The Ecology of Snow
Snow has a more extensive resumé than just a medium for human fun. Words :: Leslie Anthony. By the time you read this, the freezing-level roller coaster of autumn may…
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Entre glace et bordées : Les ceintures de neige / Snow Belts
mots :: Dominique Caron // photo :: Alain Denis. Samedi, 9 h tapant. Fraîchement éjectés de la remontée mécanique, tes skis touchent le sol et glissent sur un tapis de… glace.…
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Whitecap Lodge Is The Hidden Gem Of The Ski Touring World
words:: Taylor Godber // photos: Michael Overbeck. Home away from home. The small Hughes 500 helicopter buzzes over the frosted pines that stand proud and tall, stretching almost in ovation…
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What Can We Learn From The Inbounds Avalanche At Taos?
A few days ago in Taos, New Mexico, an inbounds slide took the life of two skiers who were buried and subsequently dug out when a large avalanche occurred on…
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Cold Sweat: Behind the Scenes with a Snowmaker
It’s autumn, the leaves are in full mighty-morphin’ mode, the air is wet, it’s still pretty warm, and while you’ve probably thought once or twice about giving your gear a…
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Awesome 1980s Ski Outfits at Blue Mountain
The writers of Hot Tub Time Machine most likely started with one premise: show lots of hilarious 1980s ski clothes. And it’s a pretty good premise. With the possible exception…
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When the Going Gets Weird…
by Leslie Anthony In what was likely one of his more lucid moments, gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson famously stated that “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.”…
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A Measure of Legend
by Leslie Anthony The snow finally came to B.C.. And when it came I was in one of the best places you could be for it. I hadn’t been to…
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The Four-Step Program: Building a Shotski
Your guide to building a shotski. While keg parties have keg-stands, frat houses have funnels, and bars of questionable repute have the body shot, nothing quite says “I love snow”…
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MULTIPLICITY Wows the Crowd
They came even though they weren’t quite sure what the night was going to be about. After all, it’s hard to explain in a couple of sentences how 8 different…
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The Circle of Life: Jay Peak's Tram
We just got back from an editorial trip to Jay Peak, and man is that place fun. Between the Pumphouse water park and the unbelievable tree skiing, it is definitely…
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Mountain Life at Jay Peak, Vermont
While Jay Peak is suffering as much as any eastern resort during this winter of our discontent, the resort is making the best of it. Though we weren’t getting faceshots…
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Occupy Talisman
Let’s turn Talisman into Ontario’s first backcountry park. Talismans – amulets or other objects believed to possess supernatural or magical powers – are generally thought to bring good luck. If…
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