Working at the Lake

Look who we ran into while we were skiing this weekend. When it's this nice out you can't possibly not love working outside! The past few weekends we have had great weather, a bluebird day is a  beautiful thing up at the resorts.

James Turner working Ptarmigan lift at Lake Louise.

Working an riding at the hills, you get great views of the surrounding mountains.

Happy Holidays!

Christmas is nearly here, and in Banff that means the Santa Claus "Parade of Lights." Every Year there is a beautiful procession of floats created by local businesses that kicks off the holiday season.

The group out this year is really looking forward to Christmas, for some of them it will be their first away form home!

Stay tuned for pictures of the continued festivities over the next few weeks, including the gingerbread house that each chalet is currently working on.

Have a Great holiday season!

Working At Sunshine

Here is a little video we put together from opening day at Sunshine Village.

Travelmag Article.

Brits in Banff
By Louise Hudson 3 Oct, 2011, 19:30
History: First of all, the Brits are prolific skiers, with nearly a million of them pouring into mountain resorts worldwide each winter to ski and snowboard. The Brits are responsible for putting the sport into skiing back in the early 1900s, when they borrowed the “wooden stick” means of transport from the Scandinavians and turned it into a fun pursuit to while away winters in Switzerland. In 1903 Brit skier, Sir Henry Lunn established the first packaged ski holidays under the Public Schools Alpine Sports Club. He then raised the sport to a competitive level with a downhill ski race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. After founding the Kandahar Ski Club in Mürren in 1924, Lunn went on to organize both downhill and slalom events at the 1928 Arlberg-Kandahar open international alpine skiing competition, the precursor to international racing. Read the rest of the article here: http://travelmag.co.uk/?p=5149

New Website!

Thats right - the new Gap Year Canada website is now online!

Mark it in you favourites, share it with your friends. The new site has everything you need in order to plan a season in Banff, along with links to this blog, our Facebook Page, and Twitter so you can easily keep up to date on the current season in Banff.

Go check it out at http://www.gapyearcanada.com/

Meet the Winter 2011-12 Wolfpack Crew

Beer Pong Challenge!

Wow... What a night! The Gap Year Canada winter 2011-12 Beer Pong Challenge was a blast. We had a great turnout with 10 teams and a ton of supporters showing up to compete/cheer on their housemates! The beer, brewed by Noel Martin over the past couple weeks, was excellent and contributed largely to the success of the night.

The competition was fierce, with every team bringing their a-game to the tournament. After the dust had settled, the team from our partners Soul Ski and Bike emerged victorious, with the Wolfpack team coming a close second; the final game went down to the last cup.

Congratulations to our champs!

You too Wolfpack, don't be too hard on yourselves.

Thanks a ton to all that came out, we had a blast!