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The North Face Canadian National Ski Mountaineering Championships- Results 4/25/08
The HUGE Backcountry/Outside Magazine Ski Test
TALUS-SPONSORED ATHLETES PREPARE FOR THE 2008 CANADIAN ARCTIC TREK FOR EARTH HEALTH
HANS SAARI MEMORIAL FUND AWARDS 2008 GRANTS
Alyeska Resort Begins First World Telemark Freeskiing Championships
Solar electric panels installed to power the world's first known solar-powered plug-in hybrid SUV
Black Diamond's Powder Keg #6 lives up to its name
The 2008 North Face Canadian Ski Mountaineering Championship
Tele Pow Wow 2008
SCARPA to offer Terminator X lower boot replacement to 07-08 customers
Jackson Hole Launches NEW TRAM website
2008 Crystal Mountain Vert Fest Results
Backcountry and Outside Magazines join forces for first ever Backcountry Rendezvous at Powder Mountain, Utah
PrimaLoft Sponsors Sixth Annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
VERMONT’S INAUGURAL CATAMOUNT TRAIL BC CHALLENGE RACE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 8TH
Did Someone Say RoadTrip? Save Our Snow Gets Skiers to Talk about Climate Change
Spyder buys Cloudveil
North Dakota Athletes Snowkite Across State To Promote Wind Energy
Pieps Freeride preview
Avalaunch Festival debuts at the Winter Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, featuring Michael Franti and Sprearhead
Garmont’s new line of Ski Mountaineering boots featuring overlap construction
Vermont: Big Jay Closure Irks Skiers
Training Underway for 24 Hours of Sunlight
State To Restrict Skier Access to Big Jay
BCA Tracker 2 Delayed Until Next Year
Big News at G3: And we're not talking Telemark
Airbag Backpack System Packs Now Available in the US
Win a Pair of Dynafit Zzero Carbon Boots!
Garmont joins the NTN system!
CAIC Avy Jam Fundraiser Increases Contribution by 40%
“Return to Schralptown” premieres coast to coast
Ed Arriola Wins Ultimate Backcountry Giveaway
Swenson Joins United States Ski Mountaineering Board
Backcountry contributor Jake Petterson honored for his book Skiing Around the World
Telemark Skier Magazine Announces Staff, New Steamboat Office
Backcountry and Couloir Merge
The Veggie Road: Under the Sorcerer's Spell. Dispatch 11
The Veggie Road: Monashee Medicine. Dispatch 10
World Backcountry Freeride Jam
2nd Annual Jackson Hole Mountain Festival
USSMA Announces World Championship Team Qualifications
Backcountry Snowsports Alliance Names Brian Holcombe Executive Director
Woodward Named Dagfinn Ragg Award Winner
Passant Wins Second USSMA Race in a Row
The Veggie Road: When the Smoke Settles. Dispatch 9
Passant Wins the Arc’teryx Randonnee Rally in Canada
Coldiron Wins the Mtn Hardwear Randonnee Rally
The Veggie Road: Mountains to Climb Dispatch 8
Huntsman Pledges Inclusive Effort to Include Outdoor Industry on Roadless Lands
Two-time World Champion Skier Chris Davenport breaks the world record, climbing and skiing Colorado’s 54 14,000 foot peaks within one year
7tm Telemark Bindings and Garmont Join Forces
Backcountry's January E-Newsletter Just Released
The Veggie Road: The Odd Man Out. Dispatch 6 Revelstoke to Vernon, BC
SCARPA boot preview - compatible in both AT and tele bindings!
