CAN-SKI Winter 2014-2015

Winter 2014-2015

2015

Winter Looks

KJUS. uncompromising.

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ATOMIC MEMORY FIT. THE FIT THAT MEMORIZES YOUR FOOT SHAPE. NEW IN ALL ATOMIC HAWX AND REDSTER BOOTS.

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Uncompromised Quality & Craftsmanship Since 1936

Fall Line Glove

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Born in the Canadian Coast Mountain wilderness, Arc’teryx is built on the principle of obsessive, precise design and production. Our in-house manufacturing and design centres allow us to evolve and build products the right way.

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PERFECTION HAS EVOLVED

Lange introduces the all-new RS – the evolution of our state-of-the-art boot. Featuring Lange’s acclaimed 4 Pillars Technology, the RS is a pure, gimmick-free product – evolved in every detail.

The premium benchmark in high-performance, the all-new RS delivers Lange’s Ultimate Control to all who wear it. Feel it.

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contents Jump On It! - Fashion Feature

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Mountain Makers Doug MacFarlane - Mountain Manager

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Mountain Makers Kira Cailes - Ski Patrol Supervisor

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Mountain Makers Adam Francis - Grooming Assistant Manager

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Mountain Makers Christie Barbour - Lift Operations Supervisor

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The Air Up Here - Fashion Feature

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The Foot Whisperer Nino Ugrenovic

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Gear Up! - Fashion Feature

The Boot Doctor Ernie Tysowski

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Editorial Direction Paul Higgins Art Direction AndrĂŠ Pinces Fashion Editor / Softgoods Buyer Chandra Eyton Stylist Tanus Lewis Hair & Makeup Carey Williams Visit whistlerblackcomb.com to download your copy for mobile devices.

Marketing Services Supervisor Jessica Caton

Š Whistler Blackcomb 2014 - 4545 Blackcomb Way, Whistler BC Canada V0N 1B4

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The HISTORY of CAN-SKI Established in 1986, the CAN-SKI stores are part of Whistler’s pioneering history. Providing customers with a one-stopshop for world-class sporting equipment and après apparel, CAN-SKI is synonymous with the passion that drives the resort it services.

For nearly thirty years the team at CANSKI have been traveling the globe to bring their customers the most unique and exclusive brands in the snow sports world. Favourites like Bogner and Kjus, hang next to emerging brands like Frauenschuh, Toni Sailer and Mountain Force. Each item is hand picked, vetted and tested before it hits the shelves.

The CAN-SKI shopping experience is what sets the store apart. The staff are avid skiers and they bring this fervor for snow sport to work with them. It’s their job to stay on top of the latest equipment advancements, trends and fashions and then pass this on to their customers.

Offering services like boot fitting, private viewings, personal shopping and access to exclusive events CAN-SKI offers a

special buying experience that can’t be found anywhere else in resort.

This winter the CAN-SKI team is adding two new locations - The Fairmont Chateau Whistler and The Westin Resort and Spa. The Fairmont location will focus on après apparel and unique skiwear brands, like Fusalp. After listening to their customers they’re applying the same passion they have for skiwear to fashion items that feel and look good after a day well spent on the hill. With tailored denims, woven shirts, and footwear designed to both function and flatter, they’re proud to bring a new array of clothing options to their customers that have been picked with the same unflinching dedication to quality they’re trusted for.

Welcome to the top of our world.

on IT!

JUMP Hop on board this season with cool colors and punchy patterns to flaunt your style on and off the slopes.

Stylist Tanus Lewis Hair and Make-up Carey Williams

Photographed by AndrĂŠ Paul Pinces

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ARC’TERYX RAVENNA Jacket and Pant ATOM AR Hoody

KJUS FRX Jacket and Pant, SALOMON PROPHET CUSTOM AIR Helmet and SALOMON XMAX Goggles

KJUS REFIEF Jacket and FORMULA Pant with SALOMON QUEST Helmet and XMAX Goggles

PEAK PERFORMANCE HELI ALPINE Jacket and HELI GRAVITY Pant with ATOMIC HAWX 100 Boots, SMITH COMPASS Helmet and I/OS Goggles

