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Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom the powder bowls of Whistler to the tree-lined trails of Tremblant, North Americans are no strangers to world-class skiing. But cross the Atlantic, you’ll find a different kind of alpine experience.

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Biting the Hand?

Reading Time: 3 minutesby GEORGE KOCH in Winter 2018 issue “Things are back to perfect now that most of the bloody tourists have effed off.” The place was St. Anton, Austria. The time […]

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Oh, the people you’ll meet

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Reading Time: 9 minutesThe cast of characters in St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria’s largest ski domain, makes for good stories. by IAIN MacMILLAN    Photos ADAM STEIN “In my life, I have been in four avalanches,” […]

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5 Reasons to Love Verbier

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Reading Time: 9 minutesSki Canada readers discovered first-hand why Verbier is one of the iconic resorts of the Alps. _By IAIN MacMILLAN    Photos YVES GARNEAU If he went down there—and headed west…” said Yves, his […]

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Après in the Alps

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Reading Time: 2 minutesEuros put North Americans to shame when it comes to après ski. If you’re heading across the pond this winter, Leslie Woit presents the Coles Notes on where to party. […]

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Driven to Distraction

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Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst Tracks by Iain MacMillan from Winter 2012 issue Driven to distraction After an epic five-resort road trip in Austria years ago, George Koch had left me in charge of returning the rental car […]

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Your Run – Fall 2011

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Reading Time: 3 minutesHIGH AND HAUGHTY? » I’m assembling my decade-old boots and pants along with my five-year-old Völkls, while checking the rates at Le Motel Six as well as Le Super Huit […]

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Grumpy Old Men

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Reading Time: 4 minutesfrom Fall 2011 issue The other day I was out on the balcony of Mike’s $99-million chalet just blowing smoke with my buds. From the 4,314m summit of Grand Combin […]

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Living the guide life

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Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom the Buyer’s Guide 2010 issue More than a good life, “it’s a dream come true,” says Hans Solmssen. Hans is at the top of his profession, one of the […]

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Let the Games Begin

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Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s a question I get asked often, and one that draws more discussion with readers and editors alike than questions of snow quality and slope inclination. (Not that I am […]

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