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2023-05-08
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BEST ACCESSORIES
We’ve researched all the new gear along with some existing classics to provide you with only the best of the best, which...
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2023-05-01
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BEST APPAREL
We’ve researched all the new gear along with some existing classics to provide you with only the best of the best, which...
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2023-05-01
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2023-04-26
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BEST CAMPING GEAR
It's time to turn our attention to summer adventures like hiking, camping, mountaineering, biking, and paddling. To make...
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2023-04-26
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2023-05-05
We've been using the Seek Outside Redcliff hot tent as our hangout/ cooking tent for our small group basecamp trips. We've been...
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2023-04-18
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Sadly Lorenzo Holzknecht, along with Sandro Dublanc and Elia Meta, died yesterday in an avalanche in Val di Rhemes (Italy) while training with The...
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2023-04-18
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2023-04-09
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Do you have your Gaper Bag at the ready? No idea what a Gaper Bag is? Let Bruce Edgerly from Backcountry Access get you up to speed as everyone...
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2023-04-09
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2023-04-03
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Are backcountry ski poles really needed and worth the money?
Is there really that big of an advantage to the benefits of ski poles designed...
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2023-04-03
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2023-03-24
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Black Diamond Equipment is issuing a voluntary recall for its Recon LT avalanche transceiver to carry out a required firmware update.
WHY THE...
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2023-03-24
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2023-03-17
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At 114mm underfoot, this is the widest ski in the North Shore lineup. It comes in two versions, the standard and Carbon Tour option which is...
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2023-03-17
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2023-03-14
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There have been several thousand reports of magnets detaching from various YETI products which pose a risk of ‘Serious Injury or...
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2023-03-14
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2023-03-10
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Scarpa has issued a recall of certain F1 LT and F1 GT Ski Boots. The screws on the ski/walk mechanism can loosen off causing the ski/walk...
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2023-03-10
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2023-03-07
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A new direct-to-consumer ski company launched in 2022 called Peak was started out of Bozeman, Montana by co-founders Bode Miller and Andy Wirth....
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2023-03-07
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2023-03-06
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“The Perfect Fit Guaranteed”. This is the premise of MADE, a new apparel company that creates custom hardshell jackets and pants to...
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2023-03-06
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2023-03-02
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Recently, technological innovation has presented the public with even more battery options, including USB rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (AA...
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2023-02-27
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An avalanche probe is a required piece of safety gear if you are going backcountry skiing—along with an avalanche shovel and a transceiver....
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2023-02-27
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2023-02-24
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With so many different brands of avalanche shovels on the market with a wide array of features it is hard to know which one is right for you and...
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2023-02-24
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2023-02-14
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With so many different kinds of climbing skins on the market we wanted to help you better understand their various features and benefits. From...
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2023-02-14
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2023-02-13
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The M-Pro 99s have an identical shape, dimensions, and turn radius to the M-Tour 99 Skis but weigh 1.3kg more, making them just as agile but...
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2023-02-13
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2023-02-09
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Tecnica, one of our favourite ski touring boot brands has a few big announcements that we thought you’d like to hear about. The first is...
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2023-02-09
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2023-02-07
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If you like to charge hard all over the resort, carve groomers, and ski tour in the slack country then you should know about Nordica’s new...
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2023-02-07
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2023-02-06
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Tecnica as of now is in the lightweight ski touring boot game with the release of their new Zero G Peak Carbon and Zero G Peak Boots—both of...
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2023-02-06
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2023-02-05
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In the early days of skiing, athletes relied on traditional laces to cinch closed their footwear. As you can imagine, they didn’t offer much...
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2023-02-05
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2023-02-02
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The new Dispatch boots are K2’s first real foray into the lighter-weight “free touring” category. They don’t compromise...
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2023-02-02
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2023-01-31
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The Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Camber Splitboard is a split designed for anything and everything the backcountry offers. This split is also...
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2023-01-31
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2023-01-27
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Foon produces fully handcrafted in Pemberton, BC and is named after the founder Johnny ‘Foon’ Chilton. The Tyfoon Skis are the skis...
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2023-01-27
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