THE NORTH FACE KEMPINSKI Jacket and JEPPEESON Pant with THERMOBALL Top

SALOMON FORESIGHT Jacket and pants with HALO DOWN Jacket II

THE NORTH FACE POINT IT Jacket and NFZ Insulated Pant with SNORKEL Hoodie

SALOMON ICE GLORY Jacket and Pant with HALO DOWN Jacket II

ARC’TERYX RUSH Jacket with SABRE Pant and ATOM LT Hoody

THE NORTH FACE KEMPINSKI Jacket with JEPPESON Pant and THERMOBALL Top

THE NORTH FACE FUSE BRIGANDINE Jacket and Pant with SNORKLE Hoody and HESTRA GUIDE Gloves, OAKLEY FLIGHT DECK Goggles and SMITH VANTAGE Helmet

AIGLE ANSON Gore-Tex Jacket with HARVIE CH Shirt

BOGNER FIRE & ICE CALI D Vest with ROMY Sweater, Hat and HESTRA CLAIRE Gloves

NEVE Vest with NEVE Sweater and NEVE Beanie

CANADA GOOSE BORDEN Bomber Jacket and ICEBREAKER SEEKER Longsleeve Shirt

DALE OF NORWAY FINNSKOGAN Sweater

ARC’TERYX PROXY Jacket with CAVUS Shirt and FILSON Bag

ARC’TERYX Darrah Jacket with NEVE SKIER Top and HESTRA SWISSWOOL MERINO LOFT Mitt

FILSON TIN CLOTH CRUISER Jacket, CASCADE Flannel Shirt with FILSON Bag and Beanie

PEAK PERFORMANCE HELIUM Jacket and ERIC Shirt

Bogner FIRE AND ICE CECIL-D Jacket with Dale of Norway GEILO Sweater and Pistil Hat

KJUS YOUTH FLOW Jacket and VECTOR Pant with SMITH VICE Helmet and SMITH GROM Goggles

KJUS YOUTH ARCTIC DOWN Jacket and SILICA Pant

BOGNER YOUTH LEILA D Jacket, HANNY Sweater with Fur Trim and BROOKE Pant with SALOMON DRIFT Helmet and SMITH VIRTUE Goggles

BOGNER YOUTH ARNE Jacket, QUINCY Pant and EDDIE 1/4 Zip Top with Smith Helmet and SMITH VICE Goggles

MOUNTAIN MAKERS

Doug MacFarlane Mountain Manager

off a critical calendar of commitments that have to be kept on track so that the mountains can operate to their full potential. With an army of groomers, snow makers and patrol it’s his early morning communication that sets the mountain in motion.

When Doug MacFarlane washed dishes at Grouse Mountain to fuel his ski obsession he never dreamed that 37 years later he’d be managing one of the world’s most prestigious ski resorts – Whistler Blackcomb.

Doug has certainly done his time on the mountains working as a lift operator, ski patroller, and safety manager before entering his current role as mountain manager. Each day he’s challenged with the tough decisions that keep the ski hill running. It’s his job to manage his team in a way that gets the most terrain open and ready for guests each and every day, which is hard to do when working closely with the fickleness of Mother Nature.

His favorite time of year is October through to December when the team is constructing the ski area. He works

“I work on my skis,” says Doug. “You have to be outside to fully understand the challenges. It takes time to know the mountain and a lifetime to learn the curve balls it’s going to throw at you and how best to hit them out of the park.”

Doug’s job is intense, with a lot riding on his judgment of the weather and its effect on the terrain. His three sons ground him and in his spare time he can be found coaching and playing hockey, as well catching a few fish.

I’d never leave home without: Doug works in the elements so he needs his gear to do the same. The Dakine Rover Glove gauntlet style length, robust leather, GORE-TEX outer layer and wool lining make it the ideal glove for both protection and function. He’s also a fan of Oakley’s Airbrake goggles for their Switchlock technology that allows for fast and easy lens changing. In his words – you’re only as good as you can see – says it all.

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MOUNTAIN MAKERS

Kira Cailes Ski Patrol Supervisor

conductor of the patrol and big decisions often fall at her feet that need to be made quickly and correctly.

Kira Cailes day often starts with explosives in her backpack. Her ski patrol team are some of the first on the slopes and the last off them. It’s their job to keep everyone safe – a hard task over a 8,171 acre area.

Kira is from the flat lands of Wisconsin. She didn’t start skiing until she was a teenager but as soon as she strapped her feet to those skis she didn’t take them off. Kira began to seek out the mountains starting in Colorado then came west – she’s now been in Whistler for 15-years.

