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            <title><![CDATA[Thanks for the sweet prize Rab and BSC!]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just wanted to say thanks for the awesome prize in last months soap box. I won a Rab vapor Rise and Meco hoodie. Both have seen quite a bit of use already.&amp;nbsp;
The vapor Rise soft/hardshell is great, nice and simple, lightweight, super comfy, and has a nice high collar which I like in all my jackets. I have had it out in all sorts of conditions already, rain, snow, wind, and a few night skins up red. It has worked quite well and I am very happy with its performance.&amp;nbsp;
The Meco hoodie is a great blend of merino and synthetics. I have merino layers and synthetic layers and I wasn&amp;#39;t sure how the two would mix. Turns out they work great together, the stink doesn&amp;#39;t come up nearly as fast as synthetics but it has that soft comfort that comes with wool. Overall a great addition to my baselayers that I find myself frequently reaching for.
Thanks! have a selfie...
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            <pubDate>2014-02-27 12:03:24</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mt Elgood - Soap Box]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, just after we started to get our snow back that was so elusive for the month of January, a friend and I went out to see what the Rossland Range had developed into. We went up to a new spot neither of us had skied before to get an idea of what else is out in our backyard. Mt. Elgood was the objective so with dogs in tow we started up.

We quickly broke trail through the cut block off the highway and into some beautifully gladed low angle terrain. I made a mental note of this as it seemed to be a good spot to head back to if the danger goes up through the roof (coincidentally it has and I will be heading there tomorrow to see what it looks like).
We continued on up to find that we had not trended SE enough and had to do a traverse under a exposed slope that showed signs of natural slides, not very big ones but just enough to keep you alert. We stayed low in the trees and found our way into the Lepsoe-Elgood bowl. We sat and scoped out a few lines which we would decide on once we dug a representative pit.


The pit we dug showed the weak layer that is now a big problem, it was not overly alarming at that time (CTm3/4) with very little propagation) but with the new snow I can see why this layer has been causing problems. After digging we decided to choose a relatively conservative line, especially having the dogs with us.
We slogged our way on up to the saddle and met a lonely tele dude on our way. He happily followed our new trail for a while before slipping off into his secret zone. After wandering about on the top of Elgood for a few minutes trying to find our entry line we finally decided on what seemed to be our entry point and found a great steep shot through nicely spaced trees. The dogs loved it and were surfing the sluff effortlessly. We leap frogged our way down keeping a close eye on the stability. Once it opened at the bottom it also mellowed out and we were able to lay down some nice big turns down to the skin track.


After lunch and a few&amp;nbsp;high fives we were doing the kick and glide back to the mellow glades for a fun rip back down to the highway.
We didn&amp;rsquo;t get a ton of vertical, or ski a huge face, but we had a lot of fun and found a new zone we will most definitely explore again.
With the recently occurring events and touchy snow conditions, it is a reminder that yes you can have fun on simple terrain; it&amp;rsquo;s all what you make of it. I significantly modified my plans for this weekend due to the conditions, and I&amp;rsquo;m okay with that. I would rather ski again tomorrow than once today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2014-02-27 11:56:18</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Mountain Slackcountry - SOAP BOX COMP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[January 27, 2014
Today was my second day riding and first day splitboarding of the 2013-2014 season. &amp;nbsp;This season has been off to a painfully long and delayed start from a summer leg injury. In June I managed to exert &quot;extreme talent&quot; in movement while skimboarding (my favorite off season board sport) and suffered a non surgical tear to my rectus femoris. &amp;nbsp;In English, I tore one of four of my precious quad muscles. It&amp;#39;s been a long road and my leg is still not 100% but I&amp;#39;m so grateful to be back.&amp;nbsp;

The amount of training required to perform your best in the backcountry is certainly overlooked by many.&amp;nbsp; Quite often you hear people relating the first part of their season to &amp;ldquo;getting in shape.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp; Backcountry riding not only requires you to ascend and navigate your descent but should the worst happen &amp;ndash; dig your friend, loved one or backcountry rider out of an avalanche. If you find your schedule is too busy to hit the gym, incorporate exercises throughout your day.&amp;nbsp; You&amp;rsquo;d be surprised where you can find 20min when you have a specific goal. &amp;nbsp;I made a collage that hangs between the living room and kitchen and followed a friendly motto amongst my friends, ABS = Always Be Squatting.&amp;nbsp; My favorite are kitchen squats.


