RYAN REPORT – Elan skis & White Wilderness Heli
Reading Time: 2 minutes Elan partners with White Wilderness Heli Skiing Elan’s Ripstick skis are designed for ripping powder, launching cliffs, playing in the trees and arcing huge turns in even bigger terrain. They’re […]
Read more »Buyer’s Guide 2018 – Freeride
Reading Time: 5 minutes This gear is meant for skiing hard and fast in soft snow, steep terrain and tight trees. Best relegated to big mountains. by RYAN STUART, technical editor in Buyer’s Guide […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Indepth Gear: G3 Ion binding
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this occasionally repeating feature we take a deep dive into the R&D behind some of the most interesting gear in the ski world. When G3 launched the Ion in […]
Read more »Test 2018 – All-Mountain Women Skis
Reading Time: 11 minutes BLIZZARD BLACK PEARL 98 BEST FOR: Avoiding ice * LENGTHS: 152, 159, 166, 173 * RADIUS: 15@166 * SIDECUT: 135-98-119 * $800 “We can put this ski on anyone and they’re going to have […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – SkiResortJobs.org
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski bum jobs? There’s now a website for that Looking for a job in the ski industry just got a little easier. SkiResortJobs.org is a new website focused exclusively on […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – First Snow
Reading Time: 2 minutes First snowfalls and long range forecasts One thing I know I don’t have control over is the weather. It doesn’t stop me from praying, burning skis, obsessively checking snow-forecast.com and […]
Read more »Buyer’s Guide 2018 – Backcountry
Reading Time: 5 minutes Interest in skiing beyond the ski area continues to grow and everyone is chasing to keep up. The gear keeps getting better, making getting out there less effort, safer and […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Smith Recalls Quantum Helmet
Reading Time: < 1 minutes One thousand Canadian skiers and boarders should check their lid before heading out for their first turns of the year. This week Smith Optics announced a voluntary recall on its […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Panorama Expansion
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Panorama adds 128 acres of expert terrain Panorama is staking a claim to the most exciting, and probably biggest, expansion at a Canadian ski hill this winter. Last week the […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Gear of the Week
Reading Time: 2 minutes Eddie Bauer’s better than down The easiest way to tell if someone’s puffy jacket is filled with down or synthetic? Ripples. The ones that make every down jacket wearer look […]
Read more »All-Mountain – Buyer’s Guide 2018
Reading Time: 6 minutes Splitting the All-Mountain category is hard to do, so we didn’t. If you want to simplify your life by owning one ski to do everything from carving groomers to scoring […]
Read more »Test 2018 – 14 All-Mountain skis
Reading Time: 17 minutes When pulling together a winter’s worth of feedback, we realized this new test has some valuable differences. The reviews are more thorough, personal and in-depth. The quality feedback allowed us […]
Read more »Test 2018 – 14 All-Mountain skis
Reading Time: 17 minutes When pulling together a winter’s worth of feedback, we realized this new test has some valuable differences. The reviews are more thorough, personal and in-depth. The quality feedback allowed us […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Video: Trailer season
Reading Time: 2 minutes September is a transition month. From holidays to back to school. Summer to fall. Hot nights to cool evenings. With the transition comes the first thoughts of snow and skiing. […]
Read more »What’s Trending
Reading Time: 5 minutes What’s the latest in ski gear? Where’s the sport heading? When we take a step back and look around there are trends in motion, changing the landscape in ski width, […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Buying ski boots – pt 2
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Problem feet? The best boots when your dog’s don’t play nice by Ryan Stuart, technical editor For most people the boot buying advice we published earlier this ski season should help […]
Read more »Buyer’s Guide 2018 introduction
Reading Time: 2 minutes Your Gear is Here by RYAN STUART, tech editor, in Buyer’s Guide 2018 issue My best run last season came in mid-April. Right after my worst run. On a pair […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Buying ski boots – pt 1
Reading Time: 3 minutes In my opinion ski boots are the most essential piece in the kit. Skis, poles, clothing: I can make do with not a perfect fit. Anything but my customized boots […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Freeride World Tour Returns to Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minutes For the first time Kicking Horse Mountain Resort will host a stop on the main event Freeride World Tour this winter. FWT made the announcement on Tuesday, rolling out a […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Gear of the Week – Osprey SnowKit
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ask Ski Canada editor Iain MacMillan what happens when you don’t carry-on your ski boots when flying and you’ll hear a terrifying tale of woe. Just imagine arriving in Japan […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Buying Advice – Skis pt 3
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the market for a new pair of skis? Here’s what you need to know. Part 3 of 3. by Ryan Stuart, tech editor Buying new skis is both exciting […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Buying Advice – Skis pt 2
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the market for a new pair of skis? Here’s what you need to know. Part 2 of 3 by Ryan Stuart, tech editor Buying new skis is both exciting […]
Read more »RYAN REPORT – Buying Advice – Skis pt 1
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada magazine is introducing a new series of posts from tech editor Ryan Stuart on all things alpine skiing. Watch for regular updates In the market for a new […]
Read more »Custom Bootfitting – There’s an App for That
Reading Time: 2 minutes The perfect-fitting ski boot can be elusive, even when you own a boutique ski boot company with a money-back satisfaction guarantee. Since he co-founded Dodge Ski Boots in 2009, the […]
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