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FORECAST ISSUE 8.1 PREVIEW
Now that summer is in the rearview mirror, and as good ol’ Ned Stark loved to growl, winter is coming, we’re excited...
BEN GIRARDI CERRO CATEDRAL PHOTO GALLERY
Words & Photo by Ben Girardi This season at Cerro Catedral in Argentina was unlike any I’ve experienced in the past. A...
SKI BIG 3 TRAVERSE
Words by Kevin Hjertaas | Photos by Bruno Long Contradiction, they say, is the key to humour. Perhaps that’s why Rob Heule,...
DECLINE OF THE DIRTBAG
Words by Matt Coté There was a time when skiing was different. Not just the actual turns, but the people making them....
AN ODE TO THE CHAIRLIFT
I still remember the first time I rode a chairlift. Following a few years of honing my skills on Red Mountain Resort’s...
BARK SANDWICH
Words by Leslie Anthony Here’s the thing: while high-speed groomers are fun, dropping couloirs is rad and bouncing down pillow lines divine,...
FORECAST ISSUE 7.3 PREVIEW
Now that the lifts are turning and the Holidays are on the horizon, we’re excited to preview the third and final issue...
FORECAST ISSUE 7.2 PREVIEW
Now that the weather has turned and the first coat of white has dusted them hills, it’s time for a look at...
WIN A SETUP FROM HEAD SKIS & COLE RICHARDSON!
If the name Cole Richardson doesn’t ring a bell, you might want to cover your ears once it does. Originally from Canmore,...
FORECAST ISSUE 7.1 PREVIEW
Now that the heat waves of summer are behind us, it’s time to start thinking about winter, so we’re excited to announce...
LEADING LIGHT – DAVE ERB
Words by Jeff Schmuck “The concept of being connected to something is what fuels me to be invested in protecting it,” responds...
INVISIBLE ARMIES
Words by Matt Coté When I was a kid, my dad was the general manager of a small, weekend-only ski hill in...
CHANGING LENSES
Words & photo by Kari Medig I was crammed into a secondhand ’70s-era gondola, inching into the headache-inducing altitudes only found in...
DAWN PATROL
Words by Donny O’Neill The alarm blares urgently, springing me out of bed and into a clumsy hunt to silence my phone....
INQUIRY – GINNY WHITE
Words by Dani Baker As a freeskier whose style juxtaposes grace with aggression, aspiring guide who’s palpable bond with the mountains speaks...
PISTE OFF – SOL MOUNTAIN LODGE
Words by Matt Coté | Photos by Steve Shannon In the distance, the sun sets on the Gold Range in its namesake...
GOOD FORTUNE FLUTTERS IN THE WIND
Words by Donny O’Neill Like spiritual guardians, they’re elusive, yet omnipresent in the mountains. They often reveal themselves just when they’re needed,...
SAM KUCH – THIRD PERSON
Earlier this winter, the incomparable Sam Kuch teamed up with ski filmmaking maestro Blair Richmond to put together a highly unique edit...
IS DYNAFIT’S SUPERLITE 150 THE BEST MINIMALIST PIN BINDING EVER?
Review by Matt Coté After 15 years of skiing on pins in the backcountry, I’m calling it: Dynafit’s new Superlite 150 is...
THE ORIGINS OF POLE WHACKING
Words by Donny O’Neill The saying goes that if you’re single in a ski town, and don’t know how to pole whack,...
ODE TO THE LOCKER
Words by Steve Shannon Before the glamour of high-speed chairlifts, ski-in ski-out accommodation and the mega resort, skiing was a simple community...
FORECAST ISSUE 6.3 PREVIEW
We’re excited to announce that Issue 6.3 of Forecast has arrived in ski shops across Canada just in time for Christmas. For...
WIN A RETRO SETUP FROM ELAN!
This year marks Elan Skis’ 75th anniversary, and the storied ski brand certainly has a lot to celebrate. Over the last three-quarters...
