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                         2014-04-02 
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                        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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                         2014-04-01 
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                        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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                         2014-03-31 
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                        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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                         2014-03-30 
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                        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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                         2014-03-26 
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                        Its been almost five years that we've been using the same Backcountry Skiing Canada video intro and we thought it was getting a little... 
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                         2014-03-25 
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                        In Salomon FreeskiTV’s “Spring Break,” Josh Dueck teams up with Cody Townsend, Josh Daiek and Leah Evans to go big in western... 
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                         2014-03-24 
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We here at Backcountry Skiing Canada take our gear pretty seriously, so when a product is awarded our coveted "Gear of the Year" it's a... 
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                         2014-03-21 
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                        The Soap Box Comp has just over a week remaining before we draw for the final round of prizes April 1st (no joke) but today we have drawn the... 
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                         2014-03-20 
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                         (Soap Box Comp entry) ;
Words fail Fiordland, that dank tangle of diorite walls, dark fiords and darker clouds, far away... 
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                         2014-03-19 
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                        Our third and final day in Jackson Hole culminated with a guided slackcountry ski tour just outside the boundaries of Jackson Hole Ski Resort. As... 
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                         2014-03-18 
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                        We already posted about day number one and here are a few words on day two. 'back to Grand Teton National Park but this time our access was... 
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                         2014-03-17 
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                        People out East are crazy!
I know, i'm one of them…  I just came back from a trip to Nelson and i've got the Blues big... 
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                         2014-03-17 
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                                    bootroom                                
                             
                        Thanks Rab for the AL Pull on but what is with the deep...no deep zipper I think I am in the tour to Giro.  But all joking aside this is a... 
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                         2014-03-15 
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                        The first of three days backcountry skiing in Grand Teton National Park conditions were warm, sunny and very spring like even on the summit of... 
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                         2014-03-13 
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                        The BSC crew is migrating south for a media event and a few days of skiing in the Jackson Hole backcountry. I decided to beat the rest of the... 
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                         2014-03-10 
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                        Why Nelson?
I just got back from a week in Nelson for ski touring.  Was is worth it? I will let you decide for yourself.
Nelson is not... 
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                         2014-03-08 
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                        It's fast approaching, the annual Dogtooth Dash runs Mar 21 - 23, 2014 at Kicking Horse Ski Resort which is also The 2014 BUFF Canadian... 
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                         2014-03-04 
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It's been a wild one this year. Seems like the whole of Canada is geting it's fair share. I am definitely happy to be living where we... 
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                         2014-03-03 
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                        With the help of Arc'teryx, Salomon and Suunto (and, likely, his family) Greg Hill is attempting to ski 100 Km or 328,000' in the month of... 
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                         2014-03-03 
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                        Getting up at 5:30 am can be difficult, especially on a Thursday when you know you’re going to have to go to class later. Is it worth it?... 
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                         2014-03-02 
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                        Well I might regret this but I thought I would start March's soap box off with a bang and what better way than to discuss solo backcountry ski... 
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                         2014-03-01 
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                        February is behind us, so that means seven new winners of massive prizes in our Soap Box Comp. We want to thank everyone for sharing some of their... 
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                         2014-02-28 
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                        Like a few hundred people i stop at the Backcountry Skiing Canada tent during the Kookenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest to enter the Suunto Watch give... 
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                         2014-02-27 
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                        We pick seven winners end of day Friday so you only have a few days left to enter and the prizes are pretty huge!
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                         2014-02-26 
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                        My answering machine must be busted? I was out all day but returned around 4:30 and never got the call, what gives?
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