By George Koch
Mica Heli Guides stands alone in the world of powder for two simple but obvious reasons: its terrain (which is massive and private) and its helicopters (which are small and also private). Ski Canada editor Iain and I made a weekend visit to the only heli-operation in the Rockies last April to check [...]

By Ralph Hatchins
British Columbia is a skier’s paradise, and if this is your sport, you should take your next holiday there. It has world class resorts, and gorgeous scenery, making it a perfect vacation destination. Just north of the United States, BC is the place to ski. The season generally lasts from November until April, [...]

By: Jennifer Marie Jordan
The holidays are a time for family and friends, a time to be surrounded by the ones you love. But, this abundance of love also brings about an abundance of chaos: the holidays are a time for screaming babies, sloppy kisses on the lips from your Aunt Shirley, endless requests from three [...]

By: Lauren Traub Teton
Pain and injury avoidance techniques for snowboarding are invaluable but not well known. If you knowding-isnt-just-for-kids-anymore how, you can avoid the two biggest mistakes that first time snowboarders make. A positive experience your first few times out will make you more likely to stick out the hard times until you learn enough [...]

By: Jakob Jelling
Perhaps one of the most exhilarating things to snowboard on is a half pipe. A half pipe is a combination of gracefully arcs and glorious straight stretches that allow you to perform skateboarding tricks with your snowboard. The only other thing that can compare to a half pipe is a snowboarding bowl.
A half [...]

By: Jeremy Hier
Snowboarding is one of the most popular snow sports and like any other physical activity, it is susceptible to injury. However if the right precautions are taken and the correct protective gear is worn, the body can be protected from any severe injury. Here are a few snowboarding safety tips dealing with common [...]

By Urs P. Meyer
Snowboard safety release bindings are on the market since 1990. The first and leading snowboard safety binding is the patented MEYER BINDING of Switzerland, which is also the World’s first binding of this kind with the highly regarded TV-GS-Seal of approval. This binding features simple and quick central mounting, individual, multi-directional central [...]

By: Ashley Barnard
Snowboarding has great similarities to surfing and skiing: It’s like surfing in that it is a board sport, and like skiing because it is performed in the snow. Snowboarders – or riders, as they are called – strap boards to their feet and slide down snow-covered slopes. It is an increasingly popular winter [...]

By: Danielle Rose
Picking out a snowboard can be difficult because there are so many brands and types to choose from. Three major types of boards are freestyle, alpine, and freeride. When picking out a snowboard, you need to determine what style of riding you are going to be doing, and get a board specific to [...]

By: Fabio Marcell
If you’re looking at getting into snowboarding, going for the second hand option is not a bad way to go. Often you’ll get lucky and find a board that hasn’t been used much at all. If you know nothing about snowboarding gear and have no friends who are boarders then a quick search [...]