The snow is falling, the lifts are turning, and the Holidays are approaching, which means that winter has officially arrived. So to celebrate, we’re excited to unveil our third and final issue of Volume 11 of Forecast, which will be shipped to ski shops and mailboxes across Canada before Santa slides down your chimney. Gracing our cover for the first time is one of our favourite skiers, simon.hillis, as shot by the talented johann_photography in Cordova, Alaska. Inside you’ll find the 2026 Accessory Guide; our curated selection of the most unique and striking images of the year in The Photo Annual; a feature-length article on skiing Alaskan spines by foot—in Canada; a journey to the humble but heartwarming slopes of harpermountain; an exploration of the next best ski touring utopia at hemlockhut; history lessons on jacob_belanger, keepthevibehigh_ and tmcproshop’s yoskitmc’s contributions to the sport; a look at armadaskis’ unique team film, Ornada; the chance to win a helmet and g...