Starting at Whistler Kids teaching the minis, Kira moved on to volunteer for ski patrol on a friends suggestion. Suddenly Kira had found her place – this is what she was born to do.

Ski patrol is a very dynamic job and no day is the same. It involves an incredible amount of problem solving and the ability to work within a large team that needs to coordinate its efforts to make sure people are safe. As a supervisor Kira is the

The morning starts with a meeting with the forecasters to learn how the weather is effecting operations. Then each patrol is assigned an area, which they make safe using explosives, ski cutting, and signage. Then it’s time to invite the public in. Responders are called to people in distress throughout the day and decisions are made and relayed as to how they’re going to tackle the individual situations.

The people are the most challenging and motivating aspect for Kira, keeping everyone working together is key everything else is icing on the cake.

Watching the sunrise is Kira’s favourite part of the day and being out in 100-kilometre per hour winds when it’s wild and raw still gives Kira goose bumps.

I’d never leave home without: Kira’s days are filled with jobs that require the use of her hands, and understandably they need to be warm. She chooses the Hestra Heli 3-Finger Gloves which keep her fingers toasty like they would be in mittens, yet still provide enough dexterity to do the manual tasks her role demands.

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MOUNTAIN MAKERS

Adam Francis

Assistant Slope Grooming Manager Originally from Fredericton, New Brunswick, Adam Francis has had an affinity with the snow since he was a toddler and to this day he’s still playing with it. After 25-years with Whistler Blackcomb he now assists in managing over 75-people who battle the elements to bring us some of the smoothest corduroy skiing in the world. His grooming career started on the midnight shift where he’d blast out the Grateful Dead whilst helping groom 1,300 acres per night. A lone wolf on the mountain the job of a groomer is often quite solitary, the only interaction with the other “wolves” spread over the terrain is a two-way radio. The fact that Adam was inside a warm cat,

music blaring while he beat back the storms to get the mountain open kept him charging on.

Now Adam helps to manage these lone wolves, and runs quality assessment checks of the grooming. Working with ski patrol, risk management, fleet maintenance, lift operations and snow making – his intricate grooming patterns are integral to the overall picture of running the mountain. When Adam rides the lifts he asks skiers about their experience on the runs and gets a sense of pride when he’s consistently told that his team produce a superior product.

When he thinks back to his days in the snowcat, his favourite area was the high alpine of 7th Heaven, where he would look down at the shining lights of the village.

He loves his job because he and his team are the first to know if it’s going to be an epic ski day – which skier wouldn’t like that insider knowledge.

I’d never leave home without: When a snowcat fell off a trail just near the Peak Chair, Adam battled winds of 100-kilometres per hour, working for hours to recover the cat. He’s ever thankful for his Arc’Teryx Atom LT Hoody in situations like this. With an insulating layer it’s thin and light with great flexibility, which helps when you’re faced with the full gamut of conditions on the mountain.

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MOUNTAIN MAKERS

Christie Barbour Lift Operations Supervisor

Christie Barbour went from the T-bars and button lifts of her home ski hill of Glenshee, Scotland to helping manage 37 high powered lifts in Whistler, Canada with an hourly capacity of 67,307 skiers. With a degree in Marine Biology it’s not immediately apparent how or why Christie is now an integral part of the Whistler Blackcomb Lift Operations team. However, if you ever speak to her it becomes immediately clear – a passion for the mountains is what has made Whistler home for this Scot who now leads a team of over 200 “lifties”.

Fueled by Marmite on toast, Christie’s day starts early with a morning meeting and then a snowmobile ride up to her “section” of the mountain, which includes the Harmony, Symphony, Emerald and PEAK 2 PEAK chair lifts. After heavy snowfall it’s her job to engage her team

to begin digging out the entrance areas to the lifts.

“It’s like working with a huge family,” says Christie. “We’re all in the trenches together, doing what we can to make it fun and safe for our guests - that’s what I love.”

She finds great satisfaction in seeing what her team can accomplish, and that their success means that more people can access some of the best skiing terrain in the world. With such a physical job Christie sleeps well at night, dreaming of flowing lift lines, smiling lifties, and happy skiers.

I’d never leave home without: As odd as it might sound for someone who spends their days in the snowy mountains, Christie feels the cold. She dresses herself head to toe in Icebreaker layers because of it’s breathability, warmth and softness.

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The AIRUP HERE Shot on location at The Crystal Hut atop breathtaking Blackcomb Mountain, this season’s luxury fashion takes on the mountain ranges in high style.

