Gear: BC Air Backcountry Ski/Snowboard Helmet
BC Air Touring Helmet for backcountry skiing/snowboarding has a hyper-ventilated design to add comfort while climbing and descending.
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Gear Review: USWE Backcountry Hydration Pack
USWE brand 25-liter Backcountry Hydration Pack provides a snug, no-bounce fit and has lots of compartments and big and small pockets.
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12 Reasons to Love Spring Skiing
By March, the urgency of the ski season has passed. First chairs, perfect lines, shin-deep tree runs have been scored. But the season is not done by any means. The mountains are still calling, and there are many ways that spring takes skiing and snowboarding to a higher level of bliss. 1. Powder Dumps: Sometimes
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Backcountry Booty: Big White Ski Resort Lift Ticket Package (Hidden: 12.9.19; Found: 12.14.19)
THIS BOOTY HAS BEEN FOUND! Ready to play Out There Outdoors’ Backcountry Booty treasure hunt contest? Read on for our contest rules and details. Then get out there and find the booty! The booty up for grabs is 2 days of alpine or Nordic skiing or snowboarding for 2 adults at Big White Ski Resort
Upcoming 2019 Nordic Skiing Events
Winterfest at Mt. Spokane Nordic Ski Park (Selkirk Lodge), Jan. 13: Open to everybody. Includes free lunch along with 45-minute adult backcountry ski lessons, a youth backcountry orienteering class, a waxing clinic, and skijoring (bring your dog and make sure to sign up). Instructional clinics for adults are only $5. Sponsored by Spokane Nordic Ski
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Finding Awesome Skiing and Snowboarding is a B.C. Border Crossing Away
Out There’s first B.C. Ski & Winter Travel Guide pulls together info on southeast British Columbia’s incredible collection of ski and snowboard resorts, Nordic and fat bike trails, hot springs, backcountry touring areas, and creative events within a half day’s drive of Spokane and North Idaho. With all of these amazing outdoor recreation opportunities so
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Backcountry Safety: Study Looks at Skier and Snowboarder Tree Well Incidents
College of the Rockies Students Developing Best Practices Guidelines for Tree Well Incidents As a skier or snowboarder, is there anything better than carving through a fresh dump of pristine snow as you rip down a tree-lined backcountry mountainside? The beauty and unspoiled powder found off-piste is a draw to many and make it easy
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Backcountry Film Festival
Film Festival Promotes Backcountry Fun and Education on Feb 1 The Backcountry Film Festival is all about celebrating the human-powered experience of recreating in the winter months, and the responsibility that comes with it. The films are put on by the Winter Wildlands Alliance, a nonprofit comprised of over 100 grassroots environmental organizations and backcountry
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Silver Mountain Backcountry Weekend
Two years ago I received a message from Willy Bartlett, the Silver Mountain marketing coordinator, telling me about the First Annual Uphill/Downhill race. The idea was spawned by Silver Mountain patroller Drew Mahan several years prior. I had heard of such races elsewhere, wherein participants use their touring gear to skin uphill to a given
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Backcountry Fundamentals
Getting Ready for Another Epic Season Dreams of 10,000 foot days still haunt me, even though I’ve been more likely to bonk or cramp up after climbing less than half that on backcountry ski tours these past few busy years. So I’m writing this in part to motivate and inspire myself to set bigger goals,
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