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Ski Canada @ 50 – Gray Rocks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Do You Remember When … Taking part in an annual Gray Rocks iconic ski week was a rite of passage for many skiers. Hall of Fame and Snow Eagles ski […]
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60 Years of Cold Bums & Hot Toddies – Sun Peaks
Reading Time: 2 minutes Move over, Ski Canada. At 60, Tod Mountain has a decade on you. Wait, where’s that? Well, you probably know it by its more recognizable name, Sun Peaks Resort. But […]
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Diamond in the Fluff – Powder King
Reading Time: 2 minutes Just before a sun is born, gravity starts pulling all the pieces together. That’s where Powder King Mountain Resort is at right now, says Jim Salisbury, the ski hill’s owner […]
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The Height of Boots
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Seemed Like a Good Idea 50th Anniversary looking back About 40 years ago a strange boot design appeared on the slopes. Today they would be invisible under a pant cuff […]
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50 Years of Fun
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a bit of a crevasse fall whenever I open an old copy of Ski Canada, or Ski Canada Journal as it all started in 1971. I can pore […]
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Just Watch Me – Apple Fitness
Reading Time: 3 minutes Get fit for ski season with the Apple Fitness+ program. Okay, I’m game. Ted Ligety and Apple have convinced me to shape up before ski season. Or at least stand […]
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What’s The Point of Keeping Track?
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to skiing, I’ve never been one to keep score. Take ski racing, for instance—the one discipline of the sport that I’ve actively avoided all these years. I […]
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Skill School – The Eyes Have It
Reading Time: 1 minute I think we can all agree: Staying on one’s feet is the fundamental goal in skiing. Now, isn’t it nice when we all agree about things? The feat of remaining […]
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News on Knees
Reading Time: 3 minutes As an emergency department physician, I’m more useful in diagnosing acute knee injuries than discussing chronic knee pain with friends and strangers at après ski, so I chatted about various […]
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Jet Stix – Seemed Like a Good Idea
Reading Time: < 1 minutes An exciting photo of Jean-Claude Killy making a recovery during a race back in the sixties is sometimes credited with launching a technical dead-end. Sitting way back on the edge […]
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Starting Out? 5 things to think about backcountry
Reading Time: < 1 minutes Five things to think about if you’re heading to the backcountry. 1. Plan local, plan modest: Don’t underestimate the time it takes to move, manage your gear and comfort, and make […]
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2022 Powder Buyer’s Guide
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 […]
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