Top Reasons to ski Powder
Powder is to skiing as waves are to surfing—especially for those who choose to exclusively ski powder?
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Understanding Spring Danger Ratings
Spring avalanche danger can sometimes change from Low to High in a matter of hours or even minutes so remember, timing is everything.
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Heli Skiing: The True Canadian Drug?
In “Heli-Skiing Is the Best Drug I Have Ever Taken,” Huffington Post writer Blake Fleetwood waxes poetic on “floating down on clouds of my own creation”
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Greg Hill’s 2014 March Madness
And now the month of madness is complete and Greg climbed 100km or 328,000 feet to complete his human powered powder session...congratulations Greg!
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Three survive full burials in Kananaskis
Three backcountry skiers survived after being fully buried by an avalanche for 10 minutes on Sunday.
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Expedition Hope
On April 2, long-time Fernie resident, Bernice Notenboom will be heading off on a ski from the North Pole to Canada’s Ellesmere Island,
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CMH heli-skier dies in avalanche
A majority of avalanche deaths in Canada involve heli-skiers.
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Synchronicity in Colorado
A helpful young woman in her 20s advised, as she sped past, “You wouldn’t get cold if you weren’t so slow.”
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Recent Avalanche Cycle
Disclaimer: I am not an avalanche professional, just an old man who has skied a lot of lines over many decades. I have also been involved in tragedies.
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13+ feet of snow in February!
The ski resort said Thursday that so far this month, they have received 160 inches of snow -- over 13 feet!
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The Dogtooth Dash Returns to Kicking Horse
The Dogtooth Dash is the most exciting, scenic and challenging event in the Ski Mo calendar
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Paralympian joins Northern Escape staff
Aside from her friendly personality and kind smile, there is something unique about her that may not be noticeable immediately.
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