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DPS Lotus 120 Spoon (review)
The Lotus 120 Special Edition is pretty enough to get Spanked. With this year starting out with low tide skiing thanks to a drastic drought, I haven’t had the chance to haul out…
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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…
Whistler Slackcountry Guide
Whistler & Area Ski Touring Guide Price: $16.95 | Available: Escape Route & other fine Village shops The fine efforts of photographer Vince Shuley, the Backcountry Skiing Canada team, and an editorial board…
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…
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...