Our original plan was an overnight trip into Ripple Ridge Cabin, Kootenay Pass.&amp;nbsp; I was content with a minimum goal of touring in/out. Unfortunately it&amp;rsquo;s booked through my entire 5 weeks off work.&amp;nbsp; Our group opted for Red Mountain slackcountry.&amp;nbsp; If my leg didn&amp;rsquo;t like the skin up I could easily opt for plan B of groomers in the resort.

Our first run was the sun kissed slopes of Whitewolf Ridge Cat Skiing, tree line and low angle.&amp;nbsp; We found some softer snow in the trees.&amp;nbsp; We discussed future problems for the next snow cycle, solar radiation and a surface hoar layer which glistened in the light.



Our second ascent was Mt. Kirkup. We enjoyed some tempting views of the Monashees above the kootenay sea fog and some softer turns once sheltered from the sun. &amp;nbsp;We squeezed in two fast laps in the resort to polish off the day. Let it snow!



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            <pubDate>2014-01-28 01:02:57</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COMP - Sunny Daze]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sunshine and babes&amp;hellip; seems to go together doesn&amp;rsquo;t it? &amp;nbsp;I love skiing with the boys, especially my husband. &amp;nbsp;Lets face it the boys push us to go harder, ski faster and jump higher. &amp;nbsp;For many women, their significant other was the one who got them into backcountry skiing in the first place. &amp;nbsp;Thank you for that! &amp;nbsp;Saying that there is something special when a bunch of girls get together in the backcounty. &amp;nbsp;We are a supportive bunch with whoops and cheers when we push the boundaries and patient when others struggle. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;When I started mountaineering 12 years ago women in the backcountry were few and far between. &amp;nbsp;Now the mountains are filled with energetic, strong women, many becoming guides of the slopes. &amp;nbsp;The industry is still a male dominant one, but it makes me smile knowing that when I head out backcountry skiing there is a good chance I&amp;rsquo;ll see some girls along the way.

Note: In the video you will see a bunch of us skiing on a slope at the same time. &amp;nbsp;This is not recommended for safe backcountry skiing. &amp;nbsp;Slopes should be skied one at a time. &amp;nbsp;We felt confident to do this only because the avalanche hazard was low and there had been no new snow for many, many days. &amp;nbsp;Still not a good idea...




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            <pubDate>2013-01-24 11:18:54</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Selkirk Select Video]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#39;s an edit of a trip I did last spring with some friends in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia. The conditions were touchy so we mostly stuck to north facing trees and the snow was all-time. Enjoy:






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            <pubDate>2012-10-28 13:44:24</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Comp...Night Ride on Kirkup.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[
&amp;nbsp;There&amp;#39;s something about touring up and riding down at night. Everything seems quieter, more peaceful and almost make believe. On this particular night the stars were shining bright and the new snow was deep. We headed up to the Rossland Range. Being that it is closest place to Castlegar (where we are working right now) it was an obvious choice.

&amp;nbsp; For ease of night riding we like to keep to straight forward tours (Mt.Ymir being our last) mostly for ease of travel. Mt.Kirkup offers an easy way up, a summit, and a sweet run down the dog leg. We parked at the typical trail head and followed an already broken trail all the way to the summit ridge where the trail disappeared. After some easy ridge walking with the lights of Trail below, we topped out. As per usual the clouds rolled in before I could set up a good pic. Too bad. The views at night are very cool. The main entrance to the dog leg run was fully windloaded, prompting us to skirt the trees until the dogleg turned. From this point down turned out to be some of the lightest, deepest snow I&amp;#39;ve rode in the Rossland area. Every face shot was lit up tenfold by our high powered lights, making for an awesome experience. Once at the bottom we hiked back to our car and headed home for some sweet, sweet sleep!


Possibly my favourite pic ever. Taken at the first clearing on our way up Kirkup.
The lights of town made for a cool ass sky.
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            <pubDate>2012-01-27 01:52:55</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ymir Yurts Backcountry Ski Cabins Locals Deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[
Backcountry cabins from $25 per night per person.&amp;nbsp;Check out our&amp;nbsp;availability calendar&amp;nbsp;and if a date is available within two weeks you can take it for20% off&amp;nbsp;the regular price. We can accommodate groups as small as two and as large as 8 for two nights to one week. Awesome ski touring terrain with great safe skiing in the vicinity of the yurts and skiing off the peaks of the Nelson Range into 2,000 ft alpine bowl runs. Choose from three cabins. Ask also about our Nelson range traverse in the spring. If you are a ski bum hanging out in the Kootenay&amp;#39;s for the winter let me know and can put together a group of ski tourers at short notice contact me and if I have any last minute ski touring availability I&amp;#39;ll put together a great adventure at a great price.&amp;nbsp;http://www.ymiryurts.com&amp;nbsp;or 250-358-7277 ask for Trevor 

