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2016-03-03I've seen the Salomon Mountain Academy floating around my facebook feed for a few months now. Only in the form of ads and never heard much...replies0views2623
2016-03-03
2016-02-26Congratulations to our ninth and tenth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Emily Laycock has won a pair of Voile Skis or...replies0views1932
2016-02-262016-02-25Hi guys, We are two Australian travellers staying in the Nelson area for the winter. My partner was involved in a serious snowboarding...replies0views1740
2016-02-25
2016-02-25Congratulations to our seventh and eighth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Dan Brazeau has won a Black Diamond Recon...replies0views1813
2016-02-25
2016-02-24Tired of driving all the way from Vancouver to Whistler but Grouse gets too much rain? Garibaldi at squamish might just meet your needs. This...replies1views1960
2016-02-24
2016-02-24Congratulations to our fifth and sixth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Jennifer Ross has won a Mont Bell Down Hugger 800...replies0views1836
2016-02-24
2016-02-23Congratulations to our third and fourth winnners in the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest draw. Lori Howard has won a Black Diamond Pieps DSP...replies0views1966
2016-02-23
2016-02-23Big news for the ski touring community of coastal British Columbia! The spearhead huts have been granted their final approval by BC parks allowing...replies2views3904
2016-02-27
2016-02-22Congratulations to our first two winnners Carri-Ann Gotta who won a Black Diamond Dawn Patrol 32 Pack + Avalung Element and Chris Lessage who won...replies1views1939
2016-02-232016-02-21We found a ski pole on Lunchbreak while skiing down to the highway's yard off Baldy Rocks at Kootenay Pass today. Reply to this post and identifyreplies0views1438
2016-02-21
2016-02-20Maybe you've heard about it and maybe you haven't, but Salomon athlete, Josh Daiek, recently completed what may be the first one day...replies0views1694
2016-02-20
2016-02-19And so it begins! The 10th Annual Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest starts today! Hosted in the “powder mecca of Kootenays” at Whitewater...replies0views1764
2016-02-19
2016-02-17The boys at the Acres have been putting in work all season long. Revelstoke has been blessed with some pretty incredible snow conditions for the...replies0views1706
2016-02-172016-02-16Another week of snow and not great stability we decided to try our luck at the glades again. Ullr provided!!! https://vimeo.com/155599515replies0views6600
2016-02-162016-02-16I would like to carry a handheld VHF/UHF radio into the backcountry for emergency communication. I am not so interested in communication...replies7views6872
2016-02-21
2016-02-15This years Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival is the 10th annual and runs Feb 19th – 21st. It offers up plenty of backcountry competitions,...replies0views3211
2016-02-15
2016-02-12A high pressure system is a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair weather and light winds. When a temperature...replies0views1627
2016-02-12
2016-02-10If you haven't heard about cold rush there's a good chance you live under a rock or maybe just aren't into that sort of thing. Either...replies0views2040
2016-02-102016-02-08Hi everyone, a few buddies and I went out for some storm skiing on Saturday February 6th. Here is what we found... https://vimeo.com/154460596replies0views2092
2016-02-08
2016-02-08In March 2015, the unlikely duo of Mike Douglas and Alexis Godbout teamed up to attempt one of Switzerland’s lesser known ski tours, the...replies0views1918
2016-02-08
2016-02-01These guys really know how to get after it. Spending three days in beautiful British Columbia's backcountry can be both rewarding and...replies0views4685
2016-02-01
2016-01-30The Backcountry Skiing Canada team has hit a number of lodges, huts and whatnots over the years, but they have all been in BC’s interior....replies0views2065
2016-01-30
2016-01-27The freeride world tour kicked off in Andorra earlier this week with another field of impressive tallent. Andorra offered up an incredible venue...replies0views1741
2016-01-27
2016-01-25I have always enjoyed the ins and outs of the avalanche phenomena. From my first ski tour in the slack country of big white in my XXL cotton...replies0views1873
2016-01-25
2016-01-22These guys love splitboarding to. The freedom to roam uphill and down, the decision making that comes with navigating threw trees and alpine...replies0views1966
2016-01-22