BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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General Talk
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2011-01-03This has to be filed under the WTF category. Two guys form Kimberly BC have come up with a new "invention" for snow travel that is a cross between...replies0views3195
2011-01-03
2011-01-02A woman died at a remote backcountry skiing lodge in B.C.'s Kootenay Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, but officials have not yet released the...replies0views3342
2011-01-02
2010-12-31The machine who is Greg Hill today met his goal of climbing 2 miliion vertical feet in one year. This is is a truly monumental task and we here at...replies0views2679
2010-12-31
2010-12-25Greg Hill has 6 days left to complete his goal of 2 million feet in a single year and with only 48, 319 feet to go it looks like he will have no...replies0views2805
2010-12-25
2010-12-24You look super cool on the skin track - now maintain your mojo in your civilian clothes. These high quality smoke grey Gildan Ultra Cotton...replies0views3145
2010-12-24
2010-12-16Here is a video from before the lifts started turning here in Nelson. Was filmed all over from Mt Baker, to the Monashee's, to Kootenay Pass,...replies2views2923
2010-12-16
2010-12-15ADRENALINE JUNKIE Jackson Hole Avalanche Search and Rescue Team and its K-9 rescue dogs perform a "live" rescue when a skier gets trapped in an...replies0views3081
2010-12-15
2010-12-14In my modified ski workshop there is a ski. As I neared the end of this particular patch job - the result of an early season encounter...replies1views2888
2010-12-14
2010-12-10Wow-what a way to start the day...sunrise at Kootenay Pass. Breaking trail, breaking a sweat and breaking up any doubts that we truly do live...replies2views3085
2010-12-10
2010-12-09Greg Hill, a 34-year-old ski mountaineer from Revelstoke, B.C., is on course to climb and ski two million vertical feet. That's more than...replies0views3090
2010-12-09
2010-12-08Here is Webisode #2 of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part web series that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of...replies0views2904
2010-12-08
2010-12-05The US's top freeriding resort has made BCA’s Tracker2 their avalanche beacon of choice. Renowned for its world-class steeps,...replies0views3670
2010-12-05
2010-12-01Fear and Loathing in Times Square’ is the name of the surreal graphic that’ll soon be atop a special-edition version of the...replies0views2616
2010-12-01
2010-11-30Retallack is a bit of a legend in the Cat Skiing world with famous owners and equally famous terrain and snow pack and they have stepped up to the...replies0views3929
2010-11-30
2010-11-25Our good Friend down at ROAM (Rivers Oceans and Mountains) here in Nelson, "Mr. Robb" has supplied us with a sparkling new pair of Black Diamond...replies0views2820
2010-11-25
2010-11-24Bigger is better, they say. Any new posts placed in the forums with photos in them are now clickable to view the images in all their glory. You...replies0views2990
2010-11-24
2010-11-18You can vote for your favourite innovative brand this year to win an ISPO Award here... http://www.ispo-brandnew.com/e.....rands.aspx what...replies2views3205
2010-11-19
2010-11-17We here at Backcountry Skiing Canada are stoked to officially announce our 2010/2011 Photo Comp we are calling "Expose yourself". You can get the...replies0views2854
2010-11-17
2010-11-17It’s here! The much awaited “All.I.Can.” teaser is now being released into cyberspace for your viewing pleasure. A...replies2views5720
2010-11-17
2010-11-17A quick teaser of my 2 million foot challenge. Greg Hill recounting the first 80% of his two million foot quest. First descents, high mountains,...replies0views2601
2010-11-17
2010-11-10The forecasts of a "BIG" La Nina year are not jiving with reality just yet. The weather forecasts are not really depressing but aren't exactly...replies0views2962
2010-11-10
2010-11-08Even if you are not into the racing it is always fun to come out and watch these machines conquer the vert in record time. Lots of events to...replies0views2926
2010-11-08
2010-11-04Fall continues to cruise pleasantly along. Here on the east slope of the Rockies you can still climb when the wind is low and the sun is on the...replies0views3175
2010-11-04
2010-10-31Bragging rights, spotlight, and a sweet pair of skis that are genuinely yours! That’s what’s on the line in this season’s...replies0views2795
2010-10-31
2010-10-31Autumn is easing into dry early winter in the Rockies. Ice climbing is slowly coming in, especially in the cold and shady alpine and high...replies0views2856
2010-10-31
