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Dropping in at Kicking Horse
Reading Time: 7 minutes After four days of unrelenting snowfall, three days of visibility-related delays and near-constant safety concerns, the sun returned to the skies above Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, revealing a deep, dazzling […]
Read more »Groups Dept. – Crans-Montana, Switzerland
Reading Time: 8 minutes Despite a wet welcome, Crans-Montana maintained its reputation of providing a signature sunny week for another Ski Canada Readers’ Trip. by RON BETTS in the Fall 2018 issue When you’re climbing onto a […]
Read more »Randonnée Days – Québec’s Chic-Chocs
Reading Time: 8 minutes Alpine touring in the Gaspé’s Chic-Choc Mountains left three boys from Ontario in awe of Eastern powder. STORY AND PHOTOS BY ADAM BUITENHUIS Chest-deep in powder and struggling to pull […]
Read more »10 Years of Stoke – Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ryan Stuart takes a look back to appreciate the evolution of Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Some people run their winters by the 20-cm rule. Slackers might use 15 cm as their threshold […]
Read more »Ciao Tonale!
Reading Time: 7 minutes One of Italy’s best-kept secrets is not just for freeriders. by IAIN MACMILLAN in Buyer’s Guide 2019 issue It was a blistering hot—but fateful—July day at the cottage back in […]
Read more »Border Crossers – Red, Whitewater, Fernie
Reading Time: 10 minutes Two American brothers learn to appreciate each other—and Canadian skiing—on a Kootenays road trip. A metre down in a tree well, I was relieved to hear muffled sounds of my […]
Read more »Great Expectations – 3 BC Day Cat and Heliski Ops
Reading Time: 11 minutes RYAN STUART’s B.C. road trip to three day cat and heli-ski ops proved to be an emotional roller coaster. photos RYAN CREARY in Buyer’s Guide 2019 issue With nothing but untracked snow […]
Read more »Hooking Up – which multi-resort pass is right for you?
Reading Time: 12 minutes Got ski pass confusion? So do we! With so many collective passes vying for both the local- and holiday-skier markets this season, most people are flummoxed by the fine print. […]
Read more »The Road to Cherryville
Reading Time: 5 minutes THE MONASHEES’ KINGFISHER HELISKIING AND KEEFER LAKE CATSKIING WILL PAMPER YOU IN POWDER. by RON BETTS photos ROBERT SIM in the Winter 2018 issue One of the most remarkable things […]
Read more »A Supreme Ruling – Jumbo Glacier
Reading Time: 6 minutes The highest court in the land has given its go-ahead to skiing on Jumbo. by GEORGE KOCH in the Winter 2018 issue In a sane world, the biggest question surrounding […]
Read more »Ski Like a Viking – Iceland
Reading Time: 8 minutes Iceland’s unique people, geography and history make for a ski adventure like no other on Earth. by IAIN MACMILLAN in the Winter 2018 issue Snorri, clearly an Icelandic giant, stood […]
Read more »How Dangerous?
Reading Time: 2 minutes How dangerous is skiing? It’s a difficult subject to discuss when statistics and anecdotes clash. by RYAN STUART in the December 2017 issue The Globe and Mail reported in October […]
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