Stylist Tanus Lewis Hair and Make-up Carey Williams

Photographed by André Paul Pinces

SPYDER AIMEE Down Jacket with ICEBREAKER VERTEX LS Zip and HESTRA WOOL TRICOT Gloves

KJUS DOWNFORCE Jacket with FORMULA Pant and HYDRAULIC Half Zip Top with and VOLKL RTM 84 Skis

TONI SAILER PAULINE Jacket with ALLA Pant and SACHI Top

Michelle: TONI SAILER CLEO Jacket and ALLA Pant with VINTAGE Blue Top Scott: BOGNER FILIP T Jacket with BEN Pant and RAYMOND Shirt

BOGNER Ashton D Jacket with RIK T Pants and REMY Top

Michelle: FRAUENSCHUH ELANA Jacket with CHRISTIE Ski Pant, HESTRA HELI Mitt, Liner Vest and Fleece Scott: FRAUENSCHUH DAN Ski Jacket with ALEX Ski Pant and HESTRA GUIDE Glove

BOGNER YONA Jacket with LAURE Jacket and BEATRICE Hat with HESTRA WOOL TRICOT Gloves

SPYDER VENTURI GT Down Jacket with AIGLE Button Down, HESTRA DEERSKIN PRIMALOFT RIB Gloves and PISTIL TOSH Beanie

TONI SAILER ADAM Jacket with DILLON Pant, KASK Helmet and HESTRA GUIDE Gloves with with SALOMON X MAX Boots and VOKL RTM 84 Skis

SPYDER OSETRA Jacket with RUBY Pant, SMITH FACET CHROMAPOP Glasses and HESTRA WOOL TRICOT Gloves

BOGNER LEONARD Top with BOGNER FIRE AND ICE MATTHEW Sweater

BOGNER DIA D Jacket with TELA SNAKE Pant, A-LINE Zip and LEONIE Beanie

BOGNER MANDA Jacket with BLACK TELA Pant, OAKLEY FLIGHT DECK Goggles and HESTRA CLAIRE Gloves

MOUNTAIN FORCE RIDER 2 Jacket with RIDER 2 Pant and LOVELY Shirt

SPYDER MONTEROSA Jacket, BORMIO Pant and SPYDER Beanie with OAKLEY FLIGHT DECK Goggles and SALOMON X MAX Boots

SPYDER AMOUR Jacket and Pant, SMITH VANTAGE Helmet, HESTRA FALL LINE Gloves and OAKLEY A-FRAME 2.0 Goggles with ATOMIC PRO 90W Boots and CLOUD 9 Skis

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SPYDER PINNACLE Jacket and BORMIO Pant, SMITH VANTAGE Helmet, HESTRA HELI OUTDRY Gloves and OAKLEY FLIGHT DECK Goggles with SALOMON X MAX Boots and VOLKL RTM 84 Skis

MOUNTAIN FORCE Mike T Jacket with THERRY T Pants and SIMON T-neck

DUOUTA VUOHTA KIRUNA Jacket, Fur Bag and Mitts withwith ICEBREAKER Leggings and PISTIL Hat

Michelle: BOGNER GLORY D Vest with KAREN Fleece Top, ISABELLA Beanie and DRAGON Scarf Scott: BOGNER COLIN D Vest with EUGENE Sweater and CALE Beanie

CAN-SKI FEATURES

the

FOOT whisperer

Nino Ugrenovic is one of those lucky people that actually grew up on the slopes of Whistler. Since he could walk he could ski, and it didn’t take long until racing became a big part of his life. A knee injury at seventeen made him question continuing in the sport and he decided to follow a more academic path - although Whistler and it’s snow-filled sloped were never far from his mind.

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CAN-SKI FEATURES

He studied sciences and genetics in Vancouver at the University of British Columbia, coming back home during holidays to work at the different ski retail.

His family owns a store in Whistler so you could say that customer service runs in his blood as well as his passion for skiing.

Nino decided to try optometry and spent a year in Montreal, but it wasn’t for him so he tackled business at Simon Fraser University closer to home. Even though he

loved his time in Montreal and Vancouver, Whistler is his home.

“You can do whatever you want to do here. Ski in the morning, then head to Squamish for a round of golf and back up north to Pemberton for mountain biking – it really is one of the best places in the world to live.”

