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    Icebreaker Zone One Sheep Suit, Gear of the Year Winner -- Review
    Icebreaker Zone One Sheep Suit, Gear of the Year Winner -- Review
    2016-01-11
    By admin02
    Every now and then a piece of apparel appears and we wonder what we ever did without it. The Icebreaker Zone One Sheep Suit is what we are talknig...
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    By admin02
    2016-01-11
    Montbell Mirage Parka Review - Gear of the Year Winner
    Montbell Mirage Parka Review - Gear of the Year Winner
    2016-01-09
    By admin
    Montbell takes home the prestigious Backcountry Skiing Canada Gear of the Year Award for their innovative Mirage Parka. It's the ultimate...
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    3451
    By admin
    2016-01-09
    G3 Ion 12 AT Binding Review - VIDEO
    G3 Ion 12 AT Binding Review - VIDEO
    2016-01-04
    By admin
    G3 hits a home run with the new Ion 12 Tech bindings. They’re the ideal combination of light weight and functional design with a good mix of...
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    2441
    By admin
    2016-01-04
    Gear of the Year Awards Announced
    Gear of the Year Awards Announced
    2016-01-03
    By admin
    The 2015/16 Gear of the Year Awards have been bestowed upon the best product we've reviewed this season. Gear that we think deserves...
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    By admin
    2016-01-03
    Rab Infinity Endurance Jacket - REVIEW
    Rab Infinity Endurance Jacket - REVIEW
    2015-12-31
    By admin
    Designed for alpine winter conditions and lightweight mountaineering, the Infinity Endurance down jacket by Rab is one of the warmest I have ever...
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    4891
    By admin
    2015-12-31
    Evotec 'glueless' Climbing skins
    Evotec 'glueless' Climbing skins
    2015-12-27
    By admin
    We reviewed the High Trail Evotec 'glueless' climbing skins about a year ago now and have been using them on every ski tour since. They...
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    2147
    By admin
    2015-12-27
    2015/16 100mm AT skis?
    2015-12-27
    By
    I am whittling my list of potential AT skis for my quiver of one for the Cascades backcountry (heavy, manky, chunkey). I am trying to keep thinks...
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    2016-01-16
    Touring pack similar to TNF Patrol 35/34L
    2015-12-25
    By
    Hello,  I'm looking for recommendations for a pack similar to the Patrol, since TNF doesn't have any stock this season. These are...
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    By skifreak
    2015-12-25
    Voile Light Rail Bindings - REVIEW
    Voile Light Rail Bindings - REVIEW
    2015-12-20
    By admin
    Lightweight, rigid and low profile; Voile’s Light Rail Splitboard bindings are nearly the lightest on the market and more than half of the...
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    By admin
    2015-12-20
    Black Diamond Link 105 Skis - REVIEW
    Black Diamond Link 105 Skis - REVIEW
    2015-12-17
    By admin
    For the 2015/16 ski season Black Diamond has given their ski line up an overhaul and positioned all their skis into three categories, Carbon, Link...
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    By admin
    2015-12-17
    New Arc'teryx Avalanche Bag for F-16.
    New Arc'teryx Avalanche Bag for F-16.
    2015-12-15
    By admin02
    The Arc'teryx Voltair avalanche airbag will be available for fall 2016. Its inflation comes from a heavy-duty 22.2V LithiumIon Polymer...
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    2742
    By admin02
    2015-12-15
    Marker Baron on K2 amp rictor 82ti
    2015-12-10
    By
    I got K2 AMP Rictor 82ti last year and I saw the Marker Baron bindings online so I was thinking that is it possible to put that Marker Baron on my...
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    By
    2015-12-10
    Widest AT ski boots ?
    2015-12-09
    By
    What is the widest boot for AT ? I have very wide feet and use 28.5cm Strolz custom boots for skiing. I think the last on my boots is 112mm. There...
