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2014-10-07
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admin
Thanks to everyone who entered to win the Black Diamond Deployment Hoody, the winner is user "Oats_Dan"!
Congrats to the winner! If this is...
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2014-10-15
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2014-10-07
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emilyanthem
Teton Gravity Research (TGR)'s new film Higher premiered in Whistler over the weekend to 2 sold out shows. Tis the season of ski and snowboard...
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emilyanthem
2014-10-07
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2014-10-05
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skifreak
This was released over the summer but found it to be good stokage for the coming season.
Part 2 - A Tour Away features the All Us In Winterland...
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2014-10-05
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2014-10-05
Hey everyone, I made an account in order to ask about this. I enjoy skiing alot, both alpine and cross country and live near ski resorts that...
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2014-10-15
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2014-10-03
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admin
The Canadian Avalanche Centre has a new name, "Avalanche Canada". No more confusion between the Canadian Avalanche Centre and the Canadian...
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2014-10-03
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2014-10-02
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admin02
Simon Beck is a British artist who is doing super cool things with snow. Here's a short video of him, showing his process for a "piece" he did...
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admin02
2014-10-02
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2014-10-01
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admin
Very sad news confirmed today by the National Office of Emergency of the Interior Ministry of Chile that both JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson were...
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2014-10-01
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2014-09-17
October 29th we are starting up our mini series for it's second season. That leaves us 8 weeks and we will be throwing back one video every...
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2014-09-14
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admin
For many of us backcountry skiers, the off season is spent whiling away the hours flipping through back issues of ski porn mags, attending the...
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2014-09-14
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2014-09-12
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admin
The Backcountry Ski Canada crew are at the Sol Mountain Lodge in the beautiful Monashee mountains near Revelstoke, British Columbia, to take part...
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2014-09-12
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2014-09-11
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admin02
I had tried to get up Mount Loki in Sept. three years ago but we got turned around at the ridge because of snow. This time around, the stars (or...
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admin02
2014-09-11
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2014-09-08
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Jake
There is a crispness in the air, not so gently hinting that another season has past. Summer gone...
Keeping it...
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skifreak
2014-09-08
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2014-09-04
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admin02
Andy and Mike Traslin share their story behind skiing every month for 95 months. Their objective is to hit 100 and, then, "maybe just keep...
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admin02
2014-09-04
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2014-09-03
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skifreak
After a short, cool summer, most Canadians can expect yet another harsh winter.
That's the forecast according to the Old Farmer's...
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2014-09-03
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2014-08-29
At the beginning of September 2014 a young Polish skier from Zakopane, Andrzej Bargiel, set off to the Himalayas to scale Shishapangma (8013 m)...
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2014-08-29
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Sara Keyser
"Nature is a reminder of how the world changes and how it doesn't."
I have always felt that when we take solitude in the mountains...
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Sara Keyser
2014-08-29
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2014-08-25
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admin
Having torn my ACL 15 years ago and gone through the traditional surgery to rectify the problem I can attest to the 'less than perfect'...
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2014-08-25
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2014-08-23
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skifreak
ENSO Alert System Status: El Niño Watch
Synopsis: The chance of El Niño is about 70% during the Northern Hemisphere summer and...
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skifreak
2014-08-23
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2014-08-21
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admin02
Here's a little vid to add to the stokage that comes with a slight nip in the air in the morning ('round here anyway). This is one of the...
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2014-08-19
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emilyanthem
(Pic above from Ale Di Lullo's winning slideshow - watch it below..)
It's been another epic year for Crankworx in Whistler... a 14 year...
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emilyanthem
2014-08-19
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2014-08-14
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admin02
Hiked up to Woodbury Cabin last weekend and had a hoot. Went with youngish family members so, at the last minute, we swapped our reservations at...
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2014-08-14
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2014-08-12
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emilyanthem
This is probably one of the funnest weekends in the Sea to Sky.. a combo of the final weekend of Crankworx in Whistler, and the Slow Food Cycle in...
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2014-08-12
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2014-08-11
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Swanstrom
Hi guys. I have never been to Canada before. I'm 24 and looking for my ultimate ski resort to spend a winter or a year working and having...
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Swanstrom
2014-08-12
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2014-08-08
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Sara Keyser
A new study details women’s ability to sustain a more consistent pace then their male counterparts while running the ‘ol 26.2. ...
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Sara Keyser
2014-08-08
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2014-08-07
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admin
By mid August, most (if not all) backcountry skiers and boarders have given up on their quest for any semblance of quality turns. The hike...
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2014-08-07
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