For Nino, working in retail means he can interact with people and create relationships with skiers as passionate

about the mountains as he is. Now in his fifth-year at CAN-SKI he’s a senior boot fitter and trains other members of staff by delving into his 15-years of experience.

The two main traits he goes by? Listening and patience.

He explains that boot fitting is about reading the people you’re speaking to – what kind of skier are they? How many days during a ski season do they ski?

How aggressive are they on the slopes?

Fusing this data with what he knows about the anatomy and kinetics of feet as well as keeping up on the latest in boot technology makes Nino an expert in his field.

The ski industry is constantly developing and there are machines that can scan a foot and mold boot liners for each person.

However, Nino, who skis almost every day of the week, has a passion for the sport and brings that love right into work machines will never be able to do that.

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CAN-SKI FEATURES

GE AR

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From backcountry to apres, CAN-SKI has you covered from head to toe with these cool collections. Gloves and goggles, boots and helmets. Check out the latest garments and gear guaranteed to turn heads both in the lounge and on the slopes.

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1. ARC’TERYX Sidewinder Jacket, 2. SALOMON Q-BC LAB Ski, 3. POC Goggle, 4. ABS Back Pack, 5. ARC’TERYX BIRD HEAD Beanie, 6. ARC’TERYX Alpha SV Glove, 7. ARC’TERYX Atom AR Jacket, 8. ICEBREAKER OASIS Crew, 9. POC RECEPTOR BACKCOUNTRY MIPS Helmet, 10. ARC’TERYX Sabre Pant, 11. SALOMON HACKER Poles, 12. ATOMIC WAYMAKER 130 Boot - 77 -

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1. KASK Helmet, 2. BOGNER DIA D Jacket, 3. BOGNER DRAGON Scarf, 4. HESTRA LEATHER FALL LINE Gloves, 5. ATOMIC CLOUD 9 Skis, 6. LEKI RADICAL S Pole, 7. BOGNER ANTJE Beanie, 8. BOGNER LAURE Jacket, 9. BOGNER TELA SNAKE Pant, 10. ROSSIGNOL ALLTRAK PRO 80W Boot - 78 -

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1. LEKI RADICAL S Poles, 2. TONI SAILER BRICE Beanie, 3. TONI SAILER ADAM Jacket, 4. VOLKL RTM 84 Ski, 5. SMITH VANTAGE Helmet, 6. TONI SAILER DILLON Pant, 7. HESTRA HELI OUTDRY Gloves, 8. SMITH VICE Goggle, 9. LANGE SX120 Boot - 79 -

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1. FIRE AND ICE TERRY Jacket, 2. SMITH MASTERMIND Glasses, 3. FIRE AND ICE KALE Hat,, 4. ARC’TERYX CARRIER Duffel, 5. FILSON DEERSKIN Gloves, 6. SMITH FRONTMAN Glasses, 7. NEVE Sweater, 8. HESTRA DEERSKIN PRIMALOFT RIB Gloves, 9. PISTIL Beanie, 10. FIRE AND ICE MARLON Jacket, 11. BOGNER RAYMOND HUSKY Shirt, 12. RED WING CHUKKA Boot - 80 -

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1. BOGNER DRAGON Scarf, 2. SMITH FACET Glasses, 3. FIRE AND ICE WYNONA Jacket, 4. HESTRA CLAIRE Gloves, 5. BOGNER BEATRICE Beanie, 6. BOGNER GLORY D Vest, 7. AIGLE WORLDTREE Jacket, 8. HESTRA WOOL TRICOT Glove, 9. SOREL MEDINA II Boot, 10. PISTIL Hat 11. SOREL SLIM Boot - 81 -

WOMEN’S FOOTWEAR

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1. AIGLE CRESTON Boot, 2. AIGLE MISS JULIETTE BOTTILLON, 3. SOREL TORONTO LACE Boot, 4. HANWAG ICE GRIP GORE TEX Boot, 5. SOREL TIVOLI II Boot, 6. AIGLE CHANTEWARM SH Boot, 7. SOREL TIVOLI HIGH Boot, 8. SOREL CONQUEST CARLY Boot, 9. AIGLE CHANTERIDING Boot, 10. SOREL TORONTO MID LACE Boot, 11. HANWAG RAVEN II Boot, 12. AIGLE HAWLEY GORE-TEX Boot - 82 -

