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2015-02-23
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ABall
Hi Everyone,
I am begining to get into the realm of backcountry skiing and I am looking to buy my first transceiver. I've gone over all the...
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bekks
2015-02-24
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2015-02-23
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admin
Voile has always been one of our favourite ski manufacturers and this year they were awarded our coveted Gear Of The Year Award for their...
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admin
2015-02-23
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2015-02-22
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admin02
We were fans of Garmont boots before they were acquired by Scott. Look here to our review of the Garmont Delerium. With the acquisition, there has...
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admin02
2015-02-22
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2015-02-21
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admin
Salomon has always been a big player in the ski industry especially in the alpine market and in recent years has been expanding to offer alpine...
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admin
2015-02-21
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2015-02-19
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admin
Enter to win a Mountain Hardwear Ratio 15 Sleeping Bag and Fluid 24 Pack at this years Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest. Come by our tent on Feb...
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admin
2015-02-19
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2015-02-19
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admin02
With the Dynafit patent expiration, and backcountry ski touring being one of the few growing segments in the ski industry, there has been a race...
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admin02
2015-02-19
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2015-02-15
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admin
At the SIA Show in early February we met with Marker/Volkl to take a closer look at their new Marker Kingpin AT binding and the touring specific...
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admin
2015-02-15
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2015-02-14
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admin
The Fairy Meadow hut is situated in the heart of the Selkirk Mountain range, right on the edge of the Granite Glacier, the Echo Glacier and the...
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admin
2015-02-14
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2015-02-13
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admin
After several decades of producing top quality sun glasses Revo is getting back into the ski goggle game and in a big way. They were one of the...
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admin
2015-02-13
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2015-02-12
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admin02
We skied a couple laps at the Copper Mountain, SIA On Snow demo with Erme Catino from DPS skis a couple weeks back. We tested the Tour1 version of...
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admin02
2015-02-12
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2015-02-11
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admin
Atomic was the surprise talk of the recent SIA Show in Denver with the debut of their new alpine touring boots, the Backland Carbon and Backland...
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2015-02-11
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2015-02-09
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admin
Climbing skins are evolving and High Trail has developed the Evotech glueless skins which use a silicone instead of a traditional glue. We...
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2015-02-09
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2015-02-08
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admin
One of the most talked about pieces of new gear at the SIA Show in Denver last week was the Fischer PROFOIL. These are a new climbing skin from...
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2015-02-08
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2015-02-07
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admin
The Backcountry Skiing Canada crew just returned from the SIA show where we got a preview of next season's gear and were able to ski a heap of...
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bekks
2015-02-07
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2015-02-05
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admin02
We rarely get to go out for a ski tour when we attend trade shows so the invitation from Dynafit to hit Berthoud Pass was very welcome. After an...
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admin02
2015-02-05
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2015-02-04
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admin
The Patagonia Nano Air Jacket has won plenty of awards and it's easy to see why after reviewing it. Described as warm, stretchy and breathable...
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2015-02-04
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2015-02-03
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admin
Some tough news for Scarpa. See below for the official word. In very, very rare cases, the F1 Evo is apparently transitioning from downhill to...
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2015-02-03
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2015-01-29
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admin02
Check out our thoughts on the merinoloft Icebreaker jacket. Kidna euro, very warm and lightweight. The inclusion of recycled merino, standard wool...
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2015-01-31
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2015-01-28
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admin
The combination of a hardshell’s waterproof / breathable properties with the flexibility and warmth of a softshell jacket is the holy grail...
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2015-01-28
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2015-01-25
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admin
Last season we reviewed the Voile V8 Skis and were thoroughly impressed. I believe the exact words were that they “fire on all...
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2015-01-25
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2015-01-19
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admin
Avalanche Air bags are a pretty common sight in the backcountry these days since their technology has been proven time and time again with life...
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2015-05-28
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2015-01-15
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admin02
These babies made it into our Gear of the Year category-- and for good reason. They hit the stiff-yet-light sweet spot and, once you get them on,...
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2015-01-15
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2015-01-15
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oomaxster
hello if you like you can visit the web site http://www.oomaxster.com where you found mine ski .and if you climb ,there is a new free book of the...
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oomaxster
2015-01-15
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2015-01-11
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admin02
We've been Ibex disciples for a while so it's nice to see they've come out with a glove that combines the comfy-wumfy attributes of...
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admin02
2015-01-11
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2015-01-08
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admin
We take our gear pretty seriously here at Backcountry Skiing Canada, so its a pretty big deal for a product to be awarded our coveted "Gear of...
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2015-01-08
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