SKIING MAGAZINE: Canadian skiing vs. American skiing ?!?!?!

[seel25]

I just read the Novermber issue of Skiing magazine and while it has its flaws (some mentioned in threads over the past few days) I found their "resolution" of the Canadian skiing vs. American skiing debate to be completely ridiculous. They send several skiers from America, who have never skied in Canada, to test out the goods up North. They do the same with Canadian Skiers who have never skied in America. They call this the "Final Conflict" which is completely ridiculous because no matter how many skiers they send this argument will still be going on. They are trying to put an end to an endless argument and are obviously trying to sway the unknowing skier in attempting to do so. One example of the narrowness of this "study" is the conclusion that one Canadian tester makes at the end of their time in America: "backcountry in Canada is far better. Huge, boundless, snowier, steeper-no comparison." Considering that the Canadians' trip was limited to New Mexico and Southwestern Colorado, this is a fairly ludricous assessment. It seems as if they are playing into the way Skiing wants to shape the reader's views because they do acknowledge Utah, California, and Jackson but only in terms of lift served terrain. How could any respectable skier who knows anything about the sport make that kind of assessment without taking into account the above mentioned territories' backcountry as well as the Pacific Northwest and ALASKA!?!? Skiing is clearly shaping the viewers mind since they barely focus on the Americans' time on lift served terrain and the showcase their time in helicopter accessed terrain. Never once in the article did it mention the Canadians going on a helicopter or going farther then a bootpack to hike-to terrain right next to a resort, at least from what I remember. Did anyone else hear read this article? Are you also scratching your head in amazement/astonishment? I think this argument can be settled if certain mountains are compared individually or if the testers accessed a much larger area of both territories. However it is impossible to be settled when the two areas are generalized to the extent that they were in this article and when one of the testing parties had access to such a small area. just my opinion not sure what any your takes will be on this. (skiing magazine, november 2007, pg 103-118).

[huck4bucks]

I just read the Novermber issue of Skiing magazine and while it has its flaws blah blah blah.......

Dude. Why would a magazine lie to a person?

[Binky]

"I just read the Novermber issue of Skiing magazine"

and right there is where you went wrong...

[pappag]

Skiing Magazine is the new Marker Dukes. Who knew?

[danimal's dead]

I'd like to take this oppotunity to ask all my Canadian brothers why it is that every single Candadian woman over the age of 25 has a short butch dike hair cut. Is it a law, or some weird fad? I'm not saying they are unattractive, some are really hot, but they'd be hotter if they had some friggin hair.

[Pablo Escobar]

it's called the femullet. thats just how it is with the chicks west of quebec. little fashion sense and low moral standards go hand in hand.

[vanisle]

I'd like to take this oppotunity to ask all my Canadian brothers why it is that every single Candadian woman over the age of 25 has a short butch dike hair cut. Is it a law, or some weird fad? I'm not saying they are unattractive, some are really hot, but they'd be hotter if they had some friggin hair.

It makes it that much harder for us to grab them by the hair and drag them back to our igloos

[nesta]

LOL
Never noticed that before, maybe I'll do a survey this winter and get back to you in spring

[davep]

...

so who won?

[801 jav]

I think you "read" way too much into that article. Simma down now!! It's meant to be more entertaining than informative. They are just scatching the surface at some of the differences between the two contries, and maybe putting to rest some false impressions... IMO.

[mntlion]

also keep in mind that the "new" editor of skiing is a canuk

was the editor of SBCskier mag for 4+ years and then Jake was headhunted for the skiing job. Too bad he is now paid in the US peso...