Words: Jamie Bond, Photos: Jordan Manley

An old wise man once said that at any given day of the year, it is snowing somewhere on the earth. What he forgot to mention is that more often than not... that place is Shames Mountain, BC. Or maybe he didn't forget, but rather 'neglected to mention' the name of the place. We'd love to keep it a secret too, but could we really do that to our fellow skiers stranded at closed resorts throughout BC? Hmmmmmm, damn we're too nice.

They say you learn something new every day. Like, did you know there's almost 30 bunny rabbits on a can of Pilsner beer? Didn't think you would... unless you're from Terrace. In fact, you probably don't even know where Terrace is, unless you knew about the bunny rabbits. Tucked away in northern British Columbia between Prince Rupert and Kitimat, Terrace is the closest city to one of Canada's best-kept secrets, and I'm not talking about those rabbits. I'm talking about powder. Lots of it. The kind you dream about every night in between glimpses of Jessica Simpson and 'the dream about you ruling the universe'. But then you wake up and realize that Jessica Simpson doesn't have a pool of jello next door, Bush already owns the universe, and you don't have enough money to go heliskiing in Alaska. But if you're lucky, you'll wake up and go skiing at Shames Mountain, British Columbia.