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2022-07-17As e-bike popularity continues to rise amongst commuters, urban cyclists are travelling at faster speeds than ever before. According to latest...replies1views776
2022-07-25
2022-07-13Even though the temps are well above 30°C in most of the West, some dedicated skiers are still getting after it—are you one of...replies3views1989
2023-06-08
2022-07-08At least 26 unsuspecting mountaineers on Marmolada glacier in Italy were caught in a tragic slide last week when the glacier suddenly collapsed....replies0views1114
2022-07-08
2022-07-07Tribal Waters, a documentary by Teton Gravity Research Film in association with Patagonia, traces the Wind River as it winds through a history of...replies0views867
2022-07-07
2022-07-05Smartwool's Riding the Rails is a quick little video about one man’s drive, his family’s love for the outdoors, and how their...replies0views658
2022-07-05
2022-07-03‘Flow State,’ a term coined by positive psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in the late 1960s, is an ‘optimal state of...replies2views1065
2022-08-22
2022-06-30Is it ever too early (or too late) for a cool ski video? I say no--especially with metres of snow still hanging on in the alpine. Christina...replies0views949
2022-06-30
2022-06-26Everest base camp sits on the Khumbu glacier at a current elevation of 5 364 m. Due to changing climate conditions and rapidly thinning glacier...replies1views1024
2022-07-14
2022-06-21Check out this video from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort that isn’t your typical ski or mountain bike porn. It looks into what’s...replies0views697
2022-06-21
2022-06-19Recent events during a bikepacking race near Fernie are a great reminder to be prepared when heading out into the backcountry, even in...replies2views1300
2022-07-21
2022-06-18Esperanto is TGR’s latest action-packed mountain bike film that combines the sport’s rock stars with relative unknowns and...replies0views1048
2022-06-18
2022-06-17Starting today through Sunday, June 26, Mountain Hardwear has teamed up with Protect Our Winters (POW) Canada and FATMAP to challenge athletes to...replies0views851
2022-06-17
2022-06-16Check out this cool short film from Patagonia. As they put it: "Through the eyes of a lawyer, a climate reporter, and a Patagonia designer,...replies1views838
2022-08-20
2022-06-14If you are passionate about the outdoors and spend a lot of time outside adventuring then you are likely also mindful of your impact on nature. If...replies0views1111
2022-06-14
2022-06-12A recent article on Planet Ski explores the current state of the world’s glacier melt. These realities are difficult to swallow. But as...replies0views818
2022-06-12
2022-06-09Check out this insane 6-minute descent by a guy named Rafa (and his camera man). Great skills and a reeeally nice FSR. I'm thinking it might...replies0views944
2022-06-09
2022-06-02Shimano offers up more good content for their gravel series of bikes and components. The Art of Grind draws lines between the...replies0views1178
2022-06-02
2022-05-29“Usufruct” is a word defined as “the right to enjoy and live off land that is not ours, barring the destruction or waste of its...replies0views947
2022-05-29
2022-05-26In this video, with ample product placement, the good people at Arc'teryx ask: "With Google Earth, Fatmaps, and GPS in the palm of...replies0views944
2022-05-26
2022-05-22A skier-triggered size 2 avalanche occurred in the Whistler area last Thursday on the West face of Mount Pattison. All 5 skiers on slope were...replies0views1055
2022-05-22
2022-05-15The fifth highest peak in the world has just been skied! American mountaineer Adrian Ballinger recorded a first ski descent of Makalu last Monday,...replies0views1487
2022-05-15
2022-05-13Brette Harrington and Christina Lustenburger have achieved another impressive first descent: Polar Moon couloir in the remote...replies0views1676
2022-05-13
2022-05-10May 10th has always been internally been celebrated as 5.10 day since the brand’s founding in 1985, which makes sense 5.10 = May 10th. In...replies1views1028
2022-06-16
2022-05-08I wish it didn’t have to be so, but we are back to talking about trees. The ongoing fight for the protection of the province’s old...replies0views1303
2022-05-08
2022-05-06The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo) named 31 athletes to its 2022-2023 National Team. The qualifying races included the...replies0views962
2022-05-06