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    Vote for a fellow Canadian!
    2014-04-02
    By Darin Langhorst
    Hey everybody, if you are looking to do your good deed for the day and want to support one of the few, if not the ONLY, Canadian entry in the Know...
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    By Darin Langhorst
    2014-04-02
    Scot Schmidt the Legend - VIDEO
    Scot Schmidt the Legend - VIDEO
    2014-04-02
    By skifreak
    Now at over 50 years old Scot Schmidt still rips it almost as good as ever. He was the original free skier in the 80's and looked up to by...
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    2511
    By skifreak
    2014-04-02
    Greg Hill's March Madness - did he do it?
    Greg Hill's March Madness - did he do it?
    2014-04-01
    By admin
    Backcountry skiing superman Greg Hill was on a quest last month to ski tour 100 vertical Kilometers (that's about 328,000 feet) in just 31...
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    1943
    By 2wheeler
    2014-04-02
    shout out to Rab for the Soap Box
    shout out to Rab for the Soap Box
    2014-03-31
    By bootroom
    Thanks to Rab for the Stratus jacket I got last month from the Soap Box comp.  I really got to try it out on Friday night as I spent the...
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    1829
    By bootroom
    2014-03-31
    Soap box comp ends on Monday have you entered?
    Soap box comp ends on Monday have you entered?
    2014-03-30
    By admin
    Only Today and Monday left to enter the Soap Box Comp and have a chance to win one of 7 huge prizes worth $300-$500 each, have you entered...
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    0
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    1856
    By admin
    2014-03-30
    New video animation unveiled
    New video animation unveiled
    2014-03-26
    By admin
    Its been almost five years that we've been using the same Backcountry Skiing Canada video intro and we thought it was getting a little...
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    1764
    By admin
    2014-03-26
    Salomon FreeskiTV’s “Spring Break” - VIDEO
    Salomon FreeskiTV’s “Spring Break” - VIDEO
    2014-03-25
    By admin
    In Salomon FreeskiTV’s “Spring Break,” Josh Dueck teams up with Cody Townsend, Josh Daiek and Leah Evans to go big in western...
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    1720
    By admin
    2014-03-25
    Gear of the Year Announced
    Gear of the Year Announced
    2014-03-24
    By admin
    We here at Backcountry Skiing Canada take our gear pretty seriously, so when a product is awarded our coveted "Gear of the Year" it's a...
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    2294
    By admin
    2014-03-24
    SOAP BOX COMP Winner of a week for two at Mount Carlyle Lodge
    SOAP BOX COMP Winner of a week for two at Mount Carlyle Lodge
    2014-03-21
    By admin
    The Soap Box Comp has just over a week remaining before we draw for the final round of prizes April 1st (no joke) but today we have drawn the...
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    2387
    By admin
    2014-03-21
    Getting Lippe
    Getting Lippe
    2014-03-20
    By ruari
     (Soap Box Comp entry) ; Words fail Fiordland, that dank tangle of diorite walls, dark fiords and darker clouds, far away...
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    2364
    By ruari
    2014-03-20
    Final day out with Marmot and Exum Guides in Jackson Hole
    Final day out with Marmot and Exum Guides in Jackson Hole
    2014-03-19
    By admin
    Our third and final day in Jackson Hole culminated with a guided slackcountry ski tour just outside the boundaries of Jackson Hole Ski Resort. As...
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    5122
    By admin
    2014-03-19
    Grand Teton National Park Trip -- Day 2 of 3
    Grand Teton National Park Trip -- Day 2 of 3
    2014-03-18
    By admin02
    We already posted about day number one and here are a few words on day two. 'back to Grand Teton National Park but this time our access was...
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    2651
    By admin02
    2014-03-18
    People out East are crazy!.....Soap Box
    People out East are crazy!.....Soap Box
    2014-03-17
    By beaurepi
    People out East are crazy! I know, i'm one of them…  I just came back from a trip to Nelson and i've got the Blues big...
