BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
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2015-11-01Kootenay Mountain Culture (KMC) Magazine is a biannual publication based in Nelson, BC. Created in 2002 the words and photographs inspire,...replies0views2814
2015-11-01
2015-10-31Up to 162″ of snow (13.5-feet) is currently forecast to fall on 14,411-foot Mt. Rainer in Washington state in the next 3 days. That huge...replies0views2235
2015-10-31
2015-10-28Sam Ford Fjord. P: Dan Evans We have all been there. Taking the next step is always a scary thing and you can't be 100% prepared for...replies0views1727
2015-10-28
2015-10-26Here is the lates weather report from Gulmarg India: We have a couple of decent storms shaping up for Gulmarg right now. Currently it is snowing...replies5views2624
2015-10-28
2015-10-24Last week it became evident that a massive 45 to 50 megaton avalanche had occurred on Mount Steele in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Satellite...replies0views3063
2015-10-24
2015-10-23Drew Hardesty is an avalanche forecaster in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. His job includes collecting data, evaluating weather patterns and snow...replies0views1764
2015-10-23
2015-10-22Here's the second in this year's "The _____ of Winter" series from the good people at DPS. Sturgefilms (the dude who worked with DPS in...replies0views1737
2015-10-22
2015-10-21If you are a powder hound ski bum, a 9 to 5 , Monday to Friday kind of guy sitting on 5 paid sick days or anything in between, you need to...replies0views2233
2015-10-21
2015-10-17Selkirk College's Ski Resort Operations & Management (SROAM) students are hosting their 5th annual charity to raise money and awareness...replies1views1917
2015-10-17
2015-10-15The Backcountry Skiing Canada crew saw the Patagonia Jumbo Wild movie a couple nights ago and enjoyed it. It's such a contentious issue here...replies0views1782
2015-10-15
2015-10-14Growing up in Northern Ontario I always knew I would be moving to the mountains one day . I would always tell me people “hey, when I...replies0views1767
2015-10-14
2015-10-13The latest and greatest Salomon Freeski TV episode is here: After 8 seasons of Salomon Freeski TV, and thousands of comments from our fans...replies0views2927
2015-10-13
2015-10-11This edit from Andrew Rumph was just released and it looks like there is plenty of snow and terrain to be had down south at Ski Portillo....replies0views1520
2015-10-112015-10-09Giving the BUGS TO ROGERS PASS TRAVERSE to the ski mountaineering community. Yes, it's all FREE. The book, the map and the KML. You can ...replies0views4297
2015-10-09
2015-10-08You may have already heard about the new Patagonia/Sweetgrass Productions docu-ski film, Jumbo Wild, that has been touring around North America....replies6views2548
2015-10-10
2015-10-06There is far more to skiing than just skiing. Life, death, family, friends, endless fun and a sport that takes you to the furthest reaches of the...replies0views2006
2015-10-06
2015-10-04Fall marks the start of the climbing season in Nepal and with the recent earth quake and Everest tragedy behind them, there is no better time to...replies0views2173
2015-10-04
2015-10-01Here's a cool video from Scott Sports showing the wide net they cast over sporting gear. Though we are particularly interested in their ski...replies0views1720
2015-10-01
2015-09-30There's something inspiring about people who live their lives they way we wish we could. The people we watch in ski movies or the...replies1views2564
2015-10-012015-09-29Hey I made this website for a school project. On it you will find information about Ski resorts in Alberta Canada. It would be cool if you could...replies2views2616
2015-10-012015-09-28Hey folks , Mt Carlyle has a couple of ski weeks available this cominng season. Jan03-10 . January Pow, Catered and at a bargain rate to boot...replies0views1486
2015-09-28
2015-09-27Are you looking for the ultimate backcountry skiing adventure to an undiscovered corner of the world? Want to ski bottomless pow in the Indian...replies0views3974
2015-09-27
2015-09-26The latest episode of Salomon Freeski TV looks at Taos and how it came to be: Once an abandoned mine dump in the southernmost part of the Rocky...replies0views1675
2015-09-26
2015-09-24Here's the first installment from DPS Cinematic's 2015/16 series of short films. Shot in Hokkaido, Japan, The Weight of...replies0views2367
2015-09-24
2015-09-23With the first turns of the year being made, the leaves changing their colors and pumpkin spice lattes + yoga pants + north face vest + white...replies0views1821
2015-09-23