Black Diamond Announces Partnership With Garmont USA for Telemark Binding System
Valley View Hospital Foundation Chosen as Beneficiary of 24 Hours of Sunlight Proceeds
The Veggie Road: The Crew 12/7-12/13 Part II SOL Mountain Touring
Announcing the Ski Trab 2007 US Ski Mountaineering race team
The Veggie Road: The Entry 12/7-12/13 SOL Mountain Touring
Black Diamond Finalizes Ski Boot Timeline
24 Hours of Sunlight 2007
Shattered Silence: Stories from the Western Snow Belt
The Veggie Road: Fernie's French Toast 11/27-12/6 Fernie, B.C. Dispatch
Davo Karnicar Skis Seven Summits
Prison sentence for snowboarders after fatal avalanche
The Veggie Road: Imagine a Town 11/19/06 -11/26/06 West Yellowstone, MT Dispatch
Backcountry's November E-Newsletter Just Released
2007 TELEFAIR NATIONWIDE TELEMARK SKIING and SNOW KITING TOUR
Backcountry Launches Veggie-fueled Powder Tour
2007 Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup
6th Annual DOJoe Memorial Uphill/Downhill Freeheel Event
Salewa USA- to distribute Dynafit and Silvretta
Doug Coombs Honored by Jackson Hole
Windzup Supports Environmental Snowkite Expedition
Kit DesLauriers Becomes First Person to Ski Seven Summits, First Woman to Ski Everest
Backcountry Snowsports Alliances Names Heath Mackay Executive Director
Life-Link Backcountry Travel and Dynafit Agree to Part Ways
Dates Announced for 2007 24 Hours of Sunlight
Ski Utah Addresses Global Warming with New Site
Winter Wildlands Alliance Grassroots Advocacy Conference 2006
BCA and TGR Release Group Rescue DVD
BCA to take over Rottefella N. American distribution
New 100 Passenger Aerial Tramway for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Colorado Randonnee Race Series Takes Shape
German Team Braves 8,035 Meter Gasherbrum II
Doug's Father Gordon Coombs Dies
France may limit off-piste access
The American Alpine Club and Mountain Hardwear Announce the McNeill Nott Award
Hans Gmoser Dies After Cycling Crash
Snow Scientist Norm Wilson Dies
"Superman", Coombs Remembered in Jackson
Grassroots Avalanche Bill Faces Uphill Slog
Memorial Services for Sue Nott and Karen McNeill
Retrospective on the 2005 - 2006 European Ski Season
Service set for Doug Coombs in Jackson
K2 Buys Karhu
SKIING AROUND THE WORLD” WINS BILL BERRY AWARD
Support Coombs Memorial Fund- Poster available Limited Time
Rottefella AS buys NAXO AG
K2 FOUNDER, BILL KIRSCHNER, PASSED AWAY AT AGE 87
Mammoth Ski Patrol Memorial Fundraiser
Doug Coombs Memorial Fund Established
AMGA Releases Matt Farmer's Account of Coombs Accident
Ski Trab wins the 2006 USSMA Randonee Rally Series
Corbett's Couloir Conquered by Competitors in the Mountain Hardwear Life-Link/Dynafit Ski Mountaineering America's Cup
REI Steps Up to 20 Percent Green Power
Mike Martin Community Fund Established
Marmot Establishes Matching Fund for Pakistani Earthquake Victim Shelters
Swenson Takes over Race Series Lead at the Marmot Randonnee Rally Race at Kirkwood Mtn. Resort, CA
Karhu: First Telemark Binding to Combine Active Downhill Power, DIN Certified Release and Touring Function
Black Diamond Welcomes the 4th Annual Wasatch PowderKeg
Kootenay Residents Claim Critical Victory for Local Democracy
Canadian Andy Traslin won the Outdoor Research Randonnee Rally Race at Alpental
Local Ethan Passant Wins the 4THAnnual Mountain Hardwear, Life-Link/Dynafit Ski Mountaineering Race at Crested Butte
The First Ever United States Ski Mountaineering Association Race Held in Vermont
New Avalanche Transceiver Training Park Opens at Solitude
From WWA: Stop Weakening of NPS
Carey Smith beats three time winner, Greg Hill, by 7 seconds to take the Arc'teryx Randonnee Rally at Whistler/Blackcomb
Snowmobile closure in BC opens up room for growth in the Burnie/Shea area’s tourism
Rottefella will give the first official presentation of the NTN (New Telemark Norm) system at ISPO-06
Greg Hill Goes for Guinness World Record at 24 Hours of Sunlight
Fourth Annual Adirondack Backcountry Ski Festival
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center Up and Running
Lost snowboarder cited for violating the Colorado Skier Safety Act and carrying a concealed weapon
Lithium Batteries and Avalanche Beacons
You want the scoop on Black Diamond’s new 01 telemark binding? Well, read on…
Catamount Trail Association Names New Executive Director and Board Members
Little Skis get Big Award
First Ever United States Ski Mountaineering Team Announced
Alta Mayor is Stepping Down
G3 Introduces New Tele Binding with Tour Mode
Ortovox Introduces New Beacon Checkpoint Devices
Avalanche Fatality Near Berthoud Pass
It is with great sadness that we report today of the passing of our friend, photographer Carl Skoog
24 Hours of Sunlight Dawns February 10– 12, 2006
The Mountain Hardwear/Life-Link/Dynafit Ski Mountaineering Race Series Expands to Seven Races
Black Diamond and Friends Raise Over $35,000 for the Utah Avalanche Center
Bridger Bowl to expand into current backcountry, implements new boundary policy
Outdoor industry reacts to possible legislation to sell national parks
New 40 year lease for Silverton
RECALL NOTICE FOR ORTOVOX M1 AND M2 TRANSCEIVERS
‘Bilers, Backcountry Skiers Sign Agreement in Idaho
Backcountry Magazine Launches Book Division Biff America Anthology the First of Annual Titles
BCA and Teton Gravity Team Up on Beacon Instructional Video
Polartec® Challenge applications are being accepted through September 15
Polartec® Challenge 2005 Expedition Summary
Chamonix Chokes on Air Pollution
BIG SKY,MOONLIGHT BASIN INTERCONNECT, OFFER JOINT LIFT TICKETS
Vermont Skiers/Photographers Explore Wild Mountains of East Greenland
Fatal Avalanche Occurs In-Bounds at A-Basin
Rottefella Responds to Livigno NTN Hype
Ski Trab to distribute skis in the US next season through Wasatch Ski Distribution
Utah's Westminster College Announces First "Vertical Degree" in
"Winter at Westminster" Semester Away Program
O'Neil Wins Crested Butte Mountain Hardwear/Life-Link/ Dynafit Randonnee Race for the Second Year in a Row!!
