Have your say: skinning in or through ski resorts?
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 | 
11 Comments | 
General News & Articles
What do you think about skinning in or skinning through ski resorts?
This is a very hot topic among backcountry skiing community. For sure it is a bit of an oxymoron “backcountry skiers skinning in ski resorts” but there are very specific reasons why all of us do it from...
» Tags: ski resorts
Interview with Andrew McLean – Icon of North American ski mountaineering
Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | 3 Comments | People (Interviews)
Andrew McLean is one of the icons of North American ski mountaineering, however, I didn’t know this until I met him couple of years ago at a ski mountaineering race. He won the event, and I believe it was the first time I got to see the Scarpa F1s racing boots in person, he...
» Tags: Alex Lowe, Andrew McLean, Joe Stock, Mount Foraker
Canadian champion wins in New Zealand
Wed, Sep 9, 2009 | 4 Comments | Skimo Racing
Current Canadian ski mountaineering champion, Reiner Thoni, won the Scarpa CraigieBurner skimo race in New Zealand over the past weekend.
Reiner travelled to NZ in mid-August to do some touring and racing there, and prepare for the upcoming winter.
According to a report submitted...
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Initial skimo racing calendars for 2010 season
Tue, Sep 8, 2009 | 7 Comments | Events & Races, Skimo Racing
Calendars for the North American ski mountaineering racing scene are taking shape, even though, the sun is still shining high.
Cropped from Andrew Wheelhouse photo.
Canadian racing calendar will be getting polished within the next couple of weeks – clarifying all dates and venues.
The...
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Sign up for avalanche safety and backcountry travel course
Sat, Sep 5, 2009 | No Comments | Tips, Tricks & Advice
This is a second article from the series on “How to start backcountry skiing and alpine touring?”.
As with anything new, we have two choices – learn it ourselves (with help from friends) or register for a course that is led by a true professional in its industry....
» Tags: avalanche rescue, avalanche safety, avalanche terrain
