The Most Underrated Ski Resort in Canada - APEX Mountain

[@landenrobitaille8279]

Love these “smaller” mountain vids and vibes more than the whistler vids! Keep em coming!

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you're digging them Landen! Such good vibes at these places.

[@jaydenlewis3765]

@@riseandalpine got to post a video up at baker sometime!

[@gavinsibbald2766]

Awesome Video again. Get yourself another pot of peanut butter! 🔥🎥⛷️🚠🎿🚡

[@riseandalpine]

Gavin, thank you brother - you're keeping me fuelled!

[@martinnelson2137]

Love your new HH threads. You are styling now. I hope the industry keeps the goods coming. Don't get too cool, you might not want to talk to us anymore. Great vid. Cheers

[@riseandalpine]

I'm so happy to be dry. Don't worry.. Cool is not in my blood hahaha

[@martinnelson2137]

@@riseandalpine If the industry keeps laying on the equipment you certainly want be cool or for that matter wet.

[@choisam20]

That lift attendant is so funny. The ultimate hype man

[@riseandalpine]

He was awesome! I totally forget his name but if he winds up in this comment section. HUGE SHOUTOUT TO HIM!

[@blueman5924]

It’s El Nino year, so March should see dumps big time. Late is great. Nice to see Apex. ❄️

[@riseandalpine]

March Madness always rocks!

[@BlurredVisi0n]

Loving these lesser known mtn vids dude!

[@riseandalpine]

Glad you're digging them. Having so much fun visiting new spots, meeting people and trying new terrain

[@pauciloquy]

Love watching your videos. Something about them is so comforting😊

[@riseandalpine]

That's so nice to hear. Glad they bring they good vibes for you.

[@richterheintz813]

This is my local hill, love to see it!!! I'm out east right now and watching this video made me so excited to go back home for Christmas. Tons of hidden gems at Apex that you'll have to come back to explore as well!

[@riseandalpine]

Would love to chase you around to find some of those spots. Apex is a real hidden gem!

[@richterheintz813]

@@riseandalpine Would love to if I'm around next time you come out to Apex!

[@trashhook]

Looks like the lifties and the locals made it quite the pleasant experience. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the videos James👍

[@riseandalpine]

The lifities were so cool!

[@vollzeit2853]

love ur stuff! finnally going skiing again this week. greetings from Germany!

[@riseandalpine]

Enjoy those turns!

[@jean-francoiscloutier7361]

I'm super glad you went to Apex and show us the mountain . I was thinking of moving to Penticton one day. Keep it up, amazing quy. BTW Love the way you clean your knife.🤣🤣🤣

[@riseandalpine]

Penticton is an awesome spot! Make sure to never eat dinner at my place, all of the cutlery is very suspect hahaha

[@grahamcore2840]

Not into the trees ...you like trees ski Silverstar s Putnam creek

[@Poksutin]

that chairlift guy was hilarious 😝

[@riseandalpine]

Huge shoutout to him. LIFTY OF THE YEAR!

[@Poksutin]

@@riseandalpine 100% agreed :D

[@michaelmotora6964]

Thanks!

[@riseandalpine]

Wow thank you Michael, Really appreciate the support. I'll invest in a fresh jar of jelly!

[@jaytabac6525]

skied Apex last year. they had 16 cms of fresh pow the day before we came, and we were able to find fresh snow in the glades to the right of the chair for 2 days. killer terrain in there. could not ski all day as my legs were burnt. totally under rated hill. some of the better terrain in central BC. little to no lift lines. not the easiest place to get to, but once you are there, you will have a great time.

[@riseandalpine]

SO jealous you had a pow day there. Sounds like an amazing memory.

[@mountain3838]

Apex and Baldy are so good for the size of hill they are. Hoping they can continue to stay open!

[@riseandalpine]

I hope the can keep those lifts turning too. Outsized fun for the size of the mountains for sure.

[@theslimer1014]

Silver Star next? Got some good steeps on the backside

[@riseandalpine]

That seems like a good idea to me!

[@thainsworth67]

I hear Sun Peaks is even better.

