Month: January 2014

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Reading Time: 5 minutes A new program at Big White helps parents lower the frustration quotient while involving them with their kids’ progress. by Ian Merringer in December 2013 issue Sarah, our 20-something Aussie instructor, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alex Bilodeau’s gold medal in Vancouver four years ago generated new interest in non-traditional Olympic ski events. Vicki Hall offers insight into the athletes of the five freestyle disciplines who […]

Reading Time: 10 minutes MID-RANGE PERFORMANCE IN LONG AND SHORT TURNS I don’t mean to oversimplify here—obviously standing on a moving platform careening down a hill of frozen water at high speeds, while trying […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Four years ago one of the best-trained, well-funded alpine ski teams Canada had ever produced headed to the 2010 Winter Olympics with the goal of winning three medals. That podium […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes The sudden departure of Alpine Canada’s president Max Gartner prior to the Olympics left as many unanswered questions as Ken Read’s surprise resignation before him. by George Koch in December […]

Reading Time: 17 minutes From the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains to the oceanside majesty of the Coast Range, British Columbia truly lives up to its Latin motto: Splendour Sine Occasu—Splendour Without Diminishment. And […]

Reading Time: 9 minutes Ski Canada asked the guides at Mike Wiegele Heliskiing to take these fatties to work. It’s fairly difficult to pinpoint the exact moment in the history of skiing when the […]

Reading Time: 6 minutes Thinking about Europe but not sure where to start? Some of these destinations may not readily come to mind. Lots of resorts bill themselves as all things to all skiers, […]

Reading Time: 8 minutes Despite the distance, the cold and the credit crunch, Banff attracts—and sometimes keeps—the keenest skiers from across the pond. by Louise Hudson in December 2013 issue With at least 28 […]