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            <pubDate>2011-12-26 12:11:18</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[November in the Rossland Range VIDEO]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Conditions in the Rossland Range aren&amp;#39;t quite as full on as other locations in the Selkirks and Rockies but they&amp;#39;re still shaping up nicely. On Saturday we noted 100-150cm base in the alpine and around 50cm near the highway. The abundant snowfall followed by a rain episode to about 2100m settled the snowpack considerably. While it&amp;#39;s not deep (15-20cm of pow up high), there is a good base and coverage was impressive. Significant wind has scoured south faces, but east aspects are holding the snow nicely and the steeper north faces are getting there. We noted three reactive layers similar to what&amp;#39;s being found elsewhere albeit at lesser depths. There were easy to moderate releases at 25cm, 35cm and 40-50cm, the lower being the biggest concern. We stuck to mellow angled terrain and were pleasantly surprised with the skiing. With a nice base setting up and stability improving on these layers, all we need now is more snow! Here&amp;#39;s a quick vid I put together from this past weekend.
cheers, Ryan





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            <pubDate>2011-11-28 15:00:07</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[April pow in the Rossland Range VIDEO]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#39;s a quick edit of my rip in the Rossland Range last night. Best April conditions I&amp;#39;ve ever had the pleasure of skiing. The backcountry is spectacular right now and the late light means post-work turns. Gotta love it&amp;hellip;




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            <pubDate>2011-04-08 16:30:16</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bananas and Blower - Rossland, Red and beyond VIDEO]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Here&amp;#39;s my most recent vid of back/slackcountry skiing around Red Mountain and in the Rossland Range, with a few other tidbits thrown in for good measure. I had some camera issues so I missed a couple epic days, so I&amp;#39;ll just have to keep at &amp;#39;er! Enjoy&amp;hellip;





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            <pubDate>2011-03-09 14:54:45</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rossland Pair spend the night out on Grey Mnt.]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;To go or not to go. When the snow is as good as it&amp;rsquo;s been in Rossland over the last couple of days calling it a day can be a difficult decision when you&amp;rsquo;ve got untracked slopes all around. On Monday night a local area father and his son from Whistler made the call for one last run and it ended up being a long one that prompted a Rossland Search and Rescue callout by concerned family members.

