’Tis the season for ski shopping, so your friendly Canadian ski media source is back with the results from our sixth annual ski test, which once again took place at Red Mountain Resort in Rossland, British Columbia. If you’ve clicked on this page in the past, then you know the drill. In an effort to make our test as authentic, impartial and legitimate as possible, we assembled a team of everyday skiers who work everyday jobs (along with a handful of Red’s employees, because who better to test skis than people who go skiing on a daily basis?) and gave them roughly six whole weeks—from the middle of February until early April—to put 36 pairs of skis from 12 of our brand partners through the ringer in as many types of terrain and snow conditions as possible. Then, once the ski season came to its begrudgingly annual end, we asked our testers which skis they liked best, and had them provide reviews on them in both written and video form, which you can watch and read by clicking on the thumbnails below. Here’s hoping you find them helpful, informative, and above all else relatable if you’re in the market for a new pair of memory making sticks.
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HOME SWEET DOME
Words by Mark Abma Although a geodesic dome has a futuristic look, similar to that of a space station on Mars, it was popularized back in 1947 by the visionary...
HOME SWEET DOME
Words by Mark Abma Although a geodesic dome has a futuristic look, similar to that of a space station on Mars, it was popularized back in 1947 by the visionary...
CHAIRLIFT LIFE ADVICE
Did you ever play Seven Minutes in Heaven when you were a teenager? Where a random boy and girl get seven uninterrupted minutes in a closet together? It’s a game...
CHAIRLIFT LIFE ADVICE
Did you ever play Seven Minutes in Heaven when you were a teenager? Where a random boy and girl get seven uninterrupted minutes in a closet together? It’s a game...
HOT DOGGERS - THE BLONDES
Words by Ilanna Barkusky Since the revelation gondola first began turning 12 years ago, Revelstoke Mountain Resort has emerged as an ample proving ground and home base for some of...
HOT DOGGERS - THE BLONDES
Words by Ilanna Barkusky Since the revelation gondola first began turning 12 years ago, Revelstoke Mountain Resort has emerged as an ample proving ground and home base for some of...
WITH NOWHERE TO GO
In the midst of these peculiar times, one of the photographers we work most closely with, Bryan “Ralphie” Ralph, opted to take on a creative endeavour. In his home base...
WITH NOWHERE TO GO
In the midst of these peculiar times, one of the photographers we work most closely with, Bryan “Ralphie” Ralph, opted to take on a creative endeavour. In his home base...
PISTE OFF - WHITECAP ALPINE
Words by Matt Coté | Photos by Bruno Long As he drives his skis through a mix of settled pow and thin wind skin, a spray of chunks explodes into...
PISTE OFF - WHITECAP ALPINE
Words by Matt Coté | Photos by Bruno Long As he drives his skis through a mix of settled pow and thin wind skin, a spray of chunks explodes into...
INSIDE TRACKS
It’s one of those perfect days. The forecast is calling for pow, so you go to bed early, and get up at the crack of dawn to score first chair....
INSIDE TRACKS
It’s one of those perfect days. The forecast is calling for pow, so you go to bed early, and get up at the crack of dawn to score first chair....
HOT DOGGERS - JONATHAN ROLLINS
Words by Ryan Flett I first met Jonathan Rollins four years ago, on my first day working at Red Mountain Resort as their media content manager. I was watching a...
HOT DOGGERS - JONATHAN ROLLINS
Words by Ryan Flett I first met Jonathan Rollins four years ago, on my first day working at Red Mountain Resort as their media content manager. I was watching a...
HOT DOGGERS - ETIENNE GEOFFROY
Words by Ilanna Barkusky On any given day, each summer, on the Horstman Glacier high atop Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, the freeskiing stars of tomorrow are turning heads at Momentum...
HOT DOGGERS - ETIENNE GEOFFROY
Words by Ilanna Barkusky On any given day, each summer, on the Horstman Glacier high atop Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, the freeskiing stars of tomorrow are turning heads at Momentum...
ROB HEULE PHOTO GALLERY
Rob “Bert” Heule is a bit of renaissance man. Known primarily for his highly unique and stylish skill set while sliding downhill on two planks of wood, Bert has consistently...
ROB HEULE PHOTO GALLERY
Rob “Bert” Heule is a bit of renaissance man. Known primarily for his highly unique and stylish skill set while sliding downhill on two planks of wood, Bert has consistently...
INQUIRY - EVAN MCEACHRAN
Growing up within a family of avid skiers in Oakville, Ontario, skiing was programmed into Evan McEachran’s DNA. Whether it was spending weekends at the hill, or hitting a rail...
INQUIRY - EVAN MCEACHRAN
Growing up within a family of avid skiers in Oakville, Ontario, skiing was programmed into Evan McEachran’s DNA. Whether it was spending weekends at the hill, or hitting a rail...
LEADING LIGHT - GEORGE MCCONKEY
“Those are the real people,” he tells me, as a mother and daughter depart from his care, with the daughter’s feet freshly cast in the best fitting ski boots she’s...
LEADING LIGHT - GEORGE MCCONKEY
“Those are the real people,” he tells me, as a mother and daughter depart from his care, with the daughter’s feet freshly cast in the best fitting ski boots she’s...
HOW TO USE SKI STRAPS
Ski straps have come a long way over the years. Once upon a time they were clumsy Velcro things you needed three hands to use. Nowadays, they’re the most versatile...
HOW TO USE SKI STRAPS
Ski straps have come a long way over the years. Once upon a time they were clumsy Velcro things you needed three hands to use. Nowadays, they’re the most versatile...