BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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General Talk
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2021-04-16Check these quick tips and tricks from the folks at G3 on where and when you should rope up for glacier travel. These videos are in no way...replies0views1291
2021-04-16
2021-04-15Here's the latest from human-content farm, Nikolai Schirmer. As well as some great freelance work for Black Crows, Nikolai...replies0views1267
2021-04-15
2021-04-14If you haven’t yet heard of FATMAP by now, well,… you should. It’s the #1 app for mountain sports that provides not only 3D...replies0views1840
2021-04-14
2021-04-12The Olympic Games provides a global platform for athletes around the world to showcase their skills, perform on the greatest stage, and represent...replies0views1249
2021-04-12
2021-04-11Many ideas have seemed impossible at first. With every advance in technology and innovation, we have worked some seriously wild inventions into...replies0views1254
2021-04-11
2021-04-10I had heard about this one a while ago—not sure if it has been dormant. Fresh Adventures has submitted a tenure application for a 9,400...replies0views1235
2021-04-10
2021-04-09Canadian Avalanche Association's annual spring conference has gone virtual, making access and attendance easy for members and non-members...replies0views1058
2021-04-09
2021-04-04Back in March of 2020 (as many may have heard last year), two snowboarders in Colorado triggered an avalanche in the backcountry that buried a...replies0views2157
2021-04-04
2021-04-02Check out the latest from the Sweetgrass Productions series: Steeped in Tradition. Farmer Dave has been skiing the same resort for 50 years,...replies0views1263
2021-04-02
2021-03-28The first big mountain face you see as you head west into Banff National Park is the iconic East face of Cascade Mountain. A wall of rock, snow...replies0views1826
2021-03-28
2021-03-26With the conclusion of the 2021 Xtreme Verbier this year's FWT Champions were crowned, Marion Haerty making FWT history with...replies0views1432
2021-03-26
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...replies0views1358
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...replies0views1925
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...replies0views1574
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...replies0views2560
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...replies0views1336
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...replies0views1154
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....replies0views1095
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...replies0views1413
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...replies0views1392
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...replies0views1445
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...replies0views1296
2021-03-13
2021-03-06Candide Thovex is back with another video, need we say more?replies0views1582
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,...replies0views1618
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...replies0views1028
2021-02-26
