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    Acidophilus @ Whitewater
    Acidophilus @ Whitewater
    2012-01-08
    By skifreak
    Another grey day here in the interior of BC, the West Kootenays have been particularly cloudy for this time of year with little of the white stuff...
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    3344
    By skifreak
    2012-01-08
    The Queen's
    2012-01-03
    By patn
    Ski toured Black Queen and exited White Queen...good turns down Black, lots of evidence of naturals from wind loading below ridges.  The...
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    2253
    By admin
    2012-01-03
    COMP: Evening Ridge Walk
    2012-01-02
    By dastarddownhill
    Good Evening!  After an incomplete attempt on Larch Peak (Borr peak) on New Years Eve, I deciided to head up Evening Ridge on New Years...
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    4296
    By glacierhazard
    2012-01-03
    COMP - Whitewater newbie
    COMP - Whitewater newbie
    2011-12-27
    By mike1980
    After 9 years of living in Lake Louise, skiing the sketchy thin snowpack, I've uprooted myself and landed in Nelson BC. It is a whole new...
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    2429
    By mike1980
    2011-12-27
    Backcountry Cabins south of Whitewater
    2011-12-20
    By ymir
    Backcountry cabins from $25 per night per person. Check out our availability calendar and if a date is available within two weeks...
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    1862
    By ymir
    2011-12-20
    Whitewater. The True Soul of Winter. - MOVIE
    Whitewater. The True Soul of Winter. - MOVIE
    2011-12-19
    By skifreak
    The latest from Whitewater Ski Resort to help get your stoke on. It is coming – don't worry, it's comming.
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    2582
    By skifreak
    2011-12-19
    COMP...Full Moon on Ymir
    COMP...Full Moon on Ymir
    2011-12-12
    By splitterdave
      What to do with a full moon and crystal clear skies? Well when your days on snow are limited you go splittin! After doing a few night laps...
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    5677
    By splitterdave
    2012-01-01
    Evening Ridge Conditions Nov. 25
    2011-11-25
    By shaun
    Curious about conditions after the storm, we had time for one quick run at Evening Ridge this morning. We found about 100cm at the parking lot...
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    By admin
    2011-11-25
    Whitewater backcountry Nov. 19
    2011-11-20
    By shaun
    We headed out to enjoy the sunshine on this beauty high pressure day and check out local snow conditions. I saw tracks in the Prospector...
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    1939
    By shaun
    2011-11-20
    Pre-season Whitewater. Noice!
    Pre-season Whitewater. Noice!
    2011-11-19
    By andrew
    Went up to Whitewater for a day of playing in the snow. My feet always feel a little beaten up the first day in the boots but the skiing was...
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    2316
    By andrew
    2011-11-19
    Whitewater Ski Resort has snow!
    Whitewater Ski Resort has snow!
    2011-11-04
    By
    Only the first week of November and already the base at Whitewater is shaping up nicely, here are some recent pics from the base lodge - not quite...
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    2011-11-04
    Halloween chute ready to Ride by Halloween?
    Halloween chute ready to Ride by Halloween?
    2011-10-25
    By hipsterandjane
    Where is the snow at?  Has anyone been up to Whitewater lately, I was there two weeks ago and it look like there may be potential that...
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    2412
    By hipsterandjane
    2011-10-25
    Ski/Snowboard Movie Premier
    2011-10-23
    By KootPow
    I have been lucky to experience some of the most amazing ski/snowboard movies of the year at Nelson's Capital theatre. The lastest being...
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    2055
    By hipsterandjane
    2011-10-25
    June 18 Ski Tour
    June 18 Ski Tour
    2011-06-23
    By Doug
    Nice skiing for June!!! So how long will we be skiing this year, cool wet spring, still a very solid snowpack to hike and tour on, chutes are...
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    By admin
    2011-06-23
    ESPN ranks Whitewater in Top 10 \
    ESPN ranks Whitewater in Top 10 \"Sidecountry Stashes\"
    2011-06-08
    By Zorba
    ESPN has established "Sidecountry Awards" for the best out-of-bounds stashes from resorts all over North America and Whitewater is #8! Here's...
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    By Zorba
    2011-06-08
    Whitewater Season Recap - MOVIE
    Whitewater Season Recap - MOVIE
    2011-06-08
    By powder
    The 2011 Whitewater edit for some mid spring stoke,....
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    2023
    By powder
    2011-06-08
    Whitewater Winter never ends?
    Whitewater Winter never ends?
    2011-05-26
    By
    Sure it's rainy and cold everyday. Sure it's the end of may and should be sunny and warm. Sure you should be out mountain biking by...
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    By
    2011-05-26
    Hummer Time--Mid-May Lap
    Hummer Time--Mid-May Lap
    2011-05-16
    By andrew
    The sun was shining so we headed up to Whitewater for a quick tour. Looking up at the chutes off the peak, the cornices were super giant so we...
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    2089
    By andrew
    2011-05-16
    little video
    little video
    2011-04-22
    By wh2ojon
    Went for a quick tour and built a booter over one of the cattracks that now has a couple feet of snow on it. Made a quick little edit withthe few...
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    2084
    By wh2ojon
    2011-04-23
    Whitewater backcountry
    Whitewater backcountry
    2011-04-19
    By shaun
    While touring in the Black Queen / Five Mile area yesterday we found evidence of a fairly widespread avalanche cycle up to size 2 on all...
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    2242
    By shaun
    2011-04-19
    5-Mile Conditions -- NOT SAFE
    5-Mile Conditions -- NOT SAFE
    2011-04-16
    By andrew
    Skied into Five Mile Basin today thinking we’d have a nice late-season backcountry ski. Incorrect. We walked up Yankee Girl and...
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    2068
    By andrew
    2011-04-16
    Whitewater Closes - 5mile Rules
    Whitewater Closes - 5mile Rules
    2011-04-10
    By powder
    The backcountry conditions have been less than ideal since that bluebird Friday crapped all over the snow. With north aspects, south aspects and...
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    2234
    By powder
    2011-04-10
    White Queen reigns supreme
    White Queen reigns supreme
    2011-04-03
    By admin
    Forecast at 6:00 AM for Whitewater: - 16cm of fresh (on top of yesterdays 20cm) with blue bird skies and -11 degrees. The plan: Hit first...
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    2354
    By admin
    2011-04-03
    Photo comp - A reflection of my season.
    Photo comp - A reflection of my season.
    2011-03-31
    By johnm
      I was lucky to have spent this season living in Nelson and skiing at and around Whitewater, discovering the terrain, meeting and getting...
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    2026
    By johnm
    2011-03-31
    Photo Comp- Fishing in Five Mile
    Photo Comp- Fishing in Five Mile
    2011-03-28
    By MCrow
    There's more to enjoy in the backcountry than just knee deep powder and beauty face shots. Five mile surprisingly provides some serious...
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    2077
    By Zorba
    2011-03-29
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