Ski Canada – October 2018

FEATURES
BACKCOUNTRY BUYER’S GUIDE
Your gear can make or break your day when you’re getting away from it all. by RYAN STUART, Technical Editor

SIT BACK AND RELAX
Even the helicopters at Silvertip Lodge offer elevated comfort. by GEORGE KOCH

BORDER CROSSERS
Two American brothers learn to appreciate each other—and Canadian skiing—on a Kootenays road trip. by JACOB NAFT

GROUPS DEPARTMENT
Despite a wet welcome, Crans-Montana maintained its reputation of providing a signature sunny week for another Ski Canada Readers’ Trip. by RON BETTS

RANDONNÉE DAYS
Alpine touring in the Gaspé’s Chic-Choc Mountains left three boys from Ontario in awe of Eastern powder. by ADAM BUITENHUIS

NORTH OF 70
Skiing and sailing Norway means practicing avalanche rescues as well as man-overboard drills. by IAIN MacMILLAN

ONE SOLITUDE, TWO TAKES by GREG HILL and GEORGE KOCH

10 YEARS OF STOKE
RYAN STUART looks back to appreciate the evolution of Revelstoke Mountain Resort.

REGULARS
FIRST TRACKS Ticking the boxes in Jasper. by IAIN MacMILLAN

SHORT TURNS News, gossip and racy photos.

FIT TO SKI—PART 2 by MARCY VERBURG

CROSSHAIRS A skiers’ gallery.

SKILL SCHOOL Peel off! by CAMERON MARTINDELL
Adapt…or faceplant. by NIGEL HARRISON

CAUGHT & SHOT by ANDREW STRAIN