Ski Test

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 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: < 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: < 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 […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 DYNASTAR SPEED 963 * ON-PISTE BEST FOR: Making fast, tight turns in firm snow. Judge this book by its cover. A deep sidecut, short stature and […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 BLIZZARD THUNDERBIRD R15 WB * ON-PISTE BEST FOR: A ripper at home on the frontside. To create a carving ski that’s not too demanding of its […]

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Shopping for skis? Also consider a few of our favourite skis that are carryovers from last season. METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN Salomon Stance and Lumen: Two choice examples of the genre; the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 VOLKL BLAZE 86W * NON-METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN * WOMEN * EDITORS’ CHOICE BEST FOR: Skiing bell to bell, any day, any conditions “Ten points!” “I love this […]