By JF Ravenelle April 6, 2020 This 2020/21 testing season has been one of the most interesting ones for me on a few levels. For starters, because of the impending launch of Ski & Bike Magazine, this year I made it a point to properly test skis from companies that I may have skimmed over... Continue Reading →

From what I remember being told, I skied for the first time at age two. Then sporadically a few times a year until my mom bought a farm near Owl’s Head in the late seventies (1976 to be exact). There are a lot of things I’m thankful for in life… One of them is how... Continue Reading →

Several months ago, after searching high and wide for several years, I dug deep into the bowels of the internet to finally find a DVD copy of my favourite ski movie ever: Warren Miller’s Fifty. "Fifty" was he last movie that Warren fully narrated before he “retired" in 2000. This seminal movie holds much meaning... Continue Reading →

*Note: I've since stepped away from SkiPresse to pursue the next phase of the dream. Some kids want to be astronauts, some girls want to be veterinarians and some boys want to be ballerinas... as for me, there were four things I wished for and dreamed about day and night while growing up, call it... Continue Reading →

Where to start? How about "the world's second best trail dog has passed away today"? That wouldn't even begin to cover what Reeko meant to so many of us but it would accurately describe our riding partner for the better part of twelve years. Reeko came into our life after Rocky (who passed away only... Continue Reading →

So you get an idea in your head, an idea that you're going to give new life to a sexy old SAAB and at the same time fulfill a dream of ticking off a car from your list of must-owns...  So you start digging for deals... Because this want is heavily tempered by the fact... Continue Reading →

Sunday evening, after work, I took out some of our staff and friends out for our first group ride... I hadn't led a ride since The day before I left Winnipeg in August of 2013, so to say that this was a big deal for me would be nothing less than a substantial understatement. I... Continue Reading →

I remember the night I drove into Montreal for the last time in the Routan. The next day it got gets traded in for something with a lower monthly payment and much better gas mileage (more on that later). The stories that van could tell are many. From its awkward arrival in my life as... Continue Reading →

My eldest dog Rocky passed away earlier this week back in Winnipeg. I hadn't seen him in over four years. Rocky had lived a good long life and it was time for him to go so Leanne did what she needed to do for him. While it's never easy to lose everything as I did... Continue Reading →