’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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Oakley To Host "Oakley Week" at Whist...
Calling all Whistlerites... Oakley is initiating a takeover of Whistler Blackcomb on February 17th - 21st with Oakley Week, which will be five days of fun, complete with camps, demos,...
The Stepup Freeski Tour Returns To Quebec
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The Stepup Freeski Tour Returns To Quebec
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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
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Red Bull Cold Rush Big Mountain Event Delayed
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Whistler Blackcomb Launches WB+
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Whistler Blackcomb Launches WB+
Rory Bushfield gets his at Whistler Blackcomb. Photo: Mike Helfrich Listen: Whistler Blackcomb has had one helluva season. How good, you ask? They've already received 7 centimetres more snow this...
World Ski and Snowboard Event Tickets Are Now o...
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World Ski and Snowboard Event Tickets Are Now o...
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Today at X Games: Jossi Wells Takes Home the Go...
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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...
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,...
SIA Day Three: Take a Sneak Peek at New Gear fr...
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SIA Tradeshow Day 2
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SIA Tradeshow Day 2
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Fabian Bösch Wins X Games 2016 Big Air Under Sn...
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Fabian Bösch Wins X Games 2016 Big Air Under Sn...
X Games 2016 Big Air went down tonight under snowy skies at Aspen Snowmass. Despite less than ideal conditions, the dudes managed to throwdown. Without further verbiage, shoutouts to Fabian...
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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SIA Tradeshow Day 1
Hello from The Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, where the SIA Snowsports Tradeshow began yesterday. Over the course of the next few days, we'll be hooking you up with...