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2022-05-26In this video, with ample product placement, the good people at Arc'teryx ask: "With Google Earth, Fatmaps, and GPS in the palm of...replies0views441
2022-05-26
2022-05-22A skier-triggered size 2 avalanche occurred in the Whistler area last Thursday on the West face of Mount Pattison. All 5 skiers on slope were...replies0views612
2022-05-22
2022-05-15The fifth highest peak in the world has just been skied! American mountaineer Adrian Ballinger recorded a first ski descent of Makalu last Monday,...replies0views938
2022-05-15
2022-05-13Brette Harrington and Christina Lustenburger have achieved another impressive first descent: Polar Moon couloir in the remote...replies0views802
2022-05-13
2022-05-10May 10th has always been internally been celebrated as 5.10 day since the brand’s founding in 1985, which makes sense 5.10 = May 10th. In...replies1views492
2022-06-16
2022-05-08I wish it didn’t have to be so, but we are back to talking about trees. The ongoing fight for the protection of the province’s old...replies0views813
2022-05-08
2022-05-06The United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USA Skimo) named 31 athletes to its 2022-2023 National Team. The qualifying races included the...replies0views448
2022-05-06
2022-05-05DYNAFIT Managing Director and adventure athlete Benedikt Böhm goes for some more type A fun in this new video. He skis from sea to...replies0views609
2022-05-05
2022-05-04A new speed record has been set on the iconic Bugaboo to Rogers Ski Traverse of just 44 hours and 37 minutes by Kylee Toth, Emma...replies0views736
2022-05-04
2022-05-01Winter isn’t lingering this spring. Safe to say, it’sabsolutely thriving. Unfortunately, that also means there are still hazards out...replies0views910
2022-05-01
2022-04-30Check out the latest film from Patagonia: Newtok, a powerful story of climate change and its impact on a native village in Alaska. The full film...replies0views764
2022-04-30
2022-04-29A short film, narrated by climber Tom Livingstone, documents the first ascent of the northeast pillar of Tengkangpoche (6487m) in Nepal in the...replies0views690
2022-04-29
2022-04-28Greg Hill and Will Gad get together and treat each other to an adventure. Greg is a ski mountaineer and Will is an ice climber—and they are...replies0views592
2022-04-28
2022-04-24In celebration of Earth Day on April 22nd, Rossignol released one of the world’s first recyclable skis, The Essential. The lineup is...replies0views729
2022-04-24
2022-04-23Peak Skis, headquartered in western Montana, is attempting to revolutionize the ski industry with a new design approach - Keyhole Technology. By...replies0views650
2022-04-23
2022-04-21Black Crows consistently offers good content and this is no exception. Mustafa's story of his roots as a soccer player, selected for the Swiss...replies0views614
2022-04-21
2022-04-19We’ve partnered up with 57hours to bring you this free one-hour webinar on sailing and skiing in Svalbard, Norway. Tune in to hear the...replies0views455
2022-04-19
2022-04-17Sport, travel and adventure usually require gear purchases, travel expenses, training and free time. So, even though most of us try to structure...replies0views590
2022-04-17
2022-04-16Check out this important safety message - especially if you are a Black Diamond or Pieps beacon owner (direct from Black Diamond): "PIEPS...replies0views602
2022-04-16
2022-04-16Want to know what it’s like to ski at the edge of the world? Join this free one-hour webinar hosted by our partners at 57hours and hear from...replies0views702
2022-04-16
2022-04-15When dreaming of nailing those big, steep lines in complex terrain, timing is everything! Josh Smith of Avalanche Canada takes us through going...replies0views639
2022-04-15
2022-04-14Riding Red is about a program in the Whistler BC area called the Indigenous Life Sport Academy (ILSA). Formerly known as the First Nations...replies0views280
2022-04-142022-04-11What are current regulations regarding hiking up either Cypress or Seymour and skiing out inbounds? I'm thinking the x-country area...replies0views451
2022-04-11
2022-04-10Late spring skiing conditions moved upon us pretty quick, although cooling weather temps and snow in the forecast later this week might hit a...replies0views757
2022-04-10
2022-04-09The debate continues with a recent article by Michael Ferrara in backcountry magazine. Full of interesting discussion points like VHF dog...replies0views708
2022-04-09
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