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      2013-01-13
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      If you are a Whistler resident you have no doubt heard of the plans for the Spearhead Traverse. Huts and plenty of 'em. If you haven't...
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      2013-01-13
      COMP: Video \"Heard you like to ski POW\" Coast Range BC
      2013-01-08
      By powboy
      Video Highlights from Coast Range BC, Canada, "Heard you like to ski POW"  You like POW in your face.  We have had a great start to the...
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      2013-01-08
      Winter Beautiful + Happy New Year!
      Winter Beautiful + Happy New Year!
      2012-12-30
      By emilyanthem
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      2012-12-30
      Early season Pow! Mt Rohr, Duffy Lake Rd
      Early season Pow! Mt Rohr, Duffy Lake Rd
      2012-12-30
      By emilyanthem
      It's been an epic start to the year! Here are a few stills from the GoPro, skiing Mt Rohr on the Duffy Lake Road. Images Mike Legare.
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      2013-01-02
      Comp- Timing is Everything
      Comp- Timing is Everything
      2012-12-22
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        By no stretch of the imagination would noon be considered an 'Alpine Start' - not even when daylight lasts close to 20 hours, or...
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      2012-12-22
      Photo Comp: First day out
      Photo Comp: First day out
      2012-12-18
      By jerrett
      This was from a few weeks ago - while everyone else was franticly chasing the better than usual early season conditions, the snow eluded me as the...
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      2012-12-18
      3rd annual Vancouver Island Backcountry Festival (Feb 9-10)
      3rd annual Vancouver Island Backcountry Festival (Feb 9-10)
      2012-12-18
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      Here we go again! For those looking for an excuse to see what it looks like on the island, Feb 9-10 is your weekend. The third annual...
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      By jerrett
      2013-02-05
      Damavand ( 5,671m) ski tour in IRAN
      2012-12-18
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      2012-11-30
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      Hi Guys. Lots of great information and trip reports on this website,. Thanks to everyone.My brother and I are getting into backcountry skiing, we...
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      2012-11-30
      My new ski touring blog.
      2012-11-09
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      2012-11-09
      An Endless Spring Day - MOVIE
      An Endless Spring Day - MOVIE
      2012-06-21
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      Innate Photo Comp:  The sickest line you've ever skied
      Innate Photo Comp: The sickest line you've ever skied
      2012-06-06
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      It's not often you get to ski a line like this, stability, weather, partners, snow conditions, everything has to come together, and, at the...
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      2012-06-08
      Innate Photo Comp:  The sickest line you've ever skied
      Innate Photo Comp: The sickest line you've ever skied
      2012-06-06
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      2012-06-08
      Video Highlights spring 2012 (Skiing pow is where I'll be.\"
      2012-05-22
      By powgasms
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      2012-05-22
      Summer Stoke - Vancouver Island, North
      Summer Stoke - Vancouver Island, North
      2012-05-14
      By jerrett
      Spring break blessed the island with powder for the weekend, followed by a temperature spike that sent us scurrying to the beach with our...
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      By jerrett
      2012-05-14
      Summer Stoke - Vancouver Island, Arrowsmith
      Summer Stoke - Vancouver Island, Arrowsmith
      2012-05-14
      By jerrett
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      By Innate
      2012-05-18
      Skiing on snow and travelling through ice
      Skiing on snow and travelling through ice
      2012-03-15
      By powdaface
      Another sweet day of backcountry ski touring in the coast range of BC. We decided to ski the SW couilor of Matier, and explore the visable and...
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      By powdaface
      2012-03-15
      Ski good or eat wood
      2012-03-06
      By guigui
      A good day in the Coquihalla area, very good snow but a little too many trees up there !!! A Winter in BC - Episode 3: Tree Skiing...
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      By guigui
      2012-03-06
      Comp - Backcountry Thoughts
      Comp - Backcountry Thoughts
      2012-03-01
      By nickthomas77
      As we stand atop the peak overcome with scale, eyes spinning, straining to take in every panorama. As we immerse ourselves in the forest, lost...
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      By nickthomas77
      2012-03-01
      COMP- Cloudy Powdy
      2012-03-01
      By Dangler
      Some people love to ski the extreme.  If its not at least 45 degrees and fatally exposed then why bother getting out of bed?! For...
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      2012-03-01
      COMP- Heli drop on Rethel.
      2012-03-01
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      One could easily feel sorry for Rethel Mountain.  Sitting in the shadow of the great monstrosities of Wedge and Weart, most people...
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      By hipsterandjane
      2012-03-05
      COMP- Video Highlights tantalus \"Look fresh POW\"
      2012-02-26
      By powdaface
      AH, What do you get when you mix some Madonna with some ski video? Answer check out the video. "Look fresh Pow" I know many will poo-poo the use...
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      By powdaface
      2012-03-02
      Comp - The Line I Wasn't Ready To Die For - Until Today
      Comp - The Line I Wasn't Ready To Die For - Until Today
      2012-02-26
      By seanstdenis
      Four years. It took me four years to get here, at the top, with the wind blowing and the clouds closing in. My lungs hurt from the skin up and my...
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      By slacker
      2012-02-28
      COMP - The Happiest Valentine
      COMP - The Happiest Valentine
      2012-02-23
      By likethepear
      We do Valentine's Day a little differently in our family.  There's no candle lit dinner, no roses, and no champagne.  Instead,...
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      By likethepear
      2012-02-23
      COMP-The revelation of John to the Backcountry Skiers.
      2012-02-23
      By mikecyclone
           I had just finished a full day of backcountry skiing with friends on the Coquihalla Summit in the Cascade Mountain range. We...
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