Short Turns
Meet Reece – Ski Cross Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes Reece Howden is proof you can set your sights on the prize early in your career. Not many World Cup athletes have been named both Rookie of the Year and […]
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Seemed Like a Good Idea – Scott boots
Reading Time: 2 minutes As leather succumbed to the superiority of plastic in the 1960s, there was a period of experimentation and innovation that saw many new, now memorable, ski boot designs, such as […]
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Doing It All – ‘Lusti’ Lustenberger
Reading Time: < 1 minutes We shouldn’t be surprised by Christina “Lusti” Lustenberger’s big season; it’s just the latest accomplishment in her multi-act ski career. Lusti has already lived three or four different skier’s dreams. […]
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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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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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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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CMH Gobbles Up Purcell
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 […]
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COMING BACK MoCrazy Strong
Reading Time: 4 minutes The first female to land a double flip at the X Games and to flip off a rail in ski competition, American pro skier Jamie Crane-Mauzy, a.k.a. Jamie MoCrazy, has […]
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