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      The winner of the Mountain Hardwear Fluid 24 pack is...
      The winner of the Mountain Hardwear Fluid 24 pack is...
      2015-02-26
      By admin
      Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away our...
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      By admin
      2015-02-26
      Todays winner of the Oboz Shoes or Boots is....
      Todays winner of the Oboz Shoes or Boots is....
      2015-02-25
      By admin
      Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...
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      By admin
      2015-02-25
      The Winners of the Marker Googles are
      The Winners of the Marker Googles are
      2015-02-24
      By admin
      Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...
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      By admin
      2015-02-24
      Winner of the Mountain Hardwear Ratio 15 Sleeping Bag is....
      Winner of the Mountain Hardwear Ratio 15 Sleeping Bag is....
      2015-02-23
      By admin
      Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...
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      2429
      By admin
      2015-02-23
      Free pass to go ANYWHERE on a ski trip in April- where should I go?!
      2015-02-19
      By powpowpow
      Hi fellow ski-lovers, As part of my medical degree I have been given 12 weeks in April, May and June to go to any hospital in the world, which...
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      By Car0lin3
      2015-02-21
      Win a Suunto Ambit3!
      Win a Suunto Ambit3!
      2015-02-18
      By admin
      Enter to win a Suunto Ambit3 GPS Watch at this years Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest. Come by our tent on Feb 21st or 22nd and enter to win. If you...
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      By admin
      2015-02-18
      Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 - McKoy's Tetons  MOVIE
      Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 - McKoy's Tetons MOVIE
      2015-02-18
      By admin
      Legendary photographer, Wade McCoy, has spent most of his life documenting the rise of freeskiing in one of America's most iconic ski areas,...
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      By admin
      2015-02-18
      Brown Pow Forecast - Weather Advisory
      Brown Pow Forecast - Weather Advisory
      2015-02-18
      By Jake
      It's difficult to choose the right skis for these conditions! Issued by Environment Canada and the B.C. Ministry of...
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      By Jake
      2015-02-18
      Need information about appropriate skis
      2015-02-17
      By coldblitz
      Hi folks, I would like to know what would be the best sort of skis for my intended use... I'm looking to use skis for cross-country...
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      By coldblitz
      2015-02-20
      WINNER of the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants announced
      WINNER of the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants announced
      2015-02-17
      By admin
      Thanks to all who entered this months comp for the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants. If you were not victorious this time around, fear not! We have...
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      By one4adventure
      2015-02-17
      Video: Ultra steep lines in Austria
      Video: Ultra steep lines in Austria
      2015-02-17
      By emilyanthem
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      By emilyanthem
      2015-02-17
      Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest Feb 20-22: Gear give away and more!
      Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest Feb 20-22: Gear give away and more!
      2015-02-16
      By admin
      Entry into the Coldsmoke Powder Festival Prize Give Away is now closed but thank you to all who entered. Be sure to check the main page forum...
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      By bekks
      2015-02-23
      Japlanning - how to score powder in Japan
      Japlanning - how to score powder in Japan
      2015-02-15
      By Juulski
      After sharing three blogs filled with Japanese powder shots, I would also like to give you a few practical tips. Feel free to add your own...
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      By Juulski
      2015-02-15
      Whistler Telemark Festival - March 1, 2015
      Whistler Telemark Festival - March 1, 2015
      2015-02-11
      By LMc
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      By LMc
      2015-02-11
      CANADIAN POWDER HIGHWAY
      2015-02-10
      By dariogines
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      2015-02-10
      Video: Japan from Above
      Video: Japan from Above
      2015-02-10
      By emilyanthem
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      By emilyanthem
      2015-02-10
      Whitefish Montana Backcountry Options
      2015-02-09
      By paulleroux
      Anyone with experience know some good locations near Whitefish Montana for some ski touring and to grab some backcountry turns. Ideally a place to...
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      By one4adventure
      2015-02-14
      Only 9 days left to enter to win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants!
      Only 9 days left to enter to win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants!
      2015-02-06
      By admin
      Have you entered yet? Do it today,... and everyday to increase your odds of winning. Rab has designed the Neo Guide Jacket & Pants...
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      By admin
      2015-02-06
      Episode 3: the ulitmate Japanese powder diet!
      Episode 3: the ulitmate Japanese powder diet!
      2015-02-01
      By Juulski
      After a very tasty main course in Hakuba http://backcountryskiingcanada.....bsp;filled with vitamin P we are ready for our desert in Happo One...
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      By Juulski
      2015-02-01
      Cutting Lines - Salomon Freeski TV Season 8
      Cutting Lines - Salomon Freeski TV Season 8
      2015-02-01
      By admin
      Freeski TV Episode 8: It's something nobody ever talks about, but the forest industry has created access to most of the great skiing areas in...
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      2015-02-01
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      2015-01-28
      By Jake
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      By Jake
      2015-01-31
      Northern Road Trip with the Yurt on wheels - VIDEO
      Northern Road Trip with the Yurt on wheels - VIDEO
      2015-01-26
      By admin
      Back in the fall our friend Jared from Utah Outside informed us he was looking to get out of Salt Lake City for a road trip north. His destination...
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      By admin
      2015-01-26
      Episode 2!
      Episode 2!
      2015-01-25
      By Juulski
      After a very deep and good start of the New Year in Japan, my ski buddy Caroline and I have been skiing in Hakuba, where many of the ski events of...
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      By Juulski
      2015-01-25
      What's Up?
      What's Up?
      2015-01-21
      By Jake
      Where are the Trip Reports, Conditions, Stoke, or flat out Bragging… there doesn't seem to be much of it this year. Makes it hard to...
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      By Jake
      2015-01-22
      Win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants!
      Win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants!
      2015-01-21
      By admin
      This comp is now closed, thank you to everyone who entered. The winner will be announced shortly on our Forums so please check to see if you have...
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      By Gorbeia
      2015-02-16
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