Tricky Holiday Conditions
Tis the season for shredding, but it’s also the season for friends and family. Let’s remember what’s most important as we chose terrain this holiday season.
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Wayne Flann’s Whistler Snow Pack Summary
Here is a crash course on what’s been going on in the area around Whistler Blackcomb
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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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Upgrade Your Avalanche Transceiver
Your life and the life of your friend are worth the investment, and modern units are far superior in all other aspects than old single- and dual-antenna units
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Lurking Avalanche Dangers
There is powder up there. Way up there. But this is a stressed snowpack. Lurking Avalanche Dangers
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Red Bull Cold Rush visits Revelstoke
After a two year hiatus, the biggest event in backcountry freeskiing is coming to Revelstoke. Fusing the disciplines of backcountry slopestyle, big mountain, cliffs and alpine ski touring, Red Bull Cold Rush is an event like no other. From Feb 3-6, the Red Bull Signature Series event will see a handful of the world’s premier …
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Full Quiver for 2015
By Jon Turk I look at the floor and I see it needs sweeping Still my guitar gently weeps ……… I look at the world and I notice it’s turning While my guitar gently weeps In the 1968 Beetles “White Album,” these words are followed by one of the most riveting guitar riffs of all …
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Powder Skiing Video Awards Winner
Perhaps over-billed as being the "Most insane ski line EVER" Cody Townsend did take home awards for Best Male Performance, Best Line, and Full Throttle
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Whistler’s Night Watchman
David McColm released the latest instalment in Whistler Blackcomb’s dazzling Beyond video documentary series, and it’s a beauty. Trained as an engineer but “spending more time on my photography,” WhistlerBlackcomb.com describes David McColm as not your ordinary Whistler photographer. “His masterpiece time-lapse images forego the familiar hero shots of big mountain athletes and picture-perfect ski …
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Avalanche Canada Widget Updated
Savage Marketing recently launched Version II of an Avalanche Bulletin Internet widget for Avalanche Canada. Back Country Access (BCA) is sponsoring the latest version. Savage Marketing has launched version II of the avalanche bulletin internet widget in partnership with Avalanche Canadian and sponsored by Back Country Access. A widget is a compact application designed to …
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Ski Touring in Rogers Pass and The Winter Permit System
Situated in the Columbia Mountains, Glacier National Park’s 1349 km2 of peaks, glaciers and forest straddle the crest of the Selkirk Range, an area of legendary snowfall. Visitors to the park will find ski touring terrain including glades, alpine bowls and icefields where descents of more than 1500 metres are possible. All ski destinations in …
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Effects of electronics on your avalanche transceiver
That electronics can interfere with avalanche transceivers was already known by the more experienced riders. But not every freerider knows that it is not wise to carry for example your cell phone, walkie talkie or GoPro close to your avalanche transceiver. On the ISSW (International Snow Science Workshop) 2014 researchers Ilari Dammert and Erwin Meister …
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