LNT – Leave No Trace
LNT – Leave No Trace is a backcountry ski film centered around the intentionality of travel amongst a snow-covered landscape and treading Lightly while respecting the mountains.
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Long live the T-bar!
They are slow and keep you on the surface, when they break down you simply ski away, they never leave you hanging!
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Whitewater Avalanche Conditions Report
Whitewater Ski Resort and Backcountry Skiing Canada have posted their first Avalanche Conditions Report for the coming season.
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Wayne Flann Receives CAA Service Award
For 2020 Whistler local Wayne Flann was awarded the CAA Service Award in recognition of his contributions to public and professional avalanche awareness and information sharing through his website.
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Out N About Teaser
A full length snowboard movie featuring: Nicholas Wolken, Alvaro Vogel, Lisa Filzmoser, Aline Bock, Thomas 'Fuego' Feurstein, Levi Luggen, Manuel Bernert
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Moderate is NOT the new Low
In recent years there has been an increase in the backcountry use in avalanche terrain in winter, particularly in March.
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Ian McIntosh joins Backcountry.com pro team
Kootenay pro freeskier Ian McIntosh is a hard-charging specimen of brute strength, raw talent, and pure style. Today, Backcountry.com, online specialty retailer of premium outdoor gear, welcomes McIntosh to their 34-member Pro Team. No slouch to slashing turns on steep powder faces, electrifying crowds at comps, or bringing his A-game for the camera, McIntosh joins …
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Spring Danger Ratings
Every year it seems there's a debate of what to call the avalanche danger in the public bulletin when true spring conditions have arrived.
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Paleo-Bodies
In a normal year, I’d still be skiing, but instead I am in Grand Junction, Colorado with my wife, Nina, being her buddy as she prepares for back surgery.
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The Hans Gmoser Film Preservation Project
Old mountain films get a new life
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Skiing Alone
I never claimed to be smart. Lucky, perhaps. Still alive, for certain.
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Throttle Back – Forecasters Bulletin
If you're heading into the mountains this weekend, go cautiously and watch for the possibility of human-triggered avalanches.
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