’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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The Olympus 72Hr Filmmaker Showdown at World Ski & Snowboard Festival

The Olympus 72Hr Filmmaker Showdown at World Sk...

The first in a trio of always crowd-pleasing events went down at the World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) in Whistler last night, the Olympus 72Hr Filmmaker Showdown. For the...

The Olympus 72Hr Filmmaker Showdown at World Sk...

The first in a trio of always crowd-pleasing events went down at the World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) in Whistler last night, the Olympus 72Hr Filmmaker Showdown. For the...

Gibbons Style Session Rail Jam To Cap Off The World Ski & Snowboard Festival

Gibbons Style Session Rail Jam To Cap Off The W...

On the heels of the news that the always stoke-inducing big air competition was a no-go at this year’s World Ski & Snowboard Festival, the good people at Gibbons Whistler...

Gibbons Style Session Rail Jam To Cap Off The W...

On the heels of the news that the always stoke-inducing big air competition was a no-go at this year’s World Ski & Snowboard Festival, the good people at Gibbons Whistler...

IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships Go Off At WSSF

IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championshi...

The World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) in Whistler, B.C. got the fire started this weekend by doing it for the kids, as the IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships...

IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championshi...

The World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) in Whistler, B.C. got the fire started this weekend by doing it for the kids, as the IFSA North American Junior Freeride Championships...

New Ski Events Added To The World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler

New Ski Events Added To The World Ski & Snowboa...

The World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) officially kicks off this weekend in Whistler, B.C. In the absence of AFP World Tour Finals this season, the IFSA and Gibbons Hospitality...

New Ski Events Added To The World Ski & Snowboa...

The World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) officially kicks off this weekend in Whistler, B.C. In the absence of AFP World Tour Finals this season, the IFSA and Gibbons Hospitality...

Turning The Page On iF3

Turning The Page On iF3

For all of us here at Forecast, and the freeski community as a whole, we have some sad news to report today… This morning, Felix Rioux, the President and Co-Founder...

Turning The Page On iF3

For all of us here at Forecast, and the freeski community as a whole, we have some sad news to report today… This morning, Felix Rioux, the President and Co-Founder...

Red Bull SuperSoakers Went Off at Grouse Mountain This Weekend

Red Bull SuperSoakers Went Off at Grouse Mounta...

Pondskimming? More like pondgapping. Red Bull SlopeSoakers made its Canadian debut on April 2 at Grouse Mountain.  Here's the opening scene: the first competitor stands in the gate looking down...

Red Bull SuperSoakers Went Off at Grouse Mounta...

Pondskimming? More like pondgapping. Red Bull SlopeSoakers made its Canadian debut on April 2 at Grouse Mountain.  Here's the opening scene: the first competitor stands in the gate looking down...

Suzuki Nine Queens Highlights

Suzuki Nine Queens Highlights

Each and every year, the Suzuki Nine Queens gets bigger and better. Given all that's taken place over the years at the world's premiere female-specific freeski event, it doesn't seem...

Suzuki Nine Queens Highlights

Each and every year, the Suzuki Nine Queens gets bigger and better. Given all that's taken place over the years at the world's premiere female-specific freeski event, it doesn't seem...

The West Coast Session To Celebrate Its 10th Anniversary

The West Coast Session To Celebrate Its 10th An...

After nine year bad ass years of big air, trickery and shenanigans, the much-loved West Coast Session is returning to Mount Hood, Oregon this May for a milestone: their 10-year...

The West Coast Session To Celebrate Its 10th An...

After nine year bad ass years of big air, trickery and shenanigans, the much-loved West Coast Session is returning to Mount Hood, Oregon this May for a milestone: their 10-year...

Whistler Blackcomb Extends Season To May 30th

Whistler Blackcomb Extends Season To May 30th

In case you've been hiding on a beach somewhere with zero connectivity to the outside world, Whistler Blackcomb is having one of their best winters in years. To top it...

Whistler Blackcomb Extends Season To May 30th

In case you've been hiding on a beach somewhere with zero connectivity to the outside world, Whistler Blackcomb is having one of their best winters in years. To top it...

The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Virtual Competition Grand Prize & Slopestyle Winners Announced

The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Virtua...

After another strong and successful season, The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Virtual Competition has come to a close. This year saw the highly popular online event expand...

The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Virtua...

After another strong and successful season, The North Face Park and Pipe Open Series Virtual Competition has come to a close. This year saw the highly popular online event expand...

Lineup Announced For The Olympus Pro Photographer Showdown at WSSF

Lineup Announced For The Olympus Pro Photograph...

Stoked for the World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, B.C.? If not, you're about to be, as one of the marquee events of the festival, the Olympus Pro Photographer...

Lineup Announced For The Olympus Pro Photograph...

Stoked for the World Ski & Snowboard Festival in Whistler, B.C.? If not, you're about to be, as one of the marquee events of the festival, the Olympus Pro Photographer...

Spring Break Is Coming to Grouse Mountain in the Form of Red Bull SlopeSoakers

Spring Break Is Coming to Grouse Mountain in th...

A Superman frontflip in a batman costume? Sure. Anything went at SlopeSoakers 2014 in Copper, Colorado. Photo: Daniel Milchev / Red Bull Content Pool Grouse Mountain is a helluva a...

Spring Break Is Coming to Grouse Mountain in th...

A Superman frontflip in a batman costume? Sure. Anything went at SlopeSoakers 2014 in Copper, Colorado. Photo: Daniel Milchev / Red Bull Content Pool Grouse Mountain is a helluva a...