To amplify your anticipation for the coming winter, we’re excited to present the 2025 Buyer’s Guide, which is complemented by our fourth annual ski test. Below you’ll find authentic and relatable first-person reviews on 27 pairs of skis that a selection of our brand partners opted to include in the test, which we once again held at Red Mountain Resort a snowball’s throw from Rossland, British Columbia. Like previous go-arounds, we enlisted a squad of everyday skiers with everyday jobs who (with the lone exception of our editor), like you, pay full pop for their gear, thus abolishing the risk of any potential impartiality towards any brand. And best of all, in lieu of a few days, we gave them well over a month to ski their hearts out on these skis, which provided them with the opportunity to test them in a diverse range of snow conditions and terrain. They then picked their favourites, and proceeded to share their well-informed and unbiased observations and feelings on the skis that worked best for them in both written and video form, the latter of which includes POV footage of the corresponding tester getting after it on snow and additional technical information on each ski. Learn more about them via their bios below each review, and if they sound and ski like you, then perhaps it will help you choose the right set of planks to make this winter the most fun yet.
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Notes from the Field: Red Bull Cold Rush Day One
Rise, shine, stomp. The Cold Rush 2016 Big Mountain venue at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Photo: Travis Persaud The peanut gallery of a big mountain contest is a fabulous place to...
Notes from the Field: Red Bull Cold Rush Day One
Rise, shine, stomp. The Cold Rush 2016 Big Mountain venue at Revelstoke Mountain Resort. Photo: Travis Persaud The peanut gallery of a big mountain contest is a fabulous place to...
Red Bull Cold Rush Big Mountain Event Delayed
Howdy from Revelstoke, B.C., host of the best backcountry event in the business, Red Bull Cold Rush. The three-discipline competition (big mountain, cliffs and backcountry slopestyle) was scheduled to begin...
Red Bull Cold Rush Big Mountain Event Delayed
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Whistler Blackcomb Launches WB+
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Today at X Games: Jossi Wells Takes Home the Go...
Gold medalist Jossi Wells hugs it out with silver medalist Gus Kenworthy. Photo: Ilanna Barkusky The same snow that plagued last night's X Games Big Air brought some headaches to the...
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SIA Day Three: Take a Sneak Peek at New Gear fr...
After a few long days, late nights and early mornings, we're pleased to present the final installment of our coverage on the SIA Snowsports Tradeshow, which just concluded in Denver,...
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SIA Tradeshow Day 2
Welcome back to our coverage of the SIA Snowsports Tradeshow in Denver, Colorado. Today we're going to take a look at some of the stellar products Atomic, Black Crows, Nordica,...
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Fabian Bösch Wins X Games 2016 Big Air Under Sn...
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Maddie Bowman Wins Her Fourth Consecutive X Gam...
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Maddie Bowman Wins Her Fourth Consecutive X Gam...
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SIA Tradeshow Day 1
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Watch Last Night's Men's X Games Supe...
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Watch Last Night's Men's X Games Supe...
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Watch the Women's X Games Slopestyle Winni...
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Watch the Women's X Games Slopestyle Winni...
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