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                             Two of the highlights at this years Outdoor Retailer show were the the Fischer Trans Alp AT Boots and Fischer Hannibal Ski line up. Both these... | replies 0 views 8649 |   
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                             Scott hit one out of the park with the LCG. They’re at the higher end of the price spectrum but compared to other manufacturers’... | replies 0 views 2786 |   
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                             As promised, some more goodies from our recent trip to Outdoor Retailer in Salt Lake City. Here, Kim Miller, CEO of Scarpa NA, introduces the... | replies 0 views 5690 |   
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                             The 2014 Outdoor Retailer Show had lots of new toys to show off this year and over the coming weeks we will be highlighting those that we are most... | replies 0 views 4619 |   
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| 2014-02-04 Picked up a pair of K2 trim to fit skins this year. Have used a couple times but the z-clips in the front of the skins are coming loose and... | replies 2 views 4662 |   
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                                    dan                                
                             Hi folks:
Quechua 2 seconds pop-up tents by Decathlon are not very popular in North America- in fact you can only get them from ebay. Therefore... | replies 2 views 3158 |   
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                             One of Backcountry Skiing Canada's 2013 'Gear of the Year' award winners was the Skilogik Yeti skis. The Yeti skis blew... | replies 0 views 2738 |   
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In the coming weeks, we'll be rolling out vids, pictures and impressions of new gear from our trip to the recent Outdoor Retailer show in... | replies 0 views 6352 |   
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                             The Marker Tour F10 alpine touring binding is Marker's lightest weight touring binding. Early last season we reviewed the F10's burlier... | replies 0 views 3812 |   
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                             We just flew in from SLC and boy are our arms tired (I think I used that one last year). Amongst the boatload of gear at the massive Outdoor... | replies 0 views 2608 |   
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|   | 2014-01-29 By 
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                             The La Sportiva Spectre AT Boots came to me promising a sixty degree range of motion in walk mode with on-the-fly micro-adjustable buckles that... | replies 0 views 3491 |   
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                             The Backcountry Skiing Canada Crew has been on an away game at the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City Utah. After two days of non-stop... | replies 0 views 3529 |   
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|   | 2014-01-25 By 
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                             Innovation never stands still and this is surely true of Salomon’s never ending improvements to their boot line up. Last season we reviewed... | replies 0 views 3216 |   
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                             Mountain Hardwear is calling it their "ultimate big mountain shell" and guarantees wind and waterproof performance from the Men’s Compulsion... | replies 0 views 3290 |   
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| 2014-01-22 By 
                                    HughP                                
                             Hi all,
I'm a back-country skier and mechanical engineer from Vancouver. For the past year or so I've been working on a ski pole basket... | replies 4 views 2212 |   
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                             Diamir’s Gliding Technology has enabled construction of a baseplate that moves to allow full release capability, even in difficult uphill... | replies 0 views 3697 |   
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                             The Free Thinker is an exceptional jacket for the harsh mountain environments it was designed to excel in. Finding faults in the jacket is very... | replies 0 views 3797 |   
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                             This is one ski that has totally impressed us here at Backcountry Skiing Canada. As the name suggests, the Voile V8 skis like to fire on all... | replies 0 views 3553 |   
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                             This ski season Salomon seems to be putting their gear on a bit of a diet. The Salomon Quest Max 120 Boots we reviewed last year trimmed... | replies 0 views 4238 |   
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                             As you may already know, down and water don’t get along well. On its own, down is a natural wonder of the insulation industry–nothing... | replies 0 views 3960 |   
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|   | 2014-01-09 This year Atomic got into the backcountry market in a big way with a  quiver of offerings that included the Drifter, the Charter, and, their  big... | replies 0 views 3499 |   2014-01-09 | 
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                             Looking for comments regarding:
How difficult is it to Alpine Tour with a ski boot without a walk selection using a randonnee binding.
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                             We here at Backcountry Skiing Canada are huge fans of tech bindings for alpine touring and we are ecstatic to offer you the scoop on G3’s... | replies 10 views 7900 |   
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|   | 2014-01-05 In 2012 Black Diamond released the Alias pack with AvaLung technology, a  system that extracted oxygen from the surrounding snow and made it ... | replies 0 views 2075 |   2014-01-05 | 
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                             Life in the backcountry will authenticate some of life's truly happy moments. With snow crunching underfoot breaking the silence of the serene... | replies 0 views 3457 |   
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