2021 POWDER BUYER’S GUIDE

BUYER’S GUIDE

This season’s new gear will take you from slackcountry to backcountry and beyond.

Whether you find it in the trees a few metres from the run or deep in the backcountry after a long skin up, there’s nothing like the feeling of choking on a face full of blower. Even untracked, boot-top fluff produces joy that’s hard to beat.

This is why we eagerly wake in the dark, drive for hours, and happily stand in the cold waiting for chairs to start spinning or slide one foot past the other uphill to earn our turns.

In Ski Canada’s last issue, Buyer’s Guide 2021, we focused on the new equipment that will take skiing inside or close to the resort to the next level. That included Freeride, a crossover category that often combines powder and backcountry. In this issue we dive even deeper into the gear that will help make those dream days better with our Powder Buyer’s Guide.

In some ways, this gear is as much about safety as it is performance. The hunt for powder includes an elevated level of risk, even inside the confines of the resort. Slipping beyond the resort boundaries, whether it’s literally on the other side of the ropes or miles from home, comes with dangers that include avalanches and hypothermia.

To stay safe and have fun requires the right mix of knowledge, experience and gear. We can help with the latter. Now go out and have fun getting the rest.