winter
If you’re a Canadian guy who plans on going outside between, say, November and March, you’re going to need a good pair of boots. A waterproof and, preferably, warm pair of boots. The Aussie-based Blundstone has been around forever (since 1870, to be precise), but it’s only this year that they started … Read More
As the memory of summer fades and a long, dark winter approaches, we offer this musical distraction to Canada’s Twin Gods of Inclement Weather. O, mighty Humidex! O, terrible Windchill! Have mercy on us. [youtube width=”720″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNzenkoeJcY[/youtube]
One of the more exasperating aspects of fall and winter for Wet Coasters is trying to dress for it. Traditional winter clothing is more concerned with conserving heat than standing up to torrential downpours and daily mists. Vancouver guys don’t need fresh-from-the-East-Coast kit like those felt-lined, faux-furred Kodiaks that make … Read More
Skiing and Ontario aren’t usually thought of together — that is, the pairing isn’t well thought of. Quebec and B.C. boast the country’s best skiing, but even the former is a destination too far to facilitate making a weekend trip. Still, Ontarians shred, even when winter itself refuses to participate, … Read More
It’s winter and, as we all know, winter never ends. Luckily, a practical modern man’s ardour continues to make its warming presence felt in the fireside months. If such a man also had a lady who could use a little thawing après-ski, he could do worse than to begin by … Read More
