Alaska Avalanches close Thompson Pass
These are some of the largest avalanches they’ve ever seen come down in Thompson Pass
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How To Plan A Trip Into The Backcountry
The Avy Safety Series Part 1: How To Plan A Trip Into The Backcountry, by Sarah Carpenter is an quality production piece.
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Mid-winter snowpack settlement
The warm temperatures and rain/heavy snow are causing the snowpack to settle rapidly.
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Dynafit Introduces the Radical 2 and Beast 14
Laziness is the mother of invention.
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Powder Skier: Erik Boomer
I didn’t say anything, but my first thought was, “Oh, Boy, what kind of guy would attach a nom de guerre like “Boomer” to himself?”
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A variable and complex snowpack
This is not a time to let your fun-meter over-ride your smart-meter.
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John Eaves – Valemount Powder Dec 29th
John Eaves was brought up by skiing legends (his mother, Rhoda Wurtele, and aunt, Rhona Wurtele, were Canada’s first Olympic female skiers), he won a combined six World Championships in two different freestyle skiing disciplines, went to Woodstock (and still plays a mean riff on lead guitar), and had stints as a British Secret Service …
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Backcountry Rescue
The avalanche and initial seconds of a rescue attempt were captured on video by another skier in the area
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First Rider Avalanche Victim of Season
Yes, all that snow has created a paradise on the one hand. But Kyle Hale warns us about that nasty other hand
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Tis the season
If I could find some guys who would show me how to tie a sharp rock on the end of a long stick, and take me out on the Siberian steppe to spear a wooly mammoth with my pals
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The First Days of the Season
By Keith Liggett As I sit writing this, bombs go off on the hill. The big bombs can be felt. And quarter-sized snowflakes fall outside window. The day is just starting. I can barely see the snow in the half lit early morning. I am wondering what to do? Yesterday was the first ski day …
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Sweetgrass Productions Wins big at Powder Awards
Valhalla’s Naked Ski Segment is a thing of beauty and could be a large part of their performance at the Powder Awards.
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