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2021-11-05Mountain Equipment Company is helping to make Avalanche Safety Training courses available to all Canadians. The MEC Avalanche Safety Grant is...replies0views967
2021-11-05
2021-11-03Clear your schedules! Tonight, November 3, Avalanche Canada is offering a free, live online webinar 'Recognizing Avalanche Terrain and Trip...replies0views1404
2021-11-03
2021-11-02"Mountain Revelations" follows three professional snowboarders – Jeremy Jones, Ryan Hudson, and Rafael Pease - on a human-powered...replies0views1277
2021-11-02
2021-11-01When Fall arrives and snow dusts the mountain tops it means not only that skis season is just around the corner but also that the Banff Centre...replies0views1237
2021-11-01
2021-10-31As a member within the RCMP, BCEHS or a city Fire Response unit, you can almost guarantee that you will be exposed to a high volume of stressful...replies0views1347
2021-10-31
2021-10-30The resort formally known as Squaw Valley has finally changed its name after a year-long process. The new name - Palisades Tahoe - is a reference...replies0views1019
2021-10-30
2021-10-29Mountain Mentors has launched their Winter 2021/22 Applications for mentorship programs in Backcountry Skiing, Splitboarding, and Snowshoeing....replies0views1138
2021-10-29
2021-10-28A new concept from Arc'teryx has just kicked off called Nic'ole. Nicole McLaughlin, an arc'teryx ambassador, is the...replies0views1123
2021-10-28
2021-10-26Vasu Sojitra is an athlete who has climbed peaks like the Grand Teton and climbs and skis peaks in Montana's Beartooth and Bridger...replies0views1388
2021-10-26
2021-10-25It has been felt in the climbing industry, the biking industry, the ski industry, and perhaps every outdoor industry... the supply shortage. In...replies0views1204
2021-10-25
2021-10-24So, we’re nearly at Winter’s ridge line. Not quite at the precipice of the season, but getting pretty darn close. As we approach, we...replies0views973
2021-10-24
2021-10-22Will Gadd shares his thoughts on how to fall while ice climbing. Following some ice climbing incidents a few years ago where ice climbers were...replies0views1108
2021-10-22
2021-10-21The proponent(s) behind the Zincton resort on HWY 31A between Kaslo and New Denver are hosting a public engagement session on Zoom between 5 and 7...replies0views816
2021-10-21
2021-10-20When athletes join forces with scientists, great things are bound to happen. In this case, professional athlete, 14er Ski Record holder,...replies0views1155
2021-10-20
2021-10-19Red maple leaf aside, few symbols have been more iconic in Canadian culture than the MEC logo and after 50 years of retail experience in the...replies0views1874
2021-10-19
2021-10-18Revelstoke based athlete Janelle Yip was awarded the title of 'Female Athlete of the Year' at this years High Five Festival. The HIgh...replies0views2863
2021-10-18
2021-10-17“Up here on a day like this, it’s easy to forget the planet is in turmoil.” As another season of snow approaches the Northern...replies0views1053
2021-10-17
2021-10-16InsideTracker is a platform that uses a questionnaire, DNA, and blood tests to better understand you, then uses a sophisticated algorithm to...replies0views1125
2021-10-16
2021-10-15One of the most common misunderstandings about avalanches is that they just happen; that it’s just the luck of the draw. The most...replies0views1085
2021-10-15
2021-10-13A couple of years ago, a team of American Alpinists set out to climb 'the last great unclimbed mountain' in the Karakorams, Link...replies0views1369
2021-10-13
2021-10-12From Level 1 comes a visual experience of the purity of joy, powder, lip chap and hot wax on a board or set of planks. With Winter around the...replies0views1239
2021-10-12
2021-10-11Lauren DeLauney Miller's long overdue anthology - Valley of Giants chronicles the history of women climbers in Yosemite from 1930 -...replies0views1006
2021-10-11
2021-10-10Now’s the time folks. If you wait too long you’ll be throwing your ski gear in the back of the pickup, only to show up at the skin...replies0views1255
2021-10-10
2021-10-06Safe to say we've officially made into the shoulder season and for those who are swapping out chalk bags for tools, here are some...replies0views1066
2021-10-06
2021-10-05The Banff Mountain Film Festival is returning back yet again for another run of inspiring films. Both Live and virtual, the festival...replies0views1144
2021-10-05