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      Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
      Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival
      2024-11-11
      By Deep Pow
      Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaries Society is hosting a fun evening in Nelson BC, Canada at Finley's Bar & Grill to help raise...
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      By Deep Pow
      2024-11-11
      Arc'teryx Winter Film Tour 2024
      Arc'teryx Winter Film Tour 2024
      2024-10-29
      By BSC Admin
      This year's theme for the Arc'teryx kick-off to the season film tour includes features that 'celebrate uncommon journeys into the...
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      523
      By BSC Admin
      2024-10-29
      Quality Ski Time Film Tour 2024
      Quality Ski Time Film Tour 2024
      2024-10-03
      By BSC Admin
      Nothing says get ready for the upcoming ski season like some newly released ski films. Salomon's Quality Ski Time Film Tour 2024 comes to a...
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      496
      By BSC Admin
      2024-10-03
      Pow Gals presents Secondhand Stoke 2.0!
      Pow Gals presents Secondhand Stoke 2.0!
      2019-11-11
      By Carly Brummitt
      A unique film festival focused on the feminine side of backcountry skiing and splitboarding happening at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson, BC on...
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      6165
      By Carly Brummitt
      2019-11-11
      FWT19 Highlights
      FWT19 Highlights
      2019-03-30
      By Sarah Jakober
      Some phenomenal riding was done at this year's FWT final stop, Verbier Switzerland! Check out the highlights from all four categories...
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      2275
      By Sarah Jakober
      2019-03-30
      Pow Gals Presents Second Hand Stoke!
      Pow Gals Presents Second Hand Stoke!
      2018-10-22
      By Carly Brummitt
      Join us for a night of films celebrating snow, surf, exploration and adventure! Bring your families. Come one, come all. Screening: A land...
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      By Carly Brummitt
      2018-10-22
      Pow Gals Women's Backcountry Clinic
      Pow Gals Women's Backcountry Clinic
      2018-03-12
      By Carly Brummitt
      We want YOU and your lady friends to join us for a day of guided touring in Kootenay pass with ACMG guide Laura Adams and badass photographer...
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      3072
      By Carly Brummitt
      2018-03-12
      Steep Dreams Skimo Race @ Panorama
      Steep Dreams Skimo Race @ Panorama
      2018-02-26
      By Steep Dreams
      It's Race Week!  Steep Dreams at Panorama has great options for the new-to-touring, the I-only-like-downhill, the I-only-wear-spandex,...
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      2549
      By Steep Dreams
      2018-02-26
      Marmot Basin Skimo Race
      Marmot Basin Skimo Race
      2018-02-05
      By Alex Stieda
      The Marmot’s Revenge Skimo race will be held at Marmot Basin Ski Resort on Saturday, March 17, 2018. It will be the first year for a Skimo...
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      2640
      By Alex Stieda
      2018-02-05
      Pierra Creta Europe's southern ski mountaineering race
      Pierra Creta Europe's southern ski mountaineering race
      2017-01-11
      By Zacharias Vailakis
      Dear friends, I would like to introduce you to the Pierra Creta Ski Mountaineering Race. Europe’s Southern ski mountaineering race. Pierra...
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      3592
      By Zacharias Vailakis
      2017-01-11
      Win two tickets from Canadian Adventure Company to Warren Miller's
      Win two tickets from Canadian Adventure Company to Warren Miller's "Here, There & Everywhere"
      2016-11-17
      By Canadian Adventure Company
      Canadian Adventure Company is giving away two tickets to Warren Miller Movie "Here, There & Everywhere", Chilliwack B.C., Dec 2,...
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      2634
      By Canadian Adventure Company
      2016-11-17
      Planning a trip to Kicking Horse and Revelstoke Feb 2017 have openings
      2016-05-29
      By
      I have a small group heading to Kicking Horse from Jan 28 to Feb 2 then to Revelstoke feb 3 to Feb 7.  I have a couple of people that have...
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      2016-05-29
      Jasper Spltifest is Back!
      Jasper Spltifest is Back!
      2016-02-02
      By Lukas
      We would like to invite you to the third annual Ascend Splitboard Festival, based out of Jasper National Park. Join us March 4th to 6th for...
