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Athlete: Yves Ganeau, BCM contributing photographer
Date: Jan 23, 2010    Location: Zinal, Switzerland    Photo: Simon Peterson

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Skiing Seven Summits

Follow Slovenian extreme skier Davo Karnicar on his quest to be the first to ski from the highest mountain on every continent.

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Deepest Day of the Season

More than two feet of snow recently stacked up in Steamboat Springs, CO. Follow a skiing guide as he burns through over-the-head powder.

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The Freeheel Life Trailer

"The Freeheel Life" creates a visual montage of shots ranging from the first descents of Austrian couloirs by World Tele Champion, Dylan Crossman, to the…

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Date: 1/28/10    Location: Engelberg, Switzerland
Skier: Pete Lazar    Photo: Simon Peterson

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New Grant will Promote Sustainable Development in the Mountains
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With the support of the Rip Curl Planet Foundation, Protect Our Winters (POW) is proud to announce our latest grantee; Mountain Riders, a non-profit organization located in Chambery, France. Protect Our Winters makes one grant per month to organizations that are consistent with our mission.

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G3 Announces 2010 Ski Graphic Contest
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Everyone who's ever strapped on a pair of skis has looked down at the graphics and wondered if they could design something better, so Genuine Guide Gear is inviting aspiring and professional designers and artists to submit their designs for a new top sheet on a G3 ski.

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Conflicting Interests
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Idaho Senators should stand down on Montana Wilderness bill says Mark Menlove in a special op-ed.

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Il Canalone Marinelli: The Longest Line in the Alps
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There are no border guards up here, no passports required. But stepping into Italy from here means dropping into a 50-degree bulletproof couloir, and skiing the famous Canalone Marinelli down towards the sleepy alpine village of Macugnaga, some 8,000 vertical feet below...






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"Skiing to Copenhagen": A Mid-walk Update
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One country crossed on foot, rainy England, and two more countries to go on my quest to the UN's World Climate Treaty Summit in Copenhagen. We are on our third day in Holland, 150 miles into the 250-mile walk, and have had gale-force winds and driving rain for almost nine days now.






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