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                         2010-03-14 
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                                    skifreak                                
                             
                        Pillow Line Video by Kari Medig, created for the Cold Smoke Powder Festival in Nelson BC. It was inspired by an amazing stop motion concept and... 
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                         2010-03-10 
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                        This past weekend at the Coldsmoke Fest, ROAM hosted a rando race. If you didn't get up early enough to watch it, here's a snapshot of the... 
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                         2010-03-06 
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                        Just a heads up to anyone considering heading up to Whitewater to check out the Coldsmoke Festival. It's worth checking it out for sure. I... 
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                         2010-03-04 
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                        Greg hill is out to climb 2,000,000' in one calendar year, so far he has:
Feb 25th: 333,000'
summits: 17
Highest point:... 
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                         2010-02-25 
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                        Some information on skiing the Colorado Backcountry if you ever find yourself there?
Loveland Pass Backcountry Ski guide
Loveland Pass... 
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                         2010-02-25 
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                        Skier CR Johnson killed at Squaw ValleyFreeskiing prodigy and halfpipe skiing pioneer was 26 years old.
Twenty-six-year-old C.R. Johnson was... 
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                         2010-02-19 
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Snow. For some, its about beauty and recreation. For others, their culture and livelihood depend on it. Greg Stump takes a look at what climate... 
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                         2010-02-17 
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                        Having trouble finding that elusive topo you need for your next outing or just want to save some paper and download them for free on-line? Well at... 
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                         2010-02-12 
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                        The Esplanade Epic Ski Touring Event April 10th is starting to fill up.
Elite category has 8/12 spots filled. Uber has 2/12 spots filled and... 
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                         2010-02-11 
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                        Kootenay Mountain Culture Magazine Launches New CMS Website
February 10, 2010 – Nelson, British Columbia
Based in Nelson, BC, with a... 
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                         2010-02-11 
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                        A Dave Heath Slideshow created for Kootenay Mountain Culture magazines "Backyard Booty" 2010. A fun skiing slideshow combined with animation and... 
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A massive avalanche, which killed at least 17 soldiers and trapped 53 more under the snow and ice Monday, plowed into an Indian army training... 
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                         A nice interactive site that shows the snow data for the northern US states at multiple sites and provides 7 day and yearly totals - including... 
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                         2010-02-07 
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                        Pretty remarkable story:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/wor.....-avalanche 
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                         2010-02-02 
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                        Backcountry Film Festival
Celebrating the human powered experience.
A night of films highlighting human-powered outdoor fun and reverie.
Sunday... 
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                         2010-01-25 
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                        Do you have to keep your hoots and hollers to a minimum when in avi terrain? what about helicopter use when danger is "high"? Can sounds really... 
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                         2010-01-17 
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                        Hahahahaha I thought this was hilarious and thought i'd pass it on.  Its a short video this guy did ranting about ski resorts.... 
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                         2010-01-14 
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                        Great  site. I have a question I could use some local knowledge on.  My wife and I are coming to visit in early February and would are... 
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                         Rocker skis – reverse Camber - what?
Exactly – so have a look and find out what all the fuss is about…
Powder Ski... 
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                         Black Diamond announces the all new efficient series of skis and boots designed to make those turns worth every uphill step. They focus on... 
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                         2009-12-18 
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                        Dec 17th Interview on CJLY - Kootenay Co-op Radio with Brad Steele and Andrew Creighton about the west kootenay backcountry scene. check it out... 
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                         Our luck is about to change this just in:
Monday:  Cloudy skies with little precipitation expected.  Temperatures will begin to rise as... 
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                         2009-12-10 
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                        This was too good to pass up sharing, I think backcountry ski touring is yesterdays thang, this is where it is at - good bye AT... 
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                         2009-12-06 
                                                        
                        Just saying hi from Alberta. Lots of great snow and tours to be had in the Rockies
Looks like this site is off to great start. Should be a... 
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                         2009-12-03 
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                                    skifreak                                
                             
                        Any idea if the Ripple ridge cabin is book-able? and if so where and how much.
I hear the Bonnington cabins are $10/night and booked through the... 
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