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Month: June 2020

Trip Reports

Wapta Summer Skiing

June 29, 2020July 3, 2020
Marcus Baranow
1

It’s officially summer but it sure doesn’t feel like it. Most days around Lake Louise have highs of 15C and there is still snow at treeline in many places and deep snow in the alpine. Leading up to our weekend […]

Trip Reports

Canoskimo

June 22, 2020July 3, 2020
Marcus Baranow
0

A week prior Brandon messaged me looking to get some turns and I had just the adventure to fit the bill. I had been watching the snow levels above Bow Lake for a couple of weeks and I wanted to […]

How To

Get Into Backcountry Skiing PT 1 : Why?

June 8, 2020February 8, 2022
Marcus Baranow
5

The other day it dawned on me that I have answered the question “how do I get into backcountry skiing” more than any other but had yet to write about the topic. Over the next few posts I’ll go into […]

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Get Into Backcountry Skiing PT 2 : Gear

June 8, 2020December 5, 2020
Marcus Baranow
0

In part 2 of this series I’m going to go into detail about buying gear for backcountry skiing. If you haven’t already read part 1 of this series check it out to make sure you want to drop a bunch […]

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Get Into Backcountry Skiing PT 3 : Education

June 8, 2020February 8, 2022
Marcus Baranow
1

In this section I’ll be talking about gaining experience through education. If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2 of this series please check them out. Geared Up And Ready To Go If you have taken my advice so far […]

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Get Into Backcountry Skiing PT 4 : Culture

June 8, 2020February 8, 2022
Marcus Baranow
0

In part 4 I’m going to dive into the dirty world of ski bum culture so you can prepare to deal with kooks, jaded locals and “know it all newbies”. If you haven’t read parts 1-3 you should check them […]

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Helena Ridge

June 8, 2020July 3, 2020
Marcus Baranow
0

Everyone had been hitting up the Icefields but Nick and I kept getting bad weather windows on our days off so this week we decided to check out the Castle Mountain area. I often go to this zone when the […]

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