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2019-05-23
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admin02
Here's what's going on in Chamonix right now. Buddies Pierre Guyot and Leo Slemett ski the Couloir des Cosmiques. I'm not sure...
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bfow
2019-06-03
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2019-05-22
Unless you have been living under a rock and off social media(if so, good for you!) you have seen photos and read about the massive landslide on...
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Ted Simmons
2019-07-03
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2019-05-16
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admin02
I am a sucker for this series. In episode 12 of "The Fifty" we see Cody Townsend climb and ski the Grand in Wyoming with Jimmy Chin (who...
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admin02
2019-05-16
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2019-05-16
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Pistol Pete
The sun has been shining, the grass is green, and flowers are taking gardens by storm. Biking and climbing are in full swing. Yes, spring...
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Pistol Pete
2019-05-16
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2019-05-15
If the Twisting couloir on Joffre peak was on your tick list for the future well I have some bad news. A massive rock slide had erased the...
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2019-05-14
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Ken Laing
We've had a pretty dry spring so far in Western Canada and temperatures have already hit the 30s in some spots. The lakes still hold cold...
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Ken Laing
2019-05-14
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2019-05-13
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admin
With access to over 40 miles of trails via three chair lifts (Gemini, Eskimo Express and Olympia Chairs) Trestle Bike Park is big—really...
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admin
2019-05-13
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2019-05-08
I have always been a progression focused person. I always want to do to a little better ever time, whether it's a bigger line, more technical...
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2019-05-07
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Ken Laing
Most of the Northern Hemisphere has wrapped up their ski season but there are still places you can ski both inbounds and in the backcountry. Most...
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Ken Laing
2019-05-07
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2019-05-02
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admin02
Nikolai Schirmer is back with yet another cool video: Endless Winter 2, POW, Spines and Saving the Planet. This tale is shot mostly in...
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admin02
2019-05-02
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2019-05-01
Okay, let's face it. Most of us have cheated on skiing this month with our bikes, climbing or other non-skiing activities. However, let's...
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2019-04-30
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Ken Laing
Although official statistics for skier numbers has dropped over recent years it can be hard to tell that at any ski resort on a powder day. This...
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Ken Laing
2019-04-30
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2019-04-29
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admin
Thanks to everyone who entered, this giveaway is now closed and a winner has been chosen. Congratulations goes out to Nicole Martin, if this...
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2019-04-28
The more ski traverses I do the more I love them. Also, the more I hate them. Logistical nightmares, stressing over weather models, food and...
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2019-04-27
Check out what it's like to hang with one of the best mountain runners/ski mountaineers...
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2019-04-25
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admin02
More good-spirited fun from Cody Townsend. This time, Cody attempts to break the FKT (fastest known time) for doing the Spearhead Traverse between...
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admin02
2019-04-25
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2019-04-23
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Ken Laing
Clif Intersection presented by Protect Our Winters Canada recently took place in Whistler during the World Ski and Snowboard Festival....
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Ken Laing
2019-04-23
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2019-04-22
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Pistol Pete
As mentioned in a post by Sarah Jakober a couple days ago, 3 top athletes recently passed away in an avalanche while climbing Howse Peak in...
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Pistol Pete
2019-04-22
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2019-04-20
By
admin
We've picked a winner of the YETI Roadie 20 Cooler & Two Rambler Pints. If you are Sandra Dombek then e-mail us from the e-mail...
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admin
2019-04-20
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2019-04-20
More unfortunate news this week regarding the climbing accident at Howse Peak. The alpine climbing community lost three of it's most...
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2019-04-18
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admin02
Here's a funny little video from Outdoor Research on overcrowding at the crag. Like all good humour, there's a little truth in there--even...
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admin02
2019-04-18
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2019-04-17
The more my skills progress the further into the mountains I go, the more complex the terrain I travel and my perception of risk changes from fear...
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2019-04-16
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Ken Laing
Leave it to Red Bull to put together a giant slalom race on big mountain terrain in the backcountry. This video originally, from December shows...
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Ken Laing
2019-04-16
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2019-04-10
South Of Summer is a film by local Rockies boy Matt Ruta and Valerio Arquint about a summer we all dream of. Simplify life by reducing...
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2019-04-09
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Ken Laing
We’ve posted a few of The Fifty videos in the past few weeks. As far as ski videos go I’d rank them up there as some of the most...
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By
Ken Laing
2019-04-09
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