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IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT… • WARNING! SOME READERS MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING CONTENT DISTURBING ENOUGH TO ONLY RIDE T-BARS THIS WINTER.

FIS: IS THE FREE STILL IN FREERIDE?

JOIN OUR TEST TEAM IN REVELSTOKE

DO YOU SUFFER FROM MULTI-PASS OPTIMISM?

WINTER: I'M NOT DEAD YET! • Ocean conditions suggest a good ski season ahead

TELE(SYM)PATHY

SKI THE DUCK

TOP 6//WHAT NOT TO MISS • Audi FIS Ski World Cup: Tremblant, December 5-8

SNOW CULTURE • There's no shortage of alternative media out there to get you primed and pumped for the upcoming season. Here are some recent finds:

REMEMBERING PAUL GREEN

WHO GETS TO SKI? • WITH DAILY LIFT PASSES TOPPING $300, SOME SKIERS ARE GETTING PRICED OUT OF THE SPORT THEY LOVE. ADAM BISBY CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS TO SEE WHO IS GETTING SQUEEZED, WHY IT'S HAPPENING, AND HOW SKIING CAN STAY AFFORDABLE FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS.

Triple Threat • FERNIE NEW SCHOOLER DYLAN SIGGERS MIGHT BE ALL GROWN UP NOW, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S GETTING A REAL JOB. WHY WOULD HE, WHEN HE HAS THREE OF THE BEST JOBS GOING?

BUYER'S GUIDE 2025

ALL-MOUNTAIN + CARVING SKIS SKI CANADA TEST

THE SKIS WE WISHED WE TESTED • We can't test them all. Every year there are a few new skis that don't make it to our ski test. Here are some notable ones we're especially excited to try out this winter.

ANDERMA GOES EPIC TT • SWITZERLAND RESISTED INVASION FOR TWO CENTURIES. THEN VAIL BOUGHT ANDERMATT. ARE THE RADICALLY NEUTRAL SWISS READY FOR AN ALLY?

WHY WE SKI ASPEN • OR WHY WE CAN'T NOT SKI ASPEN

HOW TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW SKIS

REMEMBER THIS? • It's almost time for that first chairlift ride of the year. Who hasn't asked themselves: “What if I've forgetten how to turn?” It's true, our ski brains (and muscles) atrophy a little over the summer but they're easy to re-engage. Here are three drills to accelerate the transition from “Oh God!” to “Oh Yeah!”

CAUGHT & SHOT