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Land of Thundering Snow 2024-03-27 By Jerry Isaak The Revelstoke Museum & Archives partnered with the Virtual Museum of Canada to host a remarkable online exhibit on the history and impact of...	replies 0 views 411	By Jerry Isaak 2024-03-27
Rab launches trailers online for their two new films 2024-03-16 By Ben.Davies Rab clothing, the UK based outdoor apparel and gear manufacturer, launched two new films in Montreal screenings. The two movies are both...	replies 0 views 392	By Ben.Davies 2024-03-16
22nd Wasatch Powderkeg, Solitude Mountain, Utah March 1-3rd, 2024 2024-03-09 By Ben.Davies Skimo athletes from across North America were preparing to race the North American Skimo Championships at the aptly named Wasatch Powderkeg...	replies 0 views 387	By Ben.Davies 2024-03-09
Mt Alwyn BC Rec Site Cabin 2024-03-05 By Jeremy stevens I tried to book the Mt Alwyn BC Rec Sote and Trails cabin in Maurier Creek east of Silverton. The Mt Alwyn rec society told me they...	replies 0 views 465	By Jeremy stevens 2024-03-05
Fairy Meadows Ski touring trip April 13-20 Guided Catered 2024-03-05 By bc mountainguides 2 spots available for a Guided and Catered trip to Fairy Meadows. April 13-20. Small group of 6. This is an amazing place with a very hard to get...	replies 0 views 336	By bc mountainguides 2024-03-05
Leave No Trace - Full Film Presented by La Sportiva 2024-03-05 By admin Leave No Trace is a backcountry ski film centred around the intentionality of travelling amongst a snow-covered landscape and treading Lightly...	replies 0 views 346	By admin 2024-03-05
Spuzzum First Nation Proposes Resort near Coquihalla summit 2024-03-02 By Ben.Davies Highway 5 rises up out of Hope BC and into the snowbelt of the Coquihalla, where the Spuzzum first nation wants to build a year round recreation...	replies 0 views 376	By Ben.Davies 2024-03-02
Can you learn to backcountry ski online? 2024-02-28 By Jerry Isaak It sounds ridiculous at first. Of course not, but...maybe? An activity like backcountry skiing requires a range of foundational movement,...	replies 0 views 340	By Jerry Isaak 2024-02-28
Vasu Sojitra's new movie showcases Gulmarg 2024-02-24 By Ben.Davies Faction sponsored skier Vasu Sojitra showcases his skiing and Gulmarg's snow in his newest movie. Aikyam in Sanskrit translates into...	replies 0 views 251	By Ben.Davies 2024-02-24
Introducing Kids to the Backcountry 2024-02-20 By Jerry Isaak I'm playing the long game when it comes to introducing my kids to the backcountry. The idea is for my kids (I have three boys, ages 11, 13,...	replies 0 views 315	By Jerry Isaak 2024-02-20
Destination: Troll Peninsula, Iceland 2024-02-13 By Jerry Isaak Iceland's Tröllaskagi Peninsula juts into the Greenland Sea towards the Arctic Circle and the east coast of Greenland. The...	replies 0 views 302	By Jerry Isaak 2024-02-13
Noah Dines record day in quest for 3million 2024-02-10 By Ben.Davies 3 Million vertical feet in a year. That is the quest that Noah Dines, from Stowe VT, has set himself for this calendar year. The previous record...	replies 0 views 287	By Ben.Davies 2024-02-10
Pro Tips: AMGA Mountain Skills Video Series 2024-02-07 By Jerry Isaak Learning from your mistakes is great. Learning from someone else's mistakes is even better. Backcountry skiing is an activity where learning...	replies 0 views 359	By Jerry Isaak 2024-02-07
Arc'teryx Presents: The Pass 2024-02-06 By admin In Rogers Pass, the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway wind underneath 134 avalanche paths that release 2,000 avalanche events each...	replies 0 views 275	By admin 2024-02-06
Jakob Herrmann smashes Killian Jornet's record 2024-02-03 By Ben.Davies Last weekend, in Radstadt, Austria, Jakob Herrmann climbed 24,242 meters on his skis. This was 756 meters further than the previous record,...	replies 0 views 403	By Ben.Davies 2024-02-03
100 Years of Ski Films 2024-01-31 By Jerry Isaak I have a pair of wooden skis screwed vertically on the wall of my garage. We use them as measuring sticks to record the annual growth of our three...	replies 0 views 440	By Jerry Isaak 2024-01-31
Trip Report: Trophy Mountain Chalet 2024-01-24 By Jerry Isaak Trophy Mountain Chalet is like the mullet haircut of backcountry ski huts: it’s got tree-skiing out the front door and alpine skiing out the...	replies 1 views 705	By Lynn Davenport 2024-02-14
Doug Sproul's Opus - Rogers Pass North & South Guidebooks 2024-01-13 By Ben.Davies Roger’s Pass North & South Ski Touring Guides are a must have. Douglas Sproul, the creator of the longstanding Roger’s...	replies 1 views 427	By Lynn Davenport 2024-02-14
Collagen is key for recovery 2024-01-03 By admin Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the body and provides the scaffolding that builds structure and strength in joints and is the...	replies 1 views 480	By 2024-01-04
Journeys North: Pursuing Winter Light on Skis 2023-12-27 By Jerry Isaak “I always like going South, somehow it feels like going downhill.” Treebeard, The Lord of the Rings: The Two...	replies 0 views 843	By Jerry Isaak 2023-12-27
Chasing the Snow to Europe? 2023-12-23 By Ben.Davies With the snowfall forecast looking pretty dire in BC right now, maybe this season is the time to take a trip to the Alps. Here are a few of my...	replies 0 views 763	By Ben.Davies 2023-12-23
5 Essential Tips For Your Ski Holiday in Alpe d'Huez 2023-12-22 By admin Europe seems to be getting all the snow this year as we here in North America patiently wait for winter to start, perhaps this is the year for a...	replies 0 views 322	By admin 2023-12-22
The Cultural Heritage of Avalanches 2023-12-20 By Jerry Isaak Modern avalanche professionals have powerful tools at their disposal to mitigate the risk of living, working and traveling in avalanche terrain....	replies 0 views 594	By Jerry Isaak 2023-12-20
Sam Kuch and CK9's new film 2023-12-16 By Ben.Davies The dream of man. The long, impossible dream to reach out to the moon. Fly along with Sam Kuch as he explores the parallels between skiing and...	replies 0 views 329	By Ben.Davies 2023-12-16
The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow: Film Review 2023-12-13 By Jerry Isaak The Meaningless Pursuit of Snow by Patagonia Films unfolds in chapters, like a series of short stories that are interrupted in turn and revisited...	replies 0 views 552	By Jerry Isaak 2023-12-13

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