Vince Shuley

2 months ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Vince Shuley

de·co·rum /dəˈkôrəm/ n. -behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety. Whether it's from our parents, our schools or other childhood influences, good manners are an important part of any human's upbringing. Respect your elders, especially those who helped raise you. Don't pry into people's business. Don't stare at people who are visibly less fortunate than you. At some point in late teenage years or early adulthood, maintaining good manners becomes a decision for the individual to make.

2 months ago | piquenewsmagazine.com | Vince Shuley

"Don't like the weather? Just wait a few minutes." No one is certain if the humorist Mark Twain ever actually said this about the New England climate, but it has probably been adopted for every variable weather region on the North American continent, including our strip of coastal B.C. When I arrived fresh off the boat in Whistler many moons ago, I hadn't experienced this type of weather before.

Feb 23, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Vince Shuley

On a chilly October evening, I'm sitting at the back of the audience at an intimate gathering at the Whistler Museum of around two dozen people. A silent digitized film of skiing Whistler Bowl in 1963 (years before it was named Whistler Bowl) runs in the background as attendees comment and jeer at the skiers' technique, laughter all around. Tables are littered with generations-old memorabilia, photos and newspaper clippings of Canadian ski-racing success stories.

Feb 16, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Vince Shuley

Like most media folks who go looking for paycheques in the outdoor industry, my career began behind a camera more than a keyboard. Photography and action sports go hand in hand, and if you want to document your adventures, photos are the proof. I never graduated into the annals of the Whistler photography greats, but I did manage to get my work published in some ski and mountain bike magazines over the years.

Jan 11, 2025 | piquenewsmagazine.com | Vince Shuley

When the now-retired longtime Pique columnist G.D. Maxwell was talking about hanging it up a few years ago, I entertained the idea of being his successor-for about five minutes. The idea of having a weekly backpage to rant, rave, cajole and generally get under the skin of readers and critics alike was an exciting proposition, but one I knew would most likely fail. Not because I can't do those things. It just wouldn't have that same G.D. Maxwell panache.