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      Spring conditions and avalanche safety
      Spring conditions and avalanche safety
      2019-04-08
      By Pistol Pete
       While chairs slow to a stop and many are putting their skis and boards away, many will continue to slide around sunny mountain slopes. While...
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      1306
      By Pistol Pete
      2019-04-08
      Win a YETI Roadie 20 Cooler & Two Rambler Pints by entering our latest giveaway!
      Win a YETI Roadie 20 Cooler & Two Rambler Pints by entering our latest giveaway!
      2019-04-05
      By admin
      Summer is not complete without a YETI Cooler so we’ve teamed up with this iconic cooler brand to give away a YETI Roadie 20 Cooler & Two...
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      14253
      By crashtested
      2019-04-18
      Tuckerman Ravine Video
      Tuckerman Ravine Video
      2019-04-04
      By admin02
      Now is the time for Tuckerman Ravine in New Hampshire. You can ski it any time of the year but spring tends to be the classic. Being based out...
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      1714
      By admin02
      2019-04-04
      Dream Trip Georgia
      Dream Trip Georgia
      2019-04-03
      By Chasing snowflakes
      April is a month that devides skiers. A few are fired up at the prospect of waking up at 3 am to slog on an icy side hill for hours to go ski some...
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      1630
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2019-04-03
      Far Out Places: The Purcells
      Far Out Places: The Purcells
      2019-04-02
      By Ken Laing
      The Purcells are a subrange of the Columbia Mountains located in Southeastern British Columbia. They are probably known mostly for the famous...
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      1438
      By Ken Laing
      2019-04-02
      Hunza: Splitboarding in Pakistan
      Hunza: Splitboarding in Pakistan
      2019-04-01
      By Pistol Pete
       Dreaming of sliding down slopes in faraway lands? Massive peaks overlooking rich and distant landscapes with centuries-old trade routes...
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      1713
      By Pistol Pete
      2019-04-01
      The Fifty Ep. 6: Cody Townsend Video
      The Fifty Ep. 6: Cody Townsend Video
      2019-03-28
      By admin02
      More shenanigans from Cody Townsend, his lap dog, Chris Reubens, Kevin Hjertaas and Bjarne Salen. This time around, the objective is...
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      2171
      By admin02
      2019-03-28
      Skin Glop No More- A swear Free Spring.
      Skin Glop No More- A swear Free Spring.
      2019-03-27
      By Chasing snowflakes
      I do a lot of ski touring. It's what I do for work and when I'm not working guess what? Yeah, ski touring, over 100 days a year, every...
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      2036
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2019-03-27
      Splitboarding in the Wasatch
      Splitboarding in the Wasatch
      2019-03-25
      By Pistol Pete
       Check out this episode from Out Here, a new series made by Jones and Spark R&D. This is the second episode of a series where athlete...
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      1351
      By Pistol Pete
      2019-03-25
      The Fifty - Mt. Currie
      The Fifty - Mt. Currie
      2019-03-19
      By Ken Laing
      Having spent all of my life, until recently, on the coast I’ve spent a lot of time in Pemberton. The views of Mt. Currie never get old. In...
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      1226
      By Ken Laing
      2019-03-19
      Anderson Cabin trip Video
      Anderson Cabin trip Video
      2019-03-18
      By Jérôme Guay
      Hello guys ! I wanna share with you a nice ski trip that I did last February at Anderosn Cabin, into the Terrace region, BC. Amazing place,...
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      5010
      By Jérôme Guay
      2019-03-18
      The Kees and Claire Hut Almost Complete
      The Kees and Claire Hut Almost Complete
      2019-03-16
      By Sarah Jakober
      The Kees and Claire Hut is set to be completed Spring 2019 and the Spearhead Society requires more money to finish the project. They are also...
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      1755
      By Sarah Jakober
      2019-03-16
      Highlining at Whitewater
      Highlining at Whitewater
      2019-03-15
      By Pistol Pete
       Mia Noblet is at it again, or perhaps better phrased, still at it. Last time I wrote about Mia, she had broken the world record for longest...
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      1715
      By Pistol Pete
      2019-03-15
      WINNER ANNOUNCED!!! Win a pair of SCARPA Maestrale or SCARPA Gea Boots
      WINNER ANNOUNCED!!! Win a pair of SCARPA Maestrale or SCARPA Gea Boots
      2019-03-04
      By admin
      Thanks to all of you who entered the Scarpa Maestrale Boot Giveaway but the competition is now closed and we've picked a...
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      7242
      By admin
      2019-03-04
      Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival Giveaway - WINNERS ANNOUNCED
      Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival Giveaway - WINNERS ANNOUNCED
      2019-02-22
      By admin
      Thanks to all those that entered the giveaway and participated in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival. The give away is now closed and we have...
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      6397
      By Jenn Sabean
      2019-03-07
      Arc'teryx Backcountry Academy
      Arc'teryx Backcountry Academy
      2019-02-21
      By admin02
      We participated in the Arc'teryx Backcountry Academy a couple weeks back in Jackson Hole and it was a blast. There were some clinics...
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      2202
      By admin02
      2019-02-21
      Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival
      Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival
      2019-02-19
      By admin
      It's that time of year again, the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival is almost here and we want to see you there! This is...
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      1366
      By admin
      2019-02-19
      Turn & Burn
      Turn & Burn
      2019-02-11
      By Pistol Pete
       Missing the endless powder days we experienced last season? Yeah, me too... the upside is that all this high pressure has offered some...
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      1150
      By Pistol Pete
      2019-02-11
      WIN a pair of 4FRNT Raven Skis - WINNER ANNOUNCED
      WIN a pair of 4FRNT Raven Skis - WINNER ANNOUNCED
      2019-02-06
      By admin
      Want to win a pair of the sickest skis on the mountain? 4FRNT and Backcountry Skiing Canada have teamed up to give away a pair...
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      6356
      By Andreas P
      2019-02-22
      Treeline Film
      Treeline Film
      2019-02-05
      By Ken Laing
      On deep powder days how many times have you stopped mid run, in the forest, to take in your surroundings? Probably never right? Or at least...
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      1604
      By Ken Laing
      2019-02-05
      Dangerous
      Dangerous
      2019-02-04
      By Pistol Pete
       No one wants to be dangerous. Sure, there are always exceptions, but for the most part it is a word we associate with negativity. When we...
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      1804
      By Pistol Pete
      2019-02-04
      Cool concept from DPS and Awayco
      Cool concept from DPS and Awayco
      2019-01-31
      By admin02
      Have you heard of Awayco? It's a company that has partnered with many gear brands (the latest is DPS skis) and distribution sites. The...
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      1389
      By admin02
      2019-01-31
      A Week at Valhalla Lodge - Video
      A Week at Valhalla Lodge - Video
      2019-01-31
      By Tucker Anderson
      Spent a week up at Valhalla Lodge this past December, here's the highlights!
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      1267
      By Tucker Anderson
      2019-01-31
      Watch Kindred
      Watch Kindred
      2019-01-30
      By Chasing snowflakes
      Kindred is a story about being the parents we daydream about being. Parents that have wild adventures, take risks and bring the family along for...
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      1531
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2019-01-30
      The Art of the Skin Track
      The Art of the Skin Track
      2019-01-29
      By Ken Laing
      It seems more often than not the first person to lay a skin track on the climb puts something in that is far too steep. This past weekend climbing...
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      1
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      1873
      By snosnob
      2019-01-29
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