One Foot at a Time
Reading Time: 2 minutes by Chris Lennon from December 2012 issue One of the things skiers have over our snowboard brethren is the ability to work our feet and legs independently simply because our […]
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Lift-Line Joints
Reading Time: < 1 minutes by Chris Lennon from Spring 2012 issue Lift lines are notorious for bumps, drops and challenging terrain, as well as providing a resort’s best stage. Here on the ultimate lift […]
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For the Fun of It
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Better with Chris Lennon from Spring 2012 issue photos: Gillian Morgan snow: Blackcomb Here’s a great way to bring exuberance and playfulness to your skiing. These three short photo sequences […]
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Proud and loud
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Facebook status read simply: “Anyone in the village and maybe want to put some $$ into the meter for my parking? Old, red jetta parked at crystal. Car’s open. […]
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Making the move
Reading Time: 3 minutes From the Travel Guide 2011 issue Quit your job, move to a ski town and find a night job so you can ski every day all winter. Remember, if you […]
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Ski Better: Travel Guide 2011
Reading Time: 3 minutes Back to Basics Snow: Blackcomb Photos by Gillian Morgan Remember all those boring side-slipping exercises you did as a kid in ski lessons when all you really wanted to do […]
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Ski Better: Fall 2010
Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKIER:Chris Lennon SNOW:Blackcomb PHOTOS:Gillian Morgan Strong Arm of the Pow Far too often I’ve heard the suggestion that we should “ski with our hands.” I’m pretty certain we ski predominantly […]
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Style File: Buyers Guide 2010
Reading Time: 2 minutes SKIER: Chris Lennon SNOW: Blackcomb PHOTOS: Gillian Morgan Magazine layout as PDF file Air turns When skiing fun little lines in the trees, it ‘s often necessary to catch a […]
Read more »The other way around
Reading Time: 4 minutes From the Fall 2010 issue I’ve read it’s often healthier to focus on the journey rather than the destination. The Sea to Sky highway between Vancouver and Whistler is a […]
Read more »Two mountains, your choice
Reading Time: 4 minutes From the Travel Guide 2010 issue Where will you be skiing in February 2010? Before you answer simply Whistler, I suggest you think that through a little. Remember, the resort […]
Read more »Olympic misconceptions
Reading Time: 3 minutes From the Fall 2009 issue I love rumours. Teen TV drama Gossip Girl makes me want to hurl, but I find it truly intriguing to sit back and observe how […]
Read more »Something for everyone
Reading Time: 3 minutes ‘Skiing is life,” a poetic Dean Cummings once told me when I first met him almost a decade ago. At the time I agreed, and to a certain extent I […]
Read more »Better Homes and Containers
Reading Time: 2 minutes On a trip to Mont Tremblant last April, while attempting to put his exuberant charm to good use, Kris “Slicer” Cormier was confronted by a seemingly nice French girl who […]
Read more »Viva Las Vegas
Reading Time: 3 minutes On January 27, 2003, rising big-mountain star Jonny Law won the U.S. Freeskiing Nationals, picked up the Sickbird Belt (awarded for the sickest skiing of the competition) and then ditched […]
Read more »The writings on the wall
Reading Time: 3 minutes From the Winter 2007 issue On the way to last fall’s MSP movie premiere in Whistler, I stopped by the somewhat infamous 3040 house to see if anyone there had […]
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