes and tousled blond heads perked up at the sight of a stranger in the room, their red and yellow shirts the only distinguishing mark between them.
Ladies and gentlemen, Jay Oddleifson has left the building.
Mount Washington still presents a dramatic backdrop to Jay’s new venture with Shelter Point Distillery partner, Andrew Currie.
It’s a G’Day for the Outback Pro Patrollers
Brad Frechette works on a temporary ski patrol shelter that will be sledded into the Outback at Mackay Lake for the winter.
Winter Forecast Looks Awesome!
If Season’s Pass sales are any indication, Mount Washington Alpine Resort is in for a great winter!
New Trailhead Open
New Trailhead into Strathcona Park near Raven Lodge on Mount Washington, BC
An Inherent Need For Speed
Courtenay snowboarder Megan Chamberlin will represent B.C. at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse this winter.
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Not Your Typical Marmot Colony!
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is the home mountain for a number of ski and snowboard clubs, and they are a busy bunch. Here’s what they’ll be up to in the 2017-18 season…