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2014-02-26My answering machine must be busted? I was out all day but returned around 4:30 and never got the call, what gives? If you received a...replies8views2306
2014-03-03
2014-02-26This past weekend saw hoards of fellow backcountry enthusiasts and wanna-be ski tourers alike descend on Whitewater Ski Resort for the 8th annual...replies0views2708
2014-02-26
2014-02-25Thanks to Liquid Image and Back Country Skiing Canada. You guys are the best:) I look forward to putting some new video together from these...replies1views1502
2014-02-26
2014-02-25A big thank you to Osprey packs for hooking it up for the soap box contest! Kayah knows this means longer days out and she approves. I...replies0views1514
2014-02-25
2014-02-24Thanks to everyone who entered our Suunto Watch give away on this site and also on Facebook. We also had several hundred people stop by our tent...replies0views2696
2014-02-24
2014-02-21At the end of the month we are picking 7 lucky winners, they'll win one of our massive prizes – have a look below… We want to...replies0views2433
2014-02-21
2014-02-20In celebration of the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival happening at Whitewater Ski Resort this Friday – Sunday, February 21st –...replies68views12540
2014-02-24
2014-02-17“The Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest is a grass-roots gathering intended to share and celebrate the culture of snow play amongst breathtaking...replies0views1951
2014-02-17
2014-02-16This latest “Big Dump” came at a more critical time than any other snowfall I can remember. Until this week I felt as...replies0views1694
2014-02-16
2014-02-07Typically most Alpine Club of Canada Huts are fully booked for the winter by now, but if you are still thinking about hitting one of their many...replies0views2083
2014-02-07
2014-02-05Big thanks to Brad and Backcountry Skiing Canada for contributing a great piece to the latest issue of iSki Magazine. This month we featured the...replies0views1691
2014-02-05
2014-02-02It’s been a while since I wrote about skiing in France, or anything about backcountry, but that’s because there hasn’t really...replies0views2489
2014-02-02
2014-02-01The first of three months of massive prize give aways in the Soap Box Comp has ended and we want to thank everyone for sharing some of their stoke...replies6views2860
2014-02-03
2014-01-30Ymir, the amazing mountain you see as you approach the Whitewater ski resort for the first time, stood there proudly, looming over the whole area,...replies0views2077
2014-01-30
2014-01-25At the end of the month we are picking 7 lucky winners, they'll win one of our massive prizes - have a look below... We want to see your best...replies0views1941
2014-01-25
2014-01-23There is definitely something enjoyable about heading out into the wilderness and having the place all to yourself (free of humans anyways)....replies2views2547
2014-01-26
2014-01-21We recently returned from an amazing trip at Mt Carlyle Backcountry Lodge. We had wonderful conditions; sunny days, deep blower pow, and...replies1views1822
2014-01-28
2014-01-21There are a zillion #hashtags out there on Instagram, but here are a few that are guaranteed to get you amped on your next backcountry...replies0views8774
2014-01-21
2014-01-19Several months after my 18th birthday I escaped high school. I had endured long enough. I had also graduated, but that's beside the point....replies0views3875
2014-01-19
2014-01-18All you backcountry skiers in the East take notice, the Chic-Chocs Backcountry Festival is fast approaching and you won't want to miss this...replies0views2969
2014-01-18
2014-01-16Late last year I received the amazing news I had been offered a job at Whitewater ski resort, at Nelson BC. Little did I know how insane the in...replies0views1679
2014-01-16
2014-01-16What's not to love about Vermont's Mad River Glen? Worshipped by anyone who has ever skied there, from either side of the border, it's...replies0views1721
2014-01-16
2014-01-15January is half over and that means that you only have a few weeks left to enter this months draw for $3,500 worth of backcountry skiing prizes...replies0views2432
2014-01-15
2014-01-13Last year around this time the Backcountry Skiing Canada team was on their second annual away game which brought us to Colorado for the SIA...replies0views3179
2014-01-13
2014-01-12The Backcountry Skiing Canada crew rounded out our week at Powder Creek with an additional 16cm of the light-n'-fluffy white stuff. We spent...replies2views2678
2014-01-14