Ryan Stuart

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mont-Sainte-Anne Where: The resort perched above the St. Lawrence, northeast of Quebec City. Why: Not worrying about groomers or skiers plowing you over. Suggested ski:  Salomon S/Lab X-Alp Earn your […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes   Almost a decade after Intrawest sold Panorama Mountain Resort, the resort owner is back. Well, at least its planners are. Panorama and Replay Resorts have teamed up to create […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the battle for the ultimate season pass the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies have chosen a team. The Calgary based resort conglomerate adds its roster of Canadian hills – […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes The highlights of Sun Peaks Resort’s $60-million investment plan, announced on Tuesday, is a new lift, more uphill capacity and two groomers. “These efforts are all part of our overall […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Not ready for winter to end? I feel your pain. I spent far too much of my ski season in the office and not enough – never enough – on […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I’m on my way to the interior of British Columbia, on assignment for Ski Canada Magazine, as I write this. My job this week is to check out three of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes How dangerous is skiing? It’s a difficult subject to discuss when statistics and anecdotes clash. by RYAN STUART in the December 2017 issue The Globe and Mail reported in October […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ask just about anyone that works on skis and they’ll tell you their most important piece of equipment is their boots. Their the connection between body and ski and unhappy […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Skiing is a male dominated industry. We make up more than half of skiers on the slopes and that ratio skews even farther when it comes to the employees, both […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last weekend at my local ski hill, Mount Washington Alpine Resort, it was classic March schizophrenic weather. Saturday started cold and quickly warmed up to full spring slush under a […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Early mornings. Late nights. Long days. Coffee and skiing go hand in mouth. For many skiers caffeine is essential to a good day on the slopes, but stopping in for […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Icefall Lodge Where: A trio of backcountry huts high in the Canadian Rockies, northwest of Golden. Why: Long tours, tree laps, peak bagging and huge terrain. Suggested ski: Fischer Hannibal […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Want to channel a little Darcy Sharpe or even Mikaël Kingsbury? Try a Columbia Sportswear jacket. The outdoor gear company founded in 1938 is supplying the uniforms to several Olympic […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes If you’ve watched any Olympic skiing or snowboarding you’ve seen Oakley’s limited edition goggles. They just about fly off the snow and right out of the screen. Every Oakley athlete […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Logan Pehota won and Kylie Sivell took the bronze at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort stop on the Freeride World Tour. It was supposed to be the only North American […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Kye Petersen was destined for ski movie greatness. His dad, Trevor Petersen, was an iconic Canadian extreme skier, starring in movies and responsible for dozens of first descents. Kye grew […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes The story of a mother and daughter skiing from Vancouver to Alaska and one of the most awarded ski films of the year are on the itinerary at the Vancouver […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Over four days at the end of January the ski industry unveiled the future of skiing. I checked it all out at the annual retail buying show in Denver, previewing […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Backcountry is still hot. At last week’s Outdoor Retailer Snow Show backcountry gear continued to dominate innovation in the ski industry. The annual gear show in Denver was dominated by […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes On Jan.22 Alpine Canada announced the ski cross team. Top Canadian finishers at the weekend races, Kevin Drury and Kelsey Serwa, (both finished fourth) made the team. Also on their […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes With a cloud hanging out around mid-mountain, snow pounding down, humidity near 100 percent and the temperature just below freezing the conditions last week at Mount Washington Alpine Resort were […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Be part of an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most snow angels at the same time on Saturday February 3. Taking place at multiple locations across […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes It started as an end of season contest to crown the best all around skiers and snowboards, slowly morphed into a community and arts celebration, looked like it might fade […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Where: The massive ski hill right above the town of Revelstoke. Why: Terrain worthy of caviar dreams but lift-ticket priced. Suggested ski:  Icelantic Nomad 105 Lite RMR is surrounded by […]