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LATEST BACKCOUNTRY SKIING CANADA NEWS & POSTS
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November 5, 2025More Than Steep Lines: Black Diamond's "Lines We Choose" Captures the Soul of Skiing We've all seen ski films packed with jaw-dropping sends and impossibly steep lines. While we...
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November 4, 2025Finding the perfect pant for high-output winter activities can be a challenge. You need a pair that balances warmth, weather protection, and, most importantly, mobility. Fjallraven answers the...
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November 3, 2025The Zero G 88W Skis, like the rest of the new skis in the lineup, use Blizzard’s new Trueblend Woodcore, which is made up primarily of lightweight Paulownia Wood with stronger Poplar wood to...
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October 29, 2025Great news for the entire backcountry community! Getting started with avalanche safety education just got significantly more accessible. The American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education...
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October 25, 2025Jetboil is renowned for its all-in-one, integrated camping stove systems, designed to boil water quickly and efficiently. Their compact and packable design stores the burner and fuel canister...
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October 19, 2025Quality and craftsmanship are central to the Meindl brand, which is why all their boots are created by skilled artisans using premium materials. While most Meindl boots are made in Germany, the...
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October 17, 2025For Fall/Winter 2025, Smith Optics introduces two new ChromaPop Photochromic lenses, available in their Embark and Pursuit glacier glasses. Designed to enhance contrast, improve depth perception,...
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October 15, 2025In the world of adventure films, the most compelling stories often belong to the athletes themselves. This is certainly the case in Black Diamond's new film, "Slope Ascenders," which...
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October 14, 2025Helen and I have a tradition of doing a hike on the Oct Thanksgiving Long Weekend. Way to often this becomes the last hike of the season due to snow fall. This year it was painfully obvious due to...
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October 7, 2025The PL1 Portable Rope Tow—Born in BC—Aims to Revolutionize How Backcountry Skiers Earn Their Turns The dream of lapping your favourite backcountry stash without the grunt is about...
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October 6, 2025Ski gear can be a costly investment, so when you travel to ski, ensure that you pack it properly. Here's our guide to packing your ski gear. As well a list of some of the top Ski...
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October 3, 2025YETI uses a highly durable, waterproof, and puncture-resistant ThickSkin™ material for the tote’s shell and an EVA-molded bottom for stability, so it’s built tough—just...
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October 3, 2025Turtle Fur has been making hats from a wide variety of materials for over 4 decades, we found a couple or natural fibre models that are really well suited to both winter and summer backcountry...
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October 2, 2025A quick note for those of you who enjoy backcountry skiing content from Europe: starting this season, Ski Rando Magazine is now available in English. It’s a long-running French magazine...
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September 30, 2025Get an early start to your Fall Ski Film fix with Calgary's Freshtival 2025. Since 2023, Fresh Skis has been bringing Calgary skiers together every fall to celebrate, connect and watch the...
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