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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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      3123
      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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      2877
      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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      3225
      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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      8152
      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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      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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      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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      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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      3814
      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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      8261
      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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      2371
      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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      2511
      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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      2282
      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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      3851
      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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      2606
      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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      2782
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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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      2382
      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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      15152
      By Ghostpine
      2013-04-04
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