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    2015-12-09
    Nemo Sonic Sleeping Bag - Review
    Nemo Sonic Sleeping Bag - Review
    2015-12-01
    By admin
    Cam Brensinger, a former NASA employee tasked with designing spacesuits for Mars, founded NEMO in 2002. So you can imagine the standard for...
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    6602
    By admin
    2015-12-01
    Voile Revelator BC Splitboard - REVIEW
    Voile Revelator BC Splitboard - REVIEW
    2015-11-28
    By admin
    The Revelator BC splitboard is just one example of how Voile is continuing to innovate backcountry access since 1980. Based out of Utah, where...
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    4430
    By admin
    2015-11-28
    Black Diamond Hot Forge Hoody – REVIEW
    Black Diamond Hot Forge Hoody – REVIEW
    2015-11-24
    By admin
    The Black Diamond Hot Forge Hybrid Hoody is a pretty unique insulation layer in that it uses a combination of strategically placed down blend...
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    2324
    By admin
    2015-11-24
    Avatech Launches Avanet - a backcountry skiers new best friend
    Avatech Launches Avanet - a backcountry skiers new best friend
    2015-11-21
    By admin
    So what's Avanet and who's Avatech? If you remember back to September of last year we told you about Avatech and their revolutionary SP1...
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    2370
    By admin
    2015-11-21
    Day Maker Touring adapter
    Day Maker Touring adapter
    2015-11-18
    By Chasing snowflakes
    The classic alpine trekker or “ the day wrekker” will always hold a special place in my heart. It symbolizes the first steps in a...
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    By Chasing snowflakes
    2015-11-18
    Ramp BigBambooski - REVIEW
    Ramp BigBambooski - REVIEW
    2015-11-17
    By admin
    The Ramp BigBambooski skis are the latest fat ski in Ramp’s line up, but not quite as fat or heavy as the Ramp KaPow Skis that we...
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    By admin
    2015-11-17
    Urban Armor Gear - REVIEW
    Urban Armor Gear - REVIEW
    2015-11-15
    By admin
    Urban Armor Gear is a company focused on developing protective cases for cell phones and tablets engineered to “withstand abuse from your...
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    1754
    By admin
    2015-11-15
    A new kind of Tech binding needs your help
    A new kind of Tech binding needs your help
    2015-11-14
    By admin
    The "Pinding" as it's being dubbed by manufacturer Bavarian Alpine Manifest or BAM for short unites the advantages of the PinTech touring...
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    2444
    By admin
    2015-11-14
    Dynafit. Connections – Episode 4 – Idaho Backcountry Skiing - Cody Barnhill -- Video
    Dynafit. Connections – Episode 4 – Idaho Backcountry Skiing - Cody Barnhill -- Video
    2015-11-14
    By admin02
    Here's the latest bit of juicy content from Dynafit. This short vid profiles Dynafit athelete Cody Barnhill. We spent some time with Cody...
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    1638
    By admin02
    2015-11-14
    Polartec Alpha and Neoshell fabrics
    Polartec Alpha and Neoshell fabrics
    2015-11-09
    By admin
    The waterproof/breathable fabric world is no longer dominated solely by Gore-Tex. A slew of new products have been hitting the market in the past...
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    4076
    By admin
    2015-11-09
    Tech bindings 101 - Video
    Tech bindings 101 - Video
    2015-11-08
    By admin
    What the hell is a "Tech Binding" and why should you care? The follow video will help explain some of the advantages of using a Tech Binding...
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    1905
    By admin
    2015-11-08
    Scott Cosmos II Alpine Touring Boots--Full Review with Video.
    Scott Cosmos II Alpine Touring Boots--Full Review with Video.
    2015-11-05
    By admin02
    Perhaps you saw our video review of the Scott Cosmos II Alpine Touring Boots last year– perhaps you did not. Whatever the case, if you are...
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    2004
    By admin02
    2015-11-05
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