[@iccfundraising]

@@thainsworth67 depends what you like to ski. I've skied both many times. Sun Peaks is great for families and intermediates, only a few, short double black diamonds. If you like to ski blacks and doubles all day, the back side of Silver Star (Putnam - Powder Gulch) is absolutely amazing. 40+ blacks and doubles. I take my younger kids (13 and under) to Sun Peaks, my older boys (15 and 17) to Silver star and spend the entire day on the back side.

[@bryanpratico4173]

Yesterday was 10cm of fresh on 10cm from the day before. It was really good, and spectacular in a couple of secret stashes. Even the frontside was great! Season salvaged? Hope so.

[@Peytonskis18]

Watching this in October missing Apex can’t wait 😃

[@riseandalpine]

Almost time again!

[@jaydenlewis3765]

The new gear is so nice! Looks like a sick trip.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Jayden. Having a blast!

[@Toastisgood238]

I went to apex on new years i loved it i mostly went on the tubes

[@riseandalpine]

I gotta try the tubes!

[@kylehunker7541]

Timely video, I’m headed there for the first time this week. Thanks for labeling the runs.

[@riseandalpine]

Have fun Kyle. Every run is awesome. Just point somewhere different everytime and you'll have a blast.

[@soybasedhominid]

My local mountain well represented 👌👌👌

[@FoundPonds]

I had a girlfriend back in the 90's who was originally from Summerland, and this was the first place I skied out West when we visited!

[@riseandalpine]

That's awesome. What a wicked place to start it off out west.

[@sirmax016]

Knew it! Apex is an awesome spot, so glad you loved it. Can't wait to see where you end up next!

[@riseandalpine]

Such a gun journey so far!

[@jameslee7961]

Apex is officially on my list now! Awesome! 🤙

[@riseandalpine]

She's a beauty. Hope you get there sometime soon!

[@markfinlay6923]

I did my Level 1 ski instructor course at Apex - good times Thanks for the vid. Shout out to the fam in Penticton.

[@riseandalpine]

Sick! Wicked spot to do your level one.

[@grumpyone5963]

17:27 Thought this guy was going to do a Laurel and Hardy on you with his skis!😂 That gun barrel run was almost rifled! It looks like you’ve found a gem of a place there. Another great day👊🇬🇧

[@riseandalpine]

Imagine Gun barrel with blower powder. CRAZY!

[@syrikii1312]

Love seeing these different smaller resorts over Whistler. Would love to see it become some kind of a series (hopefully you could organise a deal with the various resorts for passes)

[@riseandalpine]

Got a few more resorts coming! Stay tuned.

[@bipaholic]

Apex is on the list for sure!

[@riseandalpine]

You gotta go - you'd love it!

[@mackie_p]

Eeeppiiiccc!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[@riseandalpine]

Loved this place man!

[@HONEmusicINT]

Hey Apex! Learned to ski there! love this mountain.

[@riseandalpine]

Such a sick spot to have started!

[@fritzkocher]

hell yeah brother!!!!! keep shedding big dog!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Fritz!

[@benrjunk]

Red. Go to Red! Also, don't go Catania on us! Love the vids.

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks Ben! Red provided me with one of the best days of all of last season. Have you seen that video. Eager to get back there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmapkKyjrMt4a7s

[@jacksheehan2033]

Amazing, those gun barrels look schweet!

[@riseandalpine]

Imagine that with 30cm of pow... Would be heaven dude.

[@tarfeef101]

This weekend back home was rough. Had to tour up ridiculously crusty snow for 10km and til about 1750m before it got good. Above there, specifically on northern aspects, its pretty nice. But man did i have to work for it

[@riseandalpine]

Peak chair skied well on Saturday but that was about it :).

[@paultrudel9791]

Nice one James, thanks for showing these mountains for us, I will try and incorporate them into next year's tour. I like the price, next year I would qualify for the "Masters" and at $66 I'm in. Looks to me like everywhere is missing the snow quantities we have become used to, I spent 6 days at Schweitzer last week in the rain and warm and their snow is definitely lacking. March is Sun Peaks then Revy and the Horse, hope that we all get some snow before then. Peace Out

[@riseandalpine]

Snow is hard to come by right now. Sun Peaks, Revy and Horse sounds like a sick March trip. I''ll be somewhere similar during that period so watch out for me!

