Ryan Stuart

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 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Apparently it can snow too much. Just ask Mount Washington Alpine Resort where 80 centimetres overnight on Saturday, January 20 made it impossible for the mountain to open on Sunday. […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I think ski lifts are one of the world’s great inventions. Ninety nine percent of the time they whisk us to the top without drama. But every now and then […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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   *  […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]