’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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NEGOTIATING WITH KIDS
Having kids costs ski days. It’s a tough reality that skier parents have to face. It hits the pregnant skier hardest at first, as the mom-to-be will typically buy a...
NEGOTIATING WITH KIDS
Having kids costs ski days. It’s a tough reality that skier parents have to face. It hits the pregnant skier hardest at first, as the mom-to-be will typically buy a...
INQUIRY - DYLAN SIGGERS
WORDS BY MIKE BERARD | PHOTOS BY ANATOLE TUZLAK Joy sits at the centre of our ski experience. Sure, getting upside down off a big ol’ cliff or getting balls...
INQUIRY - DYLAN SIGGERS
WORDS BY MIKE BERARD | PHOTOS BY ANATOLE TUZLAK Joy sits at the centre of our ski experience. Sure, getting upside down off a big ol’ cliff or getting balls...
ON PISTE - CASTLE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Tales of untracked lift-accessed terrain with little-to-no lineups are often unheard of nowadays. The epic pow day at a resort, bottomless and untouched from bell to bell and top to...
ON PISTE - CASTLE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Tales of untracked lift-accessed terrain with little-to-no lineups are often unheard of nowadays. The epic pow day at a resort, bottomless and untouched from bell to bell and top to...
BLIZZARD'S TRUEBLEND & TECNICA'S T.DRIVE TECHNO...
Blizzard Skis is a brand that evokes many questions. First, why does everybody pronounce it with a French accent? It’s Austrian. Also, we have the word “blizzard” in the English...
BLIZZARD'S TRUEBLEND & TECNICA'S T.DRIVE TECHNO...
Blizzard Skis is a brand that evokes many questions. First, why does everybody pronounce it with a French accent? It’s Austrian. Also, we have the word “blizzard” in the English...
THE NEXT LEVEL
It’s an age-old cliché to say that all good things must come to an end. But in the psyche of Level 1 Productions, one of the most revered film companies...
THE NEXT LEVEL
It’s an age-old cliché to say that all good things must come to an end. But in the psyche of Level 1 Productions, one of the most revered film companies...
WIN FREE SKIS FROM HEAD AND SAM KUCH!
There’s a line at the beginning of Matchstick Productions’ new movie, Return To Send’er, that encapsulates the skyrocketing rise to stardom of Nelson, British Columbia’s Sam Kuch: “Chances are, you’ve...
WIN FREE SKIS FROM HEAD AND SAM KUCH!
There’s a line at the beginning of Matchstick Productions’ new movie, Return To Send’er, that encapsulates the skyrocketing rise to stardom of Nelson, British Columbia’s Sam Kuch: “Chances are, you’ve...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.3 PREVIEW
Now that the lifts are turning, it’s time for a look at the third and final issue of the fifth volume of Forecast, which is arriving at ski shops and...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.3 PREVIEW
Now that the lifts are turning, it’s time for a look at the third and final issue of the fifth volume of Forecast, which is arriving at ski shops and...
WIN FREE GEAR FROM SCOTT SPORTS AND DANE TUDOR
Raised in Rossland, British Columbia, which he still calls home, 30-year-old Dane Tudor has been a consistent force in the world of freeskiing since he first began turning heads well...
WIN FREE GEAR FROM SCOTT SPORTS AND DANE TUDOR
Raised in Rossland, British Columbia, which he still calls home, 30-year-old Dane Tudor has been a consistent force in the world of freeskiing since he first began turning heads well...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.2 PREVIEW
With some welcomed snow beginning to blanket them thar hills, and ski movies premieres galore getting you stoked for the season, it’s time for a look at the second issue...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.2 PREVIEW
With some welcomed snow beginning to blanket them thar hills, and ski movies premieres galore getting you stoked for the season, it’s time for a look at the second issue...
WIN FREE GOGGLES FROM SMITH OPTICS & MARK ABMA
Mark Abma has become one of freeskiing’s foremost voices and veterans. Since erupting onto the scene in 2003, the Pemberton, British Columbia-based 39-year-old has spent the past 16 years refusing...
WIN FREE GOGGLES FROM SMITH OPTICS & MARK ABMA
Mark Abma has become one of freeskiing’s foremost voices and veterans. Since erupting onto the scene in 2003, the Pemberton, British Columbia-based 39-year-old has spent the past 16 years refusing...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.1 PREVIEW
Now that summer vacation has come to a close, us old timers are slaving away at work and you youngsters are back to the books, it’s time to start thinking...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.1 PREVIEW
Now that summer vacation has come to a close, us old timers are slaving away at work and you youngsters are back to the books, it’s time to start thinking...
INQUIRY - IAN MORRISON
In a world of one-trick ponies, Ian Morrison is a rare thoroughbred in today’s era. The 27-year-old good-natured Whistler, British Columbia native’s prowess as a sponsored skier and mountain biker...
INQUIRY - IAN MORRISON
In a world of one-trick ponies, Ian Morrison is a rare thoroughbred in today’s era. The 27-year-old good-natured Whistler, British Columbia native’s prowess as a sponsored skier and mountain biker...