FORECAST ISSUE 6.2 PREVIEW
Snow has started falling, and the lifts are about to start turning, so it’s time for a look for a look at...
WIN A PAIR OF ROSSIGNOL BLACKOPS!
In case you missed the big news at the dawn of this year, as part of their Ride Free campaign, our friends...
FORECAST ISSUE 6.1 PREVIEW
It’s that time of year again. The weather is cooling, the leaves are turning, and the excitement is rising. Winter is right...
URBAN SKI TOURING
Words by Matt Coté | Photos by Bruno Long AS JULIAN STODDART SLASHES slashes a waist-deep turn against the backdrop of the...
WHY I QUIT EVERYTHING TO BECOME A PRO SKIER AT 27
Words by Andres Valencia A cameraman aimed at me from the left, while my coach invigorated me from the right. “Remember you’re...
PARTNERS – JOHNNY “FOON” CHILTON
Words by Leslie Anthony Johnny “Foon” Chilton hunches over a surfboard in a cavernous warehouse in Pemberton, British Columbia. Just back from...
HOME SWEET DOME
Words by Mark Abma Although a geodesic dome has a futuristic look, similar to that of a space station on Mars, it...
CHAIRLIFT LIFE ADVICE
Did you ever play Seven Minutes in Heaven when you were a teenager? Where a random boy and girl get seven uninterrupted...
HOT DOGGERS – THE BLONDES
Words by Ilanna Barkusky Since the revelation gondola first began turning 12 years ago, Revelstoke Mountain Resort has emerged as an ample...
WITH NOWHERE TO GO
In the midst of these peculiar times, one of the photographers we work most closely with, Bryan “Ralphie” Ralph, opted to take...
PISTE OFF – WHITECAP ALPINE
Words by Matt Coté | Photos by Bruno Long As he drives his skis through a mix of settled pow and thin...
INSIDE TRACKS
It’s one of those perfect days. The forecast is calling for pow, so you go to bed early, and get up at...
HOT DOGGERS – JONATHAN ROLLINS
Words by Ryan Flett I first met Jonathan Rollins four years ago, on my first day working at Red Mountain Resort as...
HOT DOGGERS – ETIENNE GEOFFROY
Words by Ilanna Barkusky On any given day, each summer, on the Horstman Glacier high atop Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, the freeskiing...
ROB HEULE PHOTO GALLERY
Rob “Bert” Heule is a bit of renaissance man. Known primarily for his highly unique and stylish skill set while sliding downhill...
INQUIRY – EVAN MCEACHRAN
Growing up within a family of avid skiers in Oakville, Ontario, skiing was programmed into Evan McEachran’s DNA. Whether it was spending...
LEADING LIGHT – GEORGE MCCONKEY
“Those are the real people,” he tells me, as a mother and daughter depart from his care, with the daughter’s feet freshly...
HOW TO USE SKI STRAPS
Ski straps have come a long way over the years. Once upon a time they were clumsy Velcro things you needed three...
NEGOTIATING WITH KIDS
Having kids costs ski days. It’s a tough reality that skier parents have to face. It hits the pregnant skier hardest at...
INQUIRY – DYLAN SIGGERS
WORDS BY MIKE BERARD | PHOTOS BY ANATOLE TUZLAK Joy sits at the centre of our ski experience. Sure, getting upside down...
ON PISTE – CASTLE MOUNTAIN RESORT
Tales of untracked lift-accessed terrain with little-to-no lineups are often unheard of nowadays. The epic pow day at a resort, bottomless and...
BLIZZARD’S TRUEBLEND & TECNICA’S T.DRIVE TECHNOLOGY
Blizzard Skis is a brand that evokes many questions. First, why does everybody pronounce it with a French accent? It’s Austrian. Also,...
THE NEXT LEVEL
It’s an age-old cliché to say that all good things must come to an end. But in the psyche of Level 1...
WIN FREE SKIS FROM HEAD AND SAM KUCH!
