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2011-07-02
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andrew
Seems like the massive snowpack is allowing for some turns in some locations in the US over the long weekend. Check this article out from the Wall...
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andrew
2011-07-02
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2011-06-29
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andrew
So...anybody skiing on Canada Day? Fourth of July? Spill.
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andrew
2011-07-01
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2011-06-28
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crystaline
One more reason to hit the Backcountry? This from, gasp, ESPN Action Sports Archive. Authored by Mike...
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crystaline
2011-06-28
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2011-06-22
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admin
This post by regular contributor "Kevin" was filed away as a comment so I thought I would bring it out so it could get some deserved attention,...
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admin
2011-06-22
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2011-06-22
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andrew
Now marching into a third season, it dawned on the Backcountry Skiing Canada team that life would be a lot easier--for everybody--if all the...
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andrew
2011-06-22
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2011-06-19
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admin
We have just published 8 new routes in easy reach of Huckleberry hut, now you have even more reason to take on the Bonnington Traverse next...
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2011-06-19
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2011-06-18
Pretty sick trailer. Was a little disapointed in last years, will be interesting to see if number 62 turns the corner.
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2011-06-18
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2011-06-17
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skifreak
A few words of wisdom from skiing legend Glen Plake for all you aspiring videographers out there, he may just be onto something here. Maybe this...
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powder
2011-06-18
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2011-06-16
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crystaline
This from alpineclubofcanada dot com. The lottery for the Fairy Meadow hut is
closed and there are still plenty of spots available. Check it...
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crystaline
2011-06-16
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2011-06-15
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powder
This has been the winter of all springs, it just never stops, currently at Kootenay Pass it is snowing and hard. Our trusted man in the Field Ryan...
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powder
2011-06-15
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2011-06-15
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andrew
Here's something for all the knuckle-draggers out there. Donner Pass CA powfest--oldy but goody. Quick question: why do so many ski and...
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andrew
2011-06-15
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2011-06-15
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powder
The largest unprotected area in the lower 48 states sits just south of the Canadian border in Idaho, it is being considered for protection and by...
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powder
2011-06-15
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Sure the snow is going fast but that shouldn't stop you - ski all summer long...
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2011-06-13
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2011-06-12
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andrew
OK, so the season may be over for a couple months here. Quick tip for you--remove the batteries from your transceiver if you don't plan on...
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andrew
2011-06-12
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2011-06-07
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crystaline
They've certainly got their cussing down, doot. Check out this vid. If you only have 30 secs, go to 1:42 where the "pilot" goes for...
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crystaline
2011-06-07
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Ok, there was not actually any powder but a good deal of corn snow to be had especially when you are only 7 yrs old and you have never dreamt you...
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2011-06-03
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crystaline
Here's a preview of the new Tanner Hall project: Retallack-The Movie. Props to the branding experts at Retallack for including the lodge name...
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crystaline
2011-06-03
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2011-06-02
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skifreak
This is one of the worlds great Traverses and it is so arduous it is rarely attempted and even more rarely completed. A recent Calgary Herald...
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2011-06-02
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2011-06-02
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skifreak
A recent Calgary Herald article on a spring fatality in Alaska:
Friends of a Canmore man who died in an avalanche in Alaska remember him as a...
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skifreak
2011-06-02
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2011-06-01
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Zorba
Molly Baker claims first female descent on Mt. Shuksan's hanging glacier in the northern Cascades. Looks like an intimidating and...
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Zorba
2011-06-01
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2011-05-30
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admin
How to make Kayaking even more fun? Ad some drops and bottomless POW...
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admin
2011-05-30
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2011-05-26
I lived in Japan for a year and rodes some very cool places. Nothing like this though.
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2011-05-24
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andrew
Check out this bit of good news for BC 'boarders. Makes sense to me! It's a press release, yes.
HOL Publications launches...
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2011-05-26
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2011-05-23
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admin
Enjoy.
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admin
2011-05-23
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2011-05-22
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admin
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2011-05-22
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