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2021-03-25If you think there are currently many tenure applications to use crown land for commercial purposes, you are correct. And here's another one...replies0views1255
2021-03-25
2021-03-24The Ski Guide Manual by Rob Coppolillo is a collection of tips, tricks, and insights gathered from hundreds of working mountain guides and...replies0views1732
2021-03-24
2021-03-23Earlier this month Christina Lusti and Ian MacIntosh made the first descent of the East face of Mt Nelson. This behemoth face exists in...replies0views1431
2021-03-23
2021-03-22You've seen them out there... in your local coffee shop, cruising up a skin track, maybe lining up for a lift. At first glance you...replies0views2275
2021-03-22
2021-03-21Italian snowboarder, freeride champion and one of the Jones team’s original riders Luca Pandolfi regrettably passed away in an avalanche...replies0views1231
2021-03-21
2021-03-20If you are looking to plan a ski adventure for when Covid is over and we are allowed to travel again, Europe is most certainly the ideal...replies0views1045
2021-03-20
2021-03-19Check out the replay of stop #3 of the 2021 Freeride World Tour - some amazing freeriding and incredible tricks from athletes around the world....replies0views983
2021-03-19
2021-03-18Bravo to G3 for their mini series on nutrition. It's the kind of thing you don't necessarily think about—but it can make a big...replies0views1291
2021-03-18
2021-03-17Frozen in Time is a short film by MSP about the best ski area you've never heard of, Mt Cain. Eric Hjorleifson, Mark Abma, and Chirs...replies0views1250
2021-03-17
2021-03-14It’s heating up out there quickly these days, and we now face some new challenges on the up track that can lead us toward the infamous...replies0views1294
2021-03-14
2021-03-13I can't get enough of Nikolai Schirmer's videos. The cinematography, the locations, the camaraderie he has with his buds. It all...replies0views1168
2021-03-13
2021-03-06Candide Thovex is back with another video, need we say more?replies0views1435
2021-03-06
2021-02-28Because sometimes, sledding just isn’t enough. This is the opinion travelling around Seattle these days. As snowfall hits the city,...replies0views1439
2021-02-28
2021-02-26Due to the highly dynamic nature of this year's competition season, the first two stops on the normal FWT were cancelled - the first stop this...replies0views914
2021-02-26
2021-02-25Perhaps in response to the Zincton Development's go ahead to the next step in the proposal process, the folks behind the Wild connection...replies0views1359
2021-02-25
2021-02-24Ski Local is the philosophy that Ortovox is pushing and it's an important message these days. Sure the pandemic has pushed the 'stay...replies0views1136
2021-02-24
2021-02-23TGR brings us another great series, this time in the form of a conversation between two legends of action sports, Jeremey Jones and Selema...replies0views1033
2021-02-23
2021-02-21Old or abandoned mining towns in the West Kootenays are a front for some pretty all-time backcountry skiing. Stolen moments in this delicious...replies0views4401
2021-02-21
2021-02-19Its been a slow start, but the 2021 Freeride World Tour is finally underway! Check out the results from the first stop in...replies0views1188
2021-02-19
2021-02-16Christine Feleki recently became the first woman to complete the ACMG Ski Guide program on a splitboard. Apparently being the first was...replies0views1523
2021-02-16
2021-02-14Many of you have probably heard about the tragic avalanche incident that took place earlier this month in Mill Creek Canyon near Salt Lake City,...replies0views2502
2021-02-14
2021-02-13Looking for a clear and concise four minute summary of how to stay safe in the backcountry? Look no further! Tom Wallisch, professional North Face...replies0views1130
2021-02-13
2021-02-11Another cool vid from Mr. Schirmer, this one called: "The ladies are back: skiing a steep, dark, icy chutes with lots of cliffs. In a...replies0views1532
2021-02-11
2021-02-10"Take action, educate yourself, change your habits, reduce your carbon footprint". These are the opening statements on the...replies0views1069
2021-02-10
2021-02-09The rise of hardboot snowboarding is upon us. Phrasing like this makes it sound like some kind of villain, but the only thing these...replies0views2736
2021-02-09