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GEAR GUIDE 2017

THE CHANGING FACE OF GEAR
Skis, boots and beyond,
there’s plenty in store for 2017.
BY RYAN STUART,
Technical Editor
ALL-MOUNTAIN
FRONTSIDE
BACKSIDE
BACKCOUNTRY
RACE & PARK
NOTABLE MENTIONS

SKI CANADA TEST 2017
72 PART 1: ALL-MOUNTAIN
Ski Canada gathered a group of 40 testers in Jasper, Alberta, last March to test more than 120 pairs of skis in six categories on the beautiful slopes of Marmot Basin. WRITTEN BY RYAN STUART, Test Editor

FEATURES
IF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT…
…get out of the ski industry.
With climate change now out
of the realm of the theoretical,
ski resorts are adapting in
different ways.
BY IAN MERRINGER

CLUB MED SURVIVAL GUIDE
Ski Canada readers returned
to the all-inclusive buffet, bar
and backcountry, this time at
La Plagne 2100 high in the
French Alps.
BY IAIN MACMILLAN AND
SARAH STALLAN

A CHILE RECEPTION
The jagged Andean peaks
of Portillo and the mysterious
volcano of Corralco are
a unique combination of what
South American skiing has
to offer.
BY GEORGE KOCH

OUT ON PATROL
The crew at Fernie Alpine
Resort is super pro, but they
still have a blast bombing
around the mountain.
BY PAT LYNCH


LIVING WINTER-TO-WINTER
There’s a fraternity of
hemisphere-hopping ski
instructors who don’t miss
the long days of summer.
MATT BARNES, a Ski Canada
instruction editor, is one
of them.