BURRRLAPZ – TOUCH THE SNOW
The newest offering from Dylan Siggers and the Burrrlapz, Touch The Snow, pairs old-school turning with a new-school fashion. From skiing a...
Month: October 2021
PROCESS BEHIND THE PASSION
For Trace Cooke and Chandrima Lavoie, skiing has shaped their entire lives. They have been raised in a place where skiing has...
GOOD COMPANY – FRESH SQUEEZED
Good Company is back. With travel restrictions and pandemic difficulties the Good Company crew spent the season searching out new features closer...
2021 iF3 MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS
On Saturday, October 23rd, the 14th edition of the iF3 Festival concluded with the 2021 iF3 Movie Awards presented by Audio-Technica Canada, Steam...
AMIE ENGERBRETSON & SWEETGRASS PRODUCTIONS – BOOTS OVER BRIM
A few winters back, professional skier Amie Engerbretson and her dad, photographer Jeff Engerbretson, were showing off their dance moves at the...
HEAD FREESKIING’S KORE STORIES – SAM KUCH: FRAME OF MIND
From finger-skis to headlining the big ski movies. From the valley of Nelson, B.C. to the top of the freeskiing world. For...
LOW PRESSURE PODCAST SEASON 9 PREMIERE – JORDY KIDNER
The Low Pressure Podcast is back for its ninth season, and in addition to launching an all-new YouTube channel to accompany the...
WIN A SETUP FROM HEAD SKIS & COLE RICHARDSON!
If the name Cole Richardson doesn’t ring a bell, you might want to cover your ears once it does. Originally from Canmore,...
THE 2022 PEOPLE’S SKI TEST PREVIEW
Now that the latest and greatest gear is arriving in stores, Forecast is proud to present a way to help you determine...
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – BLIZZARD RUSTLER 11
The Blizzard Rustler 11 was a great daily driver for my home hill of Revelstoke Mountain Resort: stiff, powerful and ready for anything from debris to 45-degree steeps.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – BLIZZARD BONAFIDE 97
I liked that this ski knows what it is. Blizzard bills the Bonafide 97 as a do-all ski, but in reality it has pretty specific tastes, and is pretty blunt about it.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – BLIZZARD SHEEVA 10
The Blizzard Sheeva 10 is the Rustler's little sister, with all the family resemblance, but without the 20-year-old boy meathead mentality.
iF3 MOVIE AWARDS NOMINEES
Fresh off of announcing the virtual and in-person schedule of events for the 14th edition of the iF3 Festival, which will take...
iF3 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
Calling all skiers and snowboarders in and around Montreal, Whistler and all over the world… the 14th edition of the iF3 Festival...
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – DYNASTAR M-FREE 108
Now this here is a true all-mountain ski. The Dynastar M-Free 108 is ideal for the type of skier who has transitioned from riding park to big mountain, and is looking to send it all over the hill and make use of the mountain from top to bottom.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – DYNASTAR M-FREE 99
I don’t believe in the concept of a one-ski quiver, but Dynastar’s M-Free 99 comes damn close. It not only did everything, it kicked ass while doing it.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – DYNASTAR M-PRO 99 W
Singing to myself, grinning ear-to-ear, and stoke levels to the moon. The Dynastar M-Pro 99 W is a crowd favourite, and it was easy to see why the moment I clicked into it.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – ELAN RIPSTICK 106 BLACK EDITION
Sleek and powerful like a panther, classy like a stretch limo on prom night, technologically advanced like the Tesla you’ll never afford. Elan’s Ripstick 106 Black Edition expects, no, demands a high caliber skier to make it perform.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – ELAN WINGMAN 86 CTi
Since rockered fat skis first arrived on the scene, I’ll admit that I’ve shied away from skinnier offerings. Whether it was mind over matter, I felt unstable and unconfident on anything narrower than 95 millimetres underfoot, and preferred utilizing a wider plank to bash my way to the bottom.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – ELAN WILDCAT 86 CX
The Elan Wildcat 86 CX is a fun, playful ski that thrives on groomers and mellow off-piste terrain. Elan advertises it as an all-mountain ski, but it definitely shined brightest on the frontside.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – FACTION AGENT 3.0
If the Faction Agent 3.0 was a planet, it would sit perfectly within the Goldilocks zone; everything about this ski felt just right.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – FACTION DICTATOR 2.0
Faction’s Dictator 2.0 is a no-nonsense ski, plain and simple.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – FACTION PRODIGY 2.0X
The Faction Prodigy 2.0X bridges the gap between an all-mountain ripper and a playful park ski.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – FISCHER RANGER 102 FR
Riding the Fischer Ranger 102 allowed me to feel free while skiing all over the mountain. Its flatter camber profile felt familiar to me, and matched my skiing style very well.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – FISCHER RANGER 92 Ti
