’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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HOT DOGGERS - JAKE CARNEY
The term meteoric rise tends to get thrown around frequently in the internet age, but Jake Carney’s ascent is not one to be taken lightly. Through a series of video...
HOT DOGGERS - JAKE CARNEY
The term meteoric rise tends to get thrown around frequently in the internet age, but Jake Carney’s ascent is not one to be taken lightly. Through a series of video...
HOT DOGGERS: THE PHOTO EDITION - STEVE SHANNON
“The best part about a camera is that it allows you to meet people,” says photographer Steve Shannon, “because everyone has a story.” Born beneath the smelter-dominated skyline of Trail,...
HOT DOGGERS: THE PHOTO EDITION - STEVE SHANNON
“The best part about a camera is that it allows you to meet people,” says photographer Steve Shannon, “because everyone has a story.” Born beneath the smelter-dominated skyline of Trail,...
HOW TO SELECT A SKI VEHICLE
A vehicle defines you. It’s your mode of moving in the world, part of your identity, a depreciating investment, and so much more. It’s also your way of travelling to...
HOW TO SELECT A SKI VEHICLE
A vehicle defines you. It’s your mode of moving in the world, part of your identity, a depreciating investment, and so much more. It’s also your way of travelling to...
SKI BOOT FITTING CONSPIRACY THEORIES
And god said to skiers, “Thou shalt encase thy feet in plastic casts that impede the normal anatomical function of those body parts…” and it was painful. Face it, our...
SKI BOOT FITTING CONSPIRACY THEORIES
And god said to skiers, “Thou shalt encase thy feet in plastic casts that impede the normal anatomical function of those body parts…” and it was painful. Face it, our...
ON PISTE - TROLL RESORT
We’re the only skiers on a two-kilometre-long T-bar. It’s about noon on Boxing Day and people are only now starting to arrive at Troll Resort, 44 kilometres east of the...
ON PISTE - TROLL RESORT
We’re the only skiers on a two-kilometre-long T-bar. It’s about noon on Boxing Day and people are only now starting to arrive at Troll Resort, 44 kilometres east of the...
MOUNTAIN SECRETS
This story starts with a volcano. Or maybe one story ends there and another begins. Or maybe it’s just that a volcano, with an umbilical attachment to the earth’s core,...
MOUNTAIN SECRETS
This story starts with a volcano. Or maybe one story ends there and another begins. Or maybe it’s just that a volcano, with an umbilical attachment to the earth’s core,...
WEIGHT LOSS FOR SKIERS
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” was Kate Moss’s motto in 2009. Blame her smoker’s deadened palate for the rationale, but weirdly, people with normal taste buds believed her....
WEIGHT LOSS FOR SKIERS
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels,” was Kate Moss’s motto in 2009. Blame her smoker’s deadened palate for the rationale, but weirdly, people with normal taste buds believed her....
PISTE OFF - SNOWFALL LODGE
Peeling off the ground after driving a long, lonely logging road to the middle of nowhere, a group of eager friends shrank out of site, turning into brightly coloured action...
PISTE OFF - SNOWFALL LODGE
Peeling off the ground after driving a long, lonely logging road to the middle of nowhere, a group of eager friends shrank out of site, turning into brightly coloured action...
PISTE OFF - ISLAND LAKE LODGE
It’s cold and dark at 6:45 a.m. in December at Island Lake Lodge as I head out with our lead guide, Greg Inman. I’m wearing every layer I possibly can,...
PISTE OFF - ISLAND LAKE LODGE
It’s cold and dark at 6:45 a.m. in December at Island Lake Lodge as I head out with our lead guide, Greg Inman. I’m wearing every layer I possibly can,...
HOW TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE SKIING
Every year, the ski industry brings us new innovations. Resorts switch their snowcats to biodiesel, backcountry huts get solar panels and LED lights, goggles get digital displays, gondola cabins spin...
HOW TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO CHANGE SKIING
Every year, the ski industry brings us new innovations. Resorts switch their snowcats to biodiesel, backcountry huts get solar panels and LED lights, goggles get digital displays, gondola cabins spin...
BIB'S BUMPS
Skiing is a family affair, whether you’re related to the people you’re skiing with or not. In my case, I was lucky enough to be brought up on a ski...
BIB'S BUMPS
Skiing is a family affair, whether you’re related to the people you’re skiing with or not. In my case, I was lucky enough to be brought up on a ski...
THE ROSSLAND WINTER CARNIVAL
A cacophony fills the streets as cowbells ring and people cheer. Not exactly the type of sounds you’d expect to hear on the streets of a sleepy mountain town on...
THE ROSSLAND WINTER CARNIVAL
A cacophony fills the streets as cowbells ring and people cheer. Not exactly the type of sounds you’d expect to hear on the streets of a sleepy mountain town on...