MEN’S FOOTWEAR

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1. REDWING 6 INCH Moc , 2. AIGLE HAWLEY GORE TEX Boot, 3. SOREL ANKENY Boot, 4. HANWAG YAK Boot, 5. SOREL ANKENY UTILITY Boot, 6. SOREL CARIBOU WL Boot, 7. AIGLE HAWLEY GORE TEX Boot, 8. REDWING 6 INCH Moc - 83 -

GOGGLES

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1. SMITH SQUAD, 2. OAKLEY CANOPY, 3. SMITH IOX, 4. SMITH IO, 5. SALOMON XMAX, 6. OAKLEY A-FRAME 2.0 - 84 -

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7. OAKLEY FLIGHT DECK, 8. SALOMON XMAX, 9. SMITH VICE POLER ADVENTURE, 10. OAKLEY CROWBAR, 11. SALOMON XMAX, 12. SMITH VICE - 85 -

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MEN’S SKI BOOTS

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FRONT SIDE SKIS

VOLKL RTM 77, ATOMIC NOMAD BLACKEYE, SALOMON XDRIVE 8.3, VOLKL V WERKS RTM, DYNASTAR POWERTRACK84 - 90 -

BIG MOUNTAIN SKIS

ATOMIC CENTURY 109, ROSSINGOL SAVORY 7, ATOMIC BENT CHETLER, ROSSINGOL SQUAD 7, SALOMON Q-BC LAB, VOLKL SHIRO - 91 -

ALL MOUNTAIN WOMEN’S SKIS

VOLKL YUMI, ATOMIC AFFINITY STORM 159, SALOMON LUMEN 162, VOLKL KENJA, ROSSIGNOL SAFFRON 7 - 92 -

ALL MOUNTAIN SKIS

ROSSINGNOL EXPERIENCE 88 , DYNASTAR CHAM 97, SALOMON ROCKER 100, VOLKL MANTRA 177, ATOMIC THEORY - 93 -

CAN-SKI FEATURES

The

BOOT

Doctor

Ernie’s story starts with a pair of ill-fitting ski boots.

He was sold not one, but two wrongly fitting pairs as a young man and the frustration of this experience made him passionate about not letting it happen to others. This promise set in motion a 30-year journey that led to him becoming known as “The Boot Doctor”.

Ernie Tysowski’s heart beats for the ski hill. In his thirties and forties he worked as a rep for Nordica, was the Tech Editor at Ski Canada magazine, and travelled the United States training and participating in boot fitting workshops. Eventually this led to a teaching role where he really got to grips with the biomechanics of the foot.

Now Ernie spends a lot of his time passing this education onto his customers. As bipedal beings our feet are built for walking and running. In a ski boot however, our feet need stability to be able to apply pressure and turn a ski.

Most people buy boots that are too big for them, and this severely impacts both their skiing ability and comfort levels.

Ernie explains that it takes at least two days of skiing to break in a new boot, and that patience is needed. He takes the time to listen to his customers, looking for red patches on the foot and any rubbing on the shin to determine what’s going on with their feet and therefore what they need in a ski boot.

Ernie has owned his own stores on Vancouver Island and was even an estate agent for a short stint, however the snow filled slopes of Whistler were a seductive selling point when an opportunity came up to join the CAN-SKI team. Now in his sixties, Ernie is a highly sought after commodity with line-ups for his fitting services as soon as the snow starts to fly.

“We sell ski boots, but what we’re really selling is comfort and performance,” says Ernie. “My mantra is to always have people’s best interests at heart – we want more people on the slopes having a good time – that’s what it’s all about.”

When your work is your passion, you take away pain and let people loose on beautiful mountains there’s a satisfaction in what you do having a direct impact on the happiness of others. Ernie has held true to his promise over the years and you can find him at the Salomon Store at the base of Whistler Mountain – but be prepared to take a ticket and wait your turn with the good doctor.

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Following a design ethos few travel, the I/O 7 embodies the idea that less is more. The fit, flexibility and ventilation is unprecedented among goggles today.

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Push past everyday resort skiing and explore new places and new terrain. The Quest range helps you access the best of the mountain.

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HELI-SKIING

The Route to Skiing Nirvana If you’re a skier or snowboarder, you’ve likely dreamt of it: standing atop a majestic peak, a perfect, untracked blanket of snow laid out before you – yours for the taking. And while some think of heli-skiing as a once in a lifetime experience, those who’ve had a taste always want more.

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Winter 2014-2015