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2024-02-20
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Jerry Isaak
I'm playing the long game when it comes to introducing my kids to the backcountry. The idea is for my kids (I have three boys, ages 11, 13,...
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Jerry Isaak
2024-02-20
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2024-02-13
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Jerry Isaak
Iceland's Tröllaskagi Peninsula juts into the Greenland Sea towards the Arctic Circle and the east coast of Greenland. The...
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Jerry Isaak
2024-02-13
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2024-02-10
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Ben.Davies
3 Million vertical feet in a year.
That is the quest that Noah Dines, from Stowe VT, has set himself for this calendar year. The previous record...
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Ben.Davies
2024-02-10
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2024-02-07
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Jerry Isaak
Learning from your mistakes is great. Learning from someone else's mistakes is even better.
Backcountry skiing is an activity where learning...
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241
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Jerry Isaak
2024-02-07
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2024-02-06
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admin
In Rogers Pass, the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway wind underneath 134 avalanche paths that release 2,000 avalanche events each...
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admin
2024-02-06
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2024-02-03
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Ben.Davies
Last weekend, in Radstadt, Austria, Jakob Herrmann climbed 24,242 meters on his skis. This was 756 meters further than the previous record,...
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Ben.Davies
2024-02-03
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2024-01-31
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Jerry Isaak
I have a pair of wooden skis screwed vertically on the wall of my garage. We use them as measuring sticks to record the annual growth of our three...
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315
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Jerry Isaak
2024-01-31
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2024-01-24
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Jerry Isaak
Trophy Mountain Chalet is like the mullet haircut of backcountry ski huts: it’s got tree-skiing out the front door and alpine skiing out the...
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2024-02-14
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2024-01-13
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Ben.Davies
Roger’s Pass North & South Ski Touring Guides are a must have.
Douglas Sproul, the creator of the longstanding Roger’s...
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2024-02-14
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2024-01-03
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admin
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the body and provides the scaffolding that builds structure and strength in joints and is the...
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2023-12-27
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Jerry Isaak
“I always like going South, somehow it feels like going downhill.”
Treebeard, The Lord of the Rings: The Two...
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658
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Jerry Isaak
2023-12-27
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2023-12-23
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Ben.Davies
With the snowfall forecast looking pretty dire in BC right now, maybe this season is the time to take a trip to the Alps. Here are a few of my...
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Ben.Davies
2023-12-23
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2023-12-22
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admin
Europe seems to be getting all the snow this year as we here in North America patiently wait for winter to start, perhaps this is the year for a...
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admin
2023-12-22
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2023-12-20
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Jerry Isaak
Modern avalanche professionals have powerful tools at their disposal to mitigate the risk of living, working and traveling in avalanche terrain....
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Jerry Isaak
2023-12-20
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2023-12-16
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Ben.Davies
The dream of man. The long, impossible dream to reach out to the moon. Fly along with Sam Kuch as he explores the parallels between skiing and...
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Ben.Davies
2023-12-16
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2023-12-13
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Jerry Isaak
The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow by Patagonia Films unfolds in chapters, like a series of short stories that are interrupted in turn and revisited...
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Jerry Isaak
2023-12-13
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2023-12-11
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admin
This is Faction's fourth feature film and here'swhat it's all about.
Skiing is not art, and skiers are not artists. Unless, of...
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admin
2023-12-11
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2023-12-07
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admin
Ski season is upon us already but it is never too late to get into peak physical condition to ensure that you avoid injury and maximize the...
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admin
2023-12-07
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2023-12-06
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Jerry Isaak
Do you want to know when, where, and how much it will snow? Backcountry skiers and riders tend to be obsessive about the weather - for good...
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342
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Jerry Isaak
2023-12-06
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2023-12-05
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admin
Leave No Trace Canada and Subaru Canada launch an online campaign to empower Canadians to help preserve green spaces
Canadians are going outside...
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admin
2023-12-05
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2023-11-30
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bootroom
While we still have a snow drought in the West what better time to talk about bolting in North America? The US is moving ahead with a...
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bootroom
2023-11-30
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2023-11-18
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Ben.Davies
Mountain Gazette Delivers What The People Want With Island Lake Cat Skiing Giveaway
[North Lake Tahoe, CA ] - Mountain Gazette, the original...
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Ben.Davies
2023-11-18
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2023-11-15
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Jerry Isaak
Was it bad luck? Human error? Recklessness?
Fatal accidents in the mountains generate many difficult questions. The recently released film...
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Jerry Isaak
2023-11-15
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2023-11-10
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admin
Transitioning from flip-flops to ski boots overnight is always shocking, but chasing winter to South America has been part of my annual migration...
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admin
2023-11-10
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2023-11-08
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Jerry Isaak
If you only had one trip to ski the backcountry of British Columbia in your lifetime, what should you do?
Full Disclosure:
I was born...
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Jerry Isaak
2023-11-08
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