Skimo Co & SkiUphill Partnership

Nov 13, 2017 Posted by: Gavin Harmacy alberta, backcountry, backcountry skiing, Boot Fitting, Business Partnerships, Canadian Rockies, Ski Boot Parts, Ski mountaineering, skimo, Skimo.co, Skinning, skiuphill, uphill skiing

Partnerships in business can be win-win if you’re willing to work with what you think is your competition. The end goal should be to increase the sport of ski touring and helping to ensure the customers win with strategic partnerships. We have been fortunate to partner with skimo.co for knowledge and advice for boot fitting, mounting and equipment.

The equipment I started backcountry skiing with...

Oct 30, 2017 Posted by: Joel Desgreniers alberta, backcountry, backcountry skiing, bow valley, Canadian Rockies, canmore, gear review, Ski mountaineering, ski uphill, skiing, skimo, Skinning, skiuphill, uphill skiing

Last Saturday was my first day out of the season on the skintrack. It was awesome to glide on snow again, make a couple kickturns and enjoy some turns. As we were skinning up, I couldn't help but notice what other skiers were hauling uphill and it made me think of what equipment I started touring on before I got to that weight I consider being the "sweet spot" for me. Here it is.

Commonwealth Peak, North Face Couloir

Aug 08, 2017 Posted by: Gavin Harmacy alberta, backcountry skiing, bc, commonwealth couloir, commonwealth peak, kananaskis, north face couloir, skiuphill, store news

By Kieran Crimeen

A couple of weeks back Joel got a heads up from one Andrew Wexler aka The Best Skier On The Mountain that he should check out Commonwealth Couloir. This was a line I’d put on my ‘never even consider’ list so I was apprehensive to say the least. Still, Joel has a winning smile and it’s hard to say no to the guy so we went up for a look.

We were stymied at the first cliff band by snow, rock, spindrift and a general lack of ability. Retreat was the only option but the fires in the Temple of Stoke had been, well, stoked.

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