Ski Canada @ 50
Seemed Like a Good Idea – Scott boots
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs 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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Ski Canada @ 50 – Canadian Badasses
Reading Time: 5 minutesFrom Verbier and Chamonix to Baffin Island and Mount Waddington, Canada’s most compelling ski stories often take place thousands of kilometres from the closest condo hot tub or high-speed chairlift. […]
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Ski Canada @ 50 – 50 Years of Equipment Evolution
Reading Time: 3 minutesFormer Ski Canada technical editor Martin Olson of Golden, B.C., takes a nostalgic look back at some of the gear that made us ski better and safer. I cringe when […]
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Ski Canada @ 50 – Style Icons: Canadian Classics
Reading Time: 4 minutesDAVID S. REID DOWN ERA: A staple in the winter Eaton’s catalogue as well as skiing specialty shops across Canada, David S. Reid was synonymous with skiwear in the 1970s, […]
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Ski Canada @ 50 – It’s Been Uphill Ever Since
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in the ’70s, most Canadians learned to ski at a humble community hill, with its collection of rope tows and T-bars. Fixed-grip double chairlifts that wouldn’t gnaw the palms […]
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Ski Canada @ 50 – Gray Rocks
Reading Time: 2 minutesDo 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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Ski Canada @ 50 – Rise of the Four-Season Destination Ski Resort
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe age of Intrawest Vancouver real estate developer Joe Houssian had a vision: to save ski hills, which by the early ’80s were already starting to falter. Resorts would […]
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Ski Canada @ 50 From Snowplow to Slarve
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s hard to believe it’s been five decades of stories and photos, people and places…recording our ski world as it’s grown, morphed and thrived. We hope you enjoy this random […]
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