There’s a line at the beginning of Matchstick Productions’ new movie, Return To Send’er, that encapsulates the skyrocketing rise to stardom of...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.3 PREVIEW
Now that the lifts are turning, it’s time for a look at the third and final issue of the fifth volume of...
WIN FREE GEAR FROM SCOTT SPORTS AND DANE TUDOR
Raised in Rossland, British Columbia, which he still calls home, 30-year-old Dane Tudor has been a consistent force in the world of...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.2 PREVIEW
With some welcomed snow beginning to blanket them thar hills, and ski movies premieres galore getting you stoked for the season, it’s...
WIN FREE GOGGLES FROM SMITH OPTICS & MARK ABMA
Mark Abma has become one of freeskiing’s foremost voices and veterans. Since erupting onto the scene in 2003, the Pemberton, British Columbia-based...
FORECAST ISSUE 5.1 PREVIEW
Now that summer vacation has come to a close, us old timers are slaving away at work and you youngsters are back...
INQUIRY – IAN MORRISON
In a world of one-trick ponies, Ian Morrison is a rare thoroughbred in today’s era. The 27-year-old good-natured Whistler, British Columbia native’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
BEST DAY OF SKIING EVER
“What’s the best day of skiing you’ve ever had?” It’s a question that skiers of all ages are often asked, and a...
INQUIRY – GREG HILL
Taking on initiatives most people would find impossible has always motivated Greg Hill. The 43-year-old Sutton, Quebec, transplant made a name for...
THE ETHOS OF SOLO SKIING
Throughout the history of ski media, there’s been a time-honoured tradition of talking about how much fun it is to ski with...
MEET FLAME MCNEIL
I first met Flame McNeill on an early winter, snowmobile-accessed hut trip, deep in the Purcell Mountains, south of Parson, British Columbia....
OAKLEY WEEK AT WHISTLER BLACKCOMB RECAP
Last week, for the fourth year in a row, Oakley Week went down on the slopes of the consistently ranked #1 ski...
FORECAST ISSUE 4.4 PREVIEW
In case you’ve yet to score yourself a copy, we wanted to take the time to encourage you to do so by...
OUTDOOR RETAILER + SNOW SHOW RECAP
Grab a beer gear nerds… Now that we’re caught up on sleep and our voices have returned after emerging from late last...
MEET (AND WIN!) THE K2 MINDBENDER
We’re excited to announce that our friends at K2 have just launched an all-new line of skis, the Mindbender, and to celebrate,...
WIN ELAN’S RIPSTICK 96 BLACK EDITION
Our friends at Elan and the legendary Glen Plake know a thing or two about looking good while having good times. After...
OUTDOOR RETAILER + SNOW SHOW PREVIEW
Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show, the biggest trade show in North America for the winter sports industry, is set to take place...
INSIDE PROTECT OUR WINTERS CANADA
In 2007, alarmed by the number of ski resorts closing due to lack of snow, and noticing a need for a non-profit...
FORECAST ISSUE 4.3 PREVIEW
With the Holidays just around the corner, it’s high time for a look at our third issue of Volume 4 of Forecast,...
THE MAKING OF KINDRED
Kindred, a new film produced by Revelstoke locals Zoya and Izzy Lynch, is the story of a family’s unlikely journey to becoming...
FORECAST ISSUE 4.2 PREVIEW
It’s starting to smell like winter, so we’re proud to preview the second issue of the fourth volume of Forecast, which will...
ONE OBSESSION: OAKLEY SNOW
Oakley has released the latest chapter in its One Obsession campaign, focusing on the brand’s world class snow athletes. From photoshoots and...
GIBBONS WHISTLER'S HELI SKI SAUNA
We all have those friends, you know the ones that take everything to the next level, and when your home begs for...
FORECAST ISSUE 4.1 PREVIEW
Now that you’ve packed up your board shorts and flip-flops and your kids are back to the books, it’s time for that...
