Ryan Stuart

Reading Time: 3 minutes TESTED HEAD TO HEAD PUFFY PROTECTION We never went ski touring without a puffy for packable warmth and a shell for weather protection. Most of the time we wear both […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes TESTED HEAD TO HEAD BACKCOUNTRY HELMETS  That which happens at the resort, slowly migrates beyond the boundaries. And so, helmets are becoming more common far from the ski hill. A […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 INSTINCT ORIGINAL SENDER (O//S) * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Charging in big terrain. Instinct skis stand out. They’re one of the few with a contoured cap construction, […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes YOUR APRÈS COMPANION  Mons Royale has always designed its merino baselayers with versatility in mind. Not only does merino resist the aroma of a sweaty day on the slopes, but […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 DYNASTAR M-FREE 99 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Playful feel of a freeride ski, with the versatility of an all-mountain ski. An addition to Dynastar’s M-Free line, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA 2022 K2 MINDBENDER 108 Ti * FREERIDE/POWDER * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: Frontside to backside, freeride ski for western resorts. The first run on this ski, Technical Editor […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 DPS PAGODA RP 112 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Tracking up the trees. DPS has three different constructions: Pagoda Piste, Pagoda Tour and, in between and redesigned […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 BLACK DIAMOND IMPULSE 104 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: Advanced and expert skiers looking for a slackcountry companion. There’s something addictive about the Impulse 104. Testers who […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 HEAD KORE 105 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A B.C. quiver killer: mount a beefy touring binding and do it all. Since Head launched the Kore in […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 SALOMON QST BLANK * FREERIDE/POWDER * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: The no-compromise pow day ski. Nimble and easy-turning are not the usual descriptions for the widest […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 INSTINCT PRETTY SAVAGE * FREERIDE/POWDER * WOMEN BEST FOR: Lighter skiers looking to ski off-piste with aggression. The Pretty Savage is similar to the Original Sender, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 WNDR ALPINE VITAL 100 – FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A one-ski quiver for the environmentally conscious expert.  As much as we would all love to be gentler […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 RENOUN CITADEL * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A lightweight ride that doesn’t ski like it. Rarely do we compliment a ski for feeling heavy, but the Citadel […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 LINE PANDORA 110 * FREERIDE/POWDER * WOMEN BEST FOR: Women’s powder ski that can still turn on the groomers. Wide, rockered and light left little doubt […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 ZAG SLAP 104 * FREERIDE/POWDER BEST FOR: A weapon for backcountry skiers focused on the down. Zag, a Chamonix-based ski manufacturer relatively new to Canada, calls […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes 2022 Powder Buyer’s Guide Big air, steep lines, deep snow and untracked slopes have always been the aspirational aspects of skiing. They looked like fun in the movies and magazine […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 VOLKL RISE BEYOND 96 * FREERIDE/POWDER * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: Crushing vertical and ripping the down.  Weighing less than 1,300g per ski, we fully expected […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes After 47 years apart, the Gertsch family is reuniting with CMH Heli-Skiing. Swiss-born Rudi Gertsch helped Austrian-born Hans Gmoser start CMH in the 1960s, before Gertsch lifted off to start […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes We all want to buy products that are gentle on the Earth and fair to the people who make them. However, recognizing these stars in a rack of jackets or […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 DYNASTAR E LITE 9 * WOMEN * ON-PISTE * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: Hard carving and fast skiing from first chair to last Not quite as […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you think the skis here are looking a little thin—at least where waist widths are concerned—don’t worry, we’ve got the deeper days covered, too. Ski Canada’s Fall 2021 issue […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 BLIZZARD PHOENIX R14 PRO * WOMEN * ON-PISTE * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: A skier who spends most of her time (but not all) on-piste. Few […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 XO SKI 77 V7 * ON-PISTE BEST FOR: Intermediates and up looking for a light but powerful carver.  Retired French World Cup ski racer Stéphane Exartier […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 FISCHER RC4 THE CURV DTX * ON-PISTE * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: Corduroy adrenaline hits, experts only  “Grip it and rip it,” summed up Steve Acciaroli […]