We are thrilled to announce Opening Day of PPK’s 80th winter season will be…..... Saturday  Nov. 17 Saturday, November 17 Winter has returned to the Rockies and we are going all-out to get ready to kick-off our 80th Anniversary winter season next Saturday.  Taking advantage of the crisp temperatures and snowfall we’ve had the past few [...]

Contributed by Corrie Bubik, Neighbour and Season Pass Holder One evening last winter, I took the upper t-bar to Chinook at the top of Pass Powderkeg for the first time in probably 15 years. When the lift lights came on, the shadows of the towering trees intensified, and with the crackle of the snow under my skis and wind on [...]

This post is about Brussel Sprouts. This is not the name of a ski run or some trick invented in our terrain park.  Nope…we’re talking about the vegetable. Alberta Beef with a PPK Twist A year ago, Chef Alejandro Verdi joined our team, bringing a huge change to the dining experience that we offer.  Trained at the Culinary [...]

This week, we were referred to an open letter posted by Ken Read, one of the original Crazy Canucks, that mentioned Pass Powderkeg and its deep roots as a community ski hill.  As we are about to kick off PPK's 80th season, it is a good reminder to us of the importance of local hills like Pass Powderkeg to communities [...]

With the kids back to school, the temperatures starting to dip and the leaves beginning to turn, it's not hard to see that summer is at an end.  The same goes for our summer operations as we now flip things over to get ready for ski season. Hike & Paint Event This summer, we added many different activities [...]

What's with the asterisk(*)?  We'll get back to that. Ski hills around the world struggle with landing an opening date.  Given our ultimate reliance on weather windows to either accumulate or make snow and pack down a base, it is next to impossible to say when any particular hill might be open more than 2 weeks ahead of time.  However, [...]