Hey , thanks for your work in the Bow Valley as well ! Thanks for bringing in Malcolm and friends to play ! I did go the north ! I rode a faded red not pink motorbike to Dawson to join my dad on the last leg of his 3000 km journey from Waterton to the arctic ocean . Here ' s a little piece on MEC ' s blog about the trip . h i g h w a ybikingbondingandsourtoes I ' m also in the process of writing a story for ROAD mag that should come out springsummer . Hmm , very interesting question about how to get out from under a perceived shadow . I think the key is perception , and what kind of media you produce . In the last year I got to travel to several film festivals around the world and you ' d be surprised to find how many people don ' t recognize Banff or Revy , but will always understand Banff . It ' s too big and classic to be overshadowed . Obviously you ' re a big skier . Yes , for powder skiing , days like today ' s opening in Whistler was pretty amazing and I didn ' t tag a rock . But , if you ' re into views and good groomers there ' s no place in the world like Banff . So , I think it ' s about claiming the space that Banff already owns as the world ' s best in certain areas , while the coast keeps snorkeling in thick chunky deep pow