FEATURES

BEST of SKIING Our annual look at the best in Canadian ski country is back, with a few nods to our southern neighbour. BY LESLIE WOIT

MASTERS OF THE STEEP Extremely Canadian has been guiding Whistler-Blackcomb’s steeps for 30 years. The guides have changed, the skiers have changed. The steeps remain the same. BY IAN MERRINGER

SOAK IT UP - LESLIE WOIT previews 10 can’t-miss ski spas where you can indulge in the ultimate après.

APRIL IN OREGON When the days get long, there’s more time to play. Oregon’s Mt. Hood is the place to add golfing and mountain biking to a sunny spring ski fling. BY IAN MERRINGER

REVELSTOKE REVEALED What makes Revelstoke a must-do destination? NIGEL HARRISON has the inside scoop.

REGULARS

 FIRST TRACKS Our editor-in-chief has his run. BY IAIN MacMILLAN

SHORT TURNS News, reviews and stories you can use.

SLOPE ANGLES A former devotee’s telemarking post-mortem. BY STEVEN THRENDYLE

GEAR AND GADGETS Outerwear, innerwear, tops and bottoms, we have you covered for spring.

CROSSHAIRS A skier’s gallery.

SKILL SCHOOL How to fly smoothly through turbulence. BY NIGEL HARRISON

CAUGHT AND SHOT BY GRAHAM MCKERRELL