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    Yet another deep freeze soap box!
    Yet another deep freeze soap box!
    2013-12-08
    By Chasing snowflakes
    The Deep Freeze December 7, 2013 The season started off with a bang! We were skiing knee deep just about everywhere getting...
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    3248
    By Jake
    2013-12-30
    How Cold Is It? - SOAP BOX
    How Cold Is It? - SOAP BOX
    2013-12-06
    By Jake
    It's almost as cold as Elizabeth Kennedy suing her dead husband's ski buddy. That's COLD! The radio was reporting -32 in Banff this...
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    2993
    By Jake
    2013-12-06
    Mountain In Motion - Video
    Mountain In Motion - Video
    2013-11-30
    By admin
    If you love nature and the beauty of the Canadian Rockies then spend the 15 min giving this video a watch, the bigger screen the better!...
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    By admin
    2013-11-30
    Movember in the Rockies - SOAP BOX
    Movember in the Rockies - SOAP BOX
    2013-11-27
    By Jake
    It's Movember in the Rockies... and it is hard not to wish for Mo'... Like a lot Mo' Sno'! Early season efforts in Kananaskis,...
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    3366
    By Jake
    2013-11-27
    Assiniboine Lodge (actually staying at Naiset Hut)
    2013-11-25
    By bfow
    Any advice or resources available about the backcountry skiing routes around the Assiniboine Lodge / Naiset huts? Heading up there over the...
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    By 2wheeler
    2013-12-02
    Rocks, bush, and November Pow
    Rocks, bush, and November Pow
    2013-11-06
    By trevdingman
    Growing up next to the Rockies I've come to know and respect the powder tax.  Nothing that's ever really worth while comes...
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    By admin02
    2013-11-07
    Worst Day of Skiing EVER! SOAP BOX
    Worst Day of Skiing EVER! SOAP BOX
    2013-11-05
    By Jake
    November 3rd 2013Worst Day of Skiing EVER! Early season skiing sucks…but it’s soooo awesome! Early Season Suck Factor 10!The long...
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    By Jake
    2013-11-05
    Mt. Robson detailed fly by - VIDEO
    Mt. Robson detailed fly by - VIDEO
    2013-07-28
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    Check out this spectacular close-up fly by of legendary Mt. Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. The Gargoyles on the Emperor...
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    2013-07-28
    Skiing the Aemmer Couloir on Mt. Temple
    Skiing the Aemmer Couloir on Mt. Temple
    2013-05-10
    By MikeyB
    Located on Mount Temple near the town of Lake Louise, AB, the Aemmer couloir descents over 600 meters (1800 feet) in a 45 degree drop down...
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    By MikeyB
    2013-05-10
    Jasper closing backcountry ski areas to protect caribou - VIDEO
    Jasper closing backcountry ski areas to protect caribou - VIDEO
    2013-04-21
    By skifreak
    I t looks like backcountry skiing may be limited in order to help the Caribou in Jasper Naational Park in the coming years. This from the...
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    By skifreak
    2013-04-21
    Rockies - Easter Long
    Rockies - Easter Long
    2013-04-02
    By Jake
    Easter Long Weekend – Lots of blue sky and summer like temperatures. Saturday March 30th we ventured up Hwy 93N near Bow Summit. Ski...
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    By Jake
    2013-04-02
    From climbing to skiing and climbing again
    From climbing to skiing and climbing again
    2013-04-02
    By TH
    Had an amazing easter weekend with 4 days of alternating skiing and climbing. The skiing behind the Lake Louise ski area and up on the Icefields...
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    By TH
    2013-04-02
    Surprise Pass
    Surprise Pass
    2013-03-25
    By duncanpurvis
    Was up to Surprise Pass on Saturday March 23… Very cold to start the day (-21 @ 8:30 am) but warmed to about -5 in the sun relatively...
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    By duncanpurvis
    2013-03-25
    3ft o' fresh - Rockies Winter is Back
    3ft o' fresh - Rockies Winter is Back
    2013-03-18
    By Jake
    With only a few days until the official start of spring mother nature has finally decided that it is winter. With about a meter of snow falling...
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    By Jake
    2013-03-18
    Spring Forward - Surprise Pass
    Spring Forward - Surprise Pass
    2013-03-11
    By Jake
    Warm temps, long days, some open water and hints of green grass. Spring is in the air! Saturday March 9th we skied the Louise classic...
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    2551
    By Jake
    2013-03-11
    Comp-Paradise In My Eyes
    Comp-Paradise In My Eyes
    2013-02-28
    By splitterdave
      "You're gonna CLIMB the mountain then board down? Why don't you just go to a ski hill, or maybe heli skiing?" Is what I heard from...
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    3944
    By splitterdave
    2013-02-28
    COMP - THE SELL JOB, AND BAD IDEA JEANS (TOWN GULLY)
    COMP - THE SELL JOB, AND BAD IDEA JEANS (TOWN GULLY)
    2013-02-28
    By Jake
    Guaranteed Snow! Mother Nature doesn’t always deliver. The Canmore Winter Carnival gets its annual big dump delivered by trucks and is...
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    8474
    By Jake
    2013-02-28
    COMP - Yoho Stanley Mitchell Spring Break
    2013-02-27
    By thompsongo
    Our yearly Spring Break trip into the backcountry took us to Stanley Mitchell this year! Enjoy!
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    2522
    By thompsongo
    2013-02-27
    COMP - Skimo World Championships
    2013-02-26
    By skiitsbetter
    The Canadian Ski Mountaineering team has been busy training hard all winter long, blazing up skintracks near you and pillaging powder stashes....
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    2625
    By 2wheeler
    2013-02-27
    Family Day in the Rockies
    Family Day in the Rockies
    2013-02-19
    By Jake
    Family Day happened on Feb. 18th on the Alberta side of the border, and some desperately needed fresh snow was delivered for the long weekend...
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    2433
    By fatboy
    2013-02-19
    COMP- Jimmy Simpson
    2013-02-08
    By shaunv
    https://vimeo.com/56755787 Mt.Jimmy Simspon is a nice ski ascent,with great views of the wapta icefields and surrounding peaks. On this...
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    4013
    By admin
    2013-02-08
    Nukin in Canmore
    Nukin in Canmore
    2013-02-07
    By Jake
    Canmore has just received a massive amount of snow and our short frontcountry season is in full swing. Stability is bomber and there’s sun...
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    2738
    By Jake
    2013-02-08
    Rockies Drought
    Rockies Drought
    2013-01-24
    By Jake
    Not a lot of significant snow around the Rockies for January. The Alberta Environment snow data seems to have all but flatlined. Motivation is...
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    2916
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    2013-01-25
    COMP - Sleeper storms
    2013-01-14
    By skiitsbetter
    Light snow that falls with no wind is the holy grail of skiing. It refreshes the ski conditions without severely impacting the avalanche...
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    2532
    By skiitsbetter
    2013-01-14
    COMP - Waterton, Best Backcountry Ski Town in Alberta?
    COMP - Waterton, Best Backcountry Ski Town in Alberta?
    2013-01-14
    By Jake
    Is Waterton the best backcountry ski town in Alberta? Driving through the southern prairies past endless lengths of barbed fence bordering...
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    15349
    By Ghostpine
    2013-04-04
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