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Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews GET LOST IN THE MATRIX The Matrix may be Deviation’s most groomer-focused ski, but it’s no one-trick stick. Handmade at Deviation’s Portland, Oregon, factory, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews A STIFFER SPINE To add even more top-end performance to an already high-powered thrill ride, K2 changed the construction and added a full-length carbon […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews AN ENIGMA It’s hard to categorize the Fischer Pro Mt 77 Ti. It’s part of Fischer’s all-mountain ski line, combining a wood core […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews TAKE IT TO THE BLACK Like it did with its Ripstick freeride ski and Delight women’s carver, Elan designers upped the performance on […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews DEFYING NEWTON A non-Newtonian polymer doesn’t behave the way Sir Isaac Newton predicted matter should. Take the one discovered by RENOUN, a hand-crafted but […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews THE PATROL’S NOT JUST FOR EXPERTS New last year, the Whistler-made Prior Patroller showed itself to be a versatile pair of skis in our […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews BETTER FLAX, BETTER PERFORMANCE To make its freeride-inspired all-mountain skis perform better when conditions are less than ideal, Salomon tweaked the construction of the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews PROOF POSITIVE Firmly on the all-mountain side of freeride, Deviation’s The Proof could be a one-ski quiver. Its 16m turn radius is snappy, and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews SURF LIKE A FISH Last winter Line’s Pescado took the fishtail from surfing and snowboarding and applied it to powder skiing. The rooster-throwing Y-shaped […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews YOUR MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD The Citadel is the widest of RENOUN’s three skis, yet it’s also the lightest and sometimes the stiffest. Like all RENOUN’s […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews A FRIENDLIER RANGER Ski Canada loved the stability, float and power of last year’s Fischer Ranger 98 Ti, so the introduction of a twintip, […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews LEGACY PROJECT The Skevik Anton 102 is the evolution of the ski that founded this favoured boutique brand from B.C.’s Okanagan. The Anton 122 […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY No single turn size or shape works when skiing the entire mountain, so DPS gave its Cassiar family of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews EXPERIENCE MAKE-OVER From tip to core, Rossignol reworked its popular Experience family of skis, merging knowledge from its freeride and race programs. From the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews ONCE YOU GO BLACK… Elan killed it with its freeride-inspired Ripstick last year. It pleased chargers and laid-back skiers alike, with dedicated left and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews NEW RUSTLER IN TOWN Last winter Blizzard launched the Rustler family with two models, both more than 100mm underfoot. This season it introduces the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews MOOD-READING SKI RENOUN says its HDT technology reduces chatter by 300 per cent, translating into an overall smoother, more stable ride in any conditions. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews SILVERSTAR BOMBER Designed at the foot of SilverStar Mountain Resort, the Skevik Sevrin is made for skiing from the steeps of Putnam Creek to […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews HIGHER PINNACLE The Pinnacle series is K2’s well-liked all-mountain rippers. Debuted in various widths over the last couple of years, these skis are versatile […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews EVEN MORE HARD KORE Head’s Kore series of skis was a hit last year when it debuted in three sizes, 93, 105 and 115. […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews FIXING WHAT AIN’T BROKEN When it came to refurbishing the super-popular Mantra, Völkl went for friendlier. To that end the fifth generation, the Mantra […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Ski Canada Test 2019 On-Slope Reviews AN ATV FOR THE SNOW Deviation calls The Ellipse an ATV because of its go-anywhere abilities. Like all the company’s skis, it features […]

Reading Time: 5 minutes Test 2018 – Frontside Women Specific models by RYAN STUART in the Fall 2017 issue * price includes binding VÖLKL FLAIR SC E BEST FOR: Ex-racers  *  LENGTHS: 150, 155, 160, 165   *  […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Where: Northern Coast Range between Haines Junction, Yukon, and Haines, Alaska. Why: Wide-open ridges heading off in every direction. Suggested ski:  Völkl VTA 98 When the well-known spines of the […]