The original Suunto Ambit GPS watch was released just over a year ago and it went on to win many accolades and awards including the Backcountry Skiing Canada Gear of the Year award for 2012/2013.... more
Has anyone been to Kootnay pass recently? Is there enough snow for touring yet? Last Memorial day weekend was excellent sking at Kootenay pass. Hoping there is enough snow pack to make the trip... more
Although the snowy mountains in Australia are not as high nor as long a vertical as we have here in western North America they still provide some decent skiing - in July and August.
Things... more
I love spring touring but in all honesty I do very little of it. By April or May my motivation starts to shift to riding my road bike and work starts to control my life. I had a pretty prolific... more
Snowsports Industries of America has published its annual report on the business of skiing. It's an in-depth report on who is spending money on what. The most remarkable data is actually... more
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The Rab Kinetic Jacket is an ultra light waterproof jacket made of Pertex Shield fabric. It's ideal... more
May is typically Mount Everest climbing season and this year is no exception, a few climbers have already summited and hundreds more are making their way up the mountain for their turn at a summit... more
I decided to hang up the ski gear and take a trip to the alpine on foot instead. Due to the super warm spring and low snowpack this year there's actually some pretty good early season hiking to... more
Has anyone skied up at Trout Lake before? The Alpha Creek route looks to be pretty straight forward and I am wondering if there is any other good ski touring up at Trout Lake - I have only been up... more
Sometimes a back pack is just too much bulk and more 'mountain guide look' than you want for the urban jungle. It is nice to have more organization for your things and a hefty increase in... more
Chris Devenport is a pretty well know skier these days and he has some unique thoughts on what the future of skiing holds for us mere mortals. If even 10% of what he says comes to fruition it will... more
Located on Mount Temple near the town of Lake Louise, AB, the Aemmer couloir descents over 600 meters (1800 feet) in a 45 degree drop down Temple’s North Face.
Here is my Aemmer Couloir trip... more
On april 20th, 2013 leaving Calgary at just after 5 am we headed to Yoho to ski Mount Field.
Its summit is a nice ski mountaineering prize and we had the perfect snow and weather conditions... more
We have had great late season snow conditions in K country this year.
Taking advantage of good snow stability we skied the spray range traverse, which combines some of my favorite Kananaskis... more
