CONTENTS -- Issue Highlights

Originally published December 28, 2005
ON THE COVER: Brad 'Pancake' Dean near Kicking Horse, B.C. Photo by Henry Georgi

Contents

Ski Canada Test 2006
Part IV: Powder - Too Fat and Wide?
Not when it comes to powder skis. RK Heliski offered us a lift at Panorama to test 11 skis for the deep. Written by Martin Olson .. Photos by Ryan Creary

Short Turns News from the world of alpine skiing.

FEATURES

BEST OF SKIING IN CANADA 2006 A year's worth of praise and amusement, inaccurate gossip and hearsay, make up our annual look at why there's no place like home.

2006 OLYMPIC PREVIEW Ski Canada's guide to the 20th Winter Games: the place, the prospects, the athletes. by Glenn Cullen

EXTREME MAKEOVER An injection of new lifts, more snowmaking, and vastly improved grooming and food service heighten the skiing experience at Lake Louise.
by George Koch

WHAT'S IN STORE Gear and gadgets.

STYLE FILE And now for some unsolicited advice ... by Martin Olson

GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! Most men aren't welcome at the annual general meeting of the society of secret sisters. by Jill Hillhouse
More content from Winter 2006 issue coming soon.