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Did you just win a Suunto Ambit3 GPS Watch? 2015-02-27 By admin Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. Today is our last prize draw...	replies 1 views 2521	By 2wheeler 2015-02-28
The winner of the Mountain Hardwear Fluid 24 pack is... 2015-02-26 By admin Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away our...	replies 0 views 2386	By admin 2015-02-26
Todays winner of the Oboz Shoes or Boots is.... 2015-02-25 By admin Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...	replies 0 views 2205	By admin 2015-02-25
The Winners of the Marker Googles are 2015-02-24 By admin Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...	replies 0 views 2186	By admin 2015-02-24
Winner of the Mountain Hardwear Ratio 15 Sleeping Bag is.... 2015-02-23 By admin Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...	replies 0 views 2447	By admin 2015-02-23
Free pass to go ANYWHERE on a ski trip in April- where should I go?! 2015-02-19 By powpowpow Hi fellow ski-lovers, As part of my medical degree I have been given 12 weeks in April, May and June to go to any hospital in the world, which...	replies 4 views 3399	By Car0lin3 2015-02-21
Win a Suunto Ambit3! 2015-02-18 By admin Enter to win a Suunto Ambit3 GPS Watch at this years Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest. Come by our tent on Feb 21st or 22nd and enter to win. If you...	replies 2 views 1902	By admin 2015-02-18
Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 - McKoy's Tetons MOVIE 2015-02-18 By admin Legendary photographer, Wade McCoy, has spent most of his life documenting the rise of freeskiing in one of America's most iconic ski areas,...	replies 0 views 1796	By admin 2015-02-18
Brown Pow Forecast - Weather Advisory 2015-02-18 By Jake It's difficult to choose the right skis for these conditions! Issued by Environment Canada and the B.C. Ministry of...	replies 0 views 1999	By Jake 2015-02-18
Need information about appropriate skis 2015-02-17 By coldblitz Hi folks, I would like to know what would be the best sort of skis for my intended use... I'm looking to use skis for cross-country...	replies 7 views 4271	By coldblitz 2015-02-20
WINNER of the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants announced 2015-02-17 By admin Thanks to all who entered this months comp for the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants. If you were not victorious this time around, fear not! We have...	replies 1 views 2495	By one4adventure 2015-02-17
Video: Ultra steep lines in Austria 2015-02-17 By emilyanthem Matthias Haunholder and Matthias Mayr on a human powered adventure to the Karles Towers, Austria. It took a few attempts to reach the summit, but...	replies 0 views 2088	By emilyanthem 2015-02-17
Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest Feb 20-22: Gear give away and more! 2015-02-16 By admin Entry into the Coldsmoke Powder Festival Prize Give Away is now closed but thank you to all who entered. Be sure to check the main page forum...	replies 27 views 14104	By bekks 2015-02-23
Japlanning - how to score powder in Japan 2015-02-15 By Juulski After sharing three blogs filled with Japanese powder shots, I would also like to give you a few practical tips. Feel free to add your own...	replies 0 views 4107	By Juulski 2015-02-15
Whistler Telemark Festival - March 1, 2015 2015-02-11 By LMc Whistler Telemark Festival 2015 – March 1st The love of the turn – join us at the 4th Annual Whistler Telemark Festival for a day...	replies 0 views 2119	By LMc 2015-02-11
CANADIAN POWDER HIGHWAY 2015-02-10 By dariogines First days of january a group of 9 spanish skiers (including me) went to BC, Canada to make our dreams come true, THE CANADIAN POWTRIP (AROUND THE...	replies 0 views 2069	By dariogines 2015-02-10
Video: Japan from Above 2015-02-10 By emilyanthem So, you probably all saw the photo of the Glacier Chair a few days ago on Blackcomb Mtn, with a huge lake of water around it? It's warming...	replies 0 views 2120	By emilyanthem 2015-02-10
Whitefish Montana Backcountry Options 2015-02-09 By paulleroux Anyone with experience know some good locations near Whitefish Montana for some ski touring and to grab some backcountry turns. Ideally a place to...	replies 1 views 4712	By one4adventure 2015-02-14
Only 9 days left to enter to win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants! 2015-02-06 By admin Have you entered yet? Do it today,... and everyday to increase your odds of winning. Rab has designed the Neo Guide Jacket & Pants...	replies 0 views 2001	By admin 2015-02-06
Episode 3: the ulitmate Japanese powder diet! 2015-02-01 By Juulski After a very tasty main course in Hakuba http://backcountryskiingcanada.....bsp;filled with vitamin P we are ready for our desert in Happo One...	replies 0 views 3196	By Juulski 2015-02-01
Cutting Lines - Salomon Freeski TV Season 8 2015-02-01 By admin Freeski TV Episode 8: It's something nobody ever talks about, but the forest industry has created access to most of the great skiing areas in...	replies 0 views 1600	By admin 2015-02-01
Historic 2015-01-28 By Jake Balmy Bivi 1200m above the lights of the big shitty The mercury rose to an incredible +15c on January 25, 2015 in Bow Valley Provincial Park...	replies 2 views 2295	By Jake 2015-01-31
Northern Road Trip with the Yurt on wheels - VIDEO 2015-01-26 By admin Back in the fall our friend Jared from Utah Outside informed us he was looking to get out of Salt Lake City for a road trip north. His destination...	replies 0 views 2564	By admin 2015-01-26
Episode 2! 2015-01-25 By Juulski After a very deep and good start of the New Year in Japan, my ski buddy Caroline and I have been skiing in Hakuba, where many of the ski events of...	replies 0 views 2772	By Juulski 2015-01-25
What's Up? 2015-01-21 By Jake Where are the Trip Reports, Conditions, Stoke, or flat out Bragging… there doesn't seem to be much of it this year. Makes it hard to...	replies 3 views 2439	By Jake 2015-01-22