I have added lift pictures of all the current ski lifts at Revelstoke, plus I have updated the Lift facts for the ski area which were rather outdated. Enjoy!
Thanks to the accident on the Excalibur Gondola, Skiingbc.info and Skimap.org are under extreme load right now (we have number one result in a google search for "Excalibur Gondola"). Just be patient, the pages might load a bit slow. It should be back to normal within a few days.
I have been making numerous changes to Skiingbc.info in the past few weeks. Here is a list of changes
Skimap.org Maps API (currently in Alpha) is now used to show ski maps on skiingbc.info. If you want to add a ski map to skiingbc.info, just upload it at Skimap.org and it will show on both websites!
For nordic skiers:
Skiingbc.info is the official website for Cypress Tuesday Night Races 2008-2009! More information will be coming soon.
Live Ski Reports for Cypress, Callaghan Country, Whistler Olympic Park, Silver Star and Sovereign Lake can now be found here
Stay tuned on Skiingbc.info for the snow updates as winter approaches! Hopefully we can find some snow for cross country skiing within the next few weeks.
I have just added new lift construction photos of Greenway Quad and Peak Chair at Grouse. Also I have put some photos of the Ski Jump Lift at Callaghan Valley on. Ski season is so soon!
Get ready for a big day, Skimap.org will be released on time tomorrow probably between 12pm and 3pm PST. Currently the website has over 1850 maps from around the world, with more coming online frequently. After tomorrow, all members of the Skiingbc.info/Skimap.org/Chairliftinfo.com forums will be able to add maps the website!
We are progressing well with the development of the site
I have added the 2007-08 Silver Star - Sovereign Nordic Ski Map to the website.
Coastalnavigator has added another 5 photos to Skiingbc. Great job!
Thanks to coastalnavigator for adding 5 more Blackcomb lift pictures to Skiingbc.info!
Well, today was quite a day!
First a cross country ski race, then a preview of the ski jumping to happen in the Olympics by some Canadian junior ski jumpers training. It was my first time seeing people going off an Olympic class jump, and it was amazing, highly recommended that you head up to the 2007-8 Canadian National Championships and North American Junior Championships, which happens from January 1 through the 5th of the new year.
I shot video and photos today of both sports:
Photos
Video Clips
Yes, I have added some google ads to the bottom of the pages. They are ski area relevant which is nice! The intention of them is to help pay for the costs of upkeep on Skiingbc.info.
If you login at (http://www.skiingbc.info/login.html) with your forum login and password, the ads will not show for you!
I have got all the photos back online again. If you notice anything missing or see bugs, please report them to me through the forum!
From golf shirts to mouse pads, buy some Skiingbc.info apparel and help me out in paying for this website to stay free and ad-less.
See Geotagged Photos from Skiingbc.info in Google Earth!
You can now order special Skiingbc.info apparel through Spreadshirt
I have already actually bought a shirt with a map of Cypress XC and a photo on it and I am really happy with it!
By buying a shirt, you will help support Skiingbc.info as a non profit website, recieve a great shirt for showing off your skiing passion and more!
Currently there is one shirt with a photo of skiing in Callaghan Valley on the front and on the back, a map of Cypress XC by Skiingbc.info that others will actually be able to read and use!
I will add more designs soon!
All shirt related issues are covered by Spreadshirt, the company that makes and sells the shirts to you!
Thanks for giving Skiingbc.info a hand!
I was up at Cypress today, it was impressively good, except for a lack of sufficient snow on some trails. They had quite an interesting groom network actually, while Burfield wasn't groomed and no trails above Sitzmark, Grand National was open (all the way to West Lake Hill Lookout) without the Jack Pratt from the bottom of Grand National. But then, Jack Pratt was groomed and West Lake Trail all the way to the lake! It was quite an odd layout.. By the way, Grand National is deadly going down because the bushes are still sticking through and if you hit one bush, you go over. Oddly, West Lake trail is near perfect.. Ooh, and Upper Powerline is suicidal for your skis, it is closed but groomed still, lots of big rocks faces right under the top layer of snow which I hit multiple times on the down. Despite that lackage of snow, the snow was fantastic, the warmest temperature being -2 today and -8 this morning! It was 1 foot of powder off trail (would be great for downhill I imagine if there was more snow.
Now online with the new photo gallery system (still in beta)
A new photo system is in development that will link photos directly to their content (you will see photos of a lift on the lift facts page instead on a separate page.
The new system will be geo-friendly (we will be able to generate a photo viewing system in Google Earth/mapping programs)!
I went up yesterday and skiing was great! Photos added.
I have added some aerial photos and maps of Fortress as well as a 2006 master plan.
You can now upload zip files containing ski area photos for addition to Skiingbc.info! Note: You will need to be a member of the forum to log in.
