January 2026

a backcountry snowboarder puts skins on the inside of his puffy midlayer jacket

The Best Midlayer for Backcountry Skiing Or Snowboarding Is This Hoodie

The Dark Start is a honoured tradition where the brave and the foolish unite in the same body to leave their tent in pre-dawn hours to get a head start on the day for optimal riding conditions. The jacket of the same name is an ode to those times and also an enhancer for them. […]

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Current Whistler Backcountry Conditions: Jan 20, 2025

Updated Jan 21, 2025 Current Status: Much More Solid With a Creamy Top The Bottom Line: Significant, steady warming from the past 5-6 days mean a bit of instability has firmed up and south faces are a go with creamy, corny, semi-crusty and runnelled riding surface. My Recommendation: You can definitely step out into bigger

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