ON PISTE – THE NORTH SHORE
If you’re in Vancouver and don’t know your way around, everyone will tell you, “The mountains are always north.” They’re the city’s...
TAMING THE TUSK
My alarm goes off, I hit the snooze button, and ask myself, “Why did I let Reuben [Krabbe] talk me into this?”...
SKI TOWN DOG OWNERSHIP
Ullr might be the god of snow, but he isn’t the only being worshipped in ski towns—pet dogs come a close second....
OAKLEY WEEK RECAP
The latest and greatest installment of Oakley Week recently wrapped up in Whistler, B.C., and like each and every year, good times...
HOT DOGGERS – CARTER MCMILLAN
The first time I met Carter McMillan, he was 18 years old, standing in a bitter, windy start gate at the top...
THE QUEEN OF VALHALLA
The first time I met Jasmin Caton was on a peak in British Columbia’s snowy Kootenay region, where I had recently hung...
BEHIND THE SCENES OF NIGHTCRAWLERS
As skiers, we collect our most electric and treasured memories in the mountains. And when we reflect back on these moments, ones...
WIN A JACKET FROM UNDER ARMOUR!
Looking to keep yourself bone dry and toasty warm for the remainder of the winter? Good, because for one of our final...
PISTE OFF – KEEFER LAKE LODGE
I squint my eyes as my Toyota Tacoma’s headlights make an effort to illuminate the road in this early December blizzard. Breaking...
THE EAGLE HAS RE-LANDED
In February of 1988, one man changed the rules of winning and losing in a way that had not been seen since...
OLYMPIC FREESKIING PREVIEW
On February 9th, 2018, the 23rd Winter Olympics will begin in Pyeongchang, South Korea. While the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet...
WHY LIFT LINES ARE AWESOME
If there’s one thing that’s frustrating about skiing, aside from ski boots that don’t fit and bone-chilling weather, it’s lift lines. We...
INQUIRY – KYLIE SIVELL
There is a group of people out there whom Shane McConkey once called “the best skiers in the world,” but its members...
OUTDOOR RETAILER + SNOW SHOW RECAP
The recently rechristened Outdoor Retailer + Snow Show (formerly known as the SIA Snow Show, prior to their monumental merger with the...
ISSUE 3.4 PREVIEW
They said that all good things must come to an end, so it’s time to unveil the fourth and final issue of...
WIN GEAR FROM SMITH OPTICS & BOBBY BROWN
Bobby Brown has done it all. Over the course of the past nine years, he’s won four X Games gold medals, delivered...
BEHIND THE SCENES OF MAGNETIC
One of the main ingredients of any sure-fire ski and snowboard movie is travel. Due to the ever-present danger of climate change,...
INQUIRY – CHRISTINA LUSTENBERGER
If you’re looking for concrete evidence that ex-racers make the best big mountain skiers, then consider Christina Lustenberger as Exhibit A. Raised...
ISSUE 3.3 PREVIEW
Now that winter has arrived, it’s time for a preview of the third issue of Volume 3 of Canada’s purest ski magazine,...
ODE TO WHITEWATER'S SUMMIT CHAIR
“A kick in the head.” That’s what they called the cordoned-off, fall-line strip down the centre of Whitewater’s showpiece run, The Blast....
WEATHER OR NOT
For time immemorial, forecasting the weather was simple. Fluffy clouds meant you could hunt mammoths all day with the sun to your...
HOT DOGGERS – JARRAD MCCARL
Once in a blue moon, a flourishing freeskier emerges from the forest with a homegrown tale to tell. And while 22-year-old Jarrad...
HOT DOGGERS – ANDREA BYRNE
The next time I hear some salty, old dog complain about Millennials and how self-centred, lazy and uninterested they are in working...
INQUIRY – SIMON D’ARTOIS
Overcoming the odds can be daunting for some, or an enthusiastic learning experience for others. Just ask Simon d’Artois. After circling the...
WORTH THE RISK?
