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One Foot at a Time

Reading Time: 2 minutesby 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 minuteby 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 minutesSki 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 minutesThe 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 minutesFrom 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 minutesBack 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 minuteSKIER: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 minutesSKIER: 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 […]

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The other way around

Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom 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 […]

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Two mountains, your choice

Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom 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 […]

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Olympic misconceptions

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 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 […]

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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 […]

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Better Homes and Containers

Reading Time: 2 minutesOn 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 […]

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Viva Las Vegas

Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 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 […]

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The writings on the wall

Reading Time: 3 minutesFrom 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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