2010 is a year that has usually been surrounded by hype and yes, hope – even just before 2009 turned out to become the harshest year we’ve observed in three generations. When we had been little ones, the science fiction authors had us thinking we’d be skiing around the moon by now, and when those weird indoor ski hills in Japan are pretty close, we’re not pretty there, however. But that doesn’t imply there hasn’t been loads of hype surrounding this milestone year and also the very first ski season of this most futuristic decade. We decided to verify in on a number of the most hyped events, locations, and gear of 2010…
Most Hyped Occasion – The Vancouver Olympics
The winter Olympiad returns for the slopes of North America this year, with events set for two weeks in February each around Vancouver itself and at Whistler/Blackcomb. British Columbia will likely be showing off its ideal and newest terrain and facilities, with Whistler hosting the alpine skiing events, and bobsled, luge, and skeleton operating around the resort’s new sliding center at Blackcomb Mountain. Back on the west edge of the province, the tiny Cypress Bowl will host the freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions. Unseasonably warm temperatures at Cypress not too long ago forced the region to close down and horde snow for the games, but Olympics organizers promise anything is going to be ready to go ahead of the opening ceremonies on February 12.
As for the competitors themselves, there is a North American grudge match taking shape, with both the Canadian and American ski teams set to own the podium along with the medal count in Vancouver. Bill Marolt, president of your U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, told reporters the goal for the group of skiers and boarders from the south from the border is nothing much less than “best within the world” status, meaning much more medals than any other country. Alpine speedster Lindsey Vonn, in addition to young boarding legends like Shaun White will be an aspect of your cast of American stars hoping to neutralize the Canadian team’s home-field benefit.
Having said that the final results shake out, the Vancouver games stand to pick up exactly where the Salt Lake City games left off – showcasing a number of our favorite terrain towards the globe.
Most Hyped Destination – British Columbia (Honorable Mention: Alta)
The Olympic games have seen interest in B.C.’s ski locations attain what has to surely be an all-time high. Google might as well rename itself ‘Whistler’ for the following month or so. Certainly, the terrain and facilities that a lot of arguing are among the most effective in the world even on an undesirable day are a pretty fantastic purpose to check out the province, even when the rest of the world isn’t in town. Besides, it does not hurt that Whistler has one of the longest ski seasons around, with a type of over 30 feet of snow, and much more than 3,000 skiable than Vail and Sun Valley combined. No, truly.
But to be fair for the rest of the continent, we must acknowledge that there’s skiing happening in lots of other locations besides British Columbia this year, so we picked a second destination that is been getting lots of interest of late. Utah’s Alta is one of the oldest ski resorts inside the nation, and it’s managed to maintain a sort of rustic, gritty mystique in an era of mega-resorts. It also presents a few of the very best worth for significant champagne powder skiers, especially with its recent partnership with Snowbird to give a pass fantastic on each mountain. In these times when bargains are on everyone’s radar, these Wasatch wonders reside as much as their hype.
