Favorite Covers 2: That other mag (Couloir spam)

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08-11-2005, 12:56 PM
3pin

Favorite Covers 2: That other mag (Couloir spam)

I thought the feedback in KD's thread on Powmag covers was really interesting to observe. The TGR board represents a pretty solid group of our readers, whose input we definitely value for your dedication. Since we're looking at a bunch of potential covers for the season, I thought I'd ask for a quick vote of your favorite Couloir covers from this past season. Since we separate newsstand and subscriber (with our Naked Covers), I'm curious to hear about photo choice (action, color, setting, etc) and which one you'd be most likely to pick up.

Thanks in advance,
Graham

October
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib.../cuvs/v171.jpg http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...171_notext.jpg

November
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib.../cuvs/v172.jpg http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...172_notext.jpg

December
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib.../cuvs/v173.jpg http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...173_notext.jpg

Winter
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib.../cuvs/v174.jpg http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...174_notext.jpg

Summer Gear Guide (special issue currently out, no naked cover)
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib.../cuvs/v181.jpg

And for the pinners, Telemark Skier...
TS4
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...m/cuvs/ts4.jpg

TS5
http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...m/cuvs/ts5.jpg
08-11-2005, 01:02 PM
lemon boy

Nov & TS4
08-11-2005, 01:03 PM
Stikki

Oct & Nov
08-11-2005, 01:05 PM
teledave

Nov. & Winter
08-11-2005, 01:09 PM
Artie Fufkin

Sven/Winter
08-11-2005, 01:28 PM
Barnballs

Nov & TS4
08-11-2005, 01:37 PM
cj001f

November
08-11-2005, 01:43 PM
edg

Nov, Dec. (Also like TS4)

edg
08-11-2005, 01:44 PM
onehotchili

ahhh... that just reminded me. i should go pick up the near Gear Guide...

btw, i like December. naked!
08-11-2005, 02:17 PM
Obstruction

October and Winter. :cool:
08-11-2005, 02:30 PM
Dromond

November
08-11-2005, 02:32 PM
Duder

I've got the November issue. I like that one the best...I believe it is your friend and mine, Sage Cattabriga-Alosa on the cover.
08-11-2005, 02:33 PM
Jumper Bones

november.

I called you guys today. Find that "Beartooth Pass" backissue yet? :biggrin:
08-11-2005, 02:42 PM
flatlander#2

glad to see you got your color settled down.
November for textural
08-11-2005, 02:42 PM
Tap

Oct, Nov, and Dec
08-11-2005, 03:11 PM
3pin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumper Bones

november.

I called you guys today. Find that "Beartooth Pass" backissue yet? :biggrin:

Jumper... If you mean the Peaks and Passes article on Cooke City's Mt. Cooke and Mt Republic, then it was the December issue shown above (XVII-3). If you're thinking of something else, I'll have to go check the back issues.
08-11-2005, 03:51 PM
bcrider

I'm in Oct and Nov so it'd have to be one of those two. :p
08-11-2005, 04:07 PM
dropinskiout

November, naked. I really like the partially opaque name.
08-11-2005, 07:59 PM
Big Tim

Why not let us choose one of next seasons covers??

ps........pretty much like them all
08-11-2005, 08:10 PM
powderwhore

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Tim

Why not let us choose one of next seasons covers??

That would be the coolest!
08-11-2005, 08:19 PM
Grange

It's got to be November. That picture makes me think of a wooded hill by my cottage.
08-11-2005, 08:31 PM
awf170

Dec. and winter... it is really close though and there all awsome
08-11-2005, 08:51 PM
Vets

Winter and November.
08-11-2005, 09:27 PM
bcrider

Warning…elitist attitude alert

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Tim

Why not let us choose one of next seasons covers??

That would be cool! :cool:

But since the magazine is devoted to “Backcountry Adventure”…we’d need the voters to pass a special test that qualifies them as backcountry skiers making them eligible to vote on said topic. ;)

Big Tim would pass. :D
08-11-2005, 09:36 PM
Bender

Graham

keep shit simple. Every other mag cover out there is the same. Go naked cover for every issue, including newstand copies. It keeps the suspense going. Make the content inside a surprise to the readers while at the same time making the cover a piece of art rather than a bunch of words on top of a nice photographic image.

Try something new this year and I bet you will be pleased.
08-11-2005, 09:43 PM
backpack

November is my favorite cover.

And as one who only buys these mags at the "newsstand" I like at least some mention of features on the cover. I don't really care if a bit of snow or background scenery is covered by text... I'm not framing it. ;)

Also, I only buy them if more than one article grabs my interest. A "Gear Guide" is a sure way to make me put the magazine back down without another glance. (Incidentally, this very thing happened with yours at REI last Saturday.) I'm sure plenty of people must like reading about gear, but as a poor college student whose single-ski quiver has to last for 5-6 years, I don't really care.
08-11-2005, 10:14 PM
powstash

December all the way. Winter blows - that type of shot has been played since the 80's on Powder. Wasn't too terribly impressed then, still not doing it for me. The two Tele ones blow - c'mon, is it all about the air for a BC mag? Nah, it's all about the turn and the pow - December captures it.

If I want air, I'll pull Trackhead's finger or head to the Bird. I want pow and I want to put my signature on a hill of untracked pow - and then I'll admire it while I skin back up for sloppy seconds.

Keep up the good work with your pub. Reality is I'll keep reading it despite the cover.
08-11-2005, 10:30 PM
teamdirt

3pin,

I'm a downhill skier and I liked T4 the best out of both mags. I remember picking up that issue on the newstand and browsing thru it because the radness level on the cover caught my eye.

My fav for Coliour last year was dec.... simple and elgegant.

Keep up the good work on the mag :biggrin:
08-11-2005, 11:00 PM
stompinlines

Spray

Got to go with Oct' since my bro's name is on the cover :cool:
08-12-2005, 10:23 AM
3pin

To answer a few questions... BigTim, interesting idea. Still, if all goes right, then our favorites would match up with yours anyway. At least, that seems to be the case with the November cover (the office favorite for the year, too).

Bender, as much as we'd like to see a clean cover on every copy, we have to have headlines to get newsstand sales. Backpack pointed out that he picks up, or leaves the mag depending on the headline's it has. Still, we're trying to find that line between simplicity with headlines, and making sure it catches the eye of a potential reader.

Backpack, it's just as valuable to know what makes someone put the magazine down as pick it up. Thanks for the feedback... that issue was definitely a lot of gear (though we did run three South America features).

Powstash, no offense taken at not liking the photos, but Telemark Skier also isn't a BC mag. It's resort, it's BC, it's heli, it's skinning, it's park, it's anything as long as it's freeheel. But since freeheel is really about the turn, your point isn't lost (and I think we've finally found it with our next cover).

Still, teamdirt's response is exactly what we're going for with Telemark Skier... a magazine that's specifically freeheel, but with the ability to interest outside the market.

Great feedback, definitely appreciate it.
08-12-2005, 10:44 AM
laseranimal

november and winter

Both naked