Fischer has a long history in skiing, and throughout that time the company has always stuck to the core principles of what makes a ski work—that's certainly the case here.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – FISCHER RC ONE GT 86
The Fischer RC One GT 86 does exactly what it’s designed to do: serve as a stable rocket ship on piste.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – HEAD KORE 105
Riding the Head Kore 105 was an extremely invigorating experience. This ski was light, responsive and very quick edge to edge.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – HEAD KORE 93
There’s very little that the Head Kore 93 can’t do. It’s intuitive, versatile, lively but not twitchy, and easy to ski and control at low or high speeds.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – HEAD KORE 97 W
The Head Kore 97 W was an enjoyably reliable ski. It was fun, stable and easy to initiate turns on groomers, and for a ski under 100 millimetres in the waist, I was surprisingly impressed by it off piste.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – K2 MINDBENDER 108Ti
The K2 Mindbender 108Ti is all business. For an advanced skier who’s looking for a firm, durable and agile ski that loves big, fast turns in open terrain, and really shines in 10 to 15 centimetres of compact or hero snow, look no further.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – K2 RECKONER 112
After spending the past few years skiing on stiffer, flat-tailed, directional warhorses, my aging back and knees were pushing me in the direction of something more frolicsome.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – K2 MINDBENDER 106C W ALLIANCE
K2’s Mindbender 106C W Alliance is a ski that promotes skiing. I got to the bottom of my first run and realized I hadn’t overthought any of the turns it took to get there.
LINE SKIS – ASPECT
The Vision Quest Continues at Mount Baker. Watch freeride meet freestyle as heavy-hitters Jonnie Merrill, Jake Hopfinger and LJ Strenio join forces...
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – LINE VISION 108
Do you see the whole mountain as your playground? Whether you’re a young park rat looking to take your skills away from manicured jumps, or a mature skier wishing to reignite your forgotten youthful side, the Line Vision 108 is for you.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – LINE BLADE
There’s no other ski in existence quite like the Line Blade. At 154 millimetres in the tip, its shovel is wider than most full-blown powder skis, but at only 95 millimetres underfoot, it skied as uniquely as it looks.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – LINE PANDORA 94
The Line Pandora 94 was like the Robin to my Batman. I was in charge; able to call the shots, pick the runs and set the speed, and this ski was along for the ride as an ideal sidekick.
K2 SPORTS TO INTEGRATE FULL TILT BOOTS INTO K2 PRODUCT COLLECTION
K2 Sports has announced plans to integrate the Full Tilt collection of boots into the K2 product line, to further innovate for...
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – NORDICA ENFORCER 104
I really loved the overall stability of the Nordica Enforcer 104 across all types of conditions.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – NORDICA ENFORCER 94
Of all the skis I tested, the Nordica Enforcer 94 was the top ticket to untethered speed and performance.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – NORDICA SANTA ANA 104
Remember in school when they said you can get addicted the first time you try drugs? This was the first ski I tested, and I could never get as high again.
LEVEL 1 PRODUCTIONS – NOTHING NEW
Nothing has changed. Level 1 Productions, in partnership with 686 and Rossignol, presents Nothing New, another snow riding experience featuring Parker White,...
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS SENDER Ti
Rossignol’s Blackops Sender Ti was everything and more that I look for in a ski.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS HOLYSHRED
The Rossignol Blackops Holyshred is a perfect stepping stone of a ski for any intermediate skier who’s looking to develop into a bonafide all mountain rider.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS RALLYBIRD
Call your lady shred posse! The Rossignol Blackops Rallybird is here to get the girls out and shred any big or pretty little line their hearts desire.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – SALOMON QST BLANK
If I were to describe the Salomon QST Blank in a word, it would be versatile.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – SALOMON QST 98
If I had to own only one ski, the Salomon QST 98 might just be it.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – SALOMON QST STELLA 106
The Salomon QST Stella 106 is a great ski to get your powder legs on, and will help take an intermediate skier to the next level.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – SCOTT SUPERGUIDE FREETOUR
I would take this ski out on my biggest backcountry missions.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95
At first glance, the Scott Superguide 95 has an aura of conservativeness to it. But don’t be fooled by its cover, because it’s so much more.
THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST – SCOTT SUPERGUIDE 95 WOMEN’S
The Scott Superguide 95 Women’s could lay claim to the one-ski-quiver title.