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    11th Annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
    11th Annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
    2013-02-27
    By admin
    The 11th Annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival is taking place March 2-3, 2013 in Keene Valley, N.Y. This year's featured local skiers...
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    By admin
    2013-02-27
    Salomon Freeski TV: Not another GoPro edit - VIDEO
    Salomon Freeski TV: Not another GoPro edit - VIDEO
    2013-02-27
    By admin
    This episode of Salomon's Freeski TV is a continuous Go Pro edit seamlessly spliced together to give you the ultimate powder, park, heli run....
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    1709
    By admin
    2013-02-27
    Comp - That time of year, February & Fired , again!
    2013-02-26
    By Skifreakk
    Ahh, the resort life.. working for a pass, lodging, and if you're lucky enough to work in a kitchen, food as well    Life is good,...
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    5671
    By admin
    2013-03-14
    Where to start??
    2013-02-25
    By Car0lin3
    Hi folks!  I'm from Ontario and I have AT gear which I've hardly had the chance to use. Next winter Dec-April, I have the option of...
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    2648
    By Car0lin3
    2013-02-27
    The North Face 2013 Explore Fund announced
    The North Face 2013 Explore Fund announced
    2013-02-25
    By admin
    The North Face Canada has just announce the launch of the 2013 Explore Fund Registration for Outdoor-Focused Non-Profit Organizations. From...
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    2353
    By admin
    2013-02-25
    COMP - The Town Line
    2013-02-22
    By treepilot
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    1724
    By treepilot
    2013-02-22
    COMP - The 34 Couloir
    2013-02-22
    By treepilot
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    1725
    By treepilot
    2013-02-22
    Final week for submissions: Expose Yourself Comp
    Final week for submissions: Expose Yourself Comp
    2013-02-20
    By admin
    This it's, the final 7 days. Your entries have to be in by 12:00 midnight on Feb 28th for them to qualify. Within the first few days of March...
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    2044
    By admin
    2013-02-20
    Backcountry popularity increases and so do worries.
    Backcountry popularity increases and so do worries.
    2013-02-18
    By fatboy
    The CBC just posted a article about the popularity of backcountry skiing and how it is starting to become a worry to some in the industry. I have...
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    2330
    By one4adventure
    2013-02-18
    Neil Provo joins the Voile team + Steelhead and Spines - VIDEO
    Neil Provo joins the Voile team + Steelhead and Spines - VIDEO
    2013-02-14
    By admin
    It has just been reported that Neil Provo, accomplished splitboard mountaineer, filmmaker, and Wasatch backcountry regular, has signed on with...
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    1980
    By admin
    2013-02-14
    Salomon FreeSki TV Ep 6: The Burn - MOVIE
    Salomon FreeSki TV Ep 6: The Burn - MOVIE
    2013-02-13
    By admin
    Salomon has just released their latest Freeski episode and it is called "The Burn". Great cinematography, with some obvious special effects...
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    2459
    By admin
    2013-02-13
    Arapahoe Basin backcountry skiing possibilities
    Arapahoe Basin backcountry skiing possibilities
    2013-02-09
    By admin
    Today, Arapahoe Basin or "A-Basin", as it is referred to by locals, was the last stop on our two week Colorado skiing odyssey. As I have mentioned...
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    3871
    By admin
    2013-02-09
    Loveland Pass Ski touring
    Loveland Pass Ski touring
    2013-02-08
    By admin
    The SIA On Snow Show finished up a few days ago but the Backcountry Skiing Canada crew decided to stick around and see if we could find any fresh...
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    5656
    By admin
    2013-02-08
    Parks asks skiers to avoid Grizzly closure in Kananaskis
    Parks asks skiers to avoid Grizzly closure in Kananaskis
    2013-02-07
    By Zorba
    Backcountry skiers are being asked to honour a closure in the Black Prince area near Calgary due to the risk of disturbing Grizzly Bear 94 and...
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    1964
    By skiitsbetter
    2013-02-27
    Backcountry Mag Offer for BSC followers
    Backcountry Mag Offer for BSC followers
    2013-02-06
    By admin
    To keep everyone even more up to date on everything backcountry skiing related we have partnered with the good folks at Backcountry Magazine to...
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    2045
    By admin
    2013-02-06
    COMP - Nooney Notch
    2013-02-06
    By treepilot
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    1954
    By treepilot
    2013-02-06
    Berthoud Pass near Winter Park Ski Resort
    Berthoud Pass near Winter Park Ski Resort
    2013-02-05
    By admin
    The BSC crew is currently in Colorado at the SIA On Snow Show skiing on all of next years new gear (mores details to follow shortly) but we took...
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    3747
    By admin
    2013-02-05
    Comp - January Qualifiers Announced
    Comp - January Qualifiers Announced
    2013-02-04
    By admin
    Heat number two came to a close Jan 31st 2013, and we have finally agreed on the top seven qualifiers (we just could not get it down to six as...
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    3073
    By admin
    2013-02-04
    Comp - The Pilgrimage to powder
    Comp - The Pilgrimage to powder
    2013-02-03
    By powdergangster
    The gear is sitting beside the front door, the bags are packed, the anticipation reaches its peak, and its finally time to go. Every skier...
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    By powdergangster
    2013-02-03
    SIA Snow Show 2013
    SIA Snow Show 2013
    2013-02-02
    By admin
    We the Backcountry Skiing Canada crew are currently in Denver Colorado at the 2013 SIA Snow Show checking out all the new products for next...
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    2429
    By admin
    2013-02-02
    COMP-A Perfect Day
    2013-01-31
    By SteveRiggs
    A Perfect Day When I reflect back on my many seasons of backcountry skiing, there are days that remain fresh, years later. January 11, 2013...
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    3991
    By admin
    2013-02-01
    COMP - Highwood Cherry
    2013-01-30
    By Sky
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    1700
    By Sky
    2013-01-30
    Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 VIDEO
    Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 VIDEO
    2013-01-29
    By admin
    Salomon's Freeski TV episode 9 has Kim Havell and Elyse Saugstad discovering the wonders of Sicily and MT Etna's volcanic...
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    1770
    By admin
    2013-01-29
    Comp - The Anticipation
    Comp - The Anticipation
    2013-01-29
    By powdergangster
    The early season fades into a distant memory, but the lasting impressions delivered are indispensable to us skiers. The worshiping of the...
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    1922
    By powdergangster
    2013-01-29
    COMP - The Sastrugi Boogie on Mt. Brennan
    COMP - The Sastrugi Boogie on Mt. Brennan
    2013-01-25
    By droscoe
      The bottomless mid-December 2012 storm cycle in the Kootenays seemed like a distant memory. It had not snowed in a painfully long time...
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    2878
    By droscoe
    2013-01-25
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