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    2386
    By Dextern
    2014-03-26
    Thanks Rab but \
    Thanks Rab but \"holly zippers Batman\"---Soap Box
    2014-03-17
    By bootroom
    Thanks Rab for the AL Pull on but what is with the deep...no deep zipper I think I am in the tour to Giro.  But all joking aside this is a...
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    By bootroom
    2014-03-17
    Jackson Hole Backcountry Skiing - Grand Teton National Park
    Jackson Hole Backcountry Skiing - Grand Teton National Park
    2014-03-15
    By admin
    The first of three days backcountry skiing in Grand Teton National Park conditions were warm, sunny and very spring like even on the summit of...
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    7290
    By admin
    2014-03-15
    Jackson Hole Backcountry
    Jackson Hole Backcountry
    2014-03-13
    By admin
    The BSC crew is migrating south for a media event and a few days of skiing in the Jackson Hole backcountry. I decided to beat the rest of the...
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    3603
    By admin
    2014-03-13
    Why Nelson ?   ................Soap Box
    Why Nelson ? ................Soap Box
    2014-03-10
    By beaurepi
    Why Nelson? I just got back from a week in Nelson for ski touring.  Was is worth it? I will let you decide for yourself. Nelson is not...
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    3230
    By 1skibum
    2014-03-13
    2014 Dogtooth Dash
    2014 Dogtooth Dash
    2014-03-08
    By admin
    It's fast approaching, the annual Dogtooth Dash runs Mar 21 - 23, 2014 at Kicking Horse Ski Resort which is also The 2014 BUFF Canadian...
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    1644
    By admin
    2014-03-08
    Canadian Winter - SOAP BOX
    Canadian Winter - SOAP BOX
    2014-03-04
    By ALLEN
    It's been a wild one this year. Seems like the whole of Canada is geting it's fair share. I am definitely happy to be living where we...
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    1563
    By ALLEN
    2014-03-04
    Greg Sucker-for-punishment Hill's March Madness Program -- VIDEO
    Greg Sucker-for-punishment Hill's March Madness Program -- VIDEO
    2014-03-03
    By admin02
    With the help of Arc'teryx, Salomon and Suunto (and, likely, his family) Greg Hill is attempting to ski 100 Km or 328,000' in the month of...
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    1924
    By admin02
    2014-03-04
    La Cavale d'Oris France
    La Cavale d'Oris France
    2014-03-03
    By erin2
    Getting up at 5:30 am can be difficult, especially on a Thursday when you know you’re going to have to go to class later. Is it worth it?...
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    1650
    By erin2
    2014-03-03
    Starting March's soap box comp with a bang—Solo ski touring???
    Starting March's soap box comp with a bang—Solo ski touring???
    2014-03-02
    By bootroom
    Well I might regret this but I thought I would start March's soap box off with a bang and what better way than to discuss solo backcountry ski...
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    2
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    4101
    By Shredmasterplus
    2014-03-03
    February Soap Box Comp Winners announced
    February Soap Box Comp Winners announced
    2014-03-01
    By admin
    February is behind us, so that means seven new winners of massive prizes in our Soap Box Comp. We want to thank everyone for sharing some of their...
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    3
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    2050
    By matosan
    2014-03-11
    Thanks to Suunto for my awesome new ambit2 S Watch!
    Thanks to Suunto for my awesome new ambit2 S Watch!
    2014-02-28
    By povski
    Like a few hundred people i stop at the Backcountry Skiing Canada tent during the Kookenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest to enter the Suunto Watch give...
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    1575
    By povski
    2014-02-28
    Final days to enter this months Soap Box Comp - Get on it!
    Final days to enter this months Soap Box Comp - Get on it!
    2014-02-27
    By admin
    We pick seven winners end of day Friday so you only have a few days left to enter and the prizes are pretty huge! We want to see your best posts...
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    0
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    1899
    By admin
    2014-02-27
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