Tofino’s Olin Sisters Have Put the Surf World on Notice
With respective QS Wins in 2023, Mathea and Sanoa Olin draw from a lifetime of surfing everything the ocean throws their way.
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Two Days in Tofino
If a friend ever asks, “Can we do Tofino in two days?” send them this link, then start packing.
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Artist Profile: Jeremy Down’s Georgian Bay Series
Jeremy Down’s paintings of Georgian Bay will challenge your long-held perceptions of the Sixth Great Lake.
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Behind the Scenes with BC’s Top Surf Personalities
A renowned surf photographer takes us beyond the waves with these glimpses into the other side of BC surf culture. Words & photos :: Marcus Paladino. We live in an…
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Gear Shed: Best Brews, Boardshorts, Packs, Pads + Poles
ML staff and partners have picked the latest IPAs, sling packs, rain pants, boardshorts, sleeping pads and trekking poles for spring.
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Friday Flick: Inseparable
The new three-part short documentary series Inseparable highlights three Indigenous women who—through their chosen sport—connect with their ancestral homelands, preserve cultural practices and language and advocate for Indigenous rights.
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Artist Profile: Alexis Bernier, Surfboard Creator
As the St. Lawrence roars and churns along, more and more surfers are riding its waves. Beside Habitat 67 is a good place to cross paths with Alexis Bernier.
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The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez: Online Film Release
A new film portrait of Gerry Lopez, one of the world's most influential surfers.
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Finding Balance: Taking Deep Breaths on Nosara Waves
words & photos :: Glen Harris. Take a deep breath, clear your mind and go back to a simpler time. You’re on a beach; it’s that time at the end of…
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Wave Chasers / Chasseurs de vagues
The Magdalen Archipelago is one of the few places in the world where visitors can enjoy floating through natural sea caves and get up close and personal with the power…
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Fire on the Mountain: Behind the Scenes of the Night-Surf Sequence
The Grateful Dead defied genre, encompassing multiple styles in a seamless whole. Similarly, 2019 short film Fire on the Mountain led viewers on an improvisational journey of snowboarding, skiing, surfing,…
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Happy, Healthy or Both? The Art, Science and Philosophy of Movement
words :: Dr. Carla Cupido. The art of movement is obvious—we see it in the dance a climber shares with the rock or in the paint-like strokes a skier carves…
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Winter Surf? You Crazy.
Words :: C.G. Fuego Photos :: Colin Field. People say we’re crazy. Surfing in the winter goes against the grain of just about everything surfing traditionally represents; beaches, great tans…
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Boards & Blizzards: Winter-Surfing Nova Scotia
Would you don a neoprene suit to go surfing in an ocean with the consistency of a slushy? Words :: Noah Cohen // photos :: Marcus Paladino. The unrelenting winds…
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Powder, Pedalling and Pandemic: Searching for Roots in the Mountains of Japan
On a trip to Japan interrupted by the coronavirus, pro snowboarder and environmentalist Tamo Campos discovers that the long, winding road leads him exactly where he needs to be. Words…
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The Beef Is Real: Action Sports Rivalries Ranked
For every popular action sport, there is a weird step-brother that seems to have come around for no better reason than simply because it can. Some have been hugely successful,…
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Board Booster: Is This Propulsion System the Wave of the Future?
When Collingwood local Chris Vermeulen started his Kickstarter campaign he worried it wouldn’t work. But there was no need for concern; he raised the funds in three days. And money…
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Surf Mama: Paddle Harder To Live Better
My first foam-top surf session was typical in nature. Standard dryland training: how to “pop up” and “stay low” drills. Then it was straight into the ocean to float like…
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The Aviator: Rory Bushfield
“The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over. The others –…
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