Backcountry Skiing Articles
DEEP Week in Whistler
For anyone in Whistler, this has been a week to remember! Like the kind you tell your grand kids about. Speaking of kids, the quote of the week, said by a little ripper under the Glacier Express... "Mommy, I just ate snow and I didn't even have to use my hands!". He nailed it with that remark, summing up one hell of a DEEP week.
Wide Eyed Wednesdays - Deep Sledding, Plake, Mountaineering, and More
Back at ya with another Wide Eyed Wednesday. Better than hump day, we bring you all the best ski videos we've come across each week, so that instead of getting Rick Rolled on Youtube you can find all the goods in one place. We try to throw in a few obscure ones too. Here's this week's picks...
Art of Flight Trailer - Insane Brain Farm and Travis Rice Flick
There's epic, and then there's EPIC. Travis Rice, Brain Farm, and Redbull are apparently know a thing or two about the second one. Seriously, just when we thought 'That's It That's All' was enough of a mind-blowing snowboard flick, it looks like they've done it again, or still doing it.
Mountain Hardwear Synchro Ski Pants Review
Finally had a chance to comment on Mountain Hardwear's Synchro softshell Ski Pant. These pans feature a full length leg zipper, snow skirts, a thin and soft inner fabric and reinforced patches at the bottom of the legs.
Girls go to Retallack, Slay Pow.
At the beginning of February a group of girls were given the opportunity to travel inland to Retallack Lodge, a pow skiing mecca operating specifically for those who like to rock. Brigid Mander, a New York turned Jackson ski bum, flew up to join Holly Walker and me for two days of pow at the lodge followed by a day at Whitewater.
Wave Skiing Jaws, BC Backcountry, and More - Wide Eyed Wednesdays
We're back with another wide-eyed Wednesday, recapping another packed week of good video content in the ski world. Here's what caught our eye this week...
Wave Skiing Jaws
Salomon Freeski TV caught Chuck Patterson in the act of wave skiing Jaws! WTF!
Mt Cain Backcountry Awareness Festival This Weekend
Get your skis and boards waxed, the Mount Cain Backcountry Awareness Festival is this weekend!
Mountain Hardwear Medusa Glove Review
Mountain Hardwear's Medusa is a full-on winter glove. High gauntlets keep the snow out and your jacket sleeves up inside the glove which is key for keeping your hands warm and dry, especially when climbing in snow or ice or skiing deep pow.
Mountain Hardwear Synchro Jacket Review
Mountain Hardwear's Conduit Soft shell material is great for those cold dry days. This jacket is reasonably light, the soft shell is surprisingly waterproof and hard wearing, having not torn yet despite a couple of 'tree hugging' incidents!
Special Public Avalanche Warning - Jan 20, South Coast
Just a heads up for anyone planning on getting into the backcountry this weekend - there's a special warning out about a deep weak layer that has been ripping...
