A champion of the World
Yukon snowboarder Stian Langbakk is on top of the world theses days and is ranked third in the world, for his age, in Rails…
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The Story Behind the T.E.S.T. Program
Dan talks with John Firth about his award winning new book, North Star: The Legacy of Jean-Marie Mouchet in his latest The Bookshelf column
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Visions From The North Premiers In Whitehorse
Visions From The North is Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon’s first skiing documentary since stepping away from Team Canada’s ski team
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Weasel Workers
How to ski backwards I was the newest Weasel on the mountain and set off down to the lift station to get back up to
Ultimate Cross-Country Event Hits Yukon Trails
Get ready for the Yukon Ski Marathon! Enjoy skiing, longer days, and sunshine at the ultimate cross-country race event.
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Masters X: There Are More Mountains to Climb
The Masters National XC Ski Championship proves competition isn’t just for the young—Whitehorse hosts skiers of all ages this February.
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Life’s Stages
From Schwatka Lake to Marsh Lake, 20 years of skiing adventures in The Yukon. Family memories, local races, and the joys of exploring trails.
Who Knew Watson Lake Was a Skier’s Paradise?
Maichen Ski Hill & Chalet: Canada’s top hidden-gem resort in 2024, with a rating of 4.9 stars out of 5 The little hills like ours
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Welcome Back To Mount Sima
The Yukon Canada Cup 2024! Mount Sima hosts thrilling Big Air and Slopestyle events with top athletes.
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Trail Blazer Harris Cox
Nobody knows the cross-country ski trails around Whitehorse like Harris Cox. His work in the Yukon has earned him international recognition.
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The Long Goodbye: Part 2
Asked what kind of a legacy she would like to leave behind, Beatty said hers would be a love for sport and competition…
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Lost In Paradise
Mount Sima will see a busy weekend and a huge celebration of snowboarding this spring when the Yukon hosts its very first…
The Long Goodbye
What’s Up Yukon spoke to the Whitehorse cross-country legend, recently, after she held a cross-country workshop at Mount McIntyre.
Full Ski Ahead!
Over the past few years, cross-country ski trails in the Kluane National Park and Reserve have been getting some added attention…
Yukoners At Canada Winter Games
The 2023 Canada Winter Games, officially called XXVII Canada Games, are taking place Feb. 18 to March 5 and will be hosted in P.E.I.
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On Mount Sima With Mavik MacKinnon
If you have ever been in Takhini North on a winter afternoon, you have probably come across Mavik’s “freestyle playground.”
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Blue collar North: Tundra twins
In early 1970s young skiers from Finland, Sweden, more countries came the Mackenzie Delta to race the best Cross Country skiers,
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Steiner aces the rut fluff to win
March 15, 1986 at the men’s downhill in Whistler, B.C. – The Inside Edge Memoirs #1 By the time the 1986 Molson’s World Cup men’s
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Everyone’s heading to shred town
With April right around the corner, Yukoners are getting some spring into their step. For many, it means the bittersweet transition from winter to summer
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He builds them (and they are coming)
Tyler Nichol, originally from Dawson City, has been building parks since he was a kid on the Dawson Dome and has gone from gold miner to a nationally renowned park creator in Canada.
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Making the ‘impossible’ possible
Darryl Tait, from Atlin, didn’t allow an accident slow his passion for freestyle sports. Adaptive Skiing is now part of Mt. Sima training.
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Revolutionizing endurance training
Discover Proskida skiing technology that revolutionizes skiing performance with real-time metrics for efficiency and force.
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Oh Les Filles
Yukon Backcountry Skiing’s owner, Claude Vallier, introduces his two girls, Kiona and Heidi, to the world by making a movie…
It’s ‘snowing’ at Sima!
Every October, Mount Sima starts snow production and welcomes hundreds of athletes from all over Canada for pre-season training in November. Whitehorse, Yukon, is the
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Keeping Yukon wild at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve
Yukon Wildlife Preserve offers wildlife viewing, school programs, family passes, run/ski/walk events, Yukoner Day and holiday activities.
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Yukon Ski Patrol
The Canadian Ski Patrol is a national organization is composed of more than 5,000 volunteers from coast to coast, in Canada, in 59 zones and
Party at the Hill
Since 1999, Simapalooza has become a yearly tradition for Yukoners to enjoy their local ski hill with a variety of events and prizes. Now in its 19th year, Simapalooza is bigger and better in anticipation for its 20th year anniversary next year.
