BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
Welcome to your source for the latest news, conditions, and insights on backcountry skiing and adventuring. Explore reports, gear reviews, safety tips, and more to help you make the most of your time in the wild.
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Gear Talk
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2023-05-05We've been using the Seek Outside Redcliff hot tent as our hangout/ cooking tent for our small group basecamp trips. We've been...replies0views948
2023-05-05
2023-05-01BEST APPAREL We’ve researched all the new gear along with some existing classics to provide you with only the best of the best, which...replies0views4689
2023-05-01
2023-04-26BEST CAMPING GEAR It's time to turn our attention to summer adventures like hiking, camping, mountaineering, biking, and paddling. To make...replies0views4015
2023-04-26
2023-04-18Sadly Lorenzo Holzknecht, along with Sandro Dublanc and Elia Meta, died yesterday in an avalanche in Val di Rhemes (Italy) while training with The...replies0views1404
2023-04-18
2023-04-09Do 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...replies0views979
2023-04-09
2023-04-03Are backcountry ski poles really needed and worth the money? Is there really that big of an advantage to the benefits of ski poles designed...replies0views1028
2023-04-03
2023-03-24Black Diamond Equipment is issuing a voluntary recall for its Recon LT avalanche transceiver to carry out a required firmware update. WHY THE...replies0views1113
2023-03-24
2023-03-17At 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...replies0views6103
2023-03-17
2023-03-14There have been several thousand reports of magnets detaching from various YETI products which pose a risk of ‘Serious Injury or...replies0views1368
2023-03-14
2023-03-10Scarpa 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...replies0views1277
2023-03-10
2023-03-07A 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....replies0views2732
2023-03-07
2023-03-06“The Perfect Fit Guaranteed”. This is the premise of MADE, a new apparel company that creates custom hardshell jackets and pants to...replies0views2747
2023-03-06
2023-03-02Recently, technological innovation has presented the public with even more battery options, including USB rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (AA...replies1views1823
2023-03-06
2023-02-27An avalanche probe is a required piece of safety gear if you are going backcountry skiing—along with an avalanche shovel and a transceiver....replies0views962
2023-02-27
2023-02-24With 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...replies0views927
2023-02-24
2023-02-14With so many different kinds of climbing skins on the market we wanted to help you better understand their various features and benefits. From...replies0views1014
2023-02-14
2023-02-13The 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...replies0views1278
2023-02-13
2023-02-09Tecnica, 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...replies0views1064
2023-02-09
2023-02-07If 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...replies0views1266
2023-02-07
2023-02-06Tecnica 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...replies0views1374
2023-02-06
2023-02-05In the early days of skiing, athletes relied on traditional laces to cinch closed their footwear. As you can imagine, they didn’t offer much...replies0views1166
2023-02-05
2023-02-02The new Dispatch boots are K2’s first real foray into the lighter-weight “free touring” category. They don’t compromise...replies0views1628
2023-02-02
2023-01-31The Burton Family Tree Hometown Hero Camber Splitboard is a split designed for anything and everything the backcountry offers. This split is also...replies0views2283
2023-01-31
2023-01-27Foon produces fully handcrafted in Pemberton, BC and is named after the founder Johnny ‘Foon’ Chilton. The Tyfoon Skis are the skis...replies0views1251
2023-01-27
2023-01-24Line has a new series of freeride skis for the 2022-2023 season that combine the lightweight Vision platform with the metal-laminate construction...replies0views1383
2023-01-24
