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2011-03-29While the forecast called for lousy visiblity and warm temperatures, we got lucky in the morning and had clear skies and sun - warm temperatures,...replies2views2278
2011-03-31
2011-03-29At the splitboarding festival on the 26 and 27th of march there was a surprise unveiling of Chimera Snowboards, a new company that only makes...replies0views2707
2011-03-29
2011-03-29On March 26 and 27th at Mount Baker this year was the second annual splitboarding festival - somewhere around 60-100 splitboarders showed up to...replies0views2366
2011-03-29
2011-03-26I don't know of any dedicated skiers that do not love steep back country lines and really deep faceshot powder. This is for...replies1views2483
2011-03-26
2011-03-26For anyone that skis "pre"season you know that it is more about the process of hunting out turns, some times you get some and some times you get...replies4views2544
2011-03-27
2011-03-25"On The Road with Solitaire" is a 12-part webisode series following Sweetgrass Productions in the making of their new 2-year project, the South...replies0views2187
2011-03-25
2011-03-24This is me during day 3 of my conversion to telemark skiing. Any tips gratefully received. Eddiereplies1views3295
2011-03-24
2011-03-24Time is running out if you want to win one of these great prizes: WINNER #1: Cat skiing with lodging at Retallack for...replies0views2432
2011-03-24
2011-03-24As is tradition north island, we finished our day with a bootpack up to the top of Cain (not quite the summit, as the summit is a big bizzare...replies0views2344
2011-03-24
2011-03-23There are a few scenes in this flick that will boggle your mind at how deep the pow really is, enjoy.replies0views2308
2011-03-23
2011-03-22The good people at Black Diamond have just announced 100% of all headlamp and lantern sales on BlackDiamondEquiment.com will be donated to the...replies0views2216
2011-03-22
2011-03-17On The Road with Solitaire" is a 12-part webisode series following Sweetgrass Productions in the making of their new 2-year project, the South...replies0views2260
2011-03-17
2011-03-13Old schoolers knew how to ski - check out some of these moves.replies1views2467
2011-03-17
2011-03-13I did a tour on the Wapta Icefield with perfect conditions the whole, one of the lucky few I guess. St. Nicholas in the morning as we headed out...replies0views2330
2011-03-13
2011-03-13When we were in Burstall Pass, we decided to do a winter ascent of Snow Peak. Nothing crazy, but some really interesting snow conditions with a...replies1views2397
2011-03-13
2011-03-13We went on a tour into Burstall pass earlier in the season, it was a mix of weather which made it interesting. Thank goodness the snow was stable.replies0views3080
2011-03-13
2011-03-13Mt. Bryce looking beautiful in the morning.replies0views2427
2011-03-13
2011-03-13One of my most favourite mountains out there. We had attempted to get up this beauty, but time was not on our side so we had to settle for a...replies0views2167
2011-03-13
2011-03-13We were heading out of the Columbia Icefields and came across another group just beginning their adventure. I caught them in the Alpenglow.replies0views2246
2011-03-13
2011-03-13This was from my trip to the Columbia Icefields. We were heading up Mt. Snowdome and heard a montrusous crack. We looked over and saw a massive...replies1views3538
2011-03-16
2011-03-13I spent some time on the Columbia Icefields doing some touring and ski mountaineering. We had perfect weather with crisp clear skies day and night...replies0views2391
2011-03-13
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2011-03-12
2011-03-12ZERO DEGREES – a West Coast winter culture film from Dendrite Studios is worth a watch - it illustrates the life of a west...replies0views2460
2011-03-12
2011-03-12This year I moved to the West Kootenays and enrolled myself in college, full-time. Determined to ski as much as possible and still attend...replies0views2442
2011-03-12
2011-03-09An update from the Mountain Conditions Report and some great pictures too... We just spent the last 4 days in the new Mons Hut at the base...replies0views3847
2011-03-09