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2016-05-04Shifting Ice and Changing Tides is a beautifully shot documentory ski flick that follows six woman who sail from Isafjordur, Iceland , across the...replies0views1816
2016-05-04
2016-05-01Having already climbed Loki three times in the last decade I have never really had any interest to climb it again, however the prospect of skiing...replies0views3484
2016-05-012016-04-29Hi guys, We want to thank everybody in the community so much for all of the incredible support that we have been shown through this...replies0views1551
2016-04-29
2016-04-27Being that this is a backcountry website I am sure you have heard and read about Greg Hill and his adventures before. This time Hill and...replies0views2012
2016-04-27
2016-04-25“There are only two or three other skiers in the valley”, says Bent, our Norwegian guide, with a wide grin, “but I haven't...replies0views2659
2016-04-25
2016-04-22It all began in 1950 with the release of Warren Miller's Deep and Light, a ski film that would inspire more. Each year we sit patiently in...replies0views2026
2016-04-22
2016-04-21'just returned from a five night ski touring trip with Beartooth Powder Guides into the Beartooth Mountains of Montana (and a bit of Wyoming)....replies0views2296
2016-04-21
2016-04-20One of your days is a contest thought up by the one and only Candide Thovex. The guidelines were to ski as hard , fast and creatively as possible,...replies0views2386
2016-04-20
2016-04-19My heart's pounding and suddenly I'm wide-awake. Terrified and freezing cold, I sit up straight in my thick down sleeping bag. I know the...replies0views1920
2016-04-19
2016-04-17A new apartment complex planned for Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital, is set to include a 1,000ft ski slope, running from the roof to the...replies0views1802
2016-04-17
2016-04-15If there is one backcountry cabin I could spend a lifetime at it may be this Goose Creek Tower. Also known as the Dr. Seuss house. It stands at...replies0views2611
2016-04-15
2016-04-14Skiing in Japan is so much more than just world-class powder. It is a completely unfamiliar world, a country of idiosyncrasies with for example...replies1views2437
2016-04-15
2016-04-13Just like that winter 2015/2016 is behind us. That doesn't mean we are doing skiing for the year but it sure does mean winter has departed. We...replies0views2054
2016-04-13
2016-04-11You know the spring ski season is here when the sun is shining, the mercury hits +15°C and corn snow abounds. With our local ski resort,...replies0views4228
2016-04-11
2016-04-10Nicolas Vuignier’s gets artistic on our asses with his latest ski short PBK1. This is an artistic look at skiing the terrain park covered in...replies0views1622
2016-04-10
2016-04-03Brody Leven is a 28 year old professional skier/mountaineer now based in Salt Lake City Utah. In March of 2015, Brody and the Salomon Freeski TV...replies0views2150
2016-04-03
2016-03-24If you are like me, you may not like drones--for whatever reason. Well, here's a video showing that drones may have a future in avalanche...replies0views2044
2016-03-24
2016-03-19Hi, I am writing a master's thesis about ski instructors and their problems with low back pain. I need your help so that I can try to compare...replies0views1912
2016-03-19
2016-03-18Presented by MEC, written by IFHC is this comedic look at skiers and the lifestyle they stereotypically have. The backcountry skier is only...replies0views2047
2016-03-182016-03-17Hi all ya people, my name is Szymon and I'm 32yrs old skier from Tatra Mountains,Poland. Because this winter season at my home spot sucks I...replies2views1636
2016-03-19
2016-03-16As Avalanche fatalities continue to appear in the news one might think that those recreating would head the warning and dial things back....replies4views4620
2016-03-16
2016-03-12A good campfire can go a long way. It can keep you warm, cook your food, dry your clothes, scare off mysterious creatures… It may be...replies0views1742
2016-03-122016-03-11Hello again wonderful backcountry ski persons!! I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who has supported Project Dead Stump financially, or...replies0views1795
2016-03-11
2016-03-09Mt. Sir Sanford. I met Trevor via internet forum several years ago, just another kid moved out west from Ontario. He was skiing out of golden...replies0views3587
2016-03-09
2016-03-04I have been thinking a lot lately about ski touring solo. Before some of you blow a gasket on how “stupid” and...replies5views14994
2016-11-24