I spent thebetterpartofmy20sand30s
chasing snowaround theglobe.
Aspassport stampsanddays skiedaccrued, Iwouldundoubtedly run intoa fewold
friendsand familiar faces from“backeast”. Eitherona steepchuteor in thebar,
Ontarians canhold theirown.What is it about our littlebutmighty slopes that have
producedcountlessgreat skiersand riders?WhistlerBlackcomb recentlycelebrated
their50-yearanniversarybut thiswintermarksBlueMountainResort’s75
th
year!
Whichmeans, forward thinking trailblazers like (BMR founders) theWeider family
haveput us25yearsaheadofmany impressive ski towns.Unlikemostmountain
destinationshowever, thisarea remainsaccessible, quiet andaffordable. Perhaps
that’swhyadventurous individualsaremakingapermanentmove toSimcoe,Grey
andBruceCounties. Thenagain itmight have something todowith thenumberof
qualitymicrobreweries inourarea. Ineither case, in this issue,weexplorewhy families
are relocatingnorthof theGTAandwealso takean in-depth lookat several quality
beersandciders that arebrewed right here.Coincidence?
Let’sget back toour trainingground foraminute—without questionour homegrown
athletesareproducing results.Wewill reacquaint youwith seven local athleteswho
arecompetingat the topof their respective snow sports. Perhapsweonlyneed look
toour coaches, ski clubsandvolunteers to seewhy thisarea isahotbed for talent.
Wehaveworld-class infrastructureaswell—onpage48we takeyou inside
AlpineSkiClub’snew45,000 square foot clubhouse.
For30years,Collingwoodhasbeenhome toof oneof themost respected ski racing
academies in theworld—our “InConversation” featuresNational SkiAcademyalum
LarisaYurkiw sittingdownwithNSAco-founderandcoaching legend JurgGfeller.
TheSkiCrossWorldCup returns toBlue
MountainResort onMarch5th. Thiswill
be the final stopon theWorldCupand
theonlyevent inNorthAmerica.Defending
championsBrady LemanandMarielle
Thompson (bothCanadian)will beback to
defend their titles. I hope to seeahuge
hometowncrowdcheeron local boyKevin
Drury! (Oneof our featured locals.)
Everythingyouneed toenhanceyour fun
thiswinter is right here—great restaurants,
ahot real estatemarket, homedécor, cozy
recipes, night skiing (nordicandalpine),
andof coursedozensof trendyoutfit ideas
toequipyou foraprès ski.
Winter ishere—get outsideand
make it count!
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