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Sledding the Sea-to-Sky
Driving a sled at night is a surreal experience — the world a tunnel, lit by the machine’s yellowed light; the trees towering high on either side of the glittering track. From the…
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whither winter? why, here it is!
Where has the winter gone? Indeed, after a near two weeks of sun at the end of March — after a wet but wicked midweek storm cycle — we’re seemingly back at a…
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Hoji on the Beast
Here be Eric Hjorleifson on the Beast, Dynafit’s 16 DIN tech binding. The name sounds accurate enough: the heelpiece is quite the machinery, with a prominent spring, and plenty of metal. Boots using…
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the Burn
Another stunning instalment from the lens of Jeff Thomas & & Blair Richmond, the Burn captures the forest fires of summer yielding powder pleasure in winter… but with a twist; the digital overlay of…
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Throwing down in deep pow with ze’ RPC
Piers Solomon and Olof Larsson throwing down in the deep pow that Engelberg has been blessed with on the newly minted DPS Wailer 112RPCs. Check out our initial preview here. A full write-up…
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Arc’Teryx Alpha SV Gloves
I have something of a glove fetish. I also destroy gloves fast for some reason. So when Arc’Teryx launched their revised Alpha SV gloves, I wanted to get my hands in a pair….
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Dynafit Radical FT12
The Dynafit Radical FT 12 is a serious step forward in making a lightweight, 12 Release Value (RV), tech-styled backcountry binding that accommodates fat skis and features an easy-to-use heelpiece. While the volcano twisty…
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Scratch the Sun | Backcountry Snowcats
And here we have it — a delicious weekend of mellow lines in the sun up at Backcountry Snowcats. The operation is located up the Hurley, just past Pemberton, BC (which is just past…
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Out to the Last Frontier
If we haven’t been writing here lately, it’s because we’ve been tits deep in snow here in Whistler, buried in a massive mid-March storm cycle that has us nearly drowning. (And yes, we…
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Luxury Caboose – Whistler Heli
…and a Happy New Year to you all!, whenever the date may fall for you and your kind. Here’s some memorable times from last season, a day out with Whistler Heli on April…
Robin O’Neill Wins 2012 Deep Winter Photo Challenge
I believe congratulations are in order to Robin O’Neill, who won this year’s Deep Winter Photo Challenge (sponsored by good ol’ Arc’Teryx). Robin, who came in second in the 2011 Challenge to Blake…
Behind the scenes of Arc’Teryx
Let’s face it. No one likes to drop $500 on a jacket. Time and time again, while working at Whistler’s Escape Route, I’ve been asked by customers how Arc’Teryx can “get away” with…
Purrr + Growl – Backcountry Snowcats
Rainy day editing continues. Here’s footage from last April with Backcountry Snowcats. Check out the accompanying article in Ski Canada entitled BEYOND WHISTLER. A few words on the rain as I upload this —…
Luxury Caboose – Whistler Heli
…and a Happy New Year to you all!, whenever the date may fall for you and your kind. Here’s some memorable times from last season, a day out with Whistler Heli on April…
Arc’Teryx Stingray
With a slew of waterproof-breathable jackets on the market designed for dragging up chairs and slamming down slopes, narrowing down to a few, durable, and well-performing candidates can be a challenge. If style…
You Are Unlimited
For those kicking around in the early ’00s in Whistler, and for those immersed in the freeksier scene everywhere, the name of Dave Pires might be of some regard—Dave was (and still is)…
Occupy Maximus Arsenault
An unsung hero of the Whistler scene (and Blackcomb Air Force) is the Québecois native Max Arsenault, who threw down a series of massive lines in Dendrite Studio’s 2010 film, Out of the…
Banff Film Fest Trailer
Sure, the Banff Film Festival doesn’t hit our end of the woods until the new year (although Vancouver is jumping the gun with a showing at the Ridge Theatre on December 1st and…
DPS Wailer 99
Alright, we admit, we’re a bit infatuated with DPS here at NN, but for good reason: the skis ride well, are strong, light and versatile. Several years ago I picked up my first…
Grit, Fear & Tension from Chamonix to AK
I love documentary footage in ski films. There is nothing that fascinates me more than footage of the banal yet intricate preparations involved with expeditions into the wild: nights spent pouring over maps;…
Spearhead Huts Project comes out of the closet in style
It’s official. A coalition of backcountry groups has come together to start an Haute Route of the West Coast, and to help kick off their initiative they are hosting the Spearhead Soiree, a…
TGR’s “One For The Road” shows in Squamish as Spearhead Huts kick-off party
Ever wonder what it would be like to quit your job, hop in your beater, and ski everything you can for a year? Dump a quart of fuel into your beater and hustle…
February 28, 2013
tobias c. van Veen — Yah, mine are beginning to pile. A quality merino liner would be appreciated, for warmth & faster drying. I find...
February 28, 2013
Dave LeBlanc — the fleece liners in the SV's suck, they get wet and stay wet. Replaced mine with wool and all is...
December 9, 2012
karl — Even tho well written i will STRONGLY disagree with ya on the case of racers being the best on the...
November 12, 2012
Vince — Thanks for your review Tobias.
Wanted to respond to a few key points:
1. Cakehole and Khybers (while outside boundary) were not...
