Features
On Patrol at Fernie
Reading Time: 6 minutes Keeping the public safe is one thing. Keeping the public happy is another altogether. My legs were burning, chest heaving, lungs fighting to expel carbon dioxide and absorb oxygen. I […]
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Chatter Creek – Give Ski Touring A Try
Reading Time: 7 minutes BACKCOUNTRY SKI GUIDE BRODIE ST. JULIAN shares his enthusiasm about Chatter Creek’s new ski-touring program. As a ski guide—and amateur psychologist/sociologist—I’ve encountered a lot of different types of skiers at […]
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Leave the Camera at Home – South Korea
Reading Time: 7 minutes Capturing the beauty of South Korea was made easier with the new iPhone 11 Pro Back in early December, North Korea’s black comedy of a Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un, was […]
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China – World Domination
Reading Time: 7 minutes As Beijing prepares for 2022, can the world’s most populated country really become the biggest snowsports nation on the planet? For the Winter Olympic Games, host China is pulling out […]
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Taos – More Than the Price is Right
Reading Time: 5 minutes It turned out the prize was desert wasteland in New Mexico, and nearby the unique ski resort of Taos beckoned. In the swinging ’70s, before America’s Got Talent or Instagram, […]
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Monashee Powder Snowcats
Reading Time: 4 minutes Monashee Powder Snowcats: All in the Family With a laugh, cat-ski guide John Dutton calls it “job security.” About nine years ago he was working as a tail guide at […]
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Revelstoke – Good Move
Reading Time: 7 minutes How one small-town reporter learned to love Revelstoke. It was the perfect welcome to a new mountain: 25 cm of new snow. A blank canvas crumpled up, its nooks and […]
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Ski By RV
Reading Time: 10 minutes There’s a whole world of winter beyond the Walmart parking lot. The RV had me at “changing room.” A couple hours after picking up a nine-metre winterized motorhome in the […]
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When Worlds Collide: Whistler and Mt. Baker
Reading Time: 7 minutes The contrast between Mt. Baker and Whistler proves skiing is the least and most elite sport. Scrubbing toilets, flipping burgers or ensuring beginners don’t fall off the Magic Carpet doesn’t […]
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In Front of the Lens – Chad Sayers
Reading Time: 5 minutes Freeskier Chad Sayers has been on and in magazines , films and ads for more than 20 years Story and photos by MATTIAS FREDRIKSSON Chad Sayers is not your typical […]
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Time For A Change – Owl’s Head
Reading Time: 8 minutes The percussive chorus of Duran Duran’s Wild Boys does a good job of filling in the spacious base lodge cafeteria at Owl’s Head. Are they still called cafeterias? Back in […]
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Ski Big 3 – Can You Pick a Favourite?
Reading Time: 6 minutes When it comes to Banff’s Big 3, some questions are best left unanswered. by RYAN STUART photography BY REUBEN KRABBE The conversation starts gently enough. I’ve just shuffled onto my […]
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