The main advantage of this is that skiing is guaranteed no matter how hard it is snowing. The sport of telemarking is becoming increasingly popular. This is a hybrid form of both downhill and cross-country skiing which enables both techniques to be used in back country runs. A ski with the width of a cross-country but with most of the features of a downhill ski is used. Telemarking is especially challenging and very technical.
Equipment rental is available at resorts across the country for both snowboarders and skiers.
Without it there is a high probability of getting badly burned. Of course in any part of Canada temperatures can drop very rapidly and conditions can become totally unsuitable. Once the temperature gets below minus 20 celsius, the average person would probably prefer to stay indoors. During daylight hours this does not happen as often as one may think, and when it does it presents a great opportunity to enjoy the other attractions of your destination. As the Rockies are thousands of kilometres away for the bulk of the North American population, a winter vacation in Newfoundland can be a very acceptable alternative for those who live closer to the East Coast of the continent.