Top 10 Tips: Backcountry Ski Touring
With the prime backcountry skiing time of spring fast approaching, it’s important to know some safe tips and where to get information before heading out there.
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The evolution of Icycle Sports
Icycle Sports started 1998 by Patrick Plemel. In 1999 their first location on Wood Street, multiple locations until 2006 then Quartz Road.
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Small but beautiful
Our experience at the Mount Sima ski hill in Whitehorse and some facts about skiing
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Big Air at Sima
The Yukon Freestyle Ski Association hosts the Canadian Cup November 23 to 26 at Mount Sima.
The Last Ski Race of the Year
Volunteers are gearing up for the Buckwheat Ski Classic. The cross country ski race is on March 25, but starting in early March volunteers were
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Adventure and Great Powder
Interest in backcountry skiing in the Yukon has taken off, especially among tourists, says backcountry ski expert and guide Claude Vallier. Vallier recently published a
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A Long Race for a Big Finish
Registration is now open for the premiere Yukon Ski Marathon, hosted by the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club. The 50 km race is being held
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May the Force Be With You at This Year’s Hut to Hut Ski Event on Saturday
The EDI Hut to Hut, taking place this Saturday, is a family, social event that aims to encourage skiers of all ages and ability to
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Skiing With Our Dog
Whitehorse is not only lucky enough to be situated on Canada’s crowning jewel of cross country ski trails, but to have approximately ⅓ of that
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Heading Out? Check it Out!
For many Yukoners, enjoying the backcountry is an integral part of their lifestyle whether they love to ski, snow machine, snowshoe or run sled dogs.
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Every Revolution Begins with a Spark
The kicksled, or potkukelkka in Finnish, is part scooter, part sled. It has two long runners for self-propulsion on snow. With a wooden seat at
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Winter Sports Smackdown
So much winter, so little time. With Yukon’s abundance of winter recreation options, how do you choose your sport?
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Training Ground
Mount Sima is “the first mountain in North America to have a jump line in.” That’s what Graham Pollock says. He’s the head coach of
Stay on the Trail
“It requires a lot of discipline to stay on the trail – not just the ski trail,” says Gary Bailie, “but the trail of life.”
It Takes Two
Biathlon is an Olympic Sport that combines two incredibly different competitive activities. Which two incredibly different activities you ask? Biathlon is a combination of a
Celebrating 30 Years of Cult-Classic Skiing
The force is strong in our northern skiing communities. The Buckwheat Ski Classic has grown significantly to over 400 skiers.
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Hitting the Powder
I will try anything once; twice if the first time doesn’t kill me. Which is fortunate, because that’s how many times I had been skiing
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Stay Safe in the Mountains
Michelle Christensen follows a routine before she heads to the backcountry for a day of skiing. It’s a safety routine, and it starts in her
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Waiting For Snow: biathlon
Control over heart rate and breath is an integral part of biathlon. It sucks learning technical aspects of shooting in the freezing cold.
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Finishing off the Season with Three Medals
We just finished unloading all the skis, about 80 pairs, in front of the wax room in Newfoundland when a large rumbling sound caught everyone
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An Epic Ski Day
My first day on Mount Sima — Sunday, January 12 — was so epic. The beautiful landscape, all dressed up in snow, looked like a
Winter Blues Breaker
During Yukon winters it’s important to keep yourself motivated to stay active, and to seek ways of making it fun. While suffering from my own
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Racing in Italian Rain
The skiing in Italy was beautiful, until the races started. After a week of sunshine, the weather transformed back into a typical European winter —
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Aiming for Sochi, Hoping for Italy
For the majority of skiers, the trial races are the most important of the year. For a few, they’re second only to the event that
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Racing Close to the Cut-off
I left home on December 1. My teammate, Colin Abbott, and I rolled up to the airport and ran back and forth, hauling our gear
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Boosting Red Blood Cells in Arizona
The in-between seasons: I never know what to do with them. Roller skiing is not an option as soon as the roads are graveled. I’ve
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Skiing is a Made-in-the-Yukon Experience
I remember trails that wound through this area before roads came. Now there is always fresh human contribution to the ever-changing landscape.
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Skiing: Just You and Your Dog
Skijouring is a fabulous winter activity for you and your dog. You both benefit from great exercise, fresh air and spending time together.
