Gear & Gadgets – Winter 2022

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Heading to the U.S. or Europe? The quickest and cheapest Rapid Antigen COVID test we could find comes in Proof of Entry’s DIY kit for $25. Test results are verified […]

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2022 Powder Buyer’s Guide pt 6 – skis

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Reading Time: 4 minutes CELEBRITY SKI LINE  Over the last decade Kye Petersen has earned a reputation as one of the world’s best big-mountain skiers, stomping airs and bombing faces onboard planks made by […]

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Nordica Wild Belle DC84 – Test 2022

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes SKI CANADA TEST 2022 NORDICA WILD BELLE DC84 * NON-METAL ALL-MOUNTAIN * WOMEN BEST FOR: A smooth all-mountain skier from the Laurentiansto the Rockies. A lot of brands develop a […]

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Coming to a Ski Shop Near You

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Reading Time: 3 minutes From the longest lift lines in memory to locked-down resorts to the continued rise in alpine touring, the one thing uniting skiers across the country is our hopeful look to […]

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Buyer’s Guide 2021 – Groomers

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Reading Time: 5 minutes   Powder may get all the press, but you know there’s nothing like the art and satisfaction of laying a perfect arc in an immaculate groomer. You might not admit […]

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Nordica Enforcer 94 Ski Test

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Reading Time: < 1 minutes Whether chopped-up powder or fresh corduroy, the new Enforcer felt dialled. “Damp, carves well and forgiving in uneven terrain,” said Ryan Stuart. Already a versatile and well-loved ski, Nordica tinkered […]

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Test 2020: Nordica Enforcer Free 104

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Test 2020: Nordica Enforcer Free 104 BEST FOR: An all-mountain, everyday ski for strong skiers who like a little girth. LENGTHS:              172, 179, 186, 191 DIMENSIONS:         135/104/124 RADIUS:                 18.5@186 SUGGESTED […]

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Test 2019 women – Nordica Sentra SL7

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews FROM CHARGING TO CRUISING The five-ski Nordica Sentra line varies from a trench-laying missile SL7 to the beginner-friendly SL2. They share a preference for […]

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Test 2019 – Nordica Dobermann SLR

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews FRIENDLIER DOG, BIGGER BITE Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? To make its Dobermann GS and slalom race skis a […]

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Boots and bindings 2019

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Reading Time: 8 minutes For the Fat-Footed           Wide feet? Do you prioritize comfort over performance? Rossignol’s Speed boots might be just what the foot doctor ordered. The 104mm last […]

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Test 2018 – Frontside

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Reading Time: 10 minutes Nothing beats powder, but carving perfect arcs down virgin corduroy comes a close second: playing with physics, feeling edges bite and skis flex, the acceleration, the G-forces… Or maybe it’s […]

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Test 2018 – 14 All-Mountain skis

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Reading Time: 17 minutes When pulling together a winter’s worth of feedback, we realized this new test has some valuable differences. The reviews are more thorough, personal and in-depth. The quality feedback allowed us […]

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Big Mountain Test 2017

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Reading Time: 13 minutes UNTRACKED AND UNRESTRAINED Where All-Mountain skis skid to a stop—right around the edge of the cliff—Big Mountain takes over. These are the skis the pros ride when they’re slashing Alaskan […]

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Cruisers Test 2017

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Reading Time: 11 minutes FUN SKIING ON MOSTLY GROOMED RUNS Think of this category of skis as your vehicle for a smooth Sunday drive. If a ski was tested that was too much for the […]

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Slalom Test 2017

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Reading Time: 9 minutes HIGH-PERFORMANCE SHORT-RADIUS TURNS These skis are designed to do one thing: make tight turns on hard snow. They can dabble elsewhere on the mountain, but are best confined to groomed […]

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Carvers Test 2017

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Reading Time: 10 minutes POWERFUL CARVING Skiing somewhere between the racecourse and the edge of the groomed, the skis in this category want to be skied hard, fast and down the fall line. In […]

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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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Frontside 2017

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Sexy has finally made its way into frontside skiing. Groomers and carving may sound staid, but with direct trickle-down from the World Cup and substantial R&D, some of the most […]

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All-Mountain Test 2017

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Reading Time: 24 minutes ALL TERRAIN, ANY SNOW Like the name says, these skis are made for doing it all: frontside, backside, or both, powder to hardpack, trees, bumps and even the park. These […]

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Boots 2014

Reading Time: 7 minutes Upward mobility is the name of this season’s game. by Marty McLennan, Tech Editor, in Buyer’s Guide 2014 issue   All-mountain booty We may have been playing on K2 toys […]

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Big Mountain/Freeski

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Reading Time: 7 minutes Buyer’s Guide 2014 Intro Be the boss Nordica’s El Capo (137/107/125) is a solid, no-foolin’-around, vertically sidewalled twin for big-mountain freeriders. High Rise profile upfront, camber underfoot and a touch […]

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These Boots Were Made for Skiing

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Reading Time: 9 minutes from Buyer’s Guide 2012 2012 Alpine Boot specifications The ski world is growing up and it all starts with your on-slope connection—those weapons that buckle onto your feet. This season’s […]

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Big Mountain 2012

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Reading Time: 9 minutes    Size matters in the domain of the Big Mountain—and it doesn’t get any bigger than here. Big Mountain means big snow, air, tricks and glory. It starts around a century underfoot […]

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Buyer’s Guide 2011

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Reading Time: 4 minutes Every January the global ski industry convenes in North America for international bragging rights. After 37 years of Las Vegas playing host, the dog and pony show was moved to […]

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