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Reading Time: 4 minutes Light is right. For decades, the catch phrase of the self-propelled world drove R&D in just about every arena, from mountain bikes to kayak paddles, running shoes to backcountry skis. […]
Read more »All-Mountain
Reading Time: 5 minutes More niche than niche. The all-mountain category is spreading wide and far across your ski area, into every niche and nook. By ditching weight, tweaking sidecuts, adjusting rocker and using […]
Read more »What’s Trending
Reading Time: 7 minutes When does a fad become something more? Every year new ideas, styles, colours and flavours emerge. Some of them stick around to change the sport for the better—think rocker shape […]
Read more »GEAR GUIDE 2017
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Changing Face of Gear by RYAN STUART, Technical Editor, in Buyer’s Guide 2017 issue Change is one of life’s few guarantees. As skiers, we see evidence of this all […]
Read more »Backcountry Essentials
Reading Time: 3 minutes Staying safe in the backcountry will always be about making the right decisions. But Mother Nature can be random and make things difficult for our journeys and adventures. When that […]
Read more »The Traslin Brothers
Reading Time: 6 minutes Mike and Andy made a pact to ski at least one day every month. Nine years later there’s no end in sight. By Ryan Stuart Photos Mike and Andy Traslin from […]
Read more »The new technology of layering
Reading Time: 3 minutes One day last winter it was -19 C at the bottom of Lake Louise and -1 C at the top. Known as an inversion, because the typical temperature gradient of […]
Read more »Doing it Right
Reading Time: 8 minutes WHY STAYING IN THE ALPINE AT SUNSHINE IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. by Ryan Stuart in Fall 2015 issue Lunch finds me in my hotel room, ski boots off, […]
Read more »Backcountry Essentials
Reading Time: 3 minutes Staying safe in the backcountry will always be about making the right decisions. But Mother Nature can be random and make things difficult for our journeys and adventures. When that […]
Read more »Dig Deeper
Reading Time: 2 minutes How to dig out an avalanche victim The transceiver may get all the glam when it comes to rescuing someone from an avalanche burial, but it’s the shovel that does […]
Read more »5-0 and Go
Reading Time: < 1 minutes For a place known for throwing mega parties, Whistler is all of a sudden acting its age. The mega-resort plans to celebrate its 50th birthday in December with a […]
Read more »To Serve & Protect
Reading Time: 4 minutes Is body armour a necessity now as our sport becomes more aggressive? _by RYAN STUART All-important trends in snowsports come from Europe. Or maybe they trickle down from racing, like […]
Read more »3 Surprising Backcountry Destinations
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sure, B.C. and Alberta offer the biggest, deepest and most consistent backcountry skiing in Canada, but it’s no duopoly when it comes to opportunities for earning turns. And after […]
Read more »Bashful Castle
Reading Time: 6 minutes Some of the best skiing in the country goes unnoticed by the masses—and that’s just fine with RYAN STUART. My computer’s dictionary defines quirky as “characterized by peculiar or unexpected […]
Read more »Apping the backcountry
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Even though you probably won’t get a cell signal, you should still bring your smartphone into the backcountry. And not just for taking summit selfies. Here are five reasons why: […]
Read more »Making Tracks – Marmot Basin
Reading Time: 7 minutes No need to rush on a powder day at Marmot Basin, there’s plenty to go around. Thighs burning. Butt aching. Hamstrings groaning. Even my cheeks cramp, a toothy smile plastered […]
Read more »Back of Beyond
Reading Time: 6 minutes You don’t have to look far past the ski area boundaries of Banff National Park to experience some spectacular backcountry turns. By Ryan Stuart // Photos by Ryan Creary // […]
Read more »Hot Diggity!
Reading Time: 7 minutes A Yukon original uses dog power to access the North’s newest treasure. by Ryan Stuart / photos by Ryan Creary in the December 2013 issue Wilma is giving me a […]
Read more »How I Got on Italian TV
Reading Time: 6 minutes “Pronto?” the voice at the starting gate asked me, one of about six words I knew in Italian. by Ryan Stuart in Fall 2013 issue “Am I ready? Hell, no!” […]
Read more »All Teched Out
Reading Time: 4 minutes Whether or not your ski experience is going to be revolutionized, it sure is fun to play in the candy store. by Ryan Stuart in Winter 2013 issue 1. The […]
Read more »Screening Room
Reading Time: 4 minutes by Ryan Stuart in December 2012 issue Slouch on the couch and get ready for the season With a gang of bros ready to feed the stoke, we sat back […]
Read more »First Lift
Reading Time: 8 minutes Start your touring with a boost into the backcountry at Island Lake Lodge. by Ryan Stuart in December 2012 issue On the day I realized a childhood dream, Johnny Cash […]
Read more »Set the Tone
Reading Time: 5 minutes Bolder, brighter, slimmer … How are you looking for 2013? by Ryan Stuart from Fall 2012 issue Forget falling leaves and frosty mornings, you know it’s autumn when the phone-book-sized […]
Read more »A ski safari through four Rocky Mountain resorts
Reading Time: 10 minutes Lake Louise, Panorama, Fernie and Castle Mountain proved to be the perfect picks for a good ol’ ski safari. Photos by Josie Boulding It hasn’t snowed in a month.” Not […]
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