COVER Giant steps or giant slalom? Cedric Pugin making GS turns on the “moon rocks” of Col d’Izoard in the Southern French Alps. A nod to ski media past from the outer limits of ski future. Photo: Dom Daher TIPS UP 01 • High-quality snow and frosty aspens are not all Utah’s Big Cot-tonwood Canyon is known for—it’s also one of Salt Lake County’s several watersheds, supplying drinking water to the area, and a hot spot for rare wildflowers when the powder melts. Carston Oliver tracing his water back to its source. Photo: Chris Whitaker 02 • “ With the lack of snow in lower elevations, our crew moved to the higher ground of Haut Valais, Switzerland to shoot the rest of their street scene. After a full day of shooting, Remco Kayser (on skis) and Titouan Bes-siere (with camera in hand) continued shooting more B-roll to complement the trick itself.” Photo: Mathieu Tranchida 03 • “Riding off into the sunset indeed. Craig Murray burns the last run of the day as the sun sets in the Revelstoke, BC backcountry on one of my last shoots of the 2020 season before COVID-19 changed the world.” Photo: Ryan Creary 04 • Snow on the outside, molten lava on the inside. The tree-skiing mecca of Japan, and the legendary aprés onsens, would not be possible without a dramatic landscape sponsored by the Pacific Ocean’s Ring of Fire. Photo: Ryan Salm 05 • “After a week of rain at Japan’s Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort, it finally started snowing and didn’t stop. I’ve never seen so much consistent snow. We both had a lot of pent-up energy and Todd Ligare let it show.” Photo: Chris Whitaker 06 • “Floating above the snow ghosts at Big White Ski Resort, BC, the sun finally came out and made for an afternoon that was burned into our memories. Sometimes a few hours or a few runs are all you need.” Photo: Geoff Holman 07 • “When she got skunked climbing a ridge due to sugar snow on rock, Rachael Burks retreated and built a poppy little kicker off the saddle. It might have been her version of a Seth Morrisson-esque hate huck—a laid-out backy that sent her into a double-ejecting triple-tomahawk. She hiked back up, determined to set it down. After over-rotating a couple times, I could hear her chanting ‘slow, slow, slow’ as she left the lip on this one and proceeded to stomp. To see video of both the crash and the make, visit theskijournal.com and watch Rachael, Sander Hadley and Conor Pelton close out the 2010s in style at Island Lake Lodge, BC.” Photo: Colin Wiseman
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