BACKCOUNTRY NEWS AND FORUMS
Welcome to your source for the latest news, conditions, and insights on backcountry skiing and adventuring. Explore reports, gear reviews, safety tips, and more to help you make the most of your time in the wild.
If you sign up as a member this is your chance to tell everyone about everything and anything to do with backcountry skiing. Follow the simple steps to register and WHAMMY, you’re in. If you are pulling your hair out with frustration, have a look at the help forums for answers or take a pause and drop us an email at: info (at) backcountryskiingcanada.com. We’ll do our best to help out as soon as we can (but all bets are off on a powder day, obviously).
Gear Talk
-
2011-08-02Haglöfs is a name that most North American backcountry skiers will likely never have heard of – no it's not a secret stash at...replies0views3645
2011-08-02
2011-08-01Extended daylight hours and milder temps mean April, May and June are made for backcountry ski traverses. While we can assume mother nature will...replies0views4377
2011-08-01
2011-07-25It is easy to see why you may think Taste of Nature bars are granola bars but upon closer inspection you will see that there is actually no...replies0views3765
2011-07-25
2011-07-22The North Face Blue Kazoo is a three season sleeping bag which has been a staple for the North Face for many year s, this year however they have...replies0views4029
2011-07-22
2011-07-19Deuter's (the back pack company) parent company Schwan-Stabilo Group, announced this week that it has acquired Ortovox (the transceiver...replies0views3254
2011-07-19
2011-07-19The outdoor industry is 'gearing' up to use the first phase of the new Eco Index. What is it you ask? Well it is an environmental...replies0views3261
2011-07-19
2011-07-14Since the spring snows have finally eased and the trails are starting to clear of snow we wanted to tell you about a relatively new foot wear...replies0views5530
2011-07-14
2011-07-11Mountain Hardwear is introducing some new glove technology for this coming winter season (only 4 months to go people) and it sounds like a winner....replies0views2628
2011-07-11
2011-07-11"Khangri" is the Tibetan word for snowy mountain and that is the name of the Sherpa Adventure Gear soft-shell jacket we are reviewing. Softshell...replies0views3987
2011-07-11
2011-07-11The Gyalzen soft shell pants are a light-weight version of their popular Himal technical climbing pant. They are ideally suited for backcountry...replies0views4297
2011-07-11
2011-07-10This may not be the most informative movie on how to wax a snowboard but then again you probably don't care, and if you do well - it was only...replies0views2660
2011-07-10
2011-07-10The first question that most people ask when looking at purchasing a new sleeping bag is whether to choose down or synthetic. The down versus...replies0views3503
2011-07-10
2011-07-08I had a chance to try out Rab’s Latok Tour Pants on a recent spring foray to ski couloirs at Kootenay Pass. The Latok’s are built for...replies0views3915
2011-07-08
2011-07-07Mountain Hardwear has some summer news for all us backcountry skier types - a new fabric was just announced that is waterproof and breathable and...replies0views4768
2011-07-07
2011-07-05OK. Stop drooling. It'll only be available next summer (that's 2012). Still looks pretty s(l)ick though. Here is the Press Release (and...replies0views3158
2011-07-05
2011-06-24&nb...replies0views3362
2011-06-24
2011-06-20Traditional waterpoof/breathable hard shell ski touring pants just won't make the grade once April rolls around and the mercury spikes above...replies0views4679
2011-06-20
2011-06-11With literally a zillion companies now in the energy bar space it is often hard to separate the good from the bad. What makes Bonk Breaker Energy...replies0views2884
2011-06-11
2011-06-07Short little video - not exactly sure what is going on, but I never really thought about how ski and board companies went about testing...replies0views2986
2011-06-07
2011-05-26BCA always comes up with unique products and for 2011/2012 it looks like they make a good thing better. Anyone out there have any experience with...replies0views3528
2011-05-26
2011-05-25Check out our video review of the Silo 30 pack on our Gear Review page along with a few photos and information after almost a season’s worth...replies2views3358
2012-01-31
2011-05-23The Mountain Hardwear Drystein Jacket is a light and compact waterproof hard-shell/soft-shell jacket ideally suited to backcountry skiing. It...replies0views3838
2011-05-23
2011-05-23Mountain Hardwear's Snowtastic Jacket qualifies as a soft-shell but has more of the properties of a hard-shell, so we have placed this jacket...replies0views3636
2011-05-23
2011-05-21Recently I received a pair of RAMP’s Peace Pipes (179cm length, 146-112-134mm) and Beavers (179cm length, 131-100-119mm) to use, abuse and...replies0views3110
2011-05-21
2011-05-19The trend these days is to combine multiple fabrics together to create jackets which offer zones that have specific functions. The Marmot ROM...replies0views3119
2011-05-19
