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Hi folks:
Quechua 2 seconds pop-up tents by Decathlon are not very popular in North America- in fact you can only get them from ebay. Therefore...
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One of Backcountry Skiing Canada's 2013 'Gear of the Year' award winners was the Skilogik Yeti skis. The Yeti skis blew...
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In the coming weeks, we'll be rolling out vids, pictures and impressions of new gear from our trip to the recent Outdoor Retailer show in...
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The Marker Tour F10 alpine touring binding is Marker's lightest weight touring binding. Early last season we reviewed the F10's burlier...
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We just flew in from SLC and boy are our arms tired (I think I used that one last year). Amongst the boatload of gear at the massive Outdoor...
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The La Sportiva Spectre AT Boots came to me promising a sixty degree range of motion in walk mode with on-the-fly micro-adjustable buckles that...
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The Backcountry Skiing Canada Crew has been on an away game at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City Utah. After two days of non-stop...
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Innovation never stands still and this is surely true of Salomon’s never ending improvements to their boot line up. Last season we reviewed...
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Mountain Hardwear is calling it their "ultimate big mountain shell" and guarantees wind and waterproof performance from the Men’s Compulsion...
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Hi all,
I'm a back-country skier and mechanical engineer from Vancouver. For the past year or so I've been working on a ski pole basket...
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Diamir’s Gliding Technology has enabled construction of a baseplate that moves to allow full release capability, even in difficult uphill...
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The Free Thinker is an exceptional jacket for the harsh mountain environments it was designed to excel in. Finding faults in the jacket is very...
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This is one ski that has totally impressed us here at Backcountry Skiing Canada. As the name suggests, the Voile V8 skis like to fire on all...
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This ski season Salomon seems to be putting their gear on a bit of a diet. The Salomon Quest Max 120 Boots we reviewed last year trimmed...
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As you may already know, down and water don’t get along well. On its own, down is a natural wonder of the insulation industry–nothing...
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This year Atomic got into the backcountry market in a big way with a quiver of offerings that included the Drifter, the Charter, and, their big...
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Looking for comments regarding:
How difficult is it to Alpine Tour with a ski boot without a walk selection using a randonnee binding.
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We here at Backcountry Skiing Canada are huge fans of tech bindings for alpine touring and we are ecstatic to offer you the scoop on G3’s...
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In 2012 Black Diamond released the Alias pack with AvaLung technology, a system that extracted oxygen from the surrounding snow and made it ...
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Life in the backcountry will authenticate some of life's truly happy moments. With snow crunching underfoot breaking the silence of the serene...
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Black Diamond is well known for making hard goods like skis and boots, but backcountry skiers should know about their line of ski gloves that are...
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We love arc'teryx apparel and the Alpha SV Pant is no exception. Our reviewer Vince concludes: "I recommend the Alpha Bibs for those who: a)...
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Salomon's new Quest line of products includes the Q-105 skis which hit the ski shops this fall along with new Salomon Quest Mx 120 BC boots,...
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Sherpa Adventure Gear is the real deal. This is no made up marketing story, Sherpa Adventure Gear manufactures their products in Nepal, tests them...
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Thule offers a range of solutions for hauling the full gamut of cargo types. When you think about the range in size and shapes of vehicles out...
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