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2020-11-13
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Josselin F
Hello,
I hope the members of the forum are doing well.
I’m looking for information.
I try to follow different website for the acquisition of...
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Josselin F
2020-11-24
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2020-11-12
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admin02
More great content—this time from G3. This is the second in the series called Ski Touring During the Age of COVID—very relevant...
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admin02
2020-11-12
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2020-11-11
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Pistol Pete
New to backcountry skiing? Know someone who is? Or maybe you're just looking for some tips or tricks to smooth out your backcountry ski...
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Pistol Pete
2020-11-11
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2020-11-10
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Pistol Pete
With more and more snow stacking up, more and more people are starting to poke their heads up into the hills. As we venture into our...
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Pistol Pete
2020-11-10
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2020-11-08
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Mara V
Long time Jackson Hole resident, videographer, and news writer Ed Bushnell, has skied every month for the last 20 years. This past October became...
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Mara V
2020-11-08
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2020-11-06
This week the Freeride World Tour announced major schedule changes. Stops in Canada and Japan are now cancelled, but two more events are said...
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2020-11-05
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admin02
More great, and stoking, content from Salomon. The Backcountry Skiing Canada team did a traverse from Dear Valley to Alta but the WURL...
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admin02
2020-11-05
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2020-11-04
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Pistol Pete
We've all enjoyed craft beer, artisan foods, and a number of other such locally made goods from jewelry to pottery. But what about...
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2020-11-03
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Pistol Pete
Happy Tuesday friends! Why not start today off with a short shred film, filled with pow and stylish airs? The film by Gabe Langlois is...
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2020-11-01
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Mara V
As La Nina winter creeps in early across BC and some resorts feel encouraged to open the earliest they ever have, most of us still have some time...
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2020-10-30
Check out the latest in powder skiing inspiration. Watch some good old fashion fun skiing and get ready to get after it!
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2020-10-29
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admin02
A cool new project from the Lynch sisters is about to come out. Here's a synopsis:
It is often said that the hardest part of...
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admin02
2020-10-29
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2020-10-28
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Pistol Pete
At the top of Teton Pass a pull-out (or parking lot, depending on your point of reference) which has historically been used as an access...
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Pistol Pete
2020-10-28
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2020-10-27
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Pistol Pete
From Day One is a film by Spark R&D that will released in November. Here's what Spark has to say about it:
"No single edit...
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Pistol Pete
2020-10-27
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2020-10-25
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Mara V
As many of you may have heard the recent news, skier Eric Pollard parted ways with Line Skis last August, after a whooping two decades of...
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Mara V
2020-10-25
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2020-10-22
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admin02
Kai Jones is a skiing prodigy out of Jackson Hole Wyoming. What is special about him, as well as being a phenomenal skier, is his age; Kai is...
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admin02
2020-10-22
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2020-10-21
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Pistol Pete
An avalanche that occurred in Colorado this spring is gleaning a lot of attention and may be setting a new precedent for backcountry...
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Pistol Pete
2020-10-21
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2020-10-20
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Pistol Pete
It seems the effect of the pandemic on our ski seasons knows no bounds. This season Avalanche Canada is experiencing not only a lack of...
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Pistol Pete
2020-10-20
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2020-10-18
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Mara V
I was raking jumps in a park a few winters ago when I listened to my first full podcast episode. Since then it's always felt right to...
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Mara V
2020-10-18
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2020-10-14
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Pistol Pete
Tommy Caldwell, an accomplished climber, wrote an op-ed for Rock and Ice that went live this morning. In this piece, Tommy expresses...
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Pistol Pete
2020-10-14
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2020-10-13
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Pistol Pete
A couple of weeks ago I posted about greening our gear habits and today's post is very much in line with that. One of the best ways for...
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Pistol Pete
2020-10-13
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2020-10-12
This is your reminder that the Patagonia film about public lands in the United States is now live. While it's easy to think that not being an...
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2020-10-12
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admin
The Mountain Hardwear Phantom Sleeping Bag Giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered, stay tuned for next month's giveaway for a...
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2wheeler
2020-11-11
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2020-10-11
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Mara V
When thunder joins the party, gravitation toward a comfortable seat with a hot cup of tea and Sudoku is a natural phenomenon that can’t...
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Mara V
2020-10-11
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2020-10-10
By
Jack Spicer
As winter approaches it is inevitable that you will start analyzing your gear. Can I get another season out of those socks? Should I re-waterproof...
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Jack Spicer
2020-10-10
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