In North America, ski resorts are mainly about Big Business - but the scene in south-western Canada is a downhome playground created by enthusiasts out of sheer love of the sport. The British Columbia ...

On January 24, a 21-year-old snowboarder went missing at Cypress Mountain Resort, a ski hill near Whistler, British Columbia. He was found dead in a gully.

The drive was a precursor for the ski day that would follow. Revelstoke Mountain Resort is a steep mountain with leg-burning runs that seem to go on forever. And the snow fell heavy and constant ...