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      Video: My Playground with Sam Anthamatten
      Video: My Playground with Sam Anthamatten
      2017-01-08
      By Bushwhacker
      It's a well known fact that Sam Anthamatten on another level. Now he's back in this promotional piece for The North Face, and he's...
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      2328
      By Bushwhacker
      2017-01-08
      Conditions in the Coquihalla Corridor January, 2017
      2017-01-07
      By Alan Milnes
      Looking for some information about conditions in the Coquihalla near Falls Lake and the summit. Has not been too much new snow recently so I...
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      2835
      By Alan Milnes
      2017-01-09
      Quick Wins for a Cold Day
      Quick Wins for a Cold Day
      2017-01-07
      By eloraborealis
      As I bit into my hummus wrap earlier this week, my hunger turned to sadness as I realized every ingredient had frozen.  My fingers and toes...
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      2333
      By eloraborealis
      2017-01-07
      Backcountry Hut Option Advice - BC
      2017-01-06
      By Joshua Lawrence
      Aloha all!  Just hoping for any advice, insight, tips that those here with more experience than I can provide.  I did my first guided...
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      2061
      By Joshua Lawrence
      2017-01-06
      Hot Tub Pow Machine
      Hot Tub Pow Machine
      2017-01-04
      By Chasing snowflakes
      Okay it's not a hot tub nor a pow machine but Mark Abma has a new web series out and it has hot spring and powder.  An adventure through...
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      2533
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2017-01-04
      friend or foe
      friend or foe
      2017-01-02
      By Pistol Pete
        Most of us remember a time when our parents told us not to talk to strangers, but as we get older, “stranger danger” becomes a...
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      2470
      By Pistol Pete
      2017-01-02
      New Years Resolutions for Backcountry Skiers
      New Years Resolutions for Backcountry Skiers
      2017-01-01
      By Bushwhacker
      Welcome to 2017, and the season of resolutions. Amongst all the unused gym memberships, dusty treadmills and fad diets, we have a few ideas...
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      By skiitsbetter
      2017-01-03
      New Years Challenge: Make Some Mountain Movie Magic
      New Years Challenge: Make Some Mountain Movie Magic
      2016-12-31
      By eloraborealis
      We know there are many creative minds among this community, so why not put that creativity towards making a short film and sharing it with the...
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      1847
      By eloraborealis
      2016-12-31
      The Highway
      The Highway
      2016-12-28
      By Chasing snowflakes
      The "Highway" is a skier's perspective of a highway drive from Vancouver to Whistler through the eyes of a skier. The view of the...
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      2605
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2016-12-28
      Hickshow Style
      Hickshow Style
      2016-12-27
      By Pistol Pete
        Deep powder, steep mountains, and stunning views are just a handful of the things that lure us to the backcountry. For the team at Hickshow...
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      2418
      By Pistol Pete
      2016-12-27
      The Last King- Skiing Movie
      The Last King- Skiing Movie
      2016-12-25
      By Snowkanagan Powder Hound
      Here's a heads-up for a movie I have just watched on Netflix.  It's named 'The Last King' and is the story of the infant king...
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      2828
      By admin
      2016-12-25
      Happy Holidays
      Happy Holidays
      2016-12-25
      By admin
      To all of our Backcountry Skiing Canada followers, we hope that you have a powder filled holiday season no matter where you are.
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      By admin
      2016-12-25
      Valemount Resort Master Plan
      Valemount Resort Master Plan
      2016-12-25
      By Bushwhacker
      This is the video presentation of the Valemount Glacier Destinations master plan. Valemount Glacier Destinations is a planned new ski...
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      3138
      By Bushwhacker
      2016-12-25
      What to Know Before Hitting Up Holiday Pow in Rogers Pass and Kicking Horse
      What to Know Before Hitting Up Holiday Pow in Rogers Pass and Kicking Horse
      2016-12-24
      By eloraborealis
      As the saying goes, “No friends (or Christmas) on powder days”. If you plan on ditching the hustle and bustle of the holidays by...
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      2740
      By eloraborealis
      2016-12-24
      Spearhead Huts IndieGoGo Campaign
      Spearhead Huts IndieGoGo Campaign
      2016-12-23
      By KootPow
      There is a plan to build 3 huts in the Spearhead range linking Whistler and Backcomb to form a hut to hut traverse. The first hut is planned for...
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      3515
      By Sarah Jakober
      2019-03-16
      Skiers vs. Snowboaders
      Skiers vs. Snowboaders
      2016-12-22
      By admin02
      Some of you may remember this time and some of you may not have been born yet (!). These were the early days of snowboarding. In 1985 it was very...
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      2466
      By admin02
      2016-12-22
      Seven Summits of Romsdalen, a 77km route with 9000m of elevation gain.
      Seven Summits of Romsdalen, a 77km route with 9000m of elevation gain.
      2016-12-21
      By Chasing snowflakes
      How far can one person actually push themselves on skis in one day? Kilian Jornet might be one of the most accomplished trail runners in the world...
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      4629
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2016-12-21
      nelson suggestions
      2016-12-20
      By peter kusnierz
      hey all, looking for some suggestions of touring areas around nelson, one hour drive max.  haven't been to the area before, looking for...
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      2258
      By admin
      2016-12-21
      Revel In It
      Revel In It
      2016-12-20
      By Pistol Pete
      Opening day; a time of celebration for lovers of the cold stuff. For those who could not resist the siren’s song a few weekends past,...
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      2734
      By Pistol Pete
      2016-12-20
      Video: Carter McMillan 2K16
      Video: Carter McMillan 2K16
      2016-12-18
      By Bushwhacker
      Rockies based hard-charger Carter McMillan released his season edit, shot in bounds, out of bounds and in the backcountry around Alberta and BC....
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      2825
      By Bushwhacker
      2016-12-18
      The
      The "Golden" Ticket to Backcountry
      2016-12-17
      By eloraborealis
      Searching for the ideal place to park yourself and access the best touring terrain in the nation?  Maybe you’ve made the move and found...
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      2535
      By eloraborealis
      2016-12-17
      if you go somewhere why not report conditions?
      if you go somewhere why not report conditions?
      2016-12-14
      By cwsnowpro
      Hi all, I know it is early and many folks are just getting out there, but, if you are why not let others know what you have found? I hang out in...
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      1533
      By admin
      2016-12-14
      Close Call with Travis Rice
      Close Call with Travis Rice
      2016-12-14
      By Chasing snowflakes
      The more seasons I get under my belt the more I have an issue with the glorification of avalanches in ski movies. Whether it's purposefully...
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      3459
      By Chasing snowflakes
      2016-12-14
      Video: The Highway
      Video: The Highway
      2016-12-11
      By Bushwhacker
      Since the first time professional skier, Stan Rey, drove up the highway between Vancouver and Whistler 20 years ago, he’s had a dream of...
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      0
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      2335
      By Bushwhacker
      2016-12-11
      “Staying Alive” in the Golden Backcountry
      “Staying Alive” in the Golden Backcountry
      2016-12-10
      By eloraborealis
      Temps might have been low but the stoke was high this past Wednesday, December 7th in Golden, BC.  Just over one hundred backcountry...
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      0
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      3008
      By eloraborealis
      2016-12-10
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