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Today was nothing but sunshine, and it was damn hot! Even at the peak of Blackcomb (well not the actual peak) it was hot. Definitely a day for minimal clothing and zippers undone. No powder to speak...

Revelstoke and Grand Junction Mesa avlanches, opinion and report.

Our last day of the week at Fairy Meadows broke clear in the morning and we were all anxious to get ski touring. Steep moraines led us back up and onto Granite Glacier, with our objectives for the...

Tucked away deep in the black hole of your backpack is a jacket–the one you keep “just in case.” Just in case, you get stuck on an exposed ridgeline as a Spring snowstorm suddenly plows down on you...

Another big medal haul by Canadian athletes brings our total medal count to 12!!

Some of you many know about the plans to build a bouldering park at the base of Snow King this summer. Rumor has it that Teton Boulder Project is over the halfway mark in collecting funds for its...

It just hit me like a ton of bricks that I’m not going to the Sea Otter Classic. There’s just not enough time in my crazy schedule to slip down to Monterrey for the festivities, so I’m going to have...

Today we lapped Peak chair on Whistler, and had numerous great runs - the powder was good (although not as deep as I expected at around 10-15cm).

Canada is currently doing well at these Paralympic Games - as I type this, we have a total of 8 medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze) which is good enough to place us 4th overall in the medal tally.

Review of Casco eyewear shields for backcountry skiing.

Last fall, I lived a dream. A dream that involved skiing in Antarctica, and for all those that followed along (link to trip reports HERE), you know that it was an experience of a lifetime. Well,...

I’ve been a huge fan of the SylvanSport Go sports trailer for a long time. The utility of this little number is awesome with the ability to haul the equivalent of a tent on wheels with all the other...

Hello there, Jet9. Where have you been all my life? With your newly-sexed-up tubing and ultra-stiff frame will you still blow my mind like you did the first time? Will you devour singletrack in...

Report from Vertfest ski mountaineering backcountry skiing race, 2010, Alpental Washington.

Ski tracks on the Triangle Face from the helicopter ride out. Click all photos for larger images. Another day broke clear and sunny at the Fairy Meadows hut and a couple of us set our sites on doing...