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Skiing the side-country near Red Mountain Resort on Monday the father and son duo made the call for one more run in the Grey /Kirkup zone. Before they were able to safely make their way off the mountain and call it a day, darkness had descended on them and the skies had opened up with heavy snowfall coming down. The experienced backcountry skiers were equipped and knew how to handle a night in the backcountry so rather than try and pick their way down the mountain under dark skies they decided to stay put and make the best of it.
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The skiers were not lost and while they did have a cell phone on them, that particular area of the mountains has no service so they dug in, literally.
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Constructing a snow cave on the Grey Mountain side of the valley they huddled up and prepared to spend the night, complete with space blankets for warmth.
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After they didn&amp;rsquo;t arrive when and where they had initially intended, family members grew concerned and put a call into the RCMP who promptly got in touch with Red Mountain. As it was after hours at the ski hill and ski patrol finished for the day the RCMP then contacted the Rossland Search and Rescue around 6:30pm to call them into action. That team, without a clear direction on where the missing skiers were searched the most common areas where people get misdirected or disoriented in the surrounding backcountry around the Red Mountain area from 8:30pm through 11:00pm.
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Based on past experience and knowledge of the terrain in the Rossland Range RSAR kept members of the team on snowmobiles waiting in the Sheep Creek Basin in case the pair turned up.
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By roughly 3:00am in the morning the snow had let up and the light from the moon was bright enough that the pair decided they&amp;rsquo;d get on the move and start their way out. As soon as they hit cell service they were able to contact friends to come and meet them at the highway for pickup.
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By 7:00am Tuesday morning RSAR had been contacted to let them know that all was well and the temporarily missing pair was back in safe hands by 9:30am that morning.
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Although they didn&amp;rsquo;t end up locating or coming in contact with the missing pair before they made their own way out Dave Braithwaite of the RSAR noted that it was a good opportunity for the group to get out and practice their skills.
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&amp;ldquo;We took the event on as a training opportunity. We got to use a bunch of our tools and had a good practice session. It was good to get people up to speed and out there working together. We had a bunch of guys out and it went really well. We had a lot of support and everyone was glad in the end that the two made it out safely.&amp;rdquo;
Had the group not been prepared with avalanche gear, safety equipment, extra food and clothing, things could have turned out worse . That, noted the RSAR is the message that should be taken from this incident.
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&amp;ldquo;They had backcountry skills, all of the right gear and they were all set up to spend a night on the mountain if need be. It ended well largely because of that.&amp;rdquo;
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            <pubDate>2011-02-01 19:48:24</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rossland Range conditions, Jan. 30, 2011]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rossland Range conditions update Jan. 31, 2011
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Glory looming over Plewman Ridge.
Did a couple tours over the weekend near Rossland, BC -&amp;nbsp; one on Record Ridge/Mt. Roberts and another in the north end of the Rossland Range. The east face of Record was surprisingly good, with boot-deep power and nice turns for the top half and crust/powder lower where warmer temps and sun from earlier in the week resulted in a thaw/freeze cycle. Tree bombs had to be avoided as they set up rock hard, but open zones were still pretty fine. DL&amp;#39;s on Record was variable, with some soft snow but firm where people previously skied.&amp;nbsp;
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North side of East Plewman.
The northern Rossland Range was a bit of a surprise. On the way up the east and south faces conditions were similar to Record albeit a bit less snow at and above treeline due to wind distribution. We skied an true north aspect and it ranged from hard, wind packed snow to shallow powder over firm snow. Snow stability was bomber and we could&amp;#39;t get anything to move save minor sluff. The wind really did a number and I suspect most north faces are pretty firm right now. However, as mentioned the stability was excellent, which allowed us to get into some really steep terrain we typically avoid in all but the most stable of conditions. Now&amp;#39;s a good time to go check out that cooler or steep face you&amp;#39;ve been dreaming of but wouldn&amp;#39;t dare get near with the generally touchy conditions this year. Lower down the snow got better all the way to the car. The best skiing seems to be 1500m and lower. Not much snow and cool temps should keep things consistent for the week&amp;hellip;but of course snow assessment is always warranted. Let&amp;#39;s hope the forecasted snow next weekend sets up the right mix for some steep pow possibilities. Didn&amp;#39;t take any skiing shots but I did nab a few &quot;scenic&quot; pics. I also shot some vid so hopefully will get another edit up in the coming week or two.
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Richard eyeing the steeps.

happy turns,

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            <pubDate>2011-01-31 22:34:17</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mt Plewman East Ridge conditions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A good overview found on the CAC site:

Dug a profile yesterday below the east peak of Mt. Plewman in the Rossland Range (we call this sub-peak &quot;Clearcut&quot;). Elevation 2000m. East aspect.&amp;nbsp;HS 185 cm. Sub-alpine trees.
3 major layers were identified:&amp;nbsp;
- 20 below surface: Storm snow &amp;nbsp;sheared easily (#6) below a thin raincrust (5mm)
- 60 cm: Moderate/hard shear popped cleanly on surface hoar. This layer worries me most should a slide step down to this level.&amp;nbsp;
- the older (dec 14th?) layer was identified but did not react in this location.&amp;nbsp;
Skiing was OK in trees on moderate slopes. Variable conditions. High winds have created stiff windslab below ridgetops and in open slopes on south and east aspects. Winds seem to have funneled up the steep north facing gullies strippng them of any new snow and exposing the rain crust :=(
We had good visibility but could not see any signs of avalanches on nearby peaks. The backcountry was eerily quiet. The CAA&amp;#39;s warning to stay out of the backcountry this week-end seems to be working.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
            <pubDate>2011-01-23 20:56:44</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sunshine Sessions - Red Mountain and Rossland Range POV vid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest instalment of my POV addiction&amp;hellip;great early January powder conditions at Red Mountain Resort and Rossland Range backcountry. Looks better if you let it fully load before viewing&amp;hellip;enjoy.
Zorba




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            <pubDate>2011-01-16 15:08:11</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stellar ski touring off Red Mountain Resort with conditions update]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What a week of skiing at Red Mountain Resort and the Rossland Range! It snowed consistently around Christmas and several days after, followed by cool, clear bluebird days with some spectacular slack and backcountry touring.
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Nicola Kuhn and I near the top of Grey with Glory in the background. Photo: Tyler Merringer with his iphone pano ap!

