FRESH TRACKS – November 17, 2023

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo: Paul Zizka Raise the curtain The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival ushers in the beginning of winter in Western Canada. In-person shows will screen until November 19th but online […]

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FRESH TRACKS – November 10, 2023

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Reading Time: 3 minutes As you wait for another November weekend—and more November snows—to drop, we’ve got lots to keep you scrolling, including ski film news from Banff and Netflix, an art installation “on high”, and a long list of what’s new in Quebec for skiers this season.

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One Sweet Rivalry – Québec vs. Vermont

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Quebec vs. Vermont: whether or not the border is open this season, you can still weigh in on who’s the best in the East. A word to the wise: when in […]

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Stowe After Vail

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Reading Time: 7 minutes   The mothership has landed at the quintessential New England resort. by IAN MERRINGER in the Fall 2017 issue  *  photos: Stowe Mountain Resort At first I thought someone was […]

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Short Turns * Winter 2014

Reading Time: 8 minutes Race Ready Those into Whistler’s World Cup race pistes will know that Ptarmigan, which jets straight down the mid-mountain on a northerly aspect, has been widened into an autobahn for […]

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Class Act

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Reading Time: 6 minutes After 80 years, Stowe remains true to its roots in a world of purpose-built ski resorts. By Ian Merringer in Fall 2013 issue Attempts at a stealthy arrival in Vermont […]

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Short Turns: Fall 2012

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Reading Time: 8 minutes     Lordy, Lordy, Look Who’s…75?  It’s been quite a journey for the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA), one of the longest-surviving ski organizations in Canada. The “Alliance” turns 75 […]

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Driven to Distraction

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Reading Time: 3 minutes First 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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Short Turns: 40th Anniversary issue

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Reading Time: 7 minutes     The Castle’s cat ❖ Castle Mountain Resort ’s unique lift-assisted sidecountry snowcat kiing has been a big hit, racking up nearly 500 skier-visits last season in only its […]

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