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      Huts, lodges and touring--oh my!
      Huts, lodges and touring--oh my!
      2014-05-08
      By admin02
      The season is winding down for many of us. So....what do we do? Start planning for next season! If you are a fan of ski touring, the ne plus ultra...
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      1871
      By admin02
      2014-05-08
      OR Valhalla
      OR Valhalla
      2014-05-06
      By lambierules
      Hey All, Just wanted to give a quick thanks to Outdoor Reasearch and BCSC for the new Valhalla hoodie received in the mail today. At a quick...
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      1702
      By lambierules
      2014-05-06
      New to the backcountry
      2014-05-01
      By josh_elliott
      Hi, I'm an avid skiier from Kelowna, BC that is interested in getting into the backcountry. I would like to learn more and also maybe connect...
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      2105
      By josh_elliott
      2014-05-05
      Making Peace with Meteorite. Cool article from Skiing Mag
      Making Peace with Meteorite. Cool article from Skiing Mag
      2014-05-01
      By admin02
      Just saw this cool article on Backcountry Skiing Canada friend Eric Henderson. It's all about his return to Meteorite Mountain in AK, scene...
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      2381
      By admin02
      2014-05-01
      Backcountry Ski Touring with kids - MOVIE
      Backcountry Ski Touring with kids - MOVIE
      2014-04-30
      By
      Skiing with kids is always heaps of fun but backcountry skiing with kids can be equally as rewarding however it poses some added responsibility...
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      2214
      By
      2014-04-30
      Saturday morning inspiration - The Movie 35
      Saturday morning inspiration - The Movie 35
      2014-04-26
      By skifreak
      This is a short 5 min flick that gets you thinking about your time here on earth and what you're going to do with your 685,440 hours. Afterall...
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      1865
      By skifreak
      2014-04-26
      Win a copy of the Into the Mind DVD by Sherpa Cinemas
      Win a copy of the Into the Mind DVD by Sherpa Cinemas
      2014-04-24
      By admin
      Still plenty of snow up high in the mountains but if you have already retired the skis and would rather relive the glory with an 'Into the...
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      1726
      By admin
      2014-04-24
      Spring Skiing at Tuckerman best In Decades
      Spring Skiing at Tuckerman best In Decades
      2014-04-23
      By
      Tuckerman's Ravine has been on my list for a long, long time now, but since I reside in the West the likely hood of getting to ski this...
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      2256
      By
      2014-04-23
      A comment from 'the family and their dog' at Whitewater.
      2014-04-20
      By Kaleshy
      Just wanted to give a quick reply to Admin's post about the touring at Whitewater this Easter weekend. The 'social network' of...
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      2237
      By admin
      2014-04-20
      A very ‘Good Friday’ - Winters Back!
      A very ‘Good Friday’ - Winters Back!
      2014-04-19
      By admin
      Nothing beats a 4 day weekend except a 4 day weekend with a foot of fresh snow. After two weeks of spring like weather in the Kootenays a system...
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      2421
      By admin
      2014-04-19
      Patagonia Down Sweater goodness
      Patagonia Down Sweater goodness
      2014-04-18
      By beaurepi
      Mouchos Gracias Patagonia   Of all the people that could have won the Patagonia down sweater for the Soap Box Competition, it had to be me:...
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      2059
      By one4adventure
      2014-04-21
      Very sad news: Avalanche kills 12 in single deadliest accident on Mount Everest
      Very sad news: Avalanche kills 12 in single deadliest accident on Mount Everest
      2014-04-18
      By skifreak
      Reports are just coming out of this tragic event just as climbers are gathering for the 2014 climbing season on Mount Everest. Very tragic news,...
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      3182
      By skifreak
      2014-04-18
      Canadian Avalanche Centre Warns Backcountry Users About New Smartphone Apps
      Canadian Avalanche Centre Warns Backcountry Users About New Smartphone Apps
      2014-04-16
      By admin
      The CAC recently sent out a press release talking about several of these new avalanche rescue apps which have popped up on-line over the past...
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      2296
      By admin
      2014-04-16
      Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden
      Backcountry skier killed in avalanche near Golden
      2014-04-14
      By skifreak
      Sad news from this past weekend reports a skier fatality from a slide at Fairy Meadows... A female skier died after being injured in an...
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      4442
      By skifreak
      2014-04-15
      Helter Skelter - Huge Thanks to OR and BSC!
      Helter Skelter - Huge Thanks to OR and BSC!
      2014-04-12
      By Jake
      Super fortunate to have won an amazing prize from Outdoor Research and Backcountry Skiing Canada. Stunning Valhalla Hoody is guaranteed to...
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      1820
      By Jake
      2014-04-12
      Uphill travel within the ski area boundaries
      2014-04-11
      By camille.benoit@sympatico.ca
      Looking for input and opinions on weither or not Canadian resorts should allow uphill touring inside their boundaries. If you look at the resorts...
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      6575
      By julia 32
      2025-09-11
      Mike Douglas rants about Freeskiing
      Mike Douglas rants about Freeskiing
      2014-04-07
      By
      If you think Freeskiing is a new sport, think again. Mike Douglas sounds off in a Rick Mercer-style rant about the History of Freeskiing, proving...
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      1684
      By
      2014-04-07
      Greg Hill completes 100k March Madness
      Greg Hill completes 100k March Madness
      2014-04-07
      By admin
      After 31 days, Greg Hill reaches his personal goal of climbing and skiing more than 300-thousand feet! (click on the images to get a larger...
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      3352
      By admin
      2014-04-07
      Backcountry conditions - is it worth it?
      Backcountry conditions - is it worth it?
      2014-04-06
      By admin
      The local snow report said 8cm on Friday morning and another 11cm on Saturday am (April 5th) but in the back of my head all I could think of was...
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      2678
      By admin
      2014-04-06
      SOAP BOX COMP March winner announced!
      SOAP BOX COMP March winner announced!
      2014-04-03
      By admin
      Thanks to everyone who entered the Soap Box Comp over the past three months, we enjoyed reading and watching your backcountry exploits. Here are...
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      5278
      By admin
      2014-04-03
      Vote for a fellow Canadian!
      2014-04-02
      By Darin Langhorst
      Hey everybody, if you are looking to do your good deed for the day and want to support one of the few, if not the ONLY, Canadian entry in the Know...
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      1734
      By Darin Langhorst
      2014-04-02
      Scot Schmidt the Legend - VIDEO
      Scot Schmidt the Legend - VIDEO
      2014-04-02
      By skifreak
      Now at over 50 years old Scot Schmidt still rips it almost as good as ever. He was the original free skier in the 80's and looked up to by...
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      2440
      By skifreak
      2014-04-02
      Greg Hill's March Madness - did he do it?
      Greg Hill's March Madness - did he do it?
      2014-04-01
      By admin
      Backcountry skiing superman Greg Hill was on a quest last month to ski tour 100 vertical Kilometers (that's about 328,000 feet) in just 31...
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      1899
      By 2wheeler
      2014-04-02
      shout out to Rab for the Soap Box
      shout out to Rab for the Soap Box
      2014-03-31
      By bootroom
      Thanks to Rab for the Stratus jacket I got last month from the Soap Box comp.  I really got to try it out on Friday night as I spent the...
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      1784
      By bootroom
      2014-03-31
      Soap box comp ends on Monday have you entered?
      Soap box comp ends on Monday have you entered?
      2014-03-30
      By admin
      Only Today and Monday left to enter the Soap Box Comp and have a chance to win one of 7 huge prizes worth $300-$500 each, have you entered...
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      0
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      1819
      By admin
      2014-03-30
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