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    Canmore Frontcountry
    Canmore Frontcountry
    2012-02-10
    By Jake
    For those of us who enjoy a more mellow pace from time to time... Skiing a lap or two on Main Street and then taking a few steps toward the cafe...
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    2066
    By Jake
    2012-02-10
    Comp: Mt. Forbes Descent
    2012-02-09
    By conorstoke
    This is a movie I made in December about Independent Power Projects and their impact on British Columbia.  Last May, I gathered...
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    2507
    By conorstoke
    2012-02-09
    COMP- New Years, Backcountry Style!!!
    COMP- New Years, Backcountry Style!!!
    2012-01-31
    By Cross
       Our trip started with my buddy Dustin messaging me about a backcountry hostel he booked for New Years, and was sending myself and my...
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    3858
    By Cross
    2012-01-31
    GoPro in the Rockies?
    2012-01-29
    By wingnut
    Has anyone taken a helmet cam of some sort with them along a route in the rockies? I'm interested in seeing some cool places to ski if anyone...
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    1803
    By wingnut
    2012-01-29
    Backcountry access to Fortress?
    2012-01-21
    By teejay
    Just wondering if anyone has skinned into Fortress lately from the highway. How many kms via the access road, and what is the elevation gain?...
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    3
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    6500
    By kevin
    2012-01-24
    Surprise - The Big Chill
    Surprise - The Big Chill
    2012-01-17
    By Jake
    A few groups ventured into Surprise Pass over the weekend of January 14th and 15th. On the 15th we found partly cloudy skies and balmy temps...
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    2038
    By nateveldhoen
    2012-01-17
    Comp - Perspective
    Comp - Perspective
    2012-01-02
    By RockyRambler
    Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. ~James Dean Today I found perspective. It took 40 wheels, and thousands of...
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    8479
    By RockyRambler
    2013-04-08
    Christmas at Skoki
    Christmas at Skoki
    2011-12-28
    By Jake
    In 1930 Cliff Whyte and Cyril Paris found a little place with good skiing and no people. By 1931 Skoki Lodge was open for business. Eight decades...
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    3776
    By Jake
    2011-12-29
    COMP Moraine Lake area
    COMP Moraine Lake area
    2011-12-13
    By mike1980
    Some pics from one of my favorite spots in the Rockies: Moraine Lake: big terrain, big views! touring to Wenkchemna pass Tele turns...
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    6039
    By johnokner
    2012-01-27
    Pro skier Pierre first avalanche fatality of 2011-12
    Pro skier Pierre first avalanche fatality of 2011-12
    2011-11-14
    By Zorba
    From the Salt Lake Tribune: Professional skier Jamie Pierre dies in avalanche at Snowbird By Roxana Orellana and Sheena...
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    2697
    By skifreak
    2011-11-15
    Mountain Conditions Report - Rockies + Columbia Mnts.
    Mountain Conditions Report - Rockies + Columbia Mnts.
    2011-06-03
    By admin
    The latest report from the ACMG Mountain Conditions Report Summary for the Rockies and Columbia Mountains issued June 2, 2011 Spring has...
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    2070
    By admin
    2011-06-03
    ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies
    ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies
    2011-05-20
    By admin
    The PMCR has issues a last summary for the Rockies, a must read for those still heading out: ACMG Mountain Conditions Report Summary for the...
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    2282
    By admin
    2011-05-20
    stoke from the season
    stoke from the season
    2011-05-07
    By skiitsbetter
    My first year in a while fully embracing the spring, rather than getting an "early" start on bike season. A fun season with lots of touring and...
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    2017
    By hipsterandjane
    2011-05-11
    Endless Winter
    Endless Winter
    2011-05-02
    By kevin
    Trip reports a bit on the lighter side… First, this from the Stanley burn in KNP a few weeks back: And then there was this...
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    2263
    By kevin
    2011-06-21
    North Rockies Ski Traverse - TR
    North Rockies Ski Traverse - TR
    2011-05-02
    By admin
    Yesterday six of us completed a variation of the North Rockies ski traverse, starting near Jasper (Portal Creek) and ending up at the Clemenceau...
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    2612
    By admin
    2011-05-02
    PHOTO COMP - Backcountry Action
    PHOTO COMP - Backcountry Action
    2011-03-31
    By k2krill
    For the last year or so I’ve been concentrating on learning the techniques of action photography.  The transition from shooting alone...
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    2020
    By k2krill
    2011-03-31
    PHOTO COMP - Back in the backcountry with the Bettys
    PHOTO COMP - Back in the backcountry with the Bettys
    2011-03-31
    By k2krill
    Back in the backcountry with the Bettys.  We spent two days in Elk Creek shooting and exploring this week on our four day stint of learning...
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    1939
    By k2krill
    2011-03-31
    PHOTO COMP - The Perfect Storm?
    PHOTO COMP - The Perfect Storm?
    2011-03-31
    By k2krill
    The Perfect Storm?  Skiing in December this year was a mixed bag. What sticks out most is the deepest day I think I’ve ever had in...
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    2093
    By k2krill
    2011-03-31
    PHOTO COMP - Skiing is Believing
    PHOTO COMP - Skiing is Believing
    2011-03-31
    By k2krill
      Skiing is Believing and I couldn’t believe the skiing this October and November.  Sometimes you have to go see for yourself...
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    1711
    By k2krill
    2011-03-31
    PHOTO COMP - Dolomite Circuit
    PHOTO COMP - Dolomite Circuit
    2011-03-31
    By Sting
    This is from the Dolomite Circuit on the Icefields Parkway in March of this year. This is certainly one of the PREMIER tours in the rockies In...
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    2242
    By Sting
    2011-03-31
    PHOTO COMP - Narao Shoulder
    PHOTO COMP - Narao Shoulder
    2011-03-31
    By Sting
    I took this shot while chewing on some lunch during a trip to do some yo-yo sking at Narao Shoulder by Lake O’Hara. BETA: Park at the...
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    4373
    By Sting
    2011-03-31
    Photo Comp- \
    Photo Comp- \"Crowfoot Pass\"
    2011-03-29
    By drudy1
    My wife and I have had countless trips to the Bow Lake area of the Ice-fields Parkway. Crowfoot Mountain and its glacier have always been a...
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    2558
    By drudy1
    2011-03-29
    Special Public Avalanche Warning for SE BC
    Special Public Avalanche Warning for SE BC
    2011-03-11
    By kklassen
    Special Public Avalanche Warning for Backcountry Recreationists in Southeast BC March 11, 2011, Revelstoke, BC: The Canadian Avalanche Centre...
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    1760
    By kklassen
    2011-03-11
    Scary Rutschblock test fail
    Scary Rutschblock test fail
    2011-02-19
    By admin
    The latest Public Mountain Conditions Report show a scary result on a Rutshblock test - wow. We were skiing in the Crowfoot Glades with the CAA...
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    2821
    By admin
    2011-02-19
    2 Fined in Sunshine backcountry for triggering a slide
    2011-02-17
    By admin
    So, just stumbled upon this story about two people skiing out of bounds at Sunshine Resort in Banff beign charged with trespassing, but just two...
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    0
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    2450
    By admin
    2011-02-17
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