Buyer’s Guide 2021 – Freeride

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Reading Time: 5 minutes If you’re a freerider, you’re a searcher, an explorer. You aren’t content with what’s on the map. The runs are just the approach to the main event. You take the […]

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Gear & Gadgets

Reading Time: 3 minutes Gear & Gadgets by RAY O’REILLY in the December 2017 issue 1. Ever had a midlayer so comfy you wanted to sleep in it? Outdoor Research’s Ascendant hoody ($270) is […]

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RYAN REPORT: Columbia Outdry Ex Eco Down Jacket

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Yeah, it’s a mouthful. In short, the Columbia Outdry Ex Eco Down Jacket is an environmentally responsible, waterproof down jacket. No PFCs, no dye, responsibly sourced down, recycled materials and […]

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Notable Mentions 2017

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Reading Time: 5 minutes By day four of any trade show most of the new gear one sees blurs into a kaleidoscope of marketing verbiage. That said, a few products manage to stand out […]

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Notes from my excellent Swedish adventure

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Circling above the airport at Stockholm has me wondering if I’ve actually left Ontario. The familiarity out the plane window of snow, forest, frozen lakes and rock below is incredible, […]

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Gear & Gadgets

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Reading Time: 2 minutes 1 From Bollé’s Sport lifestyle collection, the new Keelback provides extra protection from extreme weather with an oleophobic and hydrophobic treatment on the outside of the lens (for faceshots or […]

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Putting on Airs

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Reading Time: 2 minutes from Ski Canada Buyer’s Guide 2015 IN THE BACKCOUNTRY Rather than follow, BD decided to reinvent the airbag packs designed to keep skiers on the surface in an avalanche. Like […]

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Set the Tone

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Bolder, brighter, slimmer … How are you looking for 2013? by Ryan Stuart  from Fall 2012 issue Forget falling leaves and frosty mornings, you know it’s autumn when the phone-book-sized […]

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Gear & Gadgets

Reading Time: 3 minutes from 40th Anniversary issue  A leader in on-slope safety products, POC’s melon protection lineup includes the Receptor Backcountry helmet ($299). With its patented MIPS System, rotational forces to the brain (through serious oblique […]

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40th Anniversary * Ads Through the Years

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Advertising Through the Years from Our First 40 in 40th Anniversary issue  

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Fall 2010

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Reading Time: 2 minutes * Ubiquitous glove creator Swany has yet another head-turning offering hanging in the shop window. The RC-25 i-Finger ($45) is a nifty, lightweight softshell glove that allows you to use your […]

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