[@jean-francoiscloutier7361]

Thanks!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks JF - I'll put this towards some dish detergent to put on the knife before I lick it :) :)

[@vakrui]

YESSSSSSSSSSSIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR MY LOCAL HILL

[@ericmehling3620]

I think you would love 49 degrees north. Little drive, but Lots of glades, high speed bottom to top. Small mountain vibes, 2000 acres lift serve.

[@riseandalpine]

Where is 49 degrees north?

[@ericmehling3620]

@riseandalpine 229km from oosyos, 600km from Vancouver. It's on US 395 1.5 hrs south of the Canadian border. Even on a weekend you won't wait more then 5 or 10 minutes in line.

[@lovetoride9646]

This looks like a great resort. I'm starting to think, when we finally make it across the Atlantic, that we should be hitting resorts like this instead of Whistler/Blackcomb.

[@riseandalpine]

Whistler Blackcomb will always be king, there's really no denying that. But there's a lot of great options in the interior if you want something a little more laid back with great skiing.

[@iccfundraising]

If you've got the time I would do Revy, Kicking Horse, Panorama and Lake Louise over Whistler. Another option is Sun Peaks, Silver Star, Big White and Apex.

[@flapjackson6077]

Dang, you’re tearing it up! Apex, like Mt. Baldy is another hidden gem! I’m digging your ski adventures, living vicariously until that time I might get off my ass and go skiing once again! Lol! On another note: Will you be restocking the Liquid Courage sauces anytime soon? I’d like to buy some. They look delicious! 🙂

[@riseandalpine]

Hoping to have more hot sauce in stock by mid feb!

[@seanfro61]

Smash it bro, smash it!

[@riseandalpine]

Ayyeeee

[@alainbrouillaud484]

Liquid Courage hit @8:20 folks!!

[@rxxtxr]

Pentictoner lingo right there

[@MikeSiemens88]

Slowly working your way north up the valley. Not long & you'll be at my home hill Silverstar. ;)

[@riseandalpine]

We'll see where I end up next!

[@shawnfloyd6542]

Word !

[@jonasreusken3750]

best resort evvaaa

[@riseandalpine]

Yeehawww

[@vakrui]

gotta show me that secret hangout spot i've never seen it up there

[@riseandalpine]

You'll have to find some locals to show you ;). Can't spill their secrets!

[@vakrui]

@@riseandalpine i'm a local, i actually found it myself not too long after!!

[@alainbrouillaud484]

James… I hear Coma Svensson’s “It’s A Drag, a Blast” fuckin’ awesome tune! Apparently we are using some similar tunes in our videos 😊⛷ Oh yeah… I am waiting for you to hit some “Liquid Corage” in the video.

[@AK-hp3xw]

🔥

[@jonny8597]

I knew it!!

[@jonny8597]

also looks like such a fun mountain!

[@riseandalpine]

You nailed it! Where am I going next?

[@jonny8597]

Silverstar? ​@@riseandalpine

[@NikBoriskin]

If you are hitting Silver Star later - get to the Alder Point on a way to the Gulch zone… A bit of a pain, but you’ll thank me later. 🥳 We are hitting Fernie & Panorama in 3 days. Cheers!

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks for the intel! Have fun at Pano & Fernie!

[@TheHannes]

If you aren't licking the knife, are you even living?

[@riseandalpine]

😂😂😂😂

[@darinsmith2458]

What skis are you on now and where are your Enforcer 104 Free? Those were some tight chutes but they had great coverage.. 114s huh... Now that is an UPDATE.. are they Enforcer Free's with 2 sheets of metal?

[@riseandalpine]

They are Nordica Unleashed 114 - only one sheet of metal which is nice compared to my old ones with 2. A little more play!

[@darinsmith2458]

@@riseandalpine nice..

[@anthonyteichroeb917]

I now understand why its both called Scrapex and little revy.

[@riseandalpine]

Very similar to the stoke chair.. Fairly fitting name for days without snow!

