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2012-11-30
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If you are in Vancouver Dec. 6 (maybe you live there) check out the Backyard Booty put on by our friends at Kootenay/Coast Mountain Culture....
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2012-12-02
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2012-11-30
The custodian at the Kokanee Glacier Cabin sent us some pictures of the conditions there yesterday (November 29). The word is that there's...
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2012-12-19
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2012-11-07
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2012-11-07
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2012-10-29
They were good! My lovely wife hiked (snowshoed) into Kokanee Cabin and spent the night. We got some quality turns in near the north...
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2012-10-29
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2012-07-07
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admin
With the monsoons of June now officially over and summer here it was time to get up to Kokanee Glacier Park near Nelson BC and see what was left...
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2012-07-07
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2012-06-06
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lurker
Skier poised above the Pallisade Crest at 3,600 metres in the narrow notch that is Contact Pass about to ski a south facing line down to Willow...
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Innate
2012-06-08
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2012-05-24
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szs
This photo can be entitled "Battling Powder"
I was fortunate enough to spend a week at Battle Abbey in the Selkirks this April. We were...
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szs
2012-05-24
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2012-03-01
I love the smell of snow, when it's cold and raining down low, but you know it's snowing up high. By the time November rolled in I was...
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2012-03-01
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2012-02-19
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conorstoke
Winter comes and goes, but something tells me winters aren't what they used to be. As a skier and an environmentalist, I often find...
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conorstoke
2012-02-19
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2012-02-03
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SaraBrandt
As four Swedish backcountry skiers - the BC seemed like the perfect place to spend a couple of weeks. Used to the public huts and the right of...
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2013-12-09
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2012-02-01
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abiltwater
When I was youngster and over all younger, I did used to make vacation trips to North Finland mountains, being Finn originally, it is kinda local...
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abiltwater
2012-02-01
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2011-11-14
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powder
A Public Mountain Conditions Report on how things are shaping up in the South Caribou, thanks to Snowy Mountain Alpine Tours owner Stephen...
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powder
2011-11-14
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2011-09-05
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crystaline
Hello. I was up at Jumbo Pass (in BC) this past weekend and was blown away by the terrain. Has anybody skied up there? If yes, is the best access...
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Jake
2012-01-26
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2011-07-06
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Zorba
A sweet vid from http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com:
Black Diamond athlete Zack Giffin is always prowling around the Pacific...
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Zorba
2011-07-06
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2011-06-22
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admin
Need access to some incredible spring skiing terrain all of which is above 5500' and tops out around 9000'? You are in luck then, as they...
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2011-06-22
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2011-06-01
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andrew
I peeled this off the Blog at G3 (www dot genuineguidegear dot com) with permission. Loki is an impressivbe peak just up the lake from Nelson, BC....
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andrew
2011-06-01
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2011-05-09
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admin
The latest form the Public Mountain Conditions Report:
Spent five days putting a new ski traverse around the North Blue and Thunder River alpine...
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2011-05-14
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2011-04-21
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al clark
i thought i'd share some bindingless turns from our epic winter.....
get out and try some snow surfing soon ...
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2011-04-21
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2011-04-14
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admin
The latest Public Mountain Conditions Report has some concerns to think about, read the full report below:
I have been working on the Ski...
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admin
2011-04-14
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2011-04-01
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BD
We spent an incredible week touring from Valhalla Lodge. Long, steep powder runs and epic views. Some of the best skiing of my life-...
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BD
2011-04-01
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2011-04-01
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BD
On a bluebird day, what better to do than bootpack up to the top of a mountain? The sun promised crappy crust skiing on the descent, but...
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BD
2011-04-01
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2011-04-01
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BD
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2011-04-01
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2011-03-31
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Sting
This is from a 4-day stay at the Trophy Hut in Wells Gray Provincial Park back in January of this year. The two-storey hut is well-equipped and...
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2011-03-31
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2011-03-30
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nhenderson
Coming from New Zealand, I recently jumped at the chance of a week’s backcountry touring at Valhalla. "OMG a dream come true is what I...
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nhenderson
2011-03-30
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2011-03-27
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rodm
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admin
2011-03-27
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