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We are two Australian travellers staying in the Nelson area for the winter. My partner was involved in a serious snowboarding...
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2016-02-25
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Congratulations to our seventh and eighth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Dan Brazeau has won a Black Diamond Recon...
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2016-02-25
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2016-02-24
Tired of driving all the way from Vancouver to Whistler but Grouse gets too much rain? Garibaldi at squamish might just meet your needs. This...
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2016-02-24
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2016-02-24
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admin
Congratulations to our fifth and sixth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Jennifer Ross has won a Mont Bell Down Hugger 800...
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2016-02-24
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2016-02-23
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admin
Congratulations to our third and fourth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Lori Howard has won a Black Diamond Pieps DSP...
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2016-02-23
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2016-02-23
Big news for the ski touring community of coastal British Columbia! The spearhead huts have been granted their final approval by BC parks allowing...
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2016-02-27
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2016-02-22
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admin
Congratulations to our first two winnners Carri-Ann Gotta who won a Black Diamond Dawn Patrol 32 Pack + Avalung Element and Chris Lessage who won...
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2016-02-21
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Ray
We found a ski pole on Lunchbreak while skiing down to the highway's yard off Baldy Rocks at Kootenay Pass today.
Reply to this post and identify
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Ray
2016-02-21
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2016-02-20
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admin
Maybe you've heard about it and maybe you haven't, but Salomon athlete, Josh Daiek, recently completed what may be the first one day...
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2016-02-20
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2016-02-19
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KootPow
And so it begins! The 10th Annual Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest starts today! Hosted in the “powder mecca of Kootenays” at Whitewater...
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KootPow
2016-02-19
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2016-02-17
The boys at the Acres have been putting in work all season long. Revelstoke has been blessed with some pretty incredible snow conditions for the...
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2016-02-16
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Top Out
Another week of snow and not great stability we decided to try our luck at the glades again. Ullr provided!!!
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2016-02-16
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I would like to carry a handheld VHF/UHF radio into the backcountry for emergency communication. I am not so interested in communication...
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2016-02-21
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2016-02-15
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This years Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival is the 10th annual and runs Feb 19th – 21st. It offers up plenty of backcountry competitions,...
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2016-02-15
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2016-02-12
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KootPow
A high pressure system is a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds. When a temperature...
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2016-02-12
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2016-02-10
If you haven't heard about cold rush there's a good chance you live under a rock or maybe just aren't into that sort of thing. Either...
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2016-02-10
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2016-02-08
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Top Out
Hi everyone, a few buddies and I went out for some storm skiing on Saturday February 6th. Here is what we found...
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2016-02-08
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2016-02-08
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KootPow
In March 2015, the unlikely duo of Mike Douglas and Alexis Godbout teamed up to attempt one of Switzerland’s lesser known ski tours, the...
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2016-02-08
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2016-02-01
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KootPow
These guys really know how to get after it. Spending three days in beautiful British Columbia's backcountry can be both rewarding and...
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KootPow
2016-02-01
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2016-01-30
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The Backcountry Skiing Canada team has hit a number of lodges, huts and whatnots over the years, but they have all been in BC’s interior....
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2016-01-30
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2016-01-27
The freeride world tour kicked off in Andorra earlier this week with another field of impressive tallent. Andorra offered up an incredible venue...
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2016-01-27
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2016-01-25
I have always enjoyed the ins and outs of the avalanche phenomena. From my first ski tour in the slack country of big white in my XXL cotton...
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2016-01-25
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2016-01-22
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KootPow
These guys love splitboarding to. The freedom to roam uphill and down, the decision making that comes with navigating threw trees and alpine...
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2016-01-22
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I'm thinking about buying new ski and the shortest ski for that model is 186cm
Just wondering if that's gonna be to long
I'm a...
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2016-01-21
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2016-01-20
We have all been there. Looking at a line and thinking to yourself “ I think it goes but.. it might not “ Hopping a ledge and being...
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