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      Valhalla Mountain Lodge
      Valhalla Mountain Lodge
      2012-03-05
      By admin
      The Backcountry Skiing Canada Crew is currently at Valhalla Mountain Lodge (literally as I type - gotta love satelite internet) and it has been...
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      2157
      By admin
      2012-03-05
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #17, 18, and 19!
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #17, 18, and 19!
      2012-03-05
      By admin
      Did you fill out a survey at Red Resort or Whitewater? If so you may have won a prize from BCA! As many of you know we are surveying skiers...
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      1860
      By admin
      2012-03-05
      Expose Yourself Photo + Video Winners (Help)
      Expose Yourself Photo + Video Winners (Help)
      2012-03-05
      By admin
      We are madly going through each of the final 15 selected entires to try and narrow it down to just the top 4 who will win the BIG prizes and we...
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      1890
      By admin
      2012-03-05
      Did you win a Prize for filling out our survey?
      Did you win a Prize for filling out our survey?
      2012-03-04
      By admin
      There are several unclaimed prizes so give it a check to see if you won, click the link at the bottom. As many of you know we are surveying...
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      2050
      By admin
      2012-03-04
      Avalanche takes out chairlift in France (with people on it) - VIDEO
      Avalanche takes out chairlift in France (with people on it) - VIDEO
      2012-03-04
      By skifreak
      This is likely the craziest avalanche video I have seen (correct me if I am wrong?) the slide takes out the chairlift while people are still on...
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      2338
      By powder
      2012-03-07
      Five more winners go into the mega round. Who could it be now?
      Five more winners go into the mega round. Who could it be now?
      2012-03-02
      By admin02
      Oh Boy. February is over and we have another batch of five winners. To see who pulled it off this time, click here. O!M!G! was picking the top...
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      1954
      By admin02
      2012-03-02
      2 full days to EXPOSE YOURSELF! Enter the comp now.
      2 full days to EXPOSE YOURSELF! Enter the comp now.
      2012-02-28
      By admin02
      Hey! Just two more days of us browbeating you to enter the comp. We've had another high-quality heat in February. Ho-ly! If you'd like to...
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      2447
      By admin02
      2012-02-28
      Coldsmoke PowderFest 2012 goes off BIG!
      Coldsmoke PowderFest 2012 goes off BIG!
      2012-02-27
      By admin
      Today was the last day of the 6th annual Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and over the three days I don't believe it stopped snowing at any...
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      5879
      By admin
      2012-02-27
      Expose Yourself NOW--Photo Comp is Winding Down
      Expose Yourself NOW--Photo Comp is Winding Down
      2012-02-21
      By admin02
      The backcountryskiingcanada.com EXPOSE YOURSELF PHOTO COMP is on for just ONE MORE WEEK (Is our use of capital letters getting our important point...
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      2082
      By admin02
      2012-02-21
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #14, 15, and 16!
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #14, 15, and 16!
      2012-02-18
      By admin
      Time to start giving out some more prizes. If you have any of the numbers listed below,... well then you are a winner!  Did you fill out a...
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      1961
      By admin
      2012-02-18
      ski touring with a snowkite
      2012-02-08
      By martin hanzalek
      Several years ago I picked up a snowkite for the first time and instantly got hooked. Now, whenever I go ski touring, I pack a little kite with me...
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      5356
      By martin hanzalek
      2012-02-08
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #12 & 13
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #12 & 13
      2012-02-05
      By admin
      Did you fill out a survey at Whitewater Ski Resort? If so you may have won a prize from BCA! As many of you know we are surveying skiers at...
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      2053
      By admin
      2012-02-05
      January Heat -- Expose Yourself Comp Winners!
      January Heat -- Expose Yourself Comp Winners!
      2012-02-05
      By admin02
      Wow. We have new-found respect for judges of high-quality photo and video comps. The quality of our January, heat #2, submissions made for a...
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      2194
      By admin02
      2012-02-05
      Whistler's Pique Magazine highlights the BSC survey project
      Whistler's Pique Magazine highlights the BSC survey project
      2012-02-03
      By admin
      Pique Magazine based out of Whistler BC has just released a story on our very own efforts here in the Kootenay's as we try to keep people a...
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      2781
      By admin
      2012-02-03
      Backcountry skiing in the Lyngen alps of Norway
      Backcountry skiing in the Lyngen alps of Norway
      2012-02-03
      By SaraBrandt
      Hi everyone! I'm from Sweden and am staying in BC for a couple of weeks this winter. Me and my friends are amazed by the amount of snow you...
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      4099
      By SaraBrandt
      2012-02-03
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #11
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #11
      2012-02-02
      By admin
      Did you fill out a survey at Whitewater Ski Resort last week? If so you may have won a prize from the CAC! As many of you know we are...
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      2059
      By admin
      2012-02-02
      We just flew in from Utah and boy are our arms tired
      We just flew in from Utah and boy are our arms tired
      2012-01-31
      By admin02
      The Backcountry Skiing Canada team recently headed south to Utah for the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake. The show was a mind-blowing mix of...
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      3693
      By admin02
      2012-01-31
      Comp - Chugach pillows and lonely snowshoes
      Comp - Chugach pillows and lonely snowshoes
      2012-01-30
      By c.j.niggemyer
      December 30th, 2011; I had three days left in Alaska before I moved with a friend to Whistler, B.C. for the winter. Decided I was going to need...
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      1977
      By c.j.niggemyer
      2012-01-30
      COMP - Given'r In Revelstoke all January Long!!
      2012-01-30
      By powderfix
      Wow! It has been an amazing month. We have been blessed in this part of the world, Revelstoke to be specific, with a great amount of snow. The...
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      1984
      By powderfix
      2012-01-30
      Free Backcountry Skiing at Mount Carlyle Lodge
      Free Backcountry Skiing at Mount Carlyle Lodge
      2012-01-30
      By admin
      Have you entered the Expose Yourself Photo + Video Comp yet? no. Then you have no chance to win a week for two at Mount Carlyle Lodge with...
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      5889
      By admin
      2012-01-30
      COMP - Snowdance Charleston
      2012-01-28
      By Alex_mrv1
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      1830
      By hipsterandjane
      2012-01-29
      Snow Dance
      2012-01-28
      By Alex_mrv1
      We created this video during our family ski trip.  Hope everyone enjoys it. This is what dancers do when they go...
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      1823
      By Alex_mrv1
      2012-01-28
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #10
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #10
      2012-01-28
      By admin
      Did you fill out a survey at Whitewater Ski Resort? If so you may have won a prize from the CAC! As many of you know we are surveying skiers...
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      0
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      2032
      By admin
      2012-01-28
      Rossland Backcountry Film Festival - Sunday Feb 26th
      2012-01-26
      By Red PeeKay
      The third (hopefully annual) Rossland Backcountry Film Festival is back on again this year. Presented by the Friends of the Rossland Range, it...
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      1763
      By Red PeeKay
      2012-01-26
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #9
      Backcountry Skiing Survey - WINNER #9
      2012-01-26
      By admin
      Did you fill out a survey at Whitewater Ski Resort? If so you may have won a prize from the CAC! As many of you know we are surveying skiers...
      replies
      1
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      2744
      By joscelynwerner
      2012-01-27
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