RYAN REPORT – Elan Ripstick 106
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a gear reviewer I see products long before they make it to stores. I see a lot of new gear. Through all the noise of new skis, jackets, helmets […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – She jumps, she turns, she skis
Reading Time: 2 minutes Need an excuse to rally the ladies for a day of skiing? How about the International Women’s Ski Day, Saturday January 20. Skiing is a male dominated sport. Guys make […]
Read more »Turning Local – Jasper & Marmot Basin
Reading Time: 6 minutes They came for a season and stayed forever. There’s something about Jasper and Marmot Basin that casts a spell. by RYAN STUART * photos: CHRIS BAIKIE * in Fall 2017 issue […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Panorama’s Monster Expansion
Reading Time: 3 minutes Six days after the last snowfall I drop into The Monster and sink up to my waist. For the next 10 minutes I work my way down the steeps, trees […]
Read more »Test 2018 – Frontside Women Specific models
Reading Time: 5 minutes Test 2018 – Frontside Women Specific models by RYAN STUART in the Fall 2017 issue * price includes binding VÖLKL FLAIR SC E BEST FOR: Ex-racers * LENGTHS: 150, 155, 160, 165 * […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – The North Face Wool Baselayer Long-Sleeve
Reading Time: 2 minutes The most important pieces of clothing you wear are the ones sitting next to your skin. They’ll help keep you dry from the skin side, which translates to warmth. They’re […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Is Lake Louise’s Grizzly Bowl the best run on earth?
Reading Time: 2 minutes The idea is ridiculous: one ski run that’s better than any other. First of all it’s totally subjective. I love skiing moguls and a lot of other people don’t. Conditions […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Head Kore
Reading Time: 2 minutes I don’t recommend judging a ski by its graphics, but when it comes to the Head Kore it applies. With an almost iridescent logo that hides in most lighting conditions […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Arc’Teryx air bag pack owners just got $250 richer
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Anyone who ski tours in sub -20C weather knows nothing works quite as well in the freezing cold. That goes for the Arc’Teryx Voltair Avalanche Airbags. When the backpacks went […]
Read more »Buyer’s Guide 2018 – Women
Reading Time: 5 minutes Suffrage has arrived in skiing. Women are finally getting the attention and equipment they deserve, including Ski Canada’s round-up of cutting-edge stuff made just for those rocking the XX chromosome. […]
Read more »Combo: Mt. Cain and Black Diamond Route 105
Reading Time: 2 minutes Where: Vancouver Island, two hours north of Campbell River. Why: Ski right into the backcountry, explore all day. Suggested ski: Black Diamond Route 105 Mount Cain is located a mile […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – $66-million investment for Blackcomb
Reading Time: 2 minutes Stop wondering if Vail Resorts will maintain Whistler-Blackcomb’s industry leading lift network. A year after buying the mega-resort, the mega-resort owner announced a plan to build three new lifts for next […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – When’s the best time for a ski vacation in 2018?
Reading Time: 2 minutes The best time to strike is when the iron is hot. Likewise the best time to go on a ski vacation is whenever you can get away. But if you […]
Read more »How To Get Layered
Reading Time: 3 minutes 10 ways you’re probably screwing up on keeping warm. You shouldn’t be cold when skiing. It all comes down to how you dress—and most skiers could do better. According to […]
Read more »Combo: Chilkat Pass and Volkl VTA 98
Reading Time: 2 minutes Where: Northern Coast Range between Haines Junction, Yukon, and Haines, Alaska. Why: Wide-open ridges heading off in every direction. Suggested ski: Völkl VTA 98 When the well-known spines of the […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Video: Faction Collective’s ‘This is Home’
Reading Time: < 1 minutes It’s a fundamental question of philosophy: are we who we are because of where we’ve been and what we’ve experienced or is it all genetics? That’s the question at the […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – gifts for you
Reading Time: 2 minutes Part of our week long series of Gift Guides, my picks for all the skiers on your shopping list. You’ve been good this year, right? And I’m sure you need […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – gifts for the man on your list
Reading Time: 2 minutes Part of our week long series of Gift Guides, my picks for all the skiers on your shopping list. Just about every guy I know would be happy to receive […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – gifts for her
Reading Time: 2 minutes Part of our week long series of Gift Guides, my picks for all the skiers on your shopping list. If you’re like me, you try hard to buy the right […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – gifts for skiing families
Reading Time: 3 minutes The second in our series of Gift Guide posts for skiers on your list. One of my favourite kinds of gifts to give is the one everyone in the family […]
Read more »Combo: Shames Backcountry & Raccoon Grizzly 116
Reading Time: 2 minutes Where: Beyond the lifts at Shames Mountain, a small ski area near Terrace, B.C. Why: Huge Coast Range terrain a short tour from the lifts. Suggested ski: Raccoon Grizzly 116 […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Stocking Stuffers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Twas a fortnight before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The ski gear was in the roof box well before bed […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – This is why bibs beat pants: Trew Trewth Bib
Reading Time: 2 minutes I’m a bib man. Not because I spill down my front all the time, but because I hate snow down my pants. I’m talking bib ski pants, obviously. And while […]
Read more »Combo: Icefields Parkway & Elan Ibex 94 Carbon
Reading Time: 2 minutes Icefields Parkway Where: The famous highway through the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise and Jasper. Why: Dry powder, amazing scenery and easy-access couloirs, even in May. Suggested ski: Elan Ibex […]
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