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General Talk
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2011-02-02Jan. 23 was the second day of the first Roger Pass Splitfest and right in the middle of the worst avalanche cycle the pass has seen in 30 years......replies2views1575
2011-02-08
2011-02-01After a couple of week’s spring weather in Whistler we finally got a decent dump of snow. We'd been playing about in the trees most of...replies1views1827
2011-02-01
2011-01-31Whats cooler riding around in a helicopter all day, throwing high explosives or starting massive controlled avalanches? How about starting...replies0views1460
2011-01-31
2011-01-30The "Pinch and Roll" Method Tired of trying to separate what seem to be inseparable skins during transitions in the backcountry. Especially...replies0views1404
2011-01-30
2011-01-26Our friends at Off-Piste have recently put out another issue of their great mag. Pick it up at many gear stores or check out their site here where...replies0views1469
2011-01-26
2011-01-25Here is Webisode #3 of Black Diamond Equipment's Ski Here Now, a three-part web series that takes a Zen look at skiing in the big mountains of...replies0views1511
2011-01-25
2011-01-23This video was captured by some well placed guests at Retallack Cat skiing Lodge just west of Kaslo BC. It seems that they were doing some...replies1views2081
2011-01-23
2011-01-22Backcountry enthusiasts will now have access to better information for evaluating snow conditions and assessing avalanche risks, thanks to new...replies0views2095
2011-01-22
2011-01-21In many ski hills in BC if you get caught skinning up inbounds in order to access the backcountry, you quite often get kicked out by the ski...replies2views1703
2011-01-22
2011-01-20At Whitewater it is all about the SNOW. Named in Forbes Traveler as one of the top snowiest mountains in the world, Whitewater hosts a...replies0views1547
2011-01-20
2011-01-17Two local Nelson boys (Kari Medig and Steve Ogle) have created a video of their Canadian Tire sponsored Wapta Traverse attempt – with...replies0views3491
2011-01-17
2011-01-12So we have been enjoying tours near whitewater and kootenay pass thus far. We are looking to head a bit further north into the Goat Range,...replies1views1538
2011-01-17
2011-01-08On the 5th day of the Bonnington Range Traverse, en route from Colony to Empire Peaks via the narrow crux ridge. We spent a somewhat tense...replies0views1799
2011-01-08
2011-01-07CAA put out a special warning about high avi risk through much of the South Coast and Southern Interior this weekend...check it out here.replies1views1564
2011-01-07
2011-01-07Blue bird day up in Rossland's backcountry and my first day out taking pictures this year. We had low expectations for snow conditions,...replies2views1671
2011-01-07
2011-01-05Blake's recent video with the help of a few friends: Mike Douglas, Kye Petersen, Dan Treadway, Rory Bushfield and James Heim. He's a...replies0views1525
2011-01-05
2011-01-04Black Diamond Equipment, a leading global climbing and freeride ski brand, announced its sponsorship for the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour in...replies0views1662
2011-01-04
2011-01-03This has to be filed under the WTF category. Two guys form Kimberly BC have come up with a new "invention" for snow travel that is a cross between...replies0views1753
2011-01-03
2011-01-02A woman died at a remote backcountry skiing lodge in B.C.'s Kootenay Mountains on Wednesday afternoon, but officials have not yet released the...replies0views1881
2011-01-02
2010-12-31The machine who is Greg Hill today met his goal of climbing 2 miliion vertical feet in one year. This is is a truly monumental task and we here at...replies0views1513
2010-12-31
2010-12-25Greg Hill has 6 days left to complete his goal of 2 million feet in a single year and with only 48, 319 feet to go it looks like he will have no...replies0views1637
2010-12-25
2010-12-24You look super cool on the skin track - now maintain your mojo in your civilian clothes. These high quality smoke grey Gildan Ultra Cotton...replies0views2026
2010-12-24
2010-12-16Here is a video from before the lifts started turning here in Nelson. Was filmed all over from Mt Baker, to the Monashee's, to Kootenay Pass,...replies2views1585
2010-12-16
2010-12-15ADRENALINE JUNKIE Jackson Hole Avalanche Search and Rescue Team and its K-9 rescue dogs perform a "live" rescue when a skier gets trapped in an...replies0views1800
2010-12-15
2010-12-14In my modified ski workshop there is a ski. As I neared the end of this particular patch job - the result of an early season encounter...replies1views1618
2010-12-14
