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2021-12-21
Excellent synopsis of the ski traverses available in the Canadian Rockies - check out the video below for the whole run down!
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2017-03-31
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Beean
Rockies Conditions 30 March 17
Welcome to one of the first weekends without a big weather system hitting the Rockies. How does it...
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Beean
2017-03-31
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2017-03-24
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Beean
In the hopes to avoid some of those terrible conditions I headed out to the Great Divide at the start of the week.
The ski up Healy creek...
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Beean
2017-03-26
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2017-03-17
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Beean
Rockies Conditions 16-Mar-17 aka The Stern Talk
I’m not going to tell you what to do because I’m not your mum but just have a...
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Beean
2017-03-17
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2017-03-10
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Beean
Another weekend, another weather system. Guess what, it’s going to snow and get warm and windy and then things are gonna slide. So I guess...
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Beean
2017-03-10
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2017-03-03
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Beean
I swear every weekend a system moves in and ruins all my prepared handy terrain tips to find secret pow stashes.
The Banff region is...
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Beean
2017-03-03
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2017-02-17
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Beean
It rained yesterday, the perfect sting in the tail of a week of above freezing temps. Things are going to be tricky for a little while....
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Beean
2017-02-17
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2017-02-10
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Beean
I’m going to assume that no one’s heading out this weekend because of avalanches and stuff. There’s a Special Public Avalanche...
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Beean
2017-02-10
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2017-02-03
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Beean
Rockies Conditions 03-02-17
Looks like we had a bit of an avy cycle at the start of this week. Blowy winds scoured half the skiable...
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Beean
2017-02-03
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2017-01-27
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Beean
After the refresh last week it seems we’re back on track to the classic rockies rotten snowpack. Everywhere is reporting last week’s...
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skiitsbetter
2017-01-30
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2017-01-20
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Beean
It snowed! Praise Ullr! We encountered 30+cms of fresh white stuff along the Divide but I’m sure more fell in other regions.
Freshies!
We...
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Beean
2017-01-20
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2017-01-06
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Beean
It was cold. It’s not so cold anymore, but it was definitely pretty cold. The skiing was good if you like frostnip and facets. I...
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Beean
2017-01-13
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2016-10-04
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Jake Acito
This past weekend, a buddy of mine and I saw a peak that looked like it had pretty deep snow and started joking that we would ski it this weekend....
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Gringo
2016-10-18
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2016-08-03
Looking for some something new to do in the Bow Valley this weekend? A brand new 7 pitch bolted route has just gone up on Mt Cascade's...
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2016-05-12
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admin02
Who thought fatbiking was just for snow? We watch a lot of videos here and the best ones always feature trips and adventures we'd want to go...
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admin02
2016-05-12
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2016-05-11
Yet another Trevor Sexmsith post worthy of all those who stumble across it. For those who might not know Trevor has been slowly? No pretty damn...
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hello everybody, I'm looking for people to do some nice backcountry ski tours with! I'll stay in Canada until the 26th April and all the...
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Hi,
I come spend one week in Canmore and expect to go earn my turns in touring ski. I arrive on Tuedsay 23th and plan to go discover some traces...
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2016-01-30
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skiitsbetter
Well, I haven't ski toured much lately and it seems more and more photos are making their way to instagram. Here are some pictures from some...
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skiitsbetter
2016-01-30
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2015-06-20
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shredr
Big news for backcountry skiers looking to explore Waterton Lakes National Park this winter, there will now be an Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) hut...
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shredr
2015-06-20
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2015-06-06
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skiitsbetter
Someone was wondering all winter what conditions were like in the Spray Valley. To be honest, I have no idea, but a month or two ago, they were...
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skiitsbetter
2015-06-06
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2015-06-03
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skiitsbetter
The life of the weekend warrior was a litle tough this spring, with consistent blue-bird weather not appearing until later.
Chick-a-boom...
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skiitsbetter
2015-06-05
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2015-01-14
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atom
Hi everyone,
I'm just getting into back country skiing, and im looking for some low risk/low angle places to practice in the...
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tjzubick
2015-01-16
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2014-12-28
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tjzubick
Hi all, looking to head out in the Rockies tomorrow most likely above Sunshine around Rock Isle Lake or Twin Cairns if conditions allow. Anyone...
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tjzubick
2015-01-02
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2014-11-22
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Jake
Five minutes of humble.
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Jake
2014-11-22
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