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The Nationals and California
The National Championships continued on March 26 with a 15km classic race. Our wax tech, Alain, nailed the skies and the Yukon had one of
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The National Championships
The Cross Country Nationals are in Whistler, B.C. this year along with the Downhill, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Biathlon, and Para-Nordic Nationals. To cap things
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Saliva Drooling Down Our Faces
On Wednesday I went the weight room at FH Collins and saw an empty parking lot. It was spring break, but that doesn’t allow me
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A Successful Weekend of Races
The Mount Lorne Classic; what an awesome ski race. On trails used by caribou as much as any skier, the course was fast and winding.
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Trails, Trials and Turkeys
A couple boarding passes and a rental car and before I knew it I was back in Ontario after my junket to Minnesota. Duntroon. Ever
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Experiencing the North on Skis
In the early 1980s when Mike Gladish was working for the Canadian Weather Office, in Edmonton, he was given a choice between taking a job
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5 1/2 Months Between the Last and the First Ski
“Had a great ski on Saturday!” “What do you mean, ‘ski’? There’s not enough snow!” “Enough for me!” “You’re sick!” At least a few-dozen skiers
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Harnessing the Wind
Graham Van Tighem loves kite skiing. He talks about kite skiing the way a starving man talks about food, or the way a priest talks
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Avalanche warnings: What you think you know, can kill you
“You can’t read the Avalanche Conditions Report and make it apply to backcountry skiing,” Jennifer Magnuson warns me. She’s the communication analyst for the Department
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Mount Maichen Ski Hill: A Tradition of Kindness
I was disturbed to see a local writer publicly disapproving of how the Mount Maichen Ski Hill is operated. Her article depicts this hill as
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Dress for Success
While we’ve seen a lot of (relatively) mild weather this season and the trends over the past few years have been to warmer winters, cold
A Guide to Good Grooming
No, I’m not talking about that perfect haircut. This week I’ll be dealing with something that goes on behind the scenes at the ski club,
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Don’t be a Weekend (Ski) Warrior
Now that the snow is flying and you’re itching to get out on your skis or snowshoes, or jump on the sleds, don’t get injured
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In Praise of Spring
Despite rumours to the contrary, spring will come to Whitehorse this year. Yes, really. And with spring comes the best skiing of the year. Forget
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Loppeting 101
As we move into the spring, our ski calendar fills up with loppets. The word loppet (as with many ski terms) is Norwegian, but the
Going Up?
If one thing differentiates the cross country or nordic skier from his alpine cousin it’s hills. Uphills, that is. Everybody does downhills, and all that
Take the Challenge
February is Challenge month at the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club – the Air North Challenge that is. Air North, the Yukon’s Airline, has teamed
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Whitehorse Club Offers Cross-Country Skiiers Dream Conditions
“When I travel down south for meetings, other clubs are astounded and in awe of what we have here in Whitehorse,” said Claude Chabot, Executive
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Winding Down on the Trails
As we head into spring and summer, the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Cub starts winding down – sort of. In April, as the snow melts
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Easing Into winter
OK, so it’s been a bit cold out, the light is going, your skis have cobwebs on them and you can’t find your mitts. Enough
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A Skier’s Guide to the White Pass
It’s a familiar story – a cliché, really. Come to Yukon for a holiday, get hooked on the place and decide to move here. That’s
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Miss Manners Goes Skiing
Cross country skiing can be conducted at breakneck speed or at a social pace. As with most social activities, there is etiquette involved.
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Sports in the Extreme
The biggest lesson is to like what you do and do it because you want to do it – do it for yourself.” While that
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Skiing the Animal Trail
Bison and foxes and sheep. Oh my! The Yukon Wildlife Preserve on the Takhini Hot Springs Road offers all of these and more—and it’s recently
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Behind the Scenes
The Arctic Winter Games arrive in Whitehorse in the near future, and among the many sports on view there is (of course), cross country skiing,
The Little Blue Blur
Have you ever watched downhill skiing on television and caught the flash of a blue jacket running out of frame as the racer gracefully (or
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A Brother’s Bond
As cross-country skier Gary Chaplin walked through the arrival gates at Whitehorse International Airport last month, gold, silver and bronze medals hanging around his neck and bagpipes playing, it was hard to determine who was more proud: Garry himself or his older brother.