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      Stolen: Prior 158 Splitboard & Voile Bindings
      2012-12-15
      By whistlerguides
      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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      2821
      By whistlerguides
      2012-12-15
      Route of the week: Husume, Whistler/Blackcomb
      Route of the week: Husume, Whistler/Blackcomb
      2012-12-12
      By admin
      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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      8693
      By admin
      2012-12-12
      Lee gets lucky - lost avalanche footage
      Lee gets lucky - lost avalanche footage
      2012-11-04
      By Zorba
      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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      3089
      By Zorba
      2012-11-04
      Skiing the Garibaldi Volcanic Barrier, please help, I'm a backcountry noob
      2012-04-15
      By MaxBerkowitz
      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
      WHISTLER HELISKI LOOKING TO EXTEND TENURE IN SPEARHEAD
      2012-03-08
      By vladrac
      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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      3048
      By vladrac
      2012-03-08
      COMP - Spearhead Soul Skiing
      COMP - Spearhead Soul Skiing
      2012-03-01
      By adam
      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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      4367
      By Jake
      2012-03-21
      COMP - What the heck am I doing here.(Backcountry Skiing Cowboy Ridge)
      COMP - What the heck am I doing here.(Backcountry Skiing Cowboy Ridge)
      2012-02-29
      By mikecyclone
      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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      3047
      By mikecyclone
      2012-02-29
      COMP-Pemberton Backcountry- tripple play
      COMP-Pemberton Backcountry- tripple play
      2012-02-26
      By powdaface
      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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      2796
      By powdaface
      2012-02-26
      COMP The Spearhead
      COMP The Spearhead
      2012-02-21
      By mikecyclone
      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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      3049
      By mikecyclone
      2012-02-21
      COMP - ~Pow Pow Patrol Found at Keiths hut!~
      COMP - ~Pow Pow Patrol Found at Keiths hut!~
      2012-02-15
      By atruse
      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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      3566
      By atruse
      2012-02-15
      COMP- 4 half days of Whistler slackcountry.
      2012-01-25
      By Dangler
      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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      2686
      By Dangler
      2012-01-25
      COMP - Overnight trip to Diamond's head
      2012-01-25
      By guigui
      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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      2592
      By guigui
      2012-01-25
      COMP - Joffre Shoulder Coiloir, Duffey
      COMP - Joffre Shoulder Coiloir, Duffey
      2012-01-12
      By wilkez
      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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      4335
      By adam
      2012-03-01
      COMP-Blackcomb Backcountry
      COMP-Blackcomb Backcountry
      2011-12-24
      By powdaface
      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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      3279
      By powdaface
      2011-12-24
      COMP-AUSSIE COULOIR, JOFFRE PARK.
      COMP-AUSSIE COULOIR, JOFFRE PARK.
      2011-12-21
      By powdaface
      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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      4617
      By powdaface
      2011-12-21
      COMP-Spearhead traverse December
      COMP-Spearhead traverse December
      2011-12-20
      By powdaface
      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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      3120
      By powdaface
      2011-12-20
      Peak Chair open on Whistler Mountain
      Peak Chair open on Whistler Mountain
      2011-12-04
      By vladrac
      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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      2674
      By vladrac
      2011-12-04
      BIG Whistler Avi - MOVIE
      BIG Whistler Avi - MOVIE
      2011-11-29
      By
      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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      2760
      By
      2011-11-29
      Unofficial opening of Whistler Blackcomb Nov 19
      2011-11-12
      By vladrac
      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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      2683
      By vladrac
      2011-11-14
      The Devil, The Angel & The Spearhead Range Video
      The Devil, The Angel & The Spearhead Range Video
      2011-11-07
      By Zorba
      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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      2714
      By Zorba
      2011-11-07
      Whistler backcountry shaping up early
      Whistler backcountry shaping up early
      2011-09-28
      By skifreak
      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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      2891
      By skifreak
      2011-09-28
      Mt Currie 3+ avalanche
      Mt Currie 3+ avalanche
      2011-07-10
      By skifreak
      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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      2714
      By skifreak
      2011-07-10
      Coast Range - Garibaldi Neve
      Coast Range - Garibaldi Neve
      2011-05-02
      By admin
      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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      3257
      By admin
      2011-05-02
      Whistler Creek and Backside of Marmot
      Whistler Creek and Backside of Marmot
      2011-03-27
      By admin
      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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      5841
      By admin
      2011-03-27
      PHOTO CONTEST - Garibaldi Neve Traverse
      PHOTO CONTEST - Garibaldi Neve Traverse
      2011-03-27
      By bbadelt
      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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      3727
      By bbadelt
      2011-03-27
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