Canadian, Greg Hill, Wins the Arc'teryx Randonnee Rally at Whistler/Blackcomb for the Third Year in a Row!!
New avy rating system for backcountry in Canadian national parks
Teton Pass Skiers Challenge Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Backcountry Featured in December 20th Edition of Sports Illustrated
Avalanche Rescue Training System Opening at Snowbird
Dr. Weather: Is this an El Nino Year?
NATIONAL TELEFAIR TOUR KICKS OFF SEASON AT KIRKWOOD MOUNTAIN RESORT
Mt. Hood Meadows Development Corp. is proposing a destination resort on tribal land on Mount Adams, WA
Marmot to Sponsor the North American Championships of the Mountain Hardwear, Life-Link/Dynafit Randonnee Rally Series
ISMC World Cup Returns For 3rd Annual Black Diamond Wasatch PowderKeg
Forest Service renews permit for Heli-skiing outfit, Wasatch Powderbird Guides, amidst backcountry skier resistance
In the Path of an Avalanche: New book by a Nelson, BC author contributes to avalanche education.
NATO announces new tele movie, "The Joy of Telemark Skiing"
Early Season Avalanche Prompts Warnings
Black Diamond Helps Raise Over $30,000 for the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center
Mountain Hardwear steps up and shares Title Sponsorship of the United States Ski Mountaineering Randonnee Rally Race Series
Snow Kiting Demo Tour hits the U.S.
Help Congress Decide to Fund Avalanche Safety
Win A Trip to Crested Butte Courtesy of Telemarkski.com
G3 introduces four distinct skis, each sharing all-mountain terrain as their common ground
Utah Avalanche Center partners with Backcountry.com to develop unique avalanche education program for young adults in Utah
2005 Arc’teryx Randonnee Rally at Whistler
Mt. Shasta Climb on World Peace Day Prepares Team for Mount Everest "Climb for Peace"
REI and Leave No Trace Debut Youth Education Program
Eruç, IBEX Ready for Stage 2 of Around-n-Over Self-Powered Expedition
Big Money Bullies to Develop Wolf Creek
Andrew McLean Appointed to UIAA Ski Mountaineering Council
43 Backcountry Deaths In France Last Winter
Backcountry Magazine Creates Collaborative Internship with Local Newspaper.
Revolutionary American ski icon Dick Durrance dies at 89.
Smugglers' Notch Ski Patroller, Karhu Athlete Summits Everest!
Eastern Mountain Sports Launches "Stay Put, Stay Dry" to Promote National Outdoor Safety for Kids
Denali “D-Ski” Ski and Snowboard Expedition Team will be attempting a first time ever, Woman’s Descent
Unexplored, Bold First Ascents Receive Climbing Grants
Ortovox Tradition of Safety Moves from Backcountry to Burning Buildings.
Black Diamond Sponsors AMGA Scholarship
Official Race Results for the 2nd Annual Black Diamond Wasatch Powder Keg.
Rights to HammerHead Telemark Binding Bought by TwentyTwo Designs.
Canadian Mountaineers Grieve the Loss of a Legend.
Mountaineering legend Don Forest died of a heart attack November 27, 2003, while skiing with his daughter and son-in-law near Bragg Creek, Alberta. Don Forest was born in Hanna, Alberta on June 6th, 1920.
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"Avalanche Jam II" Raises over $10,000 for CAIC
The second annual Avalanche Jam, organized by Backcountry Access, raised just over $10,000 this September for the Colorado Avalanche InformationCenter. Read More...

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