Above: The Hotbox that completes the final step in constructing a custom pair of Bigbend Skis Photos and article: Tennille Barber Handcrafted. This word describes everything Daryl does or has constructed in the shop. The machines used in the process of ski construction are completely from scratch, so much that I had to ask what […]
Photos and article: Tennille Barber The art picked for the stock topsheets on Bigbend skis employs the talents of a local artist that many may not have heard of but that has secretly been beautifying ads or banners in Revelstoke for a couple years now. Isaac Becker’s style is inspired by Revelstoke and the outdoors […]
Photos and article: Tennille Barber Bigbend Skis was so cool and so detailed there’s just no possible way I can explain how much in one article. Over three articles I’ll include some background, along with an explanation of just how amazing a custom ski build at Bigbend is. This is number one of three in […]
Article and photos by Tennille Barber Every time I see anyone challenging themselves when they’re disabled I am amazed. Riding the chair at RMR you’ll usually see someone who just won’t let the fact that they are missing a limb or coping with a spine injury keep them from enjoying what everyone else usually takes […]
Press Release Big News! The volunteer group behind the much anticipated Revelstoke Adaptive Sports Program is proud to announce that, as of this Saturday, we are officially open for business. Our aim is to make the adventure sports that make Revelstoke special accessible to individuals who experience limitations from physical and cognitive learning disabilities. To […]
Article and snapshots by Tennille Barber As if the 20 Days of Stoke competition could get any more entertaining, I thought, as I drove out to the ski hill in what I thought would be pretty crappy snowman making weather. Obviously I haven’t made a snowman in the last couple years. December 15th, 2013. 15 […]
Pictures and article by Tennille Barber Stoke FM‘s 20 Days of Stoke continues even in the face of the chilly weather! The contestants braved -22 ° C and headed to the top of the Revelation Gondola at Revelstoke Mountain Resort where Revelstoke Snowshoe Company‘s Pete Dixon had the gear waiting for them, and Stoke FM had set […]
FIRST STOP OF SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR BY THE NORTH FACE® RESCHEDULED TO MARCH 10, 2014 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (December 4, 2013)-Organizers of the SWATCH FREERIDE WORLD TOUR BY THE NORTH FACE® (FWT) have announced the decision to reschedule the first stop of the 2014 competition calendar in Revelstoke, CAN. The Revelstoke stop, which was […]
Pictures and article by Tennille Barber All month I could see town getting busier, more and more obvious that it was time to start skiing. Everyone starts to squirrel away their chips and make sure they have time for powder mornings. The week leading up to opening day the retail stores worked hard to get […]
Girls Day Out camp schedule released with three new camps REVELSTOKE, BC November 5 – Girls Do Ski is back for the 2014 season with a hotter than ever schedule including three new backcountry camps for freeskiers looking to heliski with Selkirk Tangiers, take on cat skiing with K3 Cat Ski or try out ski […]
