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Director of Mountain Culture Needed at Banff Centre

July 16, 2015

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In the ranks of cool jobs in the world, being the Director of Mountain Culture at the Banff Centre has got to be one of them. Some lucky and incredibly skilled som'a'gun is going to land this wild career job an...

LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR OLYMPUS PRO PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWDOWN

Whistler Blackcomb

March 9, 2015

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"As one of the most prestigious action sports photography competitions in the world, the OLYMPUS Pro Photographer Showdown has seen some of the top action sport and lifestyle photographers in the game battle it...

34 Year-Old Canmore Man Killed in Black Prince Avalanche

Mikeynix

February 15, 2015

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Details are sparse right now, but it sounds as if a fairly experienced backcountry user was killed in an avalanche the Black Prince area on Saturday, February 14th. According to Kananaskis Country Public Saf...

3 Men in Stable Condition after Avalanche in Kicking Horse Backcountry

Mikeynix

February 3, 2015

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Golden and District Search and Rescue (GADSAR) responded to an avalanche in the backcountry south of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort at around 2pm today (Tuesday). It sounds as if two people out of a group of ...

Spooky Avalanche Rips At FWT Fieberbrunn-Kappl Competition, Cancels Event: Updated with Video

Mikeynix

February 3, 2015

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The Freeride World Tour has been plagued by bad luck in the last two years, and today was no exception. After relocating the event from Fieberbrunn to Kappl, Julien Lopez (the second rider of the day) triggered...

We’re not saying you should ski something rad. We’re just saying…

kevin hjertaas

February 2, 2015

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Rockies Trip Report: Jan 31, 2015: Mt Bell “Woo. Let’s go ski that!” We’ve skinned about 9km and climbed 1200m to reach the top of this chute and Chris Rubens, with his perpetual stoke, has seen something bett...

Global News on the Safe Return of Missing Whistler Snowboarder

BigLines

January 26, 2015

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It seems rare that stories like this one have a happy ending. So everyone is breathing a massive sigh of relief now that Julie Abrahamsen, a Norwegian snowboarder who got lost for three nights in the Blackcomb ...

Classic Biglines: University Peak – Extended Trip Report from Lefebvre and Hogg

BigLines

December 8, 2014

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It’s still unclear whether or not Martin Lefebvre and Ali Hogg were the first people to successfully ski without rappelling from the ridgetop of Alaska’s University Peak. But the whole process of verification, ...

Wake Up! Winter has Arrived at Whistler Blackcomb!

Whistler Blackcomb

November 18, 2014

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Do you ever have those dreams where you’re shredding the peaks of epic coastal mountains on a bluebird day with your buds, avy dogs are playing in the snow and new gondola cabins are glistening in the sun? IT’S...

Wrangle the Chute 2010

bwiesener

January 25, 2010

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Day 2 Results Alex Wall and Izzy Lynch remained on top to take the big belt buckles. Wally Randal won the photography comp. It was a tough day to run the comp due to cloud over the venue but they eventually ...