Backcountry
Chill series K2 Big Mountain competition @ Craigieburn
<a href="http://www.craigieburn.co.nz/"><b>Craigieburn Valley</b></a> Ski area played host last weekend to the <a href="http://www.chillout.co.nz/events.asp"><b>Chill series chinese downhill and Big mountain competition</b></a>. The...
The Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC)
Boulder, Colorado, July 13th, 2006 — The Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC) is a new series of ski mountaineering events organized by Pete Swenson, the Colorado representative for Wasatch Ski Distribution LLC (<a...
Mt Stanley -Trip Report Circa May 2004 with VIDEO
It had already been an epic season for us. Deep days in the Rockies and the interior had led the way to April in Whistler where we were blessed first with daily snowfall and then beautiful high pressure. Dom decided to make the trip East...
Fear and Loathing in Kananaskis - A Savage Journey to the Heart of a Ski Mountaineers’ Dream.
We were somewhere near treeline and I was still experiencing the effects of a vicious hangover. I remember saying something like, "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should take over..." And suddenly there was a terrible...
Mission Gulmarg Report
A great historical event took place this winter in Kashmir. The second phase of the Gulmarg Gondola finally opened to skiers, providing a unique, lift accessed, off-piste paradise to 4000m in the alpine of the Himalaya. The vision of a...
Northern Cariboos Traverse
British Columbia, Canada is full of mountains. So many in fact, they just gave up naming them all. In April 2006, 3 friends; Joe, Eric and Silas, and myself went for a wonder amongst unnamed giants and across forgotten glaciers. The...
BCA sets up Beacon Basin in Rogers Pass
Backcountry Access and Parks Canada have teamed up to offer a new Beacon Basin transceiver training site at the heart of Canada’s most popular ski touring destination. The new site is located outside the Visitor’s Centre at Rogers Pass....
World Backcountry Freeride Jam
The World Backcountry Freeride Jam randoneed its way into the Whistler Ski and Snowboard festival this spring. The innaugural event featured a great many activities and events to help promote backcountry awareness, travel and safety. ...
We Miss You, Toby
Tobias Lee, accomplished as a human being and a skier, passed away on Tuesday, April 18 in the Mt. Baker backcountry....
Telus Festival update and Video
The festival has been rolling along like a freight train. Daily live music has flowed through the village every afternoon as apres rolls into evening. Recent highlights have included the Filmmaker showdown last night, preceded on monday...
Found 222 Records
