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Couloir Season: Lessons and Legends

Spring is here, and the backcountry snowpack is finally allowing skiers to cautiously explore some of the chutes and lines they’ve been waiting all season for.

April 09, 2023
5 min read

Testing gear hard and staying safe in the Purcells with Colin Puskas

For those who don’t remember, Puskas was one of the best-known Rockies skiers in the 2000s and 2010s—loved by photographers for his ability to make a pretty turn in almost any snow conditions and his unflappable air style (not to mention a willingness to huck huge). Puskas had photos in every ski magazine that existed during that time. He also filmed parts for Theory 3 Media and B4Apres back in the DVD days.

March 25, 2023
5 min read

Mark Hendrickson on park skis.

Mark Hendrickson is one of Fresh’s favourite athletes. The Calgary-born and raised park skier has been on the Canadian National Team since 2014 and has numerous top ten finishes on the Slopestyle World Cup circuit, including a first place in 2020 in Front Romeu, France. A world-class skier who’s travelled to the best terrain parks on every continent but knows our local resorts? He’s the perfect guy to help us choose the right park skis!

March 16, 2023
3 min read

Skiing Fernie with Rob Heule and Line Skis.

Rob Heule gives us some tips for skiing Fernie Alpine Resort and tells us about hunting for powder with the Line Skis team.

January 01, 2023
5 min read

Photography in Wild Places

How cool would it be to work as an action sports photographer? For those of us who love skiing and mountain biking, Bruno Long is the perfect cameraman to emulate.

April 27, 2022
4 min read

Rubens - Chic Scott: History on repeat.

In 1967 a crew of young Canadian skiers linked the high glaciers between Jasper and Lake Louise into a three-week backcountry adventure. Over 40 years later, a young group of Canadian skiers travelled to a Chilean volcano to film unreal lines into its crater. The true trips couldn’t be more different, but they were so much the same.

April 11, 2022
8 min read

RMR with the locals: Chris Rubens & Alex Jay

It’s mid-March, and we’re at Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) so that Fresh team member Chris Rubens and up-and-coming local Alex Jay can shoot with photographer Bruno Long.

March 31, 2022
4 min read

Thunder Meadows, Fernie: In the dark.

Friend-of-Fresh, Rob Heule, and one-time Fresh athlete, Colin Puskas, rented the Thunder Meadows hut for three nights in mid-February in hopes of enjoying some full-moon skiing.

March 12, 2022
4 min read

K-Country with Rob Heule

Meet one of Calgary’s favourite skiers, Rob Heule, for a day of exploring and making powder turns in Kananaskis Country.

January 24, 2022
4 min read

Friends on a Powder Day

Here's an old story of skiing there with Fresh team riders Chris Rubens and Eric Hjorleifson to get you dreaming of powder and good times.

December 08, 2021
10 min read

Limited Edition Fresh Skis

Exciting times here at Fresh!

We always wondered, “How cool would it be to make our own Fresh skis?” Thanks to Armada, we’re able to find out, and the answer is, “Really cool!”

November 24, 2021
4 min read

The Fresh Skis Museum

Skiing continued to progress, and we at Fresh have been fortunate enough to have a front-row seat. Here are some of the highlights of the past 20 years and the bits we've saved around the shop.

October 21, 2021
5 min read

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