For our first issue of the third volume of Forecast, Dave Treadway asked us if he could pen an essay on risk,...
ADVENTURE NOT WAR
Adventure Not War is the story of three U.S. veterans traveling back into the mountains of Iraq on a mission to heal...
PARKS & RECREATION
One hundred and fifty years ago, following 28 years of pitching and political gerrymandering, 36 gentlemen—sporting their best sideburns, bowties and tweed...
WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO WHISTLER FROM MEC!
In each and every issue of Forecast, we partner with one of the many fine brands that supports us to offer you...
ISSUE 3.2 PREVIEW
Now that there’s snow in them hills, it’s high time to unveil a sneak peek at the second issue of the third...
SKI BIG 3 & SHERPAS CINEMA PRESENT: LOOK UP
From the Canadian Rockies, for Canada’s 150th year, introducing Look Up, a film presented by Ski Big 3 & Sherpas Cinema as...
WIN SKIS FROM K2 & ANNA SEGAL!
Anna Segal is a woman of many hats. She’s a veteran professional skier, X Games champion, Olympian, co-producer of Finding The Line...
JOHN SPRIGGS' ROAD TO REDEMPTION
Photo by Darcy Bacha John Spriggs, a well-known professional freeskier for the past decade, is on the road to redemption. After...
INTRODUCING VOLUME 3 OF FORECAST
Well, it’s that time of year again. After spending last winter scouring the slopes for the best stories we could find, and...
STRAIGHT OUTTA SHEFFIELD
While coaching at Momentum Ski Camps in Whistler, James “Woodsy” Woods stopped by the Low Pressure Podcast studio to chat about...
SIA SNOW SHOW & OUTDOOR RETAILER ANNOUNCE MERGER
Emerald Expositions, LLC (“Emerald Expositions”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Expositions Events, Inc. (NYSE: EEX), producer of Outdoor Retailer and...
Today's Parks CANVAS Presented by The North Face
Photos by Eric Lamothe Recently, the crew from Today’s Parks teamed up with The North Face, Red Bull Canada, Prinoth Snowgroomers and...
Inappropriate Questions with Matt Margetts
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, Canadian Olympian and Seeking Nirvana star Matt Margetts takes three questions from...
Chris Logan – Enter The Mind Gym
On the latest episode of the Low Pressure Podcast, Chris Logan (aka C-Lo, aka Dahrk) discusses his stellar siblings (Olympic silver medalist...
Inappropriate Questions With Colston VB
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, this week’s guest/victim, pro skier and reality TV star Colston VB, takes...
Inappropriate Questions With Pep Fujas
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, Pep Fujas, one of the most iconic freeskiers to ever slide down...
Low Pressure Podcast With KC Deane
On the latest episode of the Low Pressure Podcast, pro freeskier and mountain biker KC Deane tells Mark Warner how he eventually...
The JP Memorial Is Coming To Whistler
Following its first two years in Riksgränsen, Sweden, the JP Memorial is coming to Whistler. The third annual event, which will coincide...
An Hour With A Bird In The Gold Mine
“The concept for this video was showing three full, consecutive or back-to-back runs, all filmed in roughly an hour one morning. The...
Low Pressure Podcast – Logan Pehota
Run Logan Pehota – Fieberbrunn FWT17 – Swatch… by FreerideWorldTourTV Logan Pehota recently continued his reign of terror on the Freeride World...
Inappropriate Questions With Kristi Leskinen
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, one of the pioneers of women’s freeskiing, Kristi Leskinen, fields three inappropriate...
Low Pressure Podcast – Alexi Godbout
On the latest episode of The Low Pressure Podcast, Alexi Godbout sits down with Mark Warner to spill the beans on a...
Oakley Week 2017 Recap
Over the course of the past week, from February 22nd through the 26th, Oakley Week was held in Whistler Blackcomb. After making...
Win Gear From Sean Pettit & Oakley!
