Telus world ski, snowboard, and snowkite festival goes off
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kthompson@whistlerquestion.com
The Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival just got a little bigger with the addition of the World Backcountry Freeride Jam (WBFJ), April 21 to 23. It’s a festival within a festival, featuring enough action to blow your mind.
If you hang around Whistler long enough, the backcountry will start to lure you from resort lift lines and “schralped” slopes. Suddenly you will start investing hard-earned cash in backcountry gear and a recreational avalanche clinic. Before you know it, you’ve become a backcountry freak.
The WBFJ is a celebration of everybody’s transformation into backcountry enthusiasts. It is a festival that showcases skiing and riding in its truest and most inspirational form in uncontrolled terrain. Both experts and beginners can get involved in a variety of events designed to welcome folks into the world of ski touring.
The event includes a host of competitions and events that will allow skiers and snowboarders to experience a different side of winter. The entire WBFJ is non-profit event so proceeds will be donated to non-profit groups and associations affiliated with backcountry activities.
“This festival is also a chance for people who’ve been curious about the backcountry to try it in an non-intimidating atmosphere. You will get a chance to talk to people who backcountry skiing for a living and ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask,” organizer Delena Angrignon said.
The nerve centre of the WBJF will be the North Face Backcountry Village, an outdoor base camp set up at the top of Whistler Mountain. The public will have access to test the latest in backcountry equipment and check out product clinics, taught by experts and professionals. This is a chance to learn about a variety of winter backcountry activities and the best choices for equipment.
If the gear is not en"
kthompson@whistlerquestion.com
The Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival just got a little bigger with the addition of the World Backcountry Freeride Jam (WBFJ), April 21 to 23. It’s a festival within a festival, featuring enough action to blow your mind.
If you hang around Whistler long enough, the backcountry will start to lure you from resort lift lines and “schralped” slopes. Suddenly you will start investing hard-earned cash in backcountry gear and a recreational avalanche clinic. Before you know it, you’ve become a backcountry freak.
The WBFJ is a celebration of everybody’s transformation into backcountry enthusiasts. It is a festival that showcases skiing and riding in its truest and most inspirational form in uncontrolled terrain. Both experts and beginners can get involved in a variety of events designed to welcome folks into the world of ski touring.
The event includes a host of competitions and events that will allow skiers and snowboarders to experience a different side of winter. The entire WBFJ is non-profit event so proceeds will be donated to non-profit groups and associations affiliated with backcountry activities.
“This festival is also a chance for people who’ve been curious about the backcountry to try it in an non-intimidating atmosphere. You will get a chance to talk to people who backcountry skiing for a living and ask the questions you’ve always wanted to ask,” organizer Delena Angrignon said.
The nerve centre of the WBJF will be the North Face Backcountry Village, an outdoor base camp set up at the top of Whistler Mountain. The public will have access to test the latest in backcountry equipment and check out product clinics, taught by experts and professionals. This is a chance to learn about a variety of winter backcountry activities and the best choices for equipment.
If the gear is not en"
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