Whether it be with snowboard or surfing, the sensation of sliding on a board – on snow or water – is probably one of the best feelings you can get. We’re in the middle of it: the perfect season to go down the hills – or to escape on a beach to enjoy a couple … Read more ›
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Posted on Categories Apparel·OutdoorsLeave a comment on Snowboarding or Surfing: These Brands Will Make You Glide Whether it be with snowboard or surfing, the sensation of sliding on a board – on snow or water – is probably one of the best feelings you can get. We’re in the middle of it: the perfect season to go down the hills – or to escape on a beach to enjoy a couple … Read more ›
Posted on Categories OutdoorsLeave a comment on Revelstoke slack-country After a long dry spell, stretching from January to mid March, we finally have snowfall of note in the Revelstoke area! Low temperatures and significant precipitation in the alpine gifted us nearly 60cm of powder in the space of a few days which made for a couple of fun days storm riding at Revelstoke Mountain … Read more ›
Posted on Categories OutdoorsLeave a comment on Skinning up Mont-Tremblant Out here in the East, rarely do you read about or see those notorious people who do not use chairlifts. I’m talking about those people who skin up the mountain only to turn back around and ski down. Maybe it’s because our mountains are smaller than out West, maybe the popularity is late coming, or … Read more ›
Posted on Categories ApparelLeave a comment on The Norrøna Narvik Dri1 Gloves Review A Word about Norrøna I’d never heard of Norrøna, so I did some research. The company was actually founded in Norway way back in 1929 by Jørgen Jørgensen, and it has been owned and operated by the same family ever since. Well known in Europe for producing premium outdoor gear, the brand is fairly new … Read more ›
Posted on Categories OutdoorsLeave a comment on Making the most of things Here in Revelstoke, like almost every other area in Western Canada, we have been suffering from some unusually warm temperatures for mid February, caused by a Pineapple Express (the weather phenomenon not the film!). Unfortunately these mild temperatures have been followed by cold snaps which have partially melted and then re-frozen the powder snow we’d … Read more ›
Posted on Categories OutdoorsLeave a comment on How to Kite Ski & Feel the Wind The record-shattering solo crossing of Antarctica by Quebec’s own Frédéric Dion has given fuel to the imagination of people reading about his exploits back home. As an avid follower of Antarctic explorers, one record in particular stood out to me amongst his other accomplishment: travelling 627 km in one day. Six hundred and twenty-seven kilometers! … Read more ›
Posted on Categories OutdoorsLeave a comment on Interview with Ali Livingston, Norrøna Ambassador Norrøna, a brand out of Norway, arrived at Altitude-sports.com this season. The name doesn’t really ring a bell? Try reading this article, and then this one, or even this one. We search out and found 3 amazing ski bums, all of whom are now our Norrøna ambassadors: Ali Livingston, Lucile Drouineau and Alexandre Charron. Meet Alasdair, aka Ali, a lover of … Read more ›
Posted on Categories ApparelLeave a comment on The Black Diamond Front Point Bibs review Testing products can be such a chore, especially when it dumps a foot of snow on the test day. Oh well, I pow(d)ered through. Our review of this product 9.3 / 10 The pros are: Comfy Resistant Great cut The cons are: Will it live up to its name As I pulled them out of … Read more ›
Posted on Categories Outdoors2 Comments on 102 Discount in Mont-Tremblant With Ski Pass We thought you would like to know, if ever you are in the Laurentians. The Altitude-sports.com Mont-Tremblant store gives all customers with a day or season’s pass for the Tremblant resort or Mont Blanc a 10% discount off any full-priced items*. Heading home from a nice day of skiing up north, or forgot your ski … Read more ›
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