Everyone’s shredding more sidecountry/backcountry lately. And just in time, Blizzard arrives with a dual-duty beast to solve your touring quandary. Namely, the Zero G —available for men and women. This…
Don’t have tickets to Multiplicity yet? Get them here. words:: Ben Osborne photos:: Izzy Lynch The Lynch sisters are always on the move. Naturally, it was impossible to nail them…
words:: Ben Osborne photos:: Caitlin Mitchell When I was a kid, my family’s first dog, Daisy passed away after a happy fifteen years of life. I was eight years old,…
If you’ve ever been to a backcountry hut, we’re sure you are aware of the magic of hiking deep into the backcountry and finding a modest yet magical structure in…
Step. Breath. Repeat. I keep telling myself it’s a simple as that, but for some unknown reason my body and mind refuse to accept it. It could have been the…
For anyone new to heli skiing, planning a first trip can be daunting. One of the first considerations should be whether the operator is proven to be a safe and…
World Cup Ski Mountaineering racer Melanie Bernier shares some quick tips on how to remove your skins while keeping your skis on. For more backcountry tips, check out…
As owner and lead guide of Coast Mountain Guides, Helly Hansen ambassador Guillaume Otis can usually be found anchored to a granite face, carefully analyzing a snow stability compression…
Skiers and boarders dream of different things. Whether it’s wide open alpine runs or steeps littered with pillows begging to be popped like a landscape of bubble wrap, the one…
This season, Sun Peaks Resort is introducing its new HeliCat Warm-Up Camp, a first-of-its-kind program in Canada, designed to help skiers get prepped for that trip of a lifetime. The…
Backcountry skiing is the fastest growing segment of the snowsport industry, but are people ready to accept their responsibilities when they step beyond the boundary? This is the question posed…
We’ve rolled the clocks forward, the weather is warming, the snow pack is thick (and changing) and mountain lovers are starting to eye up bigger, more complex terrain. Spring skiing…
Like the tick-tocking crocodile in Peter Pan, time is chasing all of us. Even within the youthful confines of Whistler’s veritable Never-Never Land, the inescapable truth exists that life is…
The winter of 2014-15 was moody. After the early season smashed us with pineapples, a high pressure locked down on the region and put us into an endless stretch of…
Life in a mountain town has its perks—pow slashes in your backyard, magical moments of freedom, and all the little pulses of adventure that come from a life lived within…
“Spitsbergen, 80 degrees north, first descents everywhere with 24 hours of sun…” That’s how it all started—a cryptic email from a past client with a keen taste for adventure. Spitsbergen—I…