13 skiers trigger Avalanche at GAH
An avalanche at Golden Alpine Holidays this Sunday morning was triggered by a group of 13 skiers in a self-guided ski touring group
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November Powder update
The best time for powder is when it's snowing–so stop what your doing and go play in the powder!
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Rogers Pass Permit system in effect
If you are planning to ski or snowboard at Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park, know that the Winter Permit System will soon be in effect
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Significant powder forecast!
Glacier skiing will be prime and perhaps we'll get enough snow to do a bit of bush-wacking!
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Rogers Pass | Uptracks, Bootpacks and Bushwacks
This is the second edition of the highly acclaimed Rogers Pass guidebook and is the first printed edition of the guide.
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Patagonia presents Jumbo Wild
“For decades, First Nations, conservationists, backcountry skiers and snowboarders have fought a proposed large-scale ski resort deep in the Purcell Mountains of British Columbia. After 24 years of opposition, what more will it take to keep Jumbo wild for good?” Coming to theatres Oct 2015 – Patagonia presents Jumbo Wild – a gripping, hour-long documentary …
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Prominent Mountan Guide Dies
Robson Gmoser was killed in the avalanche that occurred on Tuesday March 10th at Sorcerer Lodge.
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Be Careful out there!
Powder Canada’s Christmas message for all you backcountry enthusiasts is be careful out there! On December 23rd we skied to the Thunder Meadows Cabin in the Lizard Range, Fernie BC. The cabin is owned and operated by the Fernie Trails & Ski Touring Club who also operates the Tunnel Creek cabin. The skiing was very …
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Early Season Avalanches
Jumbo's Mayor Greg Deck would like to see many more lobster skiing Jumbo along with European and Asian consumers
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Go slow to go fast
While backcountry skiing or riding, we tend to spend more time going up than down. And, simply put, skinning done poorly is not fun. There are three primary ingredients to a good day of touring: establishing a proper pace, setting an appropriate skintrack angle and avoiding kick turns whenever possible. The reality of earning your …
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Mumbo Jumbo
So you’re ripping down a groomer, cross your tips and crash head first into the snow – and it’s akin to dunking your head into the toilet bowl.
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2013 Rogers Pass Powder Weekend
The Rogers Pass area in winter is a powder skier’s dream, but it can also be intimidating if you don’t know where or go or how to get started
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