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BMC Day #3--The Clincher
Authored By mikeynix on Feb 28, 2006, 1855 Views

Anyone who�s grown up skiing at Lake Louise has always had a close eye on the sustained pitch of rock and snow looker�s right of the Paradise lift. Daydreaming about the area�s potential is a great way to pass time on the creeping triple chair. In the past few years, as long as ...

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2nd Annual Master Blaster
Authored By Ralphie on Feb 25, 2006, 1464 Views

The dry spell in the Kootenays is over and Whitewater has cracked the 300cm mark for the second time this season! With 42cms in the last three days the mountain is setting up for the second annual Master Blaster competition sponsored by the local sickter shop, Rivers, Mountains ...

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BMC--Day #3
Authored By mikeynix on Feb 25, 2006, 2112 Views

In classic rocky mountain fashion, the visibility today shifted from perfect to shit...seemingly every 17 minutes or so. Nonetheless, the skiers that qualified yesterday showed that there are an infinite number of available lines on ER-3. The filthy section of rocks that ...

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Crested Butte U.S. Extreme Freeskiing Championships
Authored By Kate on Feb 24, 2006, 2152 Views

Today was the qualifier for the 15th annual US Extreme Freeskiing Championships in Crested Butte Colorado. 23 women and 79 men competed, with 15 women and 41 men making the cut for tomorrow�s day one.

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BMC Day #2--No Vision, No Problem
Authored By mikeynix on Feb 24, 2006, 2479 Views

Proof was provided today that it doesn�t take a foot of blower pow and unlimited visibility to ski like a rockstar. As promised, the skiers at the Lake Louise Big Mountain Challenge turned ER-6 into their proving ground in order to decide who would make it through to the next ...

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Panorama Hosting 3 races
Authored By Panorama on Feb 23, 2006, 785 Views

Panorama Mountain Village � Three significant race events will be held on the slopes of Panorama in the next several weeks, including The B.C. Ski & Snowboard Provincial Championships, The K2 Provincials, and the CIBC Coupe Nor-Am Cup finals.

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Verbier Big Mountain Super Final
Authored By Phil Martin - Photos Yves Garneau, Peter Charaf,Marco Shapiro,Yancsi Hadik on Feb 23, 2006, 5606 Views

�I've never seen a �9' line before. I don't think we even have competition faces you can score a �9' on in the US �. That comment by one judge after Tom Dunbar's route choice in today's Superfinal summed up what makes Mont Gele such a special face and the Verbier Ride such a ...

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BMC Day #1--Full-faced Rowdies Invade the Lake.
Authored By mikeynix on Feb 22, 2006, 2158 Views

Mother Nature pitched in today to help save the backs and knees of the competitors at Lake Louise�s Big Mountain Challenge. After three weeks of cock-hard conditions, a sneaky 15 centimetres and some wind morphed the Lake back into shape.

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Verbier Ride Finals
Authored By Phil Martin - Photos Yves Garneau and Peter Charaf on Feb 22, 2006, 4451 Views

Big Mountain Finals day at the Verbier Ride 06 presented by Peak Performance. The sun shone, the snow sparkled and the riders just plain ripped. On the Attelas face, despite seriously challenging snow conditions, the athletes put on an awesome display of world class ...

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POWERADE COLORADO FREERIDE SERIES ONE
Authored By Kate Olson on Feb 18, 2006, 3909 Views

On Friday February 17th, the POWERADE Colorado Freeride Series kicked off in true form with horrendous weather and an impressive showing of athletes. The first of three events was held in the Hanging Valley Headwall. Winds gusting over 50mph added an element of difficulty, ...