In honour of Oakley Week kicking off today at Whistler Blackcomb, we’re pleased to present our latest contest, with Sean Pettit and...
Dane Tudor Does Alaska On Foot
WORDS & PHOTOS COURTESY OF DANE TUDOR Last spring, Ian Macintosh invited Griffin Post and I to join him on a camping...
Inappropriate Questions With Elyse Saugstad
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, skiing superwoman Elyse Saugstad fields three inappropriate questions from host Mike Powell,...
Low Pressure Podcast – Khai Krepala
On a recent episode of the Low Pressure Podcast, Mark Warner sat down with Khai Krepala during SIA in Denver, just after...
Blizzard Skis Knows How To Rock
Words: Matt Coté Blizzard Skis knows how to rock. It might not be the first thing you’d think about the Austrian brand...
Low Pressure Podcast – Rory Bushfield
Rory Bushfield has a million stories. That’s because he’s had about a million adventures. Bushy lives his life the way most of...
SIA Snow Show 2017 – Part 3
It’s time for our third and final update on the SIA Snow Show in Denver, Colorado. In the event that you missed...
X Games Aspen Wrap-Up
In the event you were WiFi-less in a remote region of Rwanda, or chose skiing over couch surfing, then you probably saw...
SIA Snow Show 2017 – Part 2
Gear nerds unite, as it’s time for our second of three product previews (click here if you missed the first one) from...
SIA Snow Show 2017 – Part 1
Now that the smoke has cleared and dust has settled from a week’s worth of early mornings and late nights at the...
Inappropriate Questions With Dave Lesh
Listen to one of the more inappropriate people we know, Virtika Outerwear Founder Dave Lesh, answer three inappropriate questions on the latest...
Low Pressure Podcast With Josh Daiek
On the latest episode of the Low Pressure Podcast, big mountain skier Josh Daiek talks about growing up in the skiing mecca...
Introducing Issue 2.4
After tinkering and toiling on the sophomore volume of Forecast since last summer, we’re exceptionally excited to bestow a bittersweet preview of...
Low Pressure Podcast With Kaj Zackrisson
“The fun loving Kaj Zackrisson was recently in Whistler for the yearly Salomon Mountain Collective gathering. Between meetings that will shape the...
Inappropriate Questions With Frank Raymond
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, one of the pioneers of urban skiing, Canada’s very own Frank Raymond,...
Inappropriate Questions With Karl Fostvedt
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, this week’s guest, “Crazy” Karl Fostvedt, takes three inappropriate questions from last...
Low Pressure Podcast With Sherpas Cinema
On the latest episode of the Low Pressure Podcast, Mark Warner chats up the masterminds behind Sherpas Cinema, Dave Mossop and Leo...
Win Skis From Tatum Monod & Rossignol!
Rossignol sure has come a long way over the years. From humble French roots, originally choosing the coq as their symbol, they’ve...
Inappropriate Questions With Clayton Vila
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, The Godfather of Freeskiing, Mike Douglas, asks Clayton Vila three painful questions....
Walk The Plank With Dave Treadway
In March, 2016, during a Peak Performance photo shoot with Henrik Windstedt, Matilda Rapaport and Dave Treadway at Stellar Heli Skiing, B.C....
Low Pressure Podcast With Jordan Manley
“This episode with Jordan Manley has been a long time in the making. We originally planned to connect in Season 1 but...
Inappropriate Questions With Rachael Burks
On the latest episode of The Powell Movement’s weekly podcast, Rachael Burks, aka the life of the party, answers three inappropriate questions...
Introducing Issue 2.3
Now that winter is in full swing, we’re revved up to reveal the cover of Issue 2.3 of Forecast, which consists of...
Low Pressure Podcast With Matt Sterbenz
On the latest episode of Low Pressure Podcast, the founder of 4FRNT Skis, Matt Sterbenz, spills his guts on a variety of...
