BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Gear Talk
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2023-01-23Designed with high mountain pursuits in mind, MEC’s 2023 Couloir kit consists of 3-layer Gore-Tex bib pants and a shell jacket. Fully...replies0views3709
2023-01-23
2023-01-19Dynafit’s new TLT X Boots are the latest in a long line of amazing touring boots. With the Twistfit instep closure system over the forefoot...replies0views1290
2023-01-19
2023-01-18The Ripsticks have always been an amazingly fun and versatile ski and now there is a lightweight touring-specific version called the Ripstick Tour...replies0views1152
2023-01-18
2023-01-16You read that right! G3 has figured out a way to build their entire ski line so that they can be recycled at the end of their life cycle. These...replies0views2790
2023-01-16
2023-01-12Mountain Equipment Company or MEC as it’s known has launched a series of new backcountry-specific products and their new Tour 32...replies0views2418
2023-01-12
2023-01-10Scarpa took their ultra-light F1 LT Boots and added two buckles for those who want to get into a lightweight alpine touring boot but still want...replies0views1171
2023-01-10
2023-01-03Dynafit got the combination of performance and lightweight just right with their new Free 107 Skis. They are fat enough to float in the deepest of...replies0views1380
2023-01-03
2023-01-02Looking for the best gear of the Winter 2022/2023 to add to your backcountry skiing arsenal? Look no further than our annual Gear of the Year...replies0views2791
2023-01-02
2022-12-29Scarpa pretty much dominates the alpine touring boot market with their women’s Gea and...replies0views1106
2022-12-29
2022-12-28Burton has done it again, offering us another slippery stick designed for both speed and control in big terrain. The Family Tree...replies0views765
2022-12-28
2022-12-26Last April we reviewed Faction’s La Machine Skis and were thoroughly impressed with these super fat, yet super-light skis. While the...replies0views1171
2022-12-26
2022-12-20With a more than respectable flex rating of 120, the Radical Pro Boots get their stiffness from the Hoji-Lock System located on the boot's...replies0views1237
2022-12-20
2022-12-19The Black Crows Orb Freebird's are a super light ski designed specifically for big days in the backcountry where crushing vertical is the...replies0views979
2022-12-19
2022-12-16Burton brings us yet another shred stick designed for speed and control in big terrain. The Family Tree Straight Chuter Camber Snowboard is built...replies0views765
2022-12-16
2022-12-15Atomic’s 2022/23 touring boot line is separated into two categories: ‘Fast and Light’ and ‘All-Round’. The main...replies0views861
2022-12-15
2022-12-11Welcome to our 7th Annual Backcountry Skiing Canada Holiday Gift Guide. We're going to start things off easy with the under $50 category,...replies0views1181
2022-12-11
2022-12-09If you missed black Friday but need to replaced some tired ski touring gear, listen up! While in general it is pretty hard to find backcountry ski...replies0views829
2022-12-09
2022-12-05Welcome to our 7th Annual Backcountry Skiing Canada Holiday Gift Guide. We're going to start things off easy with the under $50 category,...replies0views1784
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2022-12-02One of the most important tools to backcountry skiers are your climbing skins. Without them we would still be snowshoeing... Here are some pros...replies0views1112
2022-12-02
2022-11-28Welcome to our 7th Annual Backcountry Skiing Canada Holiday Gift Guide. We're going to start things off easy with the under $50 category,...replies0views1840
2022-11-28
2022-11-25The Neve Skis are new for the 2022/23 season and incorporate everything Ski Trab has learned in their 75 years of making skis in the Italian...replies0views960
2022-11-25
2022-11-23Paradise, a small ski company based out of Calgary Alberta, describes the 22/23 VICE Tour as “A carbon fibre, backcountry super weapon; the...replies0views912
2022-11-23
2022-11-21Welcome to our 7th Annual Backcountry Skiing Canada Holiday Gift Guide. We're going to start things off easy with the under $50 category,...replies0views1597
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2022-11-21Like most adventurers who enjoy sleeping out under the stars you most likely have a collection of used gas canisters. And every time you pack for...replies0views1589
2022-11-21
2022-11-19You can think of the Hustler 10 Skis as a combination of Blizzard's lightweight Zero G skis and their more resort-based freeride Rustler skis....replies0views1137
2022-11-19