Presley Hlushak hiking with rime and a reason.
I was blown away by how many people were ski touring over the holidays. Red had record attendance and some of the usual slack touring areas were like a highway. This is great for the resort and while it&amp;rsquo;s nice to have quiet in the backcountry, there were a lot of smiling faces and plenty of powder to go around. I can only imagine what visitors are telling people about Red and the surrounding backcountry after such an epic week.
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View of Red and the shoulder of Granite from Grey Mountain.

Screenshot of a self-portrait with my GoPro mounted to the end of my pole.
I managed to summit nearly every peak in the Rossland Range this week, skiing predominantly south to south-west faces as many of the North faces had wind crust and a&amp;nbsp;tricky snowpack (more on this in a moment). The south faces in the Rossland range are typically mellower (25-35 degree slopes) which was a fairly safe option given the buried hoar layers. And who&amp;rsquo;d want to pass up silky turns in the sunshine? North-facing, protected treed runs were also stellar.

Pres&amp;nbsp;scoping the line on the northeast face of Record.

&amp;hellip;and&amp;nbsp;celebrating a sweet run on Record. Glory becons in the background.
However, as far as snow stability goes caution was warranted. As we approached a peak in the northern part of the Rossland Range yesterday, fog prevented our being able to visually sus the face we intended to ski, providing little info. There was no obvious whumping or cracks on the approach. We dug a pit just off the summit in a safe location on the north side and were a bit spooked to say the least. There were two planar shears on buried hoar layers releasing easily (column test results 1-2 easy taps), one 40cms down and another at 80cms down. This was enough for us to choose the most conservative ridgeline down. Not far below, we were skiing hard crust and quickly learned most of the mountain had slid with enough force to break foot-thick trees at the bottom. There were a handful of ski tracks from the summit so it&amp;rsquo;s hard to say if the slides were skier triggered or natural. Additionally, the CAA&amp;nbsp;posted some pictures on the regional bulletin of a recent skier-triggered slide on a south face of Mt. Plewman, which had seen quite a bit of traffic. Just because someone, or many people, ski a slope doesn&amp;rsquo;t necessarily mean it&amp;rsquo;s safe.
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Dropping into the another beautiful evening from Whitewolf Ridge back towards Paradise. Mt. Roberts in the background and Rossland far below.
I predominantly shot video this week but did take a few pics on the approach and transitions. If you haven&amp;rsquo;t seen my New Year&amp;rsquo;s edit, check it out here. I&amp;rsquo;ve got some stellar vid from the past few days and will get another edit up in the not too distant future.
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Screenshot of Nicola on southside Record.

And Pres throwing a massive roost&amp;hellip;

Happy turns,
Ryan Kuhn (Zorba)
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            <pubDate>2011-01-04 23:37:03</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Time to be careful: Avi Incident Report]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A recent Avi Report highlights an incident in the Rossland Range, time to be carefull and ensure you know what is really going on in the snow pack before you ski:
Approximately 50metres from the sumit of Mount Robetrs. Slab was triggered on convexity about 5m from the lead skier. Slope angle about 30 degrees. A shalllow 10cm slab first released which in turn led to a deeper 60cm slab to break loose. It ran about 30metres. It quickly stopped when it reached more gentle terrain (20degrees) If terrain had allowed it could have been much more serious.

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            <pubDate>2010-12-30 01:42:31</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Touring the heart of the Rossland Range, Dec. 4, 2010]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;
We hit up a Rossland Range classic on Saturday and weren&amp;#39;t disappointed. We stuck to the low angle stuff due to early season conditions but it was fast, smooth and sweet. Nothing like a bluebird day with your buddies. And the good news, it just started snowing again! Red&amp;#39;s opening this weekend...hurah!




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            <pubDate>2010-12-07 21:37:36</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Photo Comp - Powder Granny]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[I wrote this before I realized this year&amp;#39;s photo comp was for a pic from&amp;nbsp;this season&amp;nbsp;so here ya go, from last year...in all its disqualified glory:

Belly full of coffee, I pull on gumboots to dig the truck from 35 cennies of goodness, trying to conjure any possible reason why I should be reaping this good fortune. My wife&amp;rsquo;s already donned Goretex and is packing skis from the garage. Ullr chuckles. The plow truck rumbles by, two feet of snow at the end of the driveway.

Today started like any Sunday in Rossland. Rising from bed, I folded down the blinds and squinted into a pure white expanse. Little mountains of snow clung to the fence. On Red, Sally&amp;rsquo;s Alley gleamed golden-white in the early light. Are you sure you want to go first today, I asked her. &amp;ldquo;Why, did it snow?!,&amp;rdquo; she says, leaping from the sheets. Yeah, it snowed.