Inappropriate Questions With Mike Douglas
Mike Douglas (aka The Godfather of Freeskiing) is one of the most appropriate people we know, so we couldn’t have been happier...
Low Pressure Podcast With Chris Rubens
Season 4 of Mark Warner’s Low Pressure Podcast has begun, with one of our favourite mountain men, Chris Rubens, scoring the latest...
Whistler Blackcomb Opening Day Celebration by The North Face Recap
Fuel the fire for winter with this video recap of Whistler Blackcomb’s Opening Day Celebration by The North Face, who hosted...
Inappropriate Questions With Greg Stump
On the latest episode of Mike Powell’s weekly podcast under The Powell Movement, legendary ski filmmaker Greg Stump talks drugs and duct...
Inappropriate Questions With Cody Townsend
On the latest episode of Mike Powell’s weekly podcast under The Powell Movement, last week’s guest, the iconic Glen Plake, calls out...
Inappropriate Questions With Glen Plake
In the latest episode of Mike Powell’s weekly podcast under The Powell Movement, Sammy Carlson asks freeskiing’s most legendary icon, Glen Plake,...
Phil Casabon & Henrik Harlaut Drop "BE Inspired"
“BE Inspired” is a two-year project by professional skiers Phil Casabon, Henrik Harlaut and movie director Eric Iberg. Follow Phil and Henrik...
Justin Dorey Announces Retirement
Photo by Bryan Ralph In the world of freeskiing, there are countless individuals who have made waves throughout their long or still...
Win Skis From Line & Rob Heule!
Letting it all hang out in Zermatt, Switzerland. Photo by Sami Ortlieb Like Frank Sinatra, Rob “Bert” Heule does it his way....
Inappropriate Questions With Sammy Carlson
In the latest episode of Mike Powell’s weekly podcast under The Powell Movement, last week’s guest, Kent Kreitler, asks Sammy Carlson three...
Tanner Hall Releases "Ring The Alarm"
Skiing legend Tanner Hall is back with his long-awaited film, “Ring The Alarm”. For the last two years, Tanner and his friends...
Inappropriate Questions With Kent Kreitler
In the latest episode of Mike Powell’s podcast under The Powell Movement, last week’s guest, Michelle Parker, asks the legendary Kent Kreitler...
Inappropriate Questions With Michelle Parker
Mike Powell has dropped the latest hilarious episode of his podcast under The Powell Movement, where last week’s guest, Chris Benchetler, asks...
Introducing Issue 2.2
Since Mother Nature is dropping snow in them hills, it’s time for us to drop a preview of Issue 2.2 of Forecast…...
Inappropriate Questions With Chris Benchetler
On the heels of us debuting one of two new podcasts from Mike Powell’s The Powell Movement last week, we’re excited to...
Inappropriate Questions With Colby James West
The man, the myth, the legend, Mike Powell, has recently launched a duo of podcasts under The Powell Movement. The longer and...
Win Skis From Head & Evan McEachran!
Evan McEachran coaches Momentum campers on how to karate chop. Photo by Meghan LaHatte If you look up “Mr. Nice Guy” on...
Matt Coté Joins Forecast as Associate Editor
Hot on the heels of our preview of Issue 2.1, we’re excited to announce some additional big news: Matt Coté has joined...
Introducing Volume 2 of Forecast
Since it’s getting to be “that time of year again”, we’re proud to present the cover of Issue 1 of Volume 2...
Could One Event In Argentina Change The Game For Freeriding in The Andes?
Words & photos by Tom Winter Los Penitentes is small. A collection of hotels and condos and restaurants on the side of...
West Coast Session 10: The Final Offer
Ecclesiastes teaches us that there is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. For the past...
The 10th Annual West Coast Session is Underway at Mount Hood, Oregon
The West Coast Session (WCS) has returned to the slopes of Mount Hood, Oregon for its tenth anniversary of celebrating skiing. A...
Go behind the scenes of Rinse's Intersection edit
At this point in our Intersection behind-the-scenes series, you’ve probably come to realize that the weather presented each of the teams with...
