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Snowmobiler Avalanche Burial – Jan 10, 2015

January 12, 2015

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This is a video a snowmobiler avalanche burial that occurs in a creek bed feature near Valemount BC. Luckily his buddy is right there to pull him out. It's a good video to understand terrain and how easily a sm...

Foglietta Avalanche Burial -Jan 2015

Tim Grey

January 11, 2015

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-Update Jan 12, 2015. Looks like the owners of this video have taken it private. We will keep this story live for a bit in case the video resurfaces. This video shows an avalanche burial in Foglietta North,...

Early Season Pow at Whistler Blackomb

Thomas Rozsypalek

January 8, 2015

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Skiing some early season pow at Whistler Blackcomb. Would have liked to get some backcountry days in but conditions weren't allowing it. Hoping for some more snow here soon....

UPDATED: Duffey Lakes Backcountry Conditions Report: Dec.28/2014

Mikeynix

December 29, 2014

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UPDATE: The conditions appear to have changed a lot with the heavy winds. Three separate slides yesterday: http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/whistler-search-and-rescue-issues-public-warning-after-multip...

Crowfoot 14/12/15

BigLines

December 22, 2014

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Here's a tasty vid from December 15th of Kevin Hjertas and Martin Lefebvre showing the merits of developing a well-rounded set of mountaineering skills. And it looks like things are setting up nicely in The ...

Pineapple Express Blues

BigLines

December 17, 2014

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This amazing vid comes from the user "swissiphic", who was a regular contributor to the old site. But during the transition to the new site, he put this up on our facebook page and we didn't see it until now. ...

How to Call Out Backcountry Idiots WITHOUT Making them Feel like Idiots

Mikeynix

December 15, 2014

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We’ve all been there. It’s the first sunny day after a metre + storm cycle and you’re wandering out to have a tentative look at the runs that lay just outside the resort. You’re geared up, you’re with a couple ...

Dave Treadway – Whistler Conditions Report: Dec.13th

BigLines

December 14, 2014

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With some snow finally falling up high, and temperatures cooling off, the upper mountain has some fun to be had. ...

Major Storm to Hit Vancouver British Columbia on Tuesday December 9, 2014

BigLines

December 9, 2014

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Major Storm is on its way for Vancouver British Columbia on Tuesday December 9, 2014 and it will bring 30+ mm of Rain and it will bring Very Strong Winds too and it will be a lot of Wind Driven Rain in Vancouve...

Solo Ski to Fly – Austin Ross

BigLines

December 9, 2014

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These days, once the sun starts shining in the Coast Range, it's worth looking to the sky to see if you can see someone like Austin Ross doing something rad up there. Speed flying, or whatever it is that the ki...