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2016-06-08An interesting precedent has been set with a recent court ruling in Colorado concering the death of an inbounds skier caused by an avalanche. The...replies0views1820
2016-06-08
2016-06-03Not long after falling into a routine (work, eat, sleep, repeat) do I find myself longing for an adventure. The longer between, the more I...replies0views1613
2016-06-03
2016-06-02We shared out a video profiling this guy a couple years ago. There are many amputee skiers at the resorts these days but it's a rare day that...replies0views1665
2016-06-02
2016-06-01Unless you have been hiding under a bridge for the last 20 years you have undoubtedly heard of Jumbo Glacier Resorts and how the whole saga flies...replies0views2893
2016-06-01
2016-05-28The Svinafellsjokull Glacier in Iceland has been around for about 10,000 years and this lucky spectator got to witness it calving off right before...replies0views1581
2016-05-28
2016-05-27Sam McKoy has been in the mountains his entire life. Born and raised near Whistler, BC, Sam continues to work as a mountain guide in the summer...replies0views1856
2016-05-27
2016-05-27So this photo I snapped made it to the next round in the Norco #adventurebeginshere contest. If you could toss a vote for @peteyknight5 …...replies0views1483
2016-05-27
2016-05-26Yes. We are a backcountry skiing site and community. We don't ski every day of the year though and, as the weather and water warm up, we start...replies0views1682
2016-05-26
2016-05-25We have been experiencing summer like weather these last few weeks and have traded our skis for bikes, our jackets for t-shirts and our boots for...replies0views2356
2016-05-25
2016-05-23We’ve all likely heard that one of the strongest El Niños on record is finally fizzling out and conditions are now transitioning into...replies0views2033
2016-05-23
2016-05-21Timbersled is the inventor of the "snow bike" which is essentially a modified dirt bike. The rear tire and drive train is replaced with a track...replies0views2033
2016-05-21
2016-05-20May long weekend is upon us, and city dwellers will likely be travelling towards more scenic, serene and relaxing destinations to “get away...replies0views1726
2016-05-20
2016-05-19Alex Honnold is a world famous climber who's known for his free soloing ascents. He started out like most climbers as a dirtbag who just...replies0views1720
2016-05-19
2016-05-18Save Macpherson. If you have done any cycling in or around Revelstoke then you have certainly enjoyed the cycling trails of Mount Macpherson....replies0views1686
2016-05-18
2016-05-15Ski seasons not over! It’s just beginning in the souther hemisphere and their’s no better place to go explore than Chile....replies0views2281
2016-05-15
2016-05-13When above average temperatures hit my region in the spring, and a well-developed snowpack reduces itself to patchy, thin layers, I find myself...replies1views1715
2016-06-20
2016-05-08Well, it looks like the 2015/16 season is officially wrapping up. The avalanche bulletins are no longer reporting, the valleys are free of snow,...replies0views2035
2016-05-08
2016-05-04Shifting Ice and Changing Tides is a beautifully shot documentory ski flick that follows six woman who sail from Isafjordur, Iceland , across the...replies0views1747
2016-05-04
2016-05-01Having already climbed Loki three times in the last decade I have never really had any interest to climb it again, however the prospect of skiing...replies0views3396
2016-05-012016-04-29Hi guys, We want to thank everybody in the community so much for all of the incredible support that we have been shown through this...replies0views1480
2016-04-29
2016-04-27Being that this is a backcountry website I am sure you have heard and read about Greg Hill and his adventures before. This time Hill and...replies0views1934
2016-04-27
2016-04-25“There are only two or three other skiers in the valley”, says Bent, our Norwegian guide, with a wide grin, “but I haven't...replies0views2576
2016-04-25
2016-04-22It all began in 1950 with the release of Warren Miller's Deep and Light, a ski film that would inspire more. Each year we sit patiently in...replies0views1970
2016-04-22
2016-04-21'just returned from a five night ski touring trip with Beartooth Powder Guides into the Beartooth Mountains of Montana (and a bit of Wyoming)....replies0views2222
2016-04-21
2016-04-20One of your days is a contest thought up by the one and only Candide Thovex. The guidelines were to ski as hard , fast and creatively as possible,...replies0views2306
2016-04-20