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2012-12-15
Prior 158 Splitboard with Voile Bindings stolen from Whistler Roundhouse at approximately 10:00am on Saturday December 15, 2012. Board has...
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2012-12-15
2012-12-12
Whistler/Blackcomb boast an incredible amount of options for any backcountry skier, heck we wrote a guide about the area. While most of the...
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2012-12-12
2012-11-04
Lee gets caught in a big avalanche, taking a ride over 600 feet and over a 50 foot cliff. Two years later some freinds find his goggles and helmet...
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2012-11-04
2012-04-15
I thought I'd explain my interest in the spot and my ability before I ask questions. My name's Max Berkowitz, and I am 15 years old. I...
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2012-04-16
2012-03-08
Whistler Heliskiing (owned by Whistler Blackcomb) agreed in Fall 2011 that they would extend their tenure for 5 years, at which time the Spearhead...
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2012-03-08
2012-03-01
I recently made a trip from my home in Banff, AB to visit a friend on the coast who was desperate to get away from his 9 to 5 in downtown...
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2012-03-21
2012-02-29
Sometimes you have that feeling you don’t know what is wrong. You think you’re in a bad mood, but you re examine you’re yourself...
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2012-02-29
2012-02-26
Sweet day in Pembi Backcountry... The day was beautiful, the snow was firm but stable. The goal was to ski three sweet n facing couilors. The...
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2012-02-26
2012-02-21
It started with my waking alarm 4:45 am gathering my gear that I had pre packed the night before. Grabbing my lunch from the fridge and jamming...
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2012-02-21
2012-02-15
its the beginning of the week, theres a buzz in the air because the forecast shows avalanche risk is low/moderate for the first time in my...
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2012-02-15
2012-01-25
http://vimeo.com/35494163 This video was shot on 4 half day tours during the 3rd week of January.  Each of the 4 days had...
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2012-01-25
2012-01-25
Report on a recent trip to Diamond's Head area, in Garibaldi provincial Park. We stayed at the Elfin lakes shelter, which gets really busy on...
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2012-01-25
2012-01-12
This is my first post here…the contest enticed me to sign up. So here is my first submission of the season ( lots more to come). I...
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2012-03-01
2011-12-24
Blackcomb backcountry With no new snow in several weeks when we got hit with 7 cm, skiers start to get excited.  How was it? The word...
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2011-12-24
2011-12-21
On the Coast Range of BC we decided to take advantage another sunny day.  There have been lots of sunny days here in this month.  Great...
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2011-12-21
2011-12-20
We took advantage of another sunny day, and a full moon night to complete the spearhead traverse. We have had a lot of sunny days with (Drycember)...
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2011-12-20
2011-12-04
Peak chair opened yesterday to the regular fanfare. Dan Treadway of course skied it before everyone else. Good news is that the Musical Bumps...
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2011-12-04
2011-11-29
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Size 3.5 avalanche in Corona bowl. Nov 28 @1200 P.M. Helicopter deployed 2kg explosive. These occurred today, November 28th, during Blackcomb...
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2011-11-29
2011-11-12
Whistler Blackcomb has not made any official statements on an early opening yet, but all rumours point to Nov 19, 7 days early. That means lift...
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2011-11-14
2011-11-07
Badass adventure out their back door: JD Hare on a 24hr enchainment of the Spearhead Range, Whistler British Columbia, by Chris...
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2011-11-07
2011-09-28
It is not even October yet and the top of Whister and surrounding backcountry is looking like it is getting ready to ski. Still a month and a half...
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2011-09-28
2011-07-10
Even though it is summer it doesn't mean that avalanches aren't possible, a recent observation from dave Sarkany on the coast proves that...
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2011-07-10
2011-05-02
Trip report for the Coast Range - Garibaldi Neve - April 25th to May 1st from The Mountain Conditions Report: Chris Lawrence and I returned...
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2011-05-02
2011-03-27
The latest public mountain conditions report: Out for a ski yesterday in Whistler Creek. Used the ski hill to gain access to Marmot Peak. A...
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2011-03-27
2011-03-27
A Coastal Mountain classic! We skiied into a light snow on the way up to Elfin Lakes hut, which turned to a white-out the next day. We made it...
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2011-03-27