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FEATURES A FLAVOUR ALL ITS OWN A Quebec City stay ties a ribbon on a trip to Le Massif de Charlevoix and Mont-Sainte-Anne. BALKAN POWDER The world could solve a lot of its problems if we all just went cat-skiing in North Macedonia. LAKE TOUR Dad-of-the-year RYAN STUART tours quirky Lake Tahoe with his teenage daughter. The trip’s a hit until a guy skis by in a gorilla suit. OFF-PISTE IN FERNIE Five ways to have fun in Fernie (that won’t get you in trouble). RETURN TO CHAMONIX Still clutching Blizzard of Aahhh’s on VHS, a nostalgic NIGEL HARRISON revisits an old French favourite. COMMUNING IN JASPER Three brothers and their grown boys meet at Marmot for a family ski reunion. Can great skiing and dad jokes coexist? THERE’S SKIING IN SICILY?! Quick answer is yes. Just watch out for those steaming fissures and red-hot lava flows. EVERYONE’S A WINNER Fortysomething ADAM BISBY scrapes the rust off his 215s and returns to ski racing. Six causal races across Canada worth revisiting, no experience necessary. REGULARS FIRST TRACKS Our editor-in-chief has his run.  SHORT TURNS News, gossip and racy photos. GEAR & GADGETS From Air Tags to made-to-fit ski suits à la Savile Row, we’ve got the gear, togs and gadgets to make you look insanely good this season. SLOPE ANGLES Two signs posted everywhere in ski towns: HELP WANTED & NO VACANCY. CROSSHAIRS A skier’s gallery. SKILL SCHOOL Mama told you posture was important. NIGEL HARRISON helps us perfect it on skis. STOMPING GROUNDS For CONOR MIHELL, Searchmont remains a gem set deep in Northern Ontario’s granite. CAUGHT & SHOT