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      Greg Hill Update
      Greg Hill Update
      2010-12-09
      By snosnob
      Greg Hill, a 34-year-old ski mountaineer from Revelstoke, B.C., is on course to climb and ski two million vertical feet. That's more than...
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      2903
      By snosnob
      2010-12-09
      Ski Here Now Episode #2 VIDEO
      Ski Here Now Episode #2 VIDEO
      2010-12-08
      By skifreak
      Here is Webisode #2 of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part web series that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of...
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      2742
      By skifreak
      2010-12-08
      Jackson Hole Exclusive with Tracker2 Beacons
      Jackson Hole Exclusive with Tracker2 Beacons
      2010-12-05
      By powder
       The US's top freeriding resort has made BCA’s Tracker2 their avalanche beacon of choice. Renowned for its world-class steeps,...
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      3508
      By powder
      2010-12-05
      G3 SkiGraphiks competition 1st winner
      G3 SkiGraphiks competition 1st winner
      2010-12-01
      By powder
      Fear and Loathing in Times Square’ is the name of the surreal graphic that’ll soon be atop a special-edition version of the...
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      2460
      By powder
      2010-12-01
      EXPOSE YOURSELF PHOTO COMP: PRIZE #1 RETALLACK CAT SKIING
      EXPOSE YOURSELF PHOTO COMP: PRIZE #1 RETALLACK CAT SKIING
      2010-11-30
      By admin
      Retallack is a bit of a legend in the Cat Skiing world with famous owners and equally famous terrain and snow pack and they have stepped up to the...
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      3775
      By admin
      2010-11-30
      Expose Yourself Photo Comp: PRIZE #2 skis + bindings
      Expose Yourself Photo Comp: PRIZE #2 skis + bindings
      2010-11-25
      By admin
      Our good Friend down at ROAM (Rivers Oceans and Mountains) here in Nelson, "Mr. Robb" has supplied us with a sparkling new pair of Black Diamond...
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      2684
      By admin
      2010-11-25
      NEW - Click images in posts to view larger
      NEW - Click images in posts to view larger
      2010-11-24
      By powder
      Bigger is better, they say. Any new posts placed in the forums with photos in them are now clickable to view the images in all their glory. You...
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      2837
      By powder
      2010-11-24
      What is this year's hottest brand?
      What is this year's hottest brand?
      2010-11-18
      By TDavies
      You can vote for your favourite innovative brand this year to win an ISPO Award here... http://www.ispo-brandnew.com/e.....rands.aspx what...
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      3053
      By crystaline
      2010-11-19
      Expose Yourself Photo Comp - game on.
      Expose Yourself Photo Comp - game on.
      2010-11-17
      By admin
      We here at Backcountry Skiing Canada are stoked to officially announce our 2010/2011 Photo Comp we are calling "Expose yourself". You can get the...
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      2698
      By admin
      2010-11-17
      Sherpas Cinema - All I Can MOVIE
      Sherpas Cinema - All I Can MOVIE
      2010-11-17
      By powder
      It’s here! The much awaited “All.I.Can.” teaser is now being released into cyberspace for your viewing pleasure.  A...
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      5544
      By admin
      2010-11-17
      Greg hill 80% complete - VIDEO
      Greg hill 80% complete - VIDEO
      2010-11-17
      By powder
      A quick teaser of my 2 million foot challenge. Greg Hill recounting the first 80% of his two million foot quest. First descents, high mountains,...
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      2457
      By powder
      2010-11-17
      ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies and Columbia Mnts
      ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies and Columbia Mnts
      2010-11-10
      By admin
      The forecasts of a "BIG" La Nina year are not jiving with reality just yet. The weather forecasts are not really depressing but aren't exactly...
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      2785
      By admin
      2010-11-10
      Ski Mountaineering Schedule 2010-2011
      Ski Mountaineering Schedule 2010-2011
      2010-11-08
      By
      Even if you are not into the racing it is always fun to come out and watch these machines conquer the vert in record time. Lots of events to...
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      2756
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      2010-11-08
      ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies and Columbia Mnts
      ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies and Columbia Mnts
      2010-11-04
      By admin
      Fall continues to cruise pleasantly along. Here on the east slope of the Rockies you can still climb when the wind is low and the sun is on the...
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      2989
      By admin
      2010-11-04
      G3 SkiGraphiks competition
      G3 SkiGraphiks competition
      2010-10-31
      By skifreak
      Bragging rights, spotlight, and a sweet pair of skis that are genuinely yours! That’s what’s on the line in this season’s...
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      2654
      By skifreak
      2010-10-31
      ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies and Columbia Mnts
      ACMG Mountain Conditions Report for Rockies and Columbia Mnts
      2010-10-31
      By admin
      Autumn is easing into dry early winter in the Rockies. Ice climbing is slowly coming in, especially in the cold and shady alpine and high...
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      2653
      By admin
      2010-10-31
      early season turns
      early season turns
      2010-10-28
      By jakob
      Anybody willing to share some info about conditions up at the pass or Whitewater? Enough snow to get some stony turns in? thanks!
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      2760
      By jakob
      2010-10-29
      snowline stoke/ Do you see what I see?
      snowline stoke/ Do you see what I see?
      2010-10-27
      By andrew
      Dang I love ths time of year. Looking out my window and seeing the snowline creep down below 1600m, hearing mention of snow on the radio, and...
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      2551
      By andrew
      2010-10-27
      La Nina = cold+ Big Snow
      La Nina = cold+ Big Snow
      2010-10-13
      By skifreak
      Get ready for a wet, wild winter. We’re headed into a La Niña year the likes of which haven’t been seen since 1955, according...
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      3048
      By skifreak
      2010-10-13
      Help with a research Project
      Help with a research Project
      2010-10-08
      By Powder Yeti
      I'm a student in the Hospitality and Tourism Management program at Okanagan College in Kelowna.  I'm writing a paper on the growth of...
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      2
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      2823
      By John Rock
      2024-10-03
      Japan Backcountry Powder - VIDEO
      Japan Backcountry Powder - VIDEO
      2010-10-05
      By
      sure its 1/2 way around the world but the skiing looks pretty good? Not sure what the rates are for this kind of adventure but looks like money...
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      0
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      2617
      By
      2010-10-05
      2010 Winter to be EPIC - see the proof!
      2010 Winter to be EPIC - see the proof!
      2010-09-29
      By skifreak
      I know you hear this every year "this year is going to be epic, the bees are building their hives higher in the trees and the bears are found...
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      2
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      3067
      By powder
      2010-11-02
      Backcountry Ski Festival - VIDEO
      Backcountry Ski Festival - VIDEO
      2010-09-22
      By snosnob
      The 6th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival is seeking films that take place in the winter wildlands. Reach thousands of...
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      2720
      By snosnob
      2010-09-22
      Banff Mountain Film Festival
      Banff Mountain Film Festival
      2010-09-11
      By
      A sure sign that summer is wrapping up and we are into fall is the announcement of the Banff Mountain Film Festival.  Starting Oct 30th and...
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      0
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      2597
      By
      2010-09-11
      A Life Ascending - [Ruedi Beglinger] MOVIE
      A Life Ascending - [Ruedi Beglinger] MOVIE
      2010-09-09
      By
      A Life Ascending chronicles the life of acclaimed ski mountaineer and mountain guide Ruedi Beglinger. Living with his wife and two young...
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      0
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      3189
      By
      2010-09-09
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