As the year draws to a close there is no better time to announce our Gear of the Year Award Winners for the 2023/2024 Ski season.
Below you will find a list of gear that we consider the best of...
The Revelstoke Museum & Archives partnered with the Virtual Museum of Canada to host a remarkable online exhibit on the history and impact of avalanches in Canada: The Land of Thundering...
La Sportiva’s latest alpine touring boots will be released for the 2023/24 ski season and weigh an impressive 1,000 grams per boot in a size 26.5. These new La Sportiva Boots will aptly be...
North Shore Avalanche Conditions Friday March 22, 2024
Backcountry Skiing Canada is pleased to continue our partnership with North Shore SAR and Andre-Jean to update you on the North...
Coming for the 2023/24 ski season is Mammut’s new Barryvox S2 Transceiver. Based on the current Barryvox S Transceiver, the S2 is said to be ”one of the most compact and intuitive...
"What's the slope angle?"
It's a foundational question asked by backcountry skiers and introduced in every avalanche education course.
However, recently published...
Scarpa has updated their popular 4-Quattro Boots for the 2023/24 ski season and they’ve added some impressive upgrades. Currently, you can choose from the SL and XT versions with a 120 and...
Backcountry Skiing Canada is pleased to continue our partnership with North Shore SAR and Andre-Jean to update you on the North Shore mountain snowpack conditions.
The spring warm-up...
Rab clothing, the UK based outdoor apparel and gear manufacturer, launched two new films in Montreal screenings. The two movies are both Canadian based adventure films.
The Slow Lane, follows...
Pieps has a new transceiver coming to the North American market for the 2023/24 skis season and it looks to be a game changer.
The new Pieps Pro IPS or Interference Protection System...
Dynastar’s new M-Tour 108 Skis are a part of the brand’s new range of M Skis which include the M-Free, M-Pro and M-Tour Skis. At the heart of all three of these ski lines is...
Backcountry Skiing Canada is pleased to continue our partnership with North Shore SAR and Andre-Jean to update you on the North Shore mountain snowpack conditions.
More snow and great skiing...
Skimo athletes from across North America were preparing to race the North American Skimo Championships at the aptly named Wasatch Powderkeg at Solitude Mountain, Utah, when the resort got...
Winter is finally underway!! However, it's arrived with scary conditions.
We have had a very large storm and avalanche cycle which dumped 150cm of snow in the span of a week with strong...
I tried to book the Mt Alwyn BC Rec Sote and Trails cabin in Maurier Creek east of Silverton. The Mt Alwyn rec society told me they aren't accepting new members and only members can book...