I have finished the Peak to Peak information page.
Yes! I visited Cypress on November 10th to find some more big changes, check out the photos!
You can now add or fix errors in data for Ski Areas on Skiingbc.info! You can do this by either going to a ski area page and clicking "Edit Page" at the bottom or going to the User Content area and clicking "Modify a Ski Area (add information or fix errors)".
Note: to do this, you will have to be a member of the Skiingbc.info Forums.
Thanks to jrmi of the forums for adding this Yukon ski area to the website!! We hope to see more great additions from him soon.
You are now able to upload trail maps to Skiingbc.info to add to the website!
Note: You must be a member of the Forums
I have added a 2003 plan for the still not built Canoe Mtn.
Happy Halloween!
I have added maps for Kimberley, enjoy!
I have added 2 trail maps for Tabor Mountain!
I have added maps for Black Jack, Rossland. Enjoy!
I have added a map for Norquay. Thanks to Kmart for adding it!
I have added a map for Lake Louise for this winter! Thanks to Kmart for scanning these maps.
I have added a map for Sunshine for this winter! Thanks to Kmart for scanning these maps.
Mt Baldy Trail Maps Added!
Salmo Trail Maps Added!
We now have 40 photos for the header bar! Enjoy! Note: to see the new photos you will have to clear your web browser cache.
I have added trail maps for Whitewater
I have added trail maps for Mt Seymour
Maps for Kicking Horse are now online!
Finally, the Official Trail Map for Revelstoke is online!
As well, there are Downhill Trail stats, Lift stats now online for this resort.
The new Red Resort Map for 2007-08 is now online in High Quality JPEG!
Seymour's new 2007-08 Map is now online. It combines the previously separate downhill and snowshoe maps into one.
The new 2007-08 Sun Peaks Trail Map has arrived in super high resolution JPEG!
I have added trail maps of the Whistler XC Connection.
If you are a member on the Skiingbc.info/Chairliftinfo.com Community Forums, you can now add Ski Areas to the Skiingbc.info website! Soon you will be able to add other sorts of content like Trail Maps, Photos, News and more! Skiingbc.info is Web 2.0 now!
I have added a whole bunch of photos I took on October 8 2007.
I have added a photo of Mt Mackenzie taken two weeks ago. You can see the top station of the HSQ in it.
I have added a photo I took of the ski hill a couple years ago.
I have added a whole bunch of photos and an article on the Nels Nelsen Ski Jump. Enjoy!
I have added some previously missing content for the Hollyburn Chairlift: Hiking Maps GPS Waypoints
You can now see all News in Google Earth! Copy and Paste this link into the Google Earth > Open dialog http://www.skiingbc.info/pages/news/Skiingbc.info%20Geo%20News.kml Add this to your My Places and see where Skiingbc.info has been to recently! The RSS feed is also GeoRSS compliant now. Content from Skiingbc.info without a specific location will be located in Stanley Park.
I have made some improvements to the rather rushed RSS feed for Skiingbc.info news. The feed is now RSS 2.0 Compliant! The time stamps in the feed now work. GeoRSS will come soon...
Finally! Search has come to Skiingbc.info in a multitude of ways.
On the bottom of almost all the pages, you can make a search of Skiingbc.info Even better, you can search Skiingbc.info from your browser window at any time, just add Skiingbc.info to your search pane in IE7+ or Mozilla Firefox.
How to add Skiingbc.info to your Search Pane:
Important: to add Skiingbc.info to your Search Pane you must be on one of the Skiingbc.info pages.
In Internet Explorer:
Click the down arrow like the one below:
Now click the stared Skiingbc.info
Skiingbc.info Search is installed! Now you can search the website with this search pane, from anywhere on the net.
In Mozilla Firefox:
Click the down arrow like the one below:
Now click Add Search Providers > Skiingbc.info
Skiingbc.info Search is installed! Now you can search the website with this search pane, from anywhere on the net.
Enjoy!
Not Working? Clear your browser cache and refresh a Skiingbc.info page, then follow the steps above.
Thanks to Callie Mack for sending me photos of Pigeon in Alberta! They are now online.
Well, work continues. If you haven't noticed, the new Cypress XC BETA (map features are in development) is open to forum members only. So if you haven't signed up for the forum, do it now!
Last night we made Skiingbc.info V4.1 go live! Enjoy the new website!
Today, Skiingbc.info V4 has opened for a public beta test. You can report problems on the forum.
I would ask you do not link to the site until the url changes from v4.skiingbc.info to skiingbc.info so we can minimize broken links in the future.
Apex Lift Pictures are now Online!
Yep.
I have added many photos today. With brand new photos for Hemlock and Grouse
You will notice many major improvements.