Ptor Spriceniecks Unedited Interview
Ptor Spricenieks is one of the world’s best ski mountaineers–only most skiers know neither man nor myth.
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Understand the Language of Avalanche Bulletins
Several years ago avalanche centers from across Canada, the U.S., and New Zealand began discussing the effectiveness of their public messaging.
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Avalanche Canada Conditions update
Both avalanche danger and riding conditions vary significantly across the province right now
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Teddy-Bear Trees Avalanche
He was too far downslope and was consequently caught in the avalanche for ~100m through the trees.
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Spaghetti On The Wall and Dawn Wall
What is the importance of all this extreme adventure in the modern world? Is it just about a bunch of hedonistic, work-avoiding, risk-taking, adrenaline-junkie nutcases?
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Wayne Flann caught in avalanche
you try hard to negate the risk and you try hard to do what you've been trained to do, (but unfortunately) you can still mess up. Accidents happen
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Top 10 Bad Backcountry Ski Habits
1) Half Lapping It is one thing to break trail up the side of a big beautiful bowl and look back to see multiple groups coming up behind you. It is a totally different story however to see people making it halfway up the climb, ripping their skins and snagging first half-tracks. Totally lame. Remedy: …
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10 Reported Resort Snowpacks
It’s the beginning of a new year and time to compare the snowpacks that lift serviced ski resorts are reporting. It has been an interesting season to say the least with the effects of El Niño very evident–snow packs are below average across Western Canada. And compounding El Niño, the backcountry snowpack is compromised by …
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Heart of the Himalaya
It is a treasure that begs to be picked up again and again, for years or decades, to invigorate us with the wisdoms of a unique culture and the power of the planet we call home.
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John Eaves shares powder
John Eaves, world freestyle icon,shares some powder footage from CMH Valemount shot this Dec 27 to 31 CMH Valemount Dec 27 – 31 from John Eaves on Vimeo.
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Whistler Releases Latest Blindside
Whistler Blackcomb has just released its fourth and final episode of The Beyond Series. “Blindside” features David Carrier Porcheron (DCP), the stalwart pioneer of snowboarding’s backcountry freestyle movement, as he discovers that the depth of the Whistler community is as vast as the surrounding ridge lines. AS THE STALWART PIONEER OF SNOWBOARDING’S BACKCOUNTRY FREESTYLE MOVEMENT, …
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A Groovy Little Picture Show
It is a fun skiing slideshow combined with animation and drawings.
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