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    Did you just win a Suunto Ambit3 GPS Watch?
    Did you just win a Suunto Ambit3 GPS Watch?
    2015-02-27
    By admin
    Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. Today is our last prize draw...
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    By 2wheeler
    2015-02-28
    The winner of the Mountain Hardwear Fluid 24 pack is...
    The winner of the Mountain Hardwear Fluid 24 pack is...
    2015-02-26
    By admin
    Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away our...
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    2376
    By admin
    2015-02-26
    Todays winner of the Oboz Shoes or Boots is....
    Todays winner of the Oboz Shoes or Boots is....
    2015-02-25
    By admin
    Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...
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    2195
    By admin
    2015-02-25
    The Winners of the Marker Googles are
    The Winners of the Marker Googles are
    2015-02-24
    By admin
    Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...
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    2178
    By admin
    2015-02-24
    Winner of the Mountain Hardwear Ratio 15 Sleeping Bag is....
    Winner of the Mountain Hardwear Ratio 15 Sleeping Bag is....
    2015-02-23
    By admin
    Thanks to all who came out to the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival and entered our prize draw or entered on line. We'll be giving away a...
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    2440
    By admin
    2015-02-23
    Free pass to go ANYWHERE on a ski trip in April- where should I go?!
    2015-02-19
    By powpowpow
    Hi fellow ski-lovers, As part of my medical degree I have been given 12 weeks in April, May and June to go to any hospital in the world, which...
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    3389
    By Car0lin3
    2015-02-21
    Win a Suunto Ambit3!
    Win a Suunto Ambit3!
    2015-02-18
    By admin
    Enter to win a Suunto Ambit3 GPS Watch at this years Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest. Come by our tent on Feb 21st or 22nd and enter to win. If you...
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    By admin
    2015-02-18
    Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 - McKoy's Tetons  MOVIE
    Salomon Freeski TV Episode 9 - McKoy's Tetons MOVIE
    2015-02-18
    By admin
    Legendary photographer, Wade McCoy, has spent most of his life documenting the rise of freeskiing in one of America's most iconic ski areas,...
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    1792
    By admin
    2015-02-18
    Brown Pow Forecast - Weather Advisory
    Brown Pow Forecast - Weather Advisory
    2015-02-18
    By Jake
    It's difficult to choose the right skis for these conditions! Issued by Environment Canada and the B.C. Ministry of...
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    By Jake
    2015-02-18
    Need information about appropriate skis
    2015-02-17
    By coldblitz
    Hi folks, I would like to know what would be the best sort of skis for my intended use... I'm looking to use skis for cross-country...
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    By coldblitz
    2015-02-20
    WINNER of the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants announced
    WINNER of the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants announced
    2015-02-17
    By admin
    Thanks to all who entered this months comp for the Rab Neo Guide Jacket and Pants. If you were not victorious this time around, fear not! We have...
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    2487
    By one4adventure
    2015-02-17
    Video: Ultra steep lines in Austria
    Video: Ultra steep lines in Austria
    2015-02-17
    By emilyanthem
    Matthias Haunholder and Matthias Mayr on a human powered adventure to the Karles Towers, Austria. It took a few attempts to reach the summit, but...
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    By emilyanthem
    2015-02-17
    Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest Feb 20-22: Gear give away and more!
    Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest Feb 20-22: Gear give away and more!
    2015-02-16
    By admin
    Entry into the Coldsmoke Powder Festival Prize Give Away is now closed but thank you to all who entered. Be sure to check the main page forum...
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    14046
    By bekks
    2015-02-23
    Japlanning - how to score powder in Japan
    Japlanning - how to score powder in Japan
    2015-02-15
    By Juulski
    After sharing three blogs filled with Japanese powder shots, I would also like to give you a few practical tips. Feel free to add your own...
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    By Juulski
    2015-02-15
    Whistler Telemark Festival - March 1, 2015
    Whistler Telemark Festival - March 1, 2015
    2015-02-11
    By LMc
    Whistler Telemark Festival 2015 – March 1st The love of the turn – join us at the 4th Annual Whistler Telemark Festival for a day...
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    By LMc
    2015-02-11
    CANADIAN POWDER HIGHWAY
    2015-02-10
    By dariogines
    First days of january a group of 9 spanish skiers (including me) went to BC, Canada to make our dreams come true, THE CANADIAN POWTRIP (AROUND THE...
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    By dariogines
    2015-02-10
    Video: Japan from Above
    Video: Japan from Above
    2015-02-10
    By emilyanthem
    So, you probably all saw the photo of the Glacier Chair a few days ago on Blackcomb Mtn, with a huge lake of water around it? It's warming...
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    2112
    By emilyanthem
    2015-02-10
    Whitefish Montana Backcountry Options
    2015-02-09
    By paulleroux
    Anyone with experience know some good locations near Whitefish Montana for some ski touring and to grab some backcountry turns. Ideally a place to...
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    4700
    By one4adventure
    2015-02-14
    Only 9 days left to enter to win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants!
    Only 9 days left to enter to win a Rab Neo Guide Jacket & Pants!
    2015-02-06
    By admin
    Have you entered yet? Do it today,... and everyday to increase your odds of winning. Rab has designed the Neo Guide Jacket & Pants...
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    1993
    By admin
    2015-02-06
    Episode 3: the ulitmate Japanese powder diet!
    Episode 3: the ulitmate Japanese powder diet!
    2015-02-01
    By Juulski
    After a very tasty main course in Hakuba http://backcountryskiingcanada.....bsp;filled with vitamin P we are ready for our desert in Happo One...
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    3187
    By Juulski
    2015-02-01
    Cutting Lines - Salomon Freeski TV Season 8
    Cutting Lines - Salomon Freeski TV Season 8
    2015-02-01
    By admin
    Freeski TV Episode 8: It's something nobody ever talks about, but the forest industry has created access to most of the great skiing areas in...
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    0
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    1597
    By admin
    2015-02-01
    Historic
    Historic
    2015-01-28
    By Jake
    Balmy Bivi 1200m above the lights of the big shitty The mercury rose to an incredible +15c on January 25, 2015 in Bow Valley Provincial Park...
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    2287
    By Jake
    2015-01-31
    Northern Road Trip with the Yurt on wheels - VIDEO
    Northern Road Trip with the Yurt on wheels - VIDEO
    2015-01-26
    By admin
    Back in the fall our friend Jared from Utah Outside informed us he was looking to get out of Salt Lake City for a road trip north. His destination...
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    2555
    By admin
    2015-01-26
    Episode 2!
    Episode 2!
    2015-01-25
    By Juulski
    After a very deep and good start of the New Year in Japan, my ski buddy Caroline and I have been skiing in Hakuba, where many of the ski events of...
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    2766
    By Juulski
    2015-01-25
    What's Up?
    What's Up?
    2015-01-21
    By Jake
    Where are the Trip Reports, Conditions, Stoke, or flat out Bragging… there doesn't seem to be much of it this year. Makes it hard to...
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    3
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    2429
    By Jake
    2015-01-22
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