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      2773
      By Lukas
      2016-02-02
      Alpenglow Mountain Festival in Lake Tahoe, California
      2016-01-24
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      Tahoe City, Calif. (January 7, 2016) -- Alpenglow Sports is thrilled to announce the third winter edition of the Alpenglow Mountain...
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      2016-01-24
      The Search For Freedom
      The Search For Freedom
      2015-08-08
      By KootPow
      The Nelson, BC premier of "The Search for Freedom" gave a nearly full house a great perspective on life, freedom and happiness. From the point of...
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      3682
      By KootPow
      2015-08-08
      Ascend Guided Splitboard Festival in Jasper
      Ascend Guided Splitboard Festival in Jasper
      2015-03-02
      By Lukas
      We would like to invite you for the second annual Ascend Splitboard Festival, based out of Jasper National Park. Join us March 13th to...
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      4359
      By Lukas
      2015-03-02
      Monashee Splitfest March 29 to Apr 4
      Monashee Splitfest March 29 to Apr 4
      2015-02-19
      By Sol Mountain Lodge
      3rd Annual Monashee Splitfest at Sol Mountain Lodge March 29 - April 4. Learn from the pros.  Full lineup of demo gear from Splitboard HQ...
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      3063
      By Sol Mountain Lodge
      2015-02-19
      Ashely Barker wins the 2015 Arcteryx Deep Winter Photo Challenge
      Ashely Barker wins the 2015 Arcteryx Deep Winter Photo Challenge
      2015-01-14
      By emilyanthem
      A challenging set of conditions faced the photographers of this year's Deep Winter Photo Contest. Deep Winter's 9th year arrived in a dry...
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      3013
      By emilyanthem
      2015-01-14
      Avalanche Awareness Day – Whitewater – Jan 18
      Avalanche Awareness Day – Whitewater – Jan 18
      2015-01-12
      By ilovemountains
      JOIN US at Whitewater Ski Resort for Avalanche Awareness Day and the BEACON OLYMPICS on Sunday, January 18 at 2pm.  Practices your beacon...
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      3225
      By ilovemountains
      2015-01-12
      5th Annual Vancouver Island Backcountry Festival
      5th Annual Vancouver Island Backcountry Festival
      2014-11-06
      By jerrett
      Here we go again!  For those who don't know, the Vancouver Island Backcountry Fest is a gathering of the backcountry community in a...
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      3459
      By jerrett
      2014-11-06
      Winter Wildlands Backcountry Film Festival Call for Film Submissions
      2014-03-06
      By Winter Wildlands
      Calling all filmmakers!  Winter Wildlands is looking for your films that celebrate the backcountry and the human powered winter recreation...
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      2770
      By Winter Wildlands
      2014-03-06
      Splitboard Festival in Jasper. March 21-23, 2014
      Splitboard Festival in Jasper. March 21-23, 2014
      2014-02-15
      By Lukas
      We would like to make you aware of the upcoming Ascend Splitboard Festival, based out of Jasper National Park from March 21st through 23rd,...
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      3799
      By Lukas
      2014-02-15
      Ken Jones Classic ski mountaineering race - Lake Louise
      Ken Jones Classic ski mountaineering race - Lake Louise
      2014-02-04
      By ddornian
      Athletes can go straight in to http://www.alpineclubofcanada&.....assic.html for a registration form and all the current race details, updated as...
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      3321
      By ddornian
      2014-02-06
      Canuck Splitfest 4 - January 4-5, 2014
      Canuck Splitfest 4 - January 4-5, 2014
      2013-12-31
      By treepilot
      This weekend! www.splitboarders.ca for more info!
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      2994
      By ShailCaesar
      2014-01-02
      Tailgate Alaska X Dupraz Ski Design Contest
      Tailgate Alaska X Dupraz Ski Design Contest
      2013-12-31
      By TailgateAlaska
      Tailgate Alaska is pleased to announce the Tailgate Alaska X Dupraz Ski Design Contest where entries will design the next graphic for the award...
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      5316
      By CervoClimb
      2014-03-24
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