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    Rockies Conditions 30-Mar-17
    Rockies Conditions 30-Mar-17
    2017-03-31
    By Beean
    Rockies Conditions 30 March 17   Welcome to one of the first weekends without a big weather system hitting the Rockies. How does it...
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    By Beean
    2017-03-31
    Egypt Lakes Trip Report
    Egypt Lakes Trip Report
    2017-03-24
    By Beean
    In the hopes to avoid some of those terrible conditions I headed out to the Great Divide at the start of the week.   The ski up Healy creek...
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    4302
    By Beean
    2017-03-26
    Rockies Conditions 16-Mar-17
    Rockies Conditions 16-Mar-17
    2017-03-17
    By Beean
    Rockies Conditions 16-Mar-17 aka The Stern Talk   I’m not going to tell you what to do because I’m not your mum but just have a...
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    3583
    By Beean
    2017-03-17
    Rockies Conditions 09-Mar-17
    Rockies Conditions 09-Mar-17
    2017-03-10
    By Beean
    Another weekend, another weather system. Guess what, it’s going to snow and get warm and windy and then things are gonna slide. So I guess...
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    2017-03-10
    Rockies Conditions 03-Mar-17
    Rockies Conditions 03-Mar-17
    2017-03-03
    By Beean
    I swear every weekend a system moves in and ruins all my prepared handy terrain tips to find secret pow stashes.   The Banff region is...
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    By Beean
    2017-03-03
    Rockies Conditions 17-Feb-17
    Rockies Conditions 17-Feb-17
    2017-02-17
    By Beean
    It rained yesterday, the perfect sting in the tail of a week of above freezing temps. Things are going to be tricky for a little while....
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    2017-02-17
    Rockies Conditions
    Rockies Conditions
    2017-02-10
    By Beean
    I’m going to assume that no one’s heading out this weekend because of avalanches and stuff. There’s a Special Public Avalanche...
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    By Beean
    2017-02-10
    Rockies Conditions 3-Feb-17
    Rockies Conditions 3-Feb-17
    2017-02-03
    By Beean
    Rockies Conditions 03-02-17   Looks like we had a bit of an avy cycle at the start of this week. Blowy winds scoured half the skiable...
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    By Beean
    2017-02-03
    Rockies Conditions 27-Jan-17
    Rockies Conditions 27-Jan-17
    2017-01-27
    By Beean
    After the refresh last week it seems we’re back on track to the classic rockies rotten snowpack. Everywhere is reporting last week’s...
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    2017-01-30
    Rockies Conditions 20-Jan-17
    Rockies Conditions 20-Jan-17
    2017-01-20
    By Beean
    It snowed! Praise Ullr! We encountered 30+cms of fresh white stuff along the Divide but I’m sure more fell in other regions. Freshies! We...
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    By Beean
    2017-01-20
    Rockies Conditions
    Rockies Conditions
    2017-01-06
    By Beean
    It was cold. It’s not so cold anymore, but it was definitely pretty cold. The skiing was good if you like frostnip and facets. I...
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    By Beean
    2017-01-13
    Any peaks skiable this time of year?
    2016-10-04
    By Jake Acito
    This past weekend, a buddy of mine and I saw a peak that looked like it had pretty deep snow and started joking that we would ski it this weekend....
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    By Gringo
    2016-10-18
    New 7 pitch 5.7 route established in the Bow Valley
    New 7 pitch 5.7 route established in the Bow Valley
    2016-08-03
    By Chasing snowflakes
    Looking for some something new to do in the Bow Valley this weekend? A brand new 7 pitch bolted route has just gone up on Mt Cascade's...
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    2016-08-03
    Adventure Dispatch -- bikepacking, fly-in, climb and raft --VIDEO
    Adventure Dispatch -- bikepacking, fly-in, climb and raft --VIDEO
    2016-05-12
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    Who thought fatbiking was just for snow? We watch a lot of videos here and the best ones always feature trips and adventures we'd want to go...
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    2016-05-12
    Murchison and Trevor Sexsmith
    Murchison and Trevor Sexsmith
    2016-05-11
    By Chasing snowflakes
    Yet another Trevor Sexmsith post worthy of all those who stumble across it. For those who might not know Trevor has been slowly? No pretty damn...
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    By Chasing snowflakes
    2016-05-11
    Teammate backcountry, touring skiing, split boarding Rockies
    2016-03-11
    By
    hello everybody, I'm looking for people to do some nice backcountry ski tours with! I'll stay in Canada until the 26th April and all the...
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    2016-03-12
    Teammate touring ski Banff National Park
    2016-02-21
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    Hi, I come spend one week in Canmore and expect to go earn my turns in touring ski. I arrive on Tuedsay 23th and plan to go discover some traces...
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    2016-03-11
    Early Season Stoke
    Early Season Stoke
    2016-01-30
    By skiitsbetter
    Well, I haven't ski toured much lately and it seems more and more photos are making their way to instagram. Here are some pictures from some...
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    By skiitsbetter
    2016-01-30
    Alpine Club of Canada ski touring Hut to open in Waterton Lakes National Park
    Alpine Club of Canada ski touring Hut to open in Waterton Lakes National Park
    2015-06-20
    By shredr
    Big news for backcountry skiers looking to explore Waterton Lakes National Park this winter, there will now be an Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) hut...
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    By shredr
    2015-06-20
    Conditions in the spray valley?
    Conditions in the spray valley?
    2015-06-06
    By skiitsbetter
    Someone was wondering all winter what conditions were like in the Spray Valley. To be honest, I have no idea, but a month or two ago, they were...
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    By skiitsbetter
    2015-06-06
    Spring guidebook lines
    Spring guidebook lines
    2015-06-03
    By skiitsbetter
    The life of the weekend warrior was a litle tough this spring, with consistent blue-bird weather not appearing until later. Chick-a-boom...
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    4178
    By skiitsbetter
    2015-06-05
    Low Avi Risk Yoyo'ing Areas in Banff/Jasper
    2015-01-14
    By atom
    Hi everyone,  I'm just getting into back country skiing, and im looking for some low risk/low angle places to practice in the...
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    3767
    By tjzubick
    2015-01-16
    Banff area conditions and suggestions
    2014-12-28
    By tjzubick
    Hi all, looking to head out in the Rockies tomorrow most likely above Sunshine around Rock Isle Lake or Twin Cairns if conditions allow. Anyone...
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    By tjzubick
    2015-01-02
    The Wise Man
    The Wise Man
    2014-11-22
    By Jake
    Five minutes of humble.
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    2510
    By Jake
    2014-11-22
    Jasper and Willmore anyone?
    2014-10-15
    By SkiDadle
    Does no one tour north of the Ice Fields or is this another of those Calgary forums that forbids any mention of anything for those of us...
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    By 2wheeler
    2014-10-15
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