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Swift Silent Deep Movie Review

December 24, 2009
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I’ll admit that I enjoy a lot of the mindless “ski porn” trotted out each winter. The sweeping panoramas and montages of big mountains, helicopters and deep powder are a great way to get psyched up for the season. But there are so many great stories in skiing that have simply never been told – [...]

Amazing Avalanche Video

December 15, 2009
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You knew it would happen – with the explosion in popularity of helmet cameras, we would be seeing some amazing first person footage of people encountering some really bad situations in the backcountry.

Four Part Series: Skiing Tuckerman Ravine

April 27, 2009

This post is the first in our four part series on skiing Tuckerman Ravine.
If you are a serious skier or rider, there’s little doubt that you’ve heard about Tuckerman Ravine – It’s big, steep, and has been a New England proving ground since the 1930s.

The Year of the Avalanche

January 18, 2009

It seems as though the 2008/2009 winter is destined to go down in infamy as one of the deadliest years on record – and it’s only mid-January. Each week has brought another story of lost skiers, nasty falls, bizarre equipment failures, and massive avalanches.
Just this past weekend, another snowmobiler in British Columbia lost his life [...]