The truck didn&amp;rsquo;t need to be dug out. It was more a miserable, public display of a sulking powder hound. But deep down I was hoping for something rare, infrequent yet dimly possible. My elderly dear sweet lovely neighbour walks over. Could it be? Powder day, she smiles. Yup. What do you say I look after the kids this morning? Say wah? Uh, well, yeah if it&amp;rsquo;s no bother, I mean, if you don&amp;rsquo;t, er, well, yes! Admittedly, this is not the first time Powder Granny has delivered. In seconds we have kids suited up and across the street, packs and skis in the truck and we&amp;rsquo;re rumbling up the road. My wife flashes a &amp;ldquo;you&amp;rsquo;re one luck bastard&amp;rdquo; smile.

We take the t-bar to avoid the ridiculous line up following a two-week powder drought and skate to the Motherlode Chair. After the obligatory first tracks on Lynx Line and the Slides, we&amp;rsquo;re skinning up Robbie for a couple laps of untouched steeps. From the summit I spot our house and can almost make out our kids throwing snowballs in the neighbour&amp;rsquo;s yard. The slight overcast draws perfect light across the ridgeline above the Hourglass.&amp;nbsp; One snapshot. One silky turn. Another day in the life. Thank you Powder Granny.

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            <pubDate>2010-11-27 02:23:42</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upsidedown snow]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Just toured up Granite at Red 3/4 of the way to near the base of the top section of Main Run. It was cccold (-22). Snow was upside down...10- 15cms of wind slab from last night&amp;#39;s blow and below is unconsolidated new storm snow. ~100cm midway up but variable due to the wind distribution. So, struggling to keep tips up, but going right through to rocks. I recommend waiting to tour at Red until it warms up to settle the base (which will be good) and we get some new snow. Looks like both&amp;nbsp;may be&amp;nbsp;in order later this week...]]></description>
            <pubDate>2010-11-23 20:48:21</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Snowmobile skier in fatal avalanche]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Red Mountain Resort
There was a fatal avalanche incident in the region north of Red Mountain - the amount of snow recently increases the risk to Considerable per the CAA and the incident only highlights the snowpack&amp;#39;s instability. Backcountry travelers: Be aware and be safe. Use your beacons and make sure the batteries are fresh.
More details about the recent incident from Big Red Cats in Rossland:
I was called at 3:30 this afternoon by a snowmobile skier who had just dug his friend out of an avalanche on Mount Mackie, only to find that he couldn&amp;#39;t save him. Big Red Cats was called to assist with the recovery operation, but it was already clear that his friend had passed away, and it was a recovery rather than a rescue.There were 4 friends out snowmobile skiing in our tenure area, not guests or staff of Big Red Cats, just people using our snow roads in order to access ski terrain. One of them was unfortunately caught in a slide, buried, and suffered severe trauma. The cause of death will be determined by the Coroner during his investigation. The RCMP and Search and Rescue are securing the area prior to the Coroner&amp;#39;s investigation. At this stage it is unclear whether the body will be recovered this evening, or in the morning when there is more light, and it can be done more safely.I contacted our guide team as soon as we received the call and they went to assist. The RCMP were in touch quickly and we communicated via mobile phone and our radio network. They were quite clear not to put any additional people in danger, so after our guides located the victim and determined that he was no longer alive, they left the area. The incident was reported to the Canadian Avalanche Association, and the public will be notified in their bulletin.The investigation is now in the hands of the Coroner and the RCMP. Big Red Cats will not be operating tomorrow out of respect for the avalanche victim and his friends, and in order to be able to assist with the investigation.The incident occurred on a part of the terrain which was identified in Big Red Cats&amp;#39; safety plan as being prone to avalanche activity, and snow stability tests during the day did indicate increasing instability. I do not know the identity of the snowmobile skiers, or where they are from, but as they knew my phone number I fear that they may be locals. It is a tragedy that this happened, and though Big Red Cats was not involved in the accident, our condolences go out to his friends and family, and we will try to help however we can.]]></description>
            <pubDate>2010-01-05 02:00:35</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fresh turns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[We can&amp;#39;t all be rock stars?


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            <pubDate>2009-11-26 16:30:44</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rossland and area snowpack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Allo anybody in the Rossland area. Are you getting dumped-on like we are here in Nelson? Spill!]]></description>
            <pubDate>2009-11-13 00:04:10</pubDate>
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