Here's a behind-the-scenes look at KSM Collective's Intersection Video
Dropping in 3, 2, 1… Photo: Travis Persaud “Dude, maybe this is the ticket to doing motowhips on skis,” jokes Dylan Siggers,...
Behind The Scenes of The Big Picture's Intersection Video
“Skiing up Whistler first,” Sean Logan texts me. “Headed Lot 8 to park now.” With an end destination in mind, I plot...
World Ski & Snowboard Festival Best Clip Contest Presented By Forecast, King Snow & K2
In conjunction with the World Ski & Snowboard Festival (WSSF) in Whistler, B.C., our brothers from another mother at King Snow, and...
Logan Pehota Wins Freeride World Tour Alaska
The Swatch Freeride World Tour wrapped Monday’s Haines, Alaska event under bluebird skies and with prime conditions. In what now comes as...
Something to Write Home About: Seeking Nirvana
Matt Margetts gets acquainted with his new view. Seeking Nirvana is something to write home about. If I were to write such...
Win Simon D'Artois' Kit Courtesy of Rip Curl
A video posted by Forecast Ski Magazine (@forecastski) on Feb 24, 2016 at 2:21pm PST Simon D’Artois is one of the flyest...
On A Roll: The Logan Pehota Interview
Logan Pehota has burst onto the Swatch Freeride World Tour this winter, with a fourth place finish in Vallnord, Andorra and a...
Here's What We Almost Put on the Cover of Our Third Issue
The Almost, issue 1.3. WHEN WE OPENED Reuben Krabbe’s photo submission from his trip to Saskatchewan with writer Leah Schietel for the...
Get To Know The Story Behind Our Third Cover
Issue Three coverboy Joffrey Pollet-Villard. Photo: Maxime Ramoul They say three times is a charm, so we’re pleased to present the cover...
Here’s What We Almost Put on Our Second Cover
Illustration by Ralph Damman Skiers can be a bit pea-brained when it comes to international travel. Let’s consider Japan as an example,...
Infliks Talks "The Unseen"
If you’ve enjoyed previous Inflik projects like Doorstep Project, you’ll notice a fresh new flavour with the company’s latest offering, The Unseen....
Get to Know Switchback Entertainment's "Snowman"
Editors’ Note: This piece has been republished in anticipation of the Snowman premiere in Toronto on Wednesday December 2, 2015. For tickets, visit Eventbrite. ...
Get Kitted out by Scott and Dane Tudor
Win our contest and you too could become this strapping and handsome. Photo: Will Wissman Dane Tudor does it all. As one...
Here's What We Almost Put on Our First Cover
Picking a cover photo is hard. Sometimes everything in the shot is right: the lighting, the terrain, the trick and the composition,...
Top 10 Things That Make Freshtival Great
Freshtival, Canada’s longest-running freeski film festival, threw down in Cow Town, Alberta (aka Calgary) for its 12th triumphant time last weekend. WELCOME...
Cody Townsend Talks "Conquering the Useless"
Because Conquering the Useless is showing tonight at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, we figured it was high time to share with...
Vincent Gagnier Talks His Favourite Ski Movies and Segments of All Time
Words: Travis Persaud It’s movie season, which means that everyone is talking about the new hotness—like Jesus. H. Christ, did that guy...
Everybody Gets a Shoutout—iF3 Montreal Edition
Words: Travis Persaud | Photos courtesy of iF3 iF3 Montreal took the stage this weekend, which means that the first issue of...
Here's the Story behind Our Inaugural Cover
With the inaugural issue of Forecast primed and ready to makes its debut today at the International Freeski Film Festival (iF3) in...
Welcome to Our Internet
We officially joined the Internet this morning, which is a big deal. After about a month of tinkering around on the backend of...
Jekyll & Hyde
When it comes to dealing with endemic ski media, it’s a well-known fact that most pro skiers aren’t as savvy as the...