The first ski mags have all been coming out lately, and they usually crank off the season with the buyers guide edition. You know, the ones that tell you what's hot and what's not for hard & soft goods this season. While some of the usual players are back as always, there's a new kid in town in this year's Buyer's Guides - Movement Skis.

Time to introduce a new section on the site for all you gear junkies, and anyone who's curious about what sucks and what doesn't in the ski world. First off... Goliath Skis by Movement, the Swiss Freeride Company. In short, they don't suck. Far from it.

The Movement Skis World Backcountry Freeride Jam will host, the first ever North Face Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Championships. In April of 2006 a remarkable course was set and the inaugural Spearhead Passage race was held.