FORECAST ISSUE 9.1 PREVIEW

Now that the sun has set on another smokey summer, and winter will be here before we know it, it’s time to tease our first issue of the fall, which is shipping to ski shops and subscribers across Canada this week.
 
First up, the revised and simplified version of our cover, which features Tom Peiffer gully plundering at Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort, Japan, as shot by one of our senior photographers, Guy Fattal.

Here’s a preview of what’s inside…

Red Mountain Resort, B.C. Photo by Ashley Voykin

2024 BUYER’S GUIDE + THE PEOPLE’S SKI TEST  
Now that the sweatiest season of the year is behind us, it’s time to start prepping for Old Man Winter’s imminent arrival. To assist, we’re pleased to unveil our 2024 Buyer’s Guide and the results from our third-annual ski test at Red Mountain Resort, B.C., which features over 200 products plus 30 informative and relatable reviews to help you compile a ski season shopping list.

Nat Segal in Woody Point, Newfoundland. Photo by Ryan-Paul Collins

COME FROM AWAY  
Nat Segal embarks on a maiden voyage to Newfoundland, where she teams up with Ryan-Paul Collins and Andrew Stokes to delve into the burgeoning backcountry ski scene in Gros Morne National Park.

Cole Richardson at Iwanai Resort, Japan. Photo by Darren Teasdale

In addition to the above, we profile Cole Richardson via a look at his backstory and ski-filled family history, provide a fitting tribute to the late and great Dano Slater, examine how motherhood has helped three incredible women develop newfound perspectives on skiing, offer one lucky skier the chance to win a pair of Bent 110s from Atomic and Chris Rubens, and a whole lot more.

Whitewater Ski Resort, B.C. Photo by Bryan Ralph

Visit your local ski shop to score yourself a copy of this issue, and if you live in Canada, you can now subscribe to Forecast for free by clicking here and have future ones shipped straight to your front door.