Lori Knowles

2 months ago | skicanadamag.com | Lori Knowles

Reading Time: 7 minutesGETTING TO KNOW CHARLEVOIX’S ODDBALL SKI RESORT ONE VIEW—AND ONE TASTE BUD—AT A TIME. A paintbrush has touched this place. Soft reds tint the early-morning sky, the snow in the fields is white, the St. Lawrence River a cold navy blue. Pretty cottages in pink and yellow line the road, smoke from chimneys curling into the air. And in the little town nearby, signs in spidery script hang over the sidewalks: Auberge, Gallerie, Café, Dépanneur. So this is Charlevoix.

May 31, 2024 | skicanadamag.com | Lori Knowles

Reading Time: 6 minutesASK AN ENORMOUS QUESTION, THE ANSWERS ARE BOUND TO GO DEEPI have this image. My father, vital in his forties, broad shoulders and tapered waist. I am a child and he is skiing ahead of me in a red jacket on a white Colorado piste. We are alone. It’s snowing and the wind is high. Great gusts sweep across the mountain’s face. Snow swirls and lifts, drawing and redrawing an opaque curtain. Ahead my father disappears, appears, disappears again. Still, I continue on and so does he.

Nov 10, 2023 | skicanadamag.com | Lori Knowles

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you wait for another November weekend—and more November snows—to drop, we’ve got lots to keep you scrolling, including ski film news from Banff and Netflix, an art installation “on high”, and a long list of what’s new in Quebec for skiers this season. Here we go:JACKSON HOLE FILM ‘FULL CIRCLE’ SCORES TOP PRIZE AT BANFF FESTThe film Full Circle has been named Grand Prize winner of the 2023 Banff Mountain Film Competition.

Nov 2, 2023 | skicanadamag.com | Lori Knowles

Reading Time: 2 minutesBanff Book festSnow dusted Ontario just in time for November 1. Atlantic Canada and the Adirondacks got a healthy coating on Halloween. And to the west, ski areas with high elevations are prepping to open—some, including Colorado’s Arapahoe and Keystone, already are. Here’s our round-up of what else is shakin’ this week in Banff, Whistler, Quebec, Colorado and the rest of world of skiing. 8-Pack for FitzWhistler Mountain’s Fitzsimmons Express upgrades are on track.

Oct 24, 2023 | skicanadamag.com | Lori Knowles

Reading Time: 2 minutesTuro is the Airbnb for cars. Did you know Colorado has a traction law? Delay traffic with a wreck on a snowy highway in a vehicle without winter tires and you’re subject to a hefty fine, rental or not. Quebec requires winter tires all season long, and most highways in British Columbia do, too. It stands to reason car rental companies at airports near major ski towns would equip all cars with winter tires—but they don’t.