MOUNTAIN LIFE - Coast Mountains | Fall Winter 2019

16 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Technology Issue Features SNOWBOARD.COM An Oral History of the first Snow-Social Network p. 38 HEARTS IN THE ICE How Technology is Changing the Face of Polar Expeditions p. 74 TEMPUS EX MACHINA A Ski that Bridges the Past & Future of Freeskiing p. 100 UpFront EDITOR’S MESSAGE Feet First p. 20 EXPLORERS ON MARS Field Testing a Spacesuit p. 22 MUDDIED AIRWAVES The 5G network vs Weather Forecasting? p. 27 TONGUE-TIED BY TECH Technology and the Language Barrier p. 29 THE COMPASS Tried, Tested & Almost True North p. 32 VIRTUAL EXTREME! Virtual Reality Enters the Mountains p. 34