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WHY WE SKI

Reading Time: 6 minutes Sometimes answers to Why do you ski? are haunting or heartbreaking.

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FRESH TRACKS – November 10, 2023

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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FRESH TRACKS – November 3, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Banff Book fest Snow dusted Ontario just in time for November 1. Atlantic Canada and the Adirondacks got a healthy coating on Halloween. And to the west, ski areas with […]

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CAR SHARING vs RENTING: Which Is Right for Your Next Ski Vacation

Reading Time: 2 minutes Turo is the Airbnb for cars. Did you know Colorado has a traction law? Delay traffic with a wreck on a snowy highway in a vehicle without winter tires and […]

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FRESH TRACKS – October 20, 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Canadian Ski Patrol Ski Swap is one of the biggest draws at the annual Toronto Ski & Snowboard Show, Oct 27-29, 2023. Photo: Toronto Ski Show, RothMedia From the […]

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FRESH TRACKS – October 6, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes The coming month means turkey for Thanksgiving, candy for Halloween and, for skiers, the first dusting of snow. When that happens, everyone gets stoked. For this week’s roundup, a taste of what’s new in Canada and the U.S.—news to fuel the fire.

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Following Marie-Michèle Gagnon

Reading Time: 2 minutes The summer sizzled for national alping ski racer and Instagrammer Marie-Michèle Gagnon, 29, who’s fresh from the gym and rarin’ to go. Crashes in 2017 at Lake Louise left the […]

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Members Only

Reading Time: 11 minutes by Lori Knowles in December 2012 issue Ski Canada reporter Lori Knowles goes undercover to get the scoop on Ontario’s private ski clubs. It’s the kind of winter idyll caught […]

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Sarah’s Legacy

Reading Time: 7 minutes by Lori Knowles in Fall 2012 issue One of the world’s best freeskiers continues to inspire young female athletes on snow.   Sixteen-year-old Emma Stevens from Brookfield, Nova Scotia, has […]

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Hotel Alberta

Reading Time: 6 minutes Sure, the song’s title is Hotel California. But the Eagles were writing about Jasper, weren’t they? On a dark Alberta highway… It’s as if time has slowed…or nearly stopped. When I […]

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Racing Through Time

Reading Time: 11 minutes As the Nancy Greene Ski League approaches its 45th birthday, past racers, coaches and organizers remember what it was that made skiing’s little league so unforgettable. BY LORI KNOWLES  from […]

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Our First 40

Reading Time: 9 minutes A nostalgic flip through the back issues of Ski Canada turned up the silly as well as the serious side of skiing. We’ve come a long way, baby! BY LORI KNOWLES from December […]

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Le Massif – No More Clowning Around

Reading Time: 7 minutes Ex-Cirque du Soleil co-owner DANIEL GAUTHIER has taken his high-wire act up a notch to include chairlifts and gondolas at a new business venture, Le Massif. There must be moments in the life […]

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