Leslie Woit

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis winter, Mt. Norquay turns 100—the Canadian Rockies’ oldest ski resort, and the local favourite for its world-class race programs, clubby family vibe, and a tubing park that’s gone viral. […]

Reading Time: 4 minutesA little wellness goes a long way after a ski day. Hit these slopeside spas to indulge in the ultimate après.

Reading Time: 7 minutesCraving a good walk glorified by grade-A mountain scenery? Golf at a Canadian ski resort between winter seasons. Verdant greens, ice-cold creeks, sandy bunkers, in-your-face peaks—it’s all par for the […]

Reading Time: 8 minutesAdvantage: Switzerland If this is your year to return to travel, why not start with some of the best skiing in the world. Need a reason to choose Switzerland this […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesOld-world tradition meets new-world money in Andermatt, Switzerland. The sleepy Swiss fantasy village that is Andermatt, at a crossroads of eight major mountain passes leading from north to south and […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesIt 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, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesPangea Pod Hotel – not great for sleepwalkers If you equate affordable Whistler with living in your van, think again. Pod-dwelling is the Coast Range’s most gabbed about cheap (relatively) […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesWE’RE KNEE-DEEP IN HOW SKI LIFE HAS EVOLVED AFTER 50 YEARS OF HELI-SKIING. BY LESLIE WOIT No radio, no avalanche transceiver, no veggie options… Take my hand as we travel […]

Reading Time: 9 minutesIt’s the people of a place that make it home. A little town in a big place, Banff is chock full of dreamers and schemers and lovers of all things […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe classic French Alps resort of Val d’Isère is truly a destination of distractions.  Drysuit, dry mouth. Full rubber face mask, moon-landing screw-on gloves. With a final thumbs-up, I clamp my […]

Reading Time: 9 minutesOur annual look at what’s new, improved, funny and downright worthy of praise about skiing at home. Here are our ‘Best’ awards for 2019: from: Winter 2019 issue NOT QUITE THE GREYHOUND We’ll […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChamonix’s hardcore reputation as “the Alps on steroids” hangs on the spectacular peaks that surround. But it’s also France, so just because you’re tackling the Vallée Blanche—the classic guided day-long […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWacky ol’ Germany never fails to amuse. From bosom-boasting yodellers to spontaneous outbursts of slap-dancing in lederhosen, skiing at the true Alpine classic of Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a cultural must. The […]

Reading Time: 10 minutesLight powder, saucy speeds and hot chocolate with loads of marshmallows and Baileys? What makes you happy on the hills? We’ve spent another year up and down the mountains, inspecting […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs tens of thousands of Europeans are glued to their TVs watching the pre-race commentary of the season-opening World Cup speed events at Lake Louise, I zip undisturbed through an […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesRed Mountain remains a Canadian classic, going back in time far enough to be new again. by LESLIE WOIT      photos: RYAN FLETT     in Buyer’s Guide 2018 issue As a ski […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesWHITEWATER is fingered as one of Canada’s quirkiest powdery treasures—and its sister city of NELSON doesn’t disappoint, either. by LESLIE WOIT  *  photos by STEVE OGLE  *  Fall 2017 issue […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesTatum Monod, launched herself off a near-vertical Alaskan peak, hit an unanticipated hard landing and cartwheeled down the long mountain face by Leslie Woit in Buyer’s Guide 2018 issue When […]

Reading Time: 12 minutesSki Canada looks back at a year’s worth of entertaining anecdotes and what’s so great about skiing at home. From Winter 2017 issue BEST IDEA Selkirk Snowcat Skiing (f.k.a. Selkirk Wilderness) […]

Reading Time: 5 minutesArriving at Assiniboine Lodge, the birthplace of ski touring in Canada, is easy. Leaving the ultimate Rocky Mountain log cabin is a lot harder. by Leslie Woit *  photos Noel Rogers  * […]

Reading Time: 8 minutesOne 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 […]

Reading Time: 7 minutesPark 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 […]

Reading Time: 11 minutesIt’s not about the competition, it’s about all the fun in researching and collecting anecdotes from Ski Canada contributors, readers, staff—and the people at resorts who are not afraid to […]

Reading Time: 10 minutesWho’s the best? How to choose between North America’s two mega ski resorts. BY LESLIE WOIT When Blackcomb was born in 1980, its biggest competitor was a nearby hill called Whistler. […]