[@trashhook]

They have a ski run named “toilet bowl”!?!?😂

[@riseandalpine]

LOL - First run I skied too hahha

[@alainbrouillaud484]

One question James… do you use the X3 on your chest as well?

[@riseandalpine]

Sometimes it's the X3 and other times it's the go pro. I mainly use the chest view for groomers and for audio.

[@lassivaatamoinen5468]

So new Helly's I see :D How's the Elevation working for you?

[@riseandalpine]

Loving the suit so far. Keeping me dry and a great temp all round for resort and ski touring. Big upgrade from my Oakley pants which barely had any water resistance rating hahah

[@lassivaatamoinen5468]

@@riseandalpine were you able to pull off a pro account, or had to break the piggy bank? Good to hear about the suit, mine is on its way on a wee detour..

[@riseandalpine]

@@lassivaatamoinen5468 They hooked me up with it for free!

[@lassivaatamoinen5468]

@@riseandalpine good stuff!

[@lassivaatamoinen5468]

@@riseandalpine just curious: which size you sporting. I previously wore XL on the Ridge shell, and it seems the Elevation is way more roomy :D

[@PhillipWong]

Are those Deorum poles?

[@riseandalpine]

Yesssirr!

[@joelhawkins3580]

I'd like to see you rip big white!

[@riseandalpine]

I think I could make that happen :)

[@dean2875]

what did you film this on? so stabilized

[@riseandalpine]

Insta360 X3 - the best action camera around in my opinion!

[@yegorivitch]

going to big white next?

[@riseandalpine]

We'll just have to wait and see ;)

[@grumpypants3353]

banger

[@riseandalpine]

Thanks!

[@aaronpertsovsky2506]

hey, i love whistler blackomb i am currently skiing there are you planning to come back to whistler?

[@SkiingBiologyGod]

Probably not until the conditions improve

[@tarfeef101]

He's from Vancouver so I'm sure he will. Tho personally I'm also local but I'm just touring til conditions improve

[@riseandalpine]

I'm always in and out of Whistler Aaron!

[@filmery999]

Surprised there's like no one there when I go it's packed

[@riseandalpine]

Maybe the weekend? I think this was a week day.

[@lovetoride9646]

Always lick the knife to clean it.....luv ya.

[@riseandalpine]

The lessons we needed to learn in school

[@__Nate__]

Ski fast! 15:47

[@riseandalpine]

BURN ASS

[@irideaduck939]

IMO 114mm underfoot is overkill for conditions like this, 92mm underfoot would have been sufficient. I still haven't figured out why your inside ski doesn't point the same direction as your outside ski.

[@riseandalpine]

New ski so I wanted to get under it. Rode pretty damn nice on mixed snow conditions. Never noticed anything going on with my inside ski. Either it's a POV camera angle thing or I just got some wiggly tips.

[@itsgoretecks]

apex is decent, you definitely need a locals guide to show you the good spots. Lots of groomers, the expert terrain is just too short for me. I prefer big whites longer runs with much more exploration through trees and whatnot

[@riseandalpine]

A local's guide is the key to every mountain!

[@iccfundraising]

I would take Apex over Big White any day, BW is at the bottom of the list when comparing Sun Peaks, Silver Star, Apex and BW. Not much expert terrain on big white.

[@itsgoretecks]

@@iccfundraising its all personal preference. There's definitely more expert terrain at big white than apex (in bounds), especially some of the big lines off cliff and falcon. i really can't see what is better about apex over big white in the style that i ride.

[@parth8145]

no lines. bluebird. what could be better

[@riseandalpine]

The absolute dream!

[@edclark1345]

Big white

[@riseandalpine]

We'll see ;)

[@pascallafleche-petherbridg6919]

Stop this nonsense there’s gonna be too many people around here for me now 😂😂

[@pascallafleche-petherbridg6919]

You’re giving away my secrets bro hahah

[@pascallafleche-petherbridg6919]

I ain’t hating either haha great vids I just like giving ya a hard time lol

[@riseandalpine]

Next thing you know half of Vancouver will be day trippin' 😂😂😂

[@pascallafleche-petherbridg6919]

@@riseandalpine damn good skiing I wouldn’t blame em for wanting something better then whistler 😂😂😉😉