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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What’s in a Name? Squaw Valley

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Reading Time: 2 minutes It only took 71 years, but North Lake Tahoe’s most well-known ski resort, Squaw Valley, is removing the racial and sexual slur from its name. The resort, known for its […]

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Taos – More Than the Price is Right

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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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When Worlds Collide: Whistler and Mt. Baker

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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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And Then They Were One – Park City & The Canyons

Reading Time: 9 minutes Big things really started to happen when Vail Resorts teamed up Park City with The Canyons. by RON BETTS in the December 2017 issue   Until recently, my favourite landing was […]

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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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Where Are We, Dad?

Reading Time: 4 minutes I pride myself on my navigation skills; I’m always the guy leading the way, whether it’s at a ski area I’ve visited dozens of times or my first day. However […]

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Nic Alegre – Neacola Range, Alaska

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Crosshairs Fall 2016 photo: NIC ALEGRE * skier: Nick McNutt * snow: Neacola Range, Alaska

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Jacked on Jackson

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Reading Time: 8 minutes One of the best fall-line-skiing mountains in the world has 1,200 metres of vertical and a whole lot more to love. by LESLIE WOIT in Fall 2016 issue Of course we can drink beer […]

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Ah, Utah!

Reading Time: 7 minutes Park City, now the biggest ski area in the U.S., and five other snowy resorts are all within a short drive of Salt Lake City. BY LESLIE WOIT in December 2015 issue When […]

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On Assignment: George Koch in southern Colorado

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Resorts visited: Wolf Creek, Durango Mountain Resort, San Juan Untracked snowcat skiing, Silverton Mountain Telluride Photos: Scott D.W. Smith Sliding through the icy main intersection in tiny Ridgway, Colorado, the county […]

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The Aspen Shake

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Reading Time: 4 minutes “It could get a little crazy up there at lunchtime. But it’s only Wednesday so perhaps not. But you’ll love the food and, my God, the view…” from December 2015 […]

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First Tracks at Breckenridge

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Reading Time: 6 minutes On Christmas Day, 2013, Breckenridge unleashed Peak 6 to North America’s insatiable alpine crowd. With an unveiling of a total of 220 brand-new hectares, larger than many Eastern resorts, this […]

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Smugglers’ Notch – Family Matters

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Reading Time: 7 minutes All Vermont resorts are kid-friendly, but Smugglers’ strives to be a notch above. by Ian Merringer in the Fall 2014 issue The day was going to be perfect, four inches […]

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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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Smart Financial Planning

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Well, it’s that time of the year again when the keenest of us are champing at the bit and poring over all the new gear and gadgets that are showing […]

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Aspen Through the Ages

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Reading Time: 10 minutes by Kara Williams in December 2012 issue From silver-mining boomtown to chic celeb hangout, Aspen’s illustrious history and infamous past have shaped the town into the legendary resort it is […]

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Crosshairs December 2012

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Guest photo editor: Chris Christie Ski Canada’s photo editor this month, may have grown up in the safe, waspy environs of Vancouver’s north shore and nightskiing at Grouse Mountain, but […]

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Short Turns: December 2012

Reading Time: 6 minutes from December 2012 issue KITESURFING ON SKIS Soaring on skis through the air—10 metres off the snow—is a seductive high. “It’s a very addictive sport, a tremendous amount of fun […]

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One and only Aspen

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Reading Time: 2 minutes by Iain MacMillan from December 2012 issue I believe the reaction of some guests is real – very real Dieter, the pro-cricketer-turned-bellhop from South Africa, looked back at us in his […]

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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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Telluride & Silverton CO

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Reading Time: 7 minutes by Iain MacMillan from Winter 2011 issue Both the similarities and contrasts of  TELLURIDE and SILVERTON in southern Colorado are what make them so perfectly complimentary   By the time […]

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Postcards from Vail

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Reading Time: 5 minutes A few days at Vail and Beaver Creek will have you writing home about the best parts Story and photos by Marty McLennan cushy adj (informal) 1. many perks, little […]

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