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2017-01-31
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Pistol Pete
Why do we adventure into the backcountry?
What’s it all about?
Where will it take us?
Image courtesy of opensnow.com.
The Horizon...
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Pistol Pete
2017-01-31
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2017-01-29
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Bushwhacker
Check out the winning slide show from the 2017 Samsung Deep Winter challenge, created by photographer Guy Fattal. Guy teamed up with Tobin...
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By
Bushwhacker
2017-01-29
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2017-01-25
While this is a backcountry website and forum most of us enjoy spinning a few laps at our local ski resort. We tend to show up early and eager on...
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2017-01-25
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2017-01-23
By
Pistol Pete
The lure of untracked powder; its why a lot of us go into the backcountry isn’t it? Sure, there’s plenty to enjoy out there;...
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Pistol Pete
2017-01-23
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2017-01-22
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Bushwhacker
Have you been there? That horrible moment of realisation as you stand atop an inescapable cliff, looking back at a nasty skin or bootpack to...
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Bushwhacker
2017-01-22
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2017-01-21
You might think that pre-planned, calorie calculated nutrition is something better left for competitive athletes. The work of a team of...
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2017-01-21
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2017-01-17
Have you noticed the big orange blob on the overview map of Avalanche Canada? This blob is accompanied by a new symbol for avalanche.ca, a black...
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2017-01-17
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2017-01-16
By
Pistol Pete
I work as a hut keeper, and just returned from a two week stint. One of those two weeks I was lucky enough to share the cabin with a group...
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2017-01-17
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2017-01-15
By
Bushwhacker
Check out this video from Camcraft Studio, featuring a splitboard, a fixie and a good time in the Polish Beskidy Mountains.
Per the...
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Bushwhacker
2017-01-15
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2017-01-14
If you are going powder hunting in Golden BC this weekend, take a moment to watch this local update for what to expect for snow conditions....
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2017-01-14
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2017-01-12
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admin02
This video of backcountry snowboarder Tome Oye has gone beyond viral. 3 million views and counting. And it happened just yesterday.
Maybe...
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admin02
2017-01-12
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2017-01-11
I am pretty much the biggest sucker for a deal and when someone offers up a week of heli access lodge based touring for $550 that seriously...
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2017-01-11
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2017-01-08
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Bushwhacker
It's a well known fact that Sam Anthamatten on another level. Now he's back in this promotional piece for The North Face, and he's...
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Bushwhacker
2017-01-08
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2017-01-07
By
Alan Milnes
Looking for some information about conditions in the Coquihalla near Falls Lake and the summit. Has not been too much new snow recently so I...
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Alan Milnes
2017-01-09
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2017-01-07
As I bit into my hummus wrap earlier this week, my hunger turned to sadness as I realized every ingredient had frozen. My fingers and toes...
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2017-01-07
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2017-01-06
Aloha all!
Just hoping for any advice, insight, tips that those here with more experience than I can provide.
I did my first guided...
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2017-01-06
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2017-01-04
Okay it's not a hot tub nor a pow machine but Mark Abma has a new web series out and it has hot spring and powder. An adventure through...
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2017-01-04
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2017-01-02
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Pistol Pete
Most of us remember a time when our parents told us not to talk to strangers, but as we get older, “stranger danger” becomes a...
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By
Pistol Pete
2017-01-02
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2017-01-01
By
Bushwhacker
Welcome to 2017, and the season of resolutions. Amongst all the unused gym memberships, dusty treadmills and fad diets, we have a few ideas...
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skiitsbetter
2017-01-03
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2016-12-31
We know there are many creative minds among this community, so why not put that creativity towards making a short film and sharing it with the...
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2016-12-31
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2016-12-28
The "Highway" is a skier's perspective of a highway drive from Vancouver to Whistler through the eyes of a skier. The view of the...
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2016-12-28
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2016-12-27
By
Pistol Pete
Deep powder, steep mountains, and stunning views are just a handful of the things that lure us to the backcountry. For the team at Hickshow...
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By
Pistol Pete
2016-12-27
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2016-12-25
Here's a heads-up for a movie I have just watched on Netflix. It's named 'The Last King' and is the story of the infant king...
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admin
2016-12-25
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2016-12-25
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admin
To all of our Backcountry Skiing Canada followers, we hope that you have a powder filled holiday season no matter where you are.
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admin
2016-12-25
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2016-12-25
By
Bushwhacker
This is the video presentation of the Valemount Glacier Destinations master plan. Valemount Glacier Destinations is a planned new ski...
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Bushwhacker
2016-12-25
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