BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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Gear Talk
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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,...replies0views1248
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...replies0views896
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,...replies0views1894
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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...replies0views1173
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,...replies0views1926
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...replies0views1020
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...replies0views987
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,...replies0views1697
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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...replies0views1656
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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....replies0views1227
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2022-11-15Welcome to our 7th Annual Backcountry Skiing Canada Holiday Gift Guide. We're going to start things off easy with the under $50 category,...replies0views1860
2022-11-15
2022-11-13Nowadays, ski touring backpacks are full of features that are well thought out and designed to help us fiddle less and ski more. One of the most...replies0views2982
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2022-11-12Looking for a different look on the slopes without compromising protection from your helmet? Then the Ruroc RG1-DX Disruptor Helmet might be...replies0views1547
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2022-11-05Satellite messaging devices have become the new norm of redundant safety for many backcountry travellers. Having a way to communicate to...replies0views2199
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2022-10-31Rossignol announced plans to share the formula for its recyclable ski with industry stakeholders in the mountain & winter sport segment. The...replies0views924
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2022-10-29There are a lot of things to consider when trying to decide which pair of Alpine Touring (AT) Bindings are right for you and which ones you should...replies0views885
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2022-10-28Since the introduction of downhill focused ski touring bindings like the Salomon Shift and Marker Kingpin, the number of people looking to get a...replies0views2146
2022-10-28
2022-10-22Backcountry skiing is an exciting and rewarding way to explore the great outdoors, but it also comes with inherent risk. Skiers and boarders take...replies0views1272
2022-10-222022-10-20The North Face launches the first circular designed products, supported with circular ecosystem. Keeping products in circulation has been a...replies0views3478
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2022-10-12Last winter we awarded the Plum OAZO Bindings our prestigious Gear of the Year Award (read that review here) and in the spring of that same year,...replies0views1018
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2022-09-28Over the summer we here at Backcountry Skiing Canada received a bunch of products and a select few totally impressed us—so we just have to...replies0views2176
2022-09-28
2022-09-15Big news out of Faction Skis as they have just achieved B Corp Certification. What does this mean you ask, good question. A company that is B Corp...replies0views922
2022-09-15
2022-09-11If you're looking for a responsive powder ski that is built to last, check out WNDR Alpine's Reason 120. As an ACMG ski guide...replies0views1941
2022-09-11
2022-09-06Hello - I've been doing back-country hiking, snowshoeing, and light mountaineering / scrambling for a number of years. I'm an avid...replies0views825
2022-09-06
2022-08-09We first featured the MoonShade in our “Best New Camping Gear for Summer 2022” and since then have had it out on several...replies0views1290
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