published week of August 26, 2019
BUYER’S GUIDE 2020 ISSUE
Vol 48 #1
FEATURES
2020 BUYER’S GUIDE
From On-Piste to Freeride, we’ve got your new gear here.
Intro
From Space to the Slopes
Nerd Alert: Tech
Future of Rentals
Death to Plastics
Outerwear 2020
How to buy a ski helmet
How to buy ski gloves
Petroleum Improved Sheep
Osprey Kamber backpack
Progressive Freeride
Noteworthy
- Atomic Bent Chetler Gratefule Dead Edition
- Auclair Race Fusion gloves
- DAHU Swiss ski boots
- Fischer Podium GT ski boots
- Head Radar helmet
- Leki Progressive BOA S gloves
- Smartwool Intraknit
Alpine skis
- Blizzard Quattro
- Blizzard Brahma
- Faction Prodigy
- Fischer RC One 82 GT
- Icelantic Riveter
- Renoun Atlas
Alpine boots
Test 2020
- Blizzard Firebird HRC
- DPS Wailer Alchemist
- Dynastar Intense 4×4 82 Pro
- Dynastar Menace
- Elan Black Edition Insomnia
- Elan Wingman
- Faction Dictator 2.0x – women
- Fischer My Ranger
- Head Total Joy
- K2 Mindbender 99 Ti
- Line Vision
- Nordica Enforcer Free
- Prior Northwest
- Rossignol Nova 14 Ti
- Rossignol React R8 Ti
- Salomon QST
- Salomon S/Force Bold
- Volkl Deacon 84
- Volkl Kendo
BACK IN THE DAY
Canadian Tire has skis?
by STEVEN THRENDYLE
LIVE IN THE MOMENT
Learn to soak it all in at Mont-Sainte-Anne
by CATHERINE DAWSON MARCH
ON-PISTE, OFF-PISTE
Two families split up to head in opposite directions in Val d’Anniviers, Switzerland
by IAIN MACMILLAN and MAGGIE SCREATON
FLYING HIGH WITH MIKE WIEGELE
We’re knee deep in how ski life has evolved after 50 years of heli-skiing.
by LESLIE WOIT
SKI BY RV
There’s a whole world of winter beyond the Walmart parking lot.
by RYAN STUART
REGULARS
FIRST TRACKS
Hanging Out in Cortina by IAIN MACMILLAN
SHORT TURNS
- Kicking Horse & Purcell Heli-skiing
- Find a Friend
- Dr. John’s E.R. – answers to your questions on skier health
- Bienvenue au Canada – Club Med Charlevoix
- Lost & Found Dept. – Recco SAR Helicopter Detector
- Topping Up Tremblant
GEAR & GADGETS by RAY O’REILLY
FIT TO SKI
Be ready for first tracks. by MARCY VERBURG
CROSSHAIRS
A skier’s photo gallery.
CAUGHT & SHOT
by GUY FATTAL
