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Synchronicity: A Small SufferFest
There comes a point in everyone’s climbing life where they want the epic adventure. They want the twelve-hour day, the endless feeling of fear, the exhaustion, and the pain. They want a SufferFest….
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The last day of frozen Alexander Falls
“What was that?” Geoff asked. A thunderous boom echoed in the small amphitheatre we were in. Instinctively I looked up to see if the rocks were falling on us. “It’s the ice. It’s…
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L’ENSA couloir, Chamonix
CHAM LINES S1EP3 – Couloir de L’ENSA More goodness happening elsewhere other than the West Coast. This time: Chamonix. Check out this line — from the alpine to the valley in 5 minutes…
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LiFT Baskets Kickstarter
Something as mundane as touring pole baskets are rarely considered as sites of great innovation until you relentlessly flick away at your climbing spurs for wasted minutes on every tour. Local engineer and…
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Low tide Blackcomb backcountry
Whistler Reacharound – Whistler Backcountry Steep Skiing from Ross Berg on Vimeo. Ross Mailloux demonstrates some style on a pair of DPS Wailer 99s while hitting up the local Blackcomb backcountry and a…
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Sander Hadley destroys Snowbird’s sh*tf#ck conditions
The Way I See it from Sander Hadley on Vimeo. Sander Hadley destroys it in Snowbird’s sh*tf#ck conditions — he airs slow signs, spins over cat tracks, backflips a natural booter onto a…
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Clownshoes on Low Pressure Podcast
Local Whistler patroller Shawn Beaudoin (aka Clownshoes) talks the dirty on Doglotion’s Low Pressure Podcast. Check the teaser above, the full digs can be had here.
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Go flying with Nads
Speed Flying from Nadia Samer on Vimeo. Some know Nads for her fierce sledding savagery — but with conditions rapidly deteriorating for just about everything on the snow, the fearless Nadia Samer has…
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Pehota & pow
What, winter is already over? At least we’re not in California. Here’s WB local Logan Pehota killing it last weekend.
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deep slabs with Bruce Tremper
A great talk from Bruce Tremper discussing deep slab instabilities and how to utilize terrain management to reduce risk. Tremper also focuses on the need to dial down objectives when conditions are in…
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Wayne Flann Avi Blog — Needs Your Help
Wayne Flann’s Avi Blog is a West Coast treasure: avi conditions, pics, and precise snow assessment for the Coast Mountains. He’s also hoping to balance out his time through ad revenue on the…
A Pieps Into The Future: The New Globalfinder
Hang on to your wallets, kids. Pieps is hoping to make their mark (literally) with their new Globalfinder, a revolutionary three-in-one device that uses two satellite systems to allow users to navigate and…
Swap Skis & Devour Turkey Sales
There are few things that define the start of the when-will-it-be-the-ski season here in Whistler other than the annual Turkey Sale, in which locals, weekend warriors and zoners alike take to the shops,…
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…
Whistler’s Via Ferrata
When me mums told me she was hopping on Whistler’s Via Ferrata, I was impressed (even though I played it down later). The rock-hopping exercise in straight-up ascending, even if scaling some ironwrought…
Snow-Be, the searchless beacon
It is rare that the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC) says “Yikes” over a new “avalanche beacon.” Lacking a Search mode, I think it’s safe to say that the “Snow Be” represents a major…
Marc Bourdon talks about his new Squamish climbing book
Marc Bourdon relaxes in a chair at the Squamish Adventure Centre and wraps his fingers around a cup of coffee. He is a tall, quiet man with the lean face all guides possess….
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…
Mountain Culture Variety Show stars at TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival
Ok, maybe the event isn’t starring, but it’s definitely full of mountain stars. The Mountain Culture Variety Show, hosted by Coast Mountain Culture Magazine and the Spearhead Huts Committee on Sunday, April 15th,…
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…
Banff Film Festival hits Whistler and Squamish
It’s finally here. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will roll into Squamish on February 16th, 2012, and then head north to Whistler on February 17th, 2012. This year features a tantalizing…
Ski In Peace, Sarah Burke, 1982–2012
Like everyone else, I am terribly saddened by the death of Sarah Burke. Though I had seen her over the years at various competitions, I had the chance to meet and ski with…
Quivering over the 2012 Revelstoke Freeride World Tour
If you don’t watch the Freeride World Tour much, you’ll probably wonder why this (a) is the winning line or (b) is all that difficult. But believe me; it is. The MacKenzie face…
September 29, 2013
tobias c. van Veen — Everyone might need snowshoes ;p
September 29, 2013
pebbleshoo — Hopefully this can go ahead next weekend. Keeping the stoke high!
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...
