Ryan Stuart

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBoot Flex How stiff a boot do you need? Boot manufacturers use a flexibility number to measure stiffness but there is still no industry standard for flex. In general the […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIcelantic Riveter RIVETING FEMALE PERFORMANCE     The Pioneer was so well received as a quiver of one, Icelantic created a women’s equivalent, the Riveter. It has the same tapered shape, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteHead Radar helmet A BETTER COMBO     We like the idea of visor helmets. No forehead-skin gap means no more ice-cream headache. But at best they give you the look […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe comfortable ski boot saga continues They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result. Don’t tell the ski boot designers […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBEST FOR: A high-end skier looking for a dedicated groomer ski. LENGTHS:              162, 167, 172, 177, 182 DIMENSIONS:         132/84/115 RADIUS:                 16@177 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $1300 OTHER MODELS:    80, 79, 76, 75, […]

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen it comes to performance, boots matter more than any other piece of equipment. They are the steering wheel, gas pedal and brake, taking messages from your body movement and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesBEST FOR: Intermediates and up who want to do it all. LENGTHS:              169, 175, 181, 187 DIMENSIONS:         132/98/120 RADIUS:                 23@181 SUGGESTED RETAIL: from $400 OTHER MODELS:    90, 80  Athlete demands […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSmartwool Intraknit 3D GRANNY WAS RIGHT  From running shoes to socks, knitting is enjoying a moment in Granny’s sunroom. High-tech knit construction allows for fewer seams, adaptable fit and customizable […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBEST FOR: Advanced-expert, all-mountain women skiers. LENGTHS:              156, 164, 171 DIMENSIONS:         130/82/110 RADIUS:                 16@164 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $600.00 OTHER MODELS:    82, 78  To develop an all-mountain weapon between its Legend and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLeki BOA glove BOA FOR BETTER POLE PLANTS  To improve the connection between its Trigger S pole system and matching gloves, LEKI teamed up with BOA. Everything from ski boots […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBEST FOR: Advanced to expert skiers dedicated to carving. LENGTHS:              160, 168, 176, 182 DIMENSIONS:         124/73/110 RADIUS:                 14@176 SUGGESTED RETAIL: $600 OTHER MODELS:    R8 HP, R6 Compact, R4 Sport  “Fun, […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTAMING THE QUATTRO     Blizzard is making its popular Quattro friendlier, tweaking the on-piste carvers with the heart of a race ski to be a little more forgiving. That includes […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLX Stands For Luxury    If 96mm is a rockclimbing shoe last and 104mm is a slipper, 102mm might be Goldilocks, especially in Lange’s LX ski boot. It’s available in men’s […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA Ski For Explorers An atlas can take you anywhere. On the ski hill, Renoun’s Atlas promises to do the same. The international award-winning Vermont brand’s ski is primarily a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe lightbulb moment for Jim McGovern came after setting up two Ontario teenagers with a local to show them around Whistler. “They had the best day of skiing ever,” McGovern […]

Reading Time: 2 minutesFast As A Porsche     Porsche builds fast, refined cars. Elan builds skis that make our sport more fun. And when the two companies work together on a product, we […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUsually only top-of-the-line gear comes with all the features. With ski boots, that means if you want all the bells and whistles—heat-mouldable liners, plush insulation, and lightweight and adjustable shells—you […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBEST FOR: Feeling like a racer. LENGTHS:                158, 166, 174, 182 DIMENSIONS:           126/76/107 RADIUS:                   15@174  Even before our first tester came back gushing, everyone was lining up to test this […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute    If the World Cup-calibre Firebird WC boots are the level of performance you want but you don’t have the masochism to shove your feet into them—grinding is mandatory—Tecnica now […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes    Lugging skis to, through and from the airport, paying baggage fees and then doing it all again in reverse. There’s nothing vacation-like about BYO on a ski holiday. In […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes    Plastic is everywhere. Literally. The average Canadian throws away about 85 kg of the stuff a year. And it takes at least 500 years for it to break down […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes    These three products tap technology in the quest for safer, more efficient and technically superior skiing. Snowcookie: Put one of the Oreo-sized sensors on each ski and another in […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes    NASA used aerogel to keep astronauts alive in temperatures that make a cold day on the Prairies seem warm (a sunny day on the moon tops out around -127° […]

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAuclair Race Fusion glove Magic armour Auclair’s Race Fusion glove might make gate bashing almost comfortable. Lining the back of the hand and fingers of their newest race glove is […]