Barb Sligl

4 weeks ago | thespec.com | Barb Sligl

The whirl of the rotor blades animates a flurry of snow as the helicopter lifts off. It’s foreshadowing for all the powder to come, as the chopper flies from the town of Golden into the surrounding Purcell Mountains in southeastern B.C. Amid jagged peaks, rising to more than 3,000 metres, the pilot lands on a narrow ridge for the drop-off. The thwup-thwup of the heli fades as it takes off again — the skiers now get to “fly” their own way back down.

Jan 20, 2025 | montecristomagazine.com | Barb Sligl

When Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, spent last year’s Valentine’s Day at Whistler Blackcomb, the tabloids took note. But what made the cover of the newspapers in the U.K.—Mirror, Sun, Daily Mail—was the duke on a sit-ski using outrigger poles. “It went across most of the British tabloids,” says Sian Blyth, executive director of the Whistler Adaptive Sports Program, a registered charity that introduces people with a disability to sports.

Oct 12, 2024 | northbaynipissing.com | Barb Sligl

In southern Spain, the dramatic spring-evening light gilded everything. Long shadows stretched across the cobblestone streets, elongating our silhouettes. My mom and I walked through the historic centre of Seville and across the Guadalquivir River. After our red-eye flight from Toronto to Madrid, and three-hour high-speed train ride into Andalusia, our senses were overstimulated, suffused with the warmth of the sun on our skin and the sweet fragrance of azahar (orange blossoms).

Oct 12, 2024 | thestar.com | Barb Sligl

In southern Spain, the dramatic spring-evening light gilded everything. Long shadows stretched across the cobblestone streets, elongating our silhouettes. My mom and I walked through the historic centre of Seville and across the Guadalquivir River. After our red-eye flight from Toronto to Madrid, and three-hour high-speed train ride into Andalusia, our senses were overstimulated, suffused with the warmth of the sun on our skin and the sweet fragrance of azahar (orange blossoms).

Oct 12, 2024 | bramptonguardian.com | Barb Sligl

In southern Spain, the dramatic spring-evening light gilded everything. Long shadows stretched across the cobblestone streets, elongating our silhouettes. My mom and I walked through the historic centre of Seville and across the Guadalquivir River. After our red-eye flight from Toronto to Madrid, and three-hour high-speed train ride into Andalusia, our senses were overstimulated, suffused with the warmth of the sun on our skin and the sweet fragrance of azahar (orange blossoms).