
Advice
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With just days to go until the Minotaur SkyRace, we turned to Jessie for the ultimate lowdown on the course and race strategies. This beast of a race promises gnarly climbs, wild descents, and jaw-dropping views that’ll have your legs and lungs begging for mercy. Your gear’s all set—now let’s get the inside scoop on how to tackle this epic adventure and make every wild mile count!Read now
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Minotaur Skyrace: Gear Tips
The Minotaur Skyrace has quickly become a favourite stop on the Canadian trail running scene, and for a reason. Known for having a relentlessly technical course, the only Canadian stop of the SkyRunning World Series seriously tests competitors both mentally and physically. With less than two weeks until race day, we asked in-house Minotaur connoisseur Jessie McAuley for his tips.Read now -
Gratitude and Positivity: Cultivating a Race Day Mindset
As you lace up your shoes on race day, recognize that the path to the finish line is paved with more than just physical endurance. Embracing gratitude and a positivity mindset are key race-day tools that will undoubtedly enhance your race experience.
Buying Guides
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Bindings - What's Hot For 2025?
Ready to ditch the clunky gear and embrace the sweet simplicity of a pin setup? Or maybe those shiny new skis need the perfect set of bindings to match? Either way, it sounds like you're on the hunt for some "low-tech" bindings. With so many options out there, it can feel like swimming in a sea of jargon, tech specs, and acronyms. But don't sweat it—here's the rundown on our team's top picks to help you nail it this winter.Read now -
2022-2023 Season Preview
Backcountry skiing’s been booming for a while now, but it’s exploded in popularity these past few years. Thanks(?) to COVID and a renewed enthusiasm for the paths less travelled, more skiers than ever are earning their turns, connecting in a deeper way with the mountains and the wilderness. Is this going to be the year we’ll start talking about overcrowding? It’s certainly been becoming more and more of an issue although compared with popular destinations we are still faring pretty good.Read now -
The Tools of the Trade: Which Shoes for What Running
The truth is, there is no one-shoe-quiver that works for all feet and all runners. Different shoes serve different purposes and understanding these different tools and what they are meant for can help you make well-informed decisions for your feet. At the end of the day not all shoes serve a single purpose, but here's how we generally organize them in categories.
Gear Tips
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Behind the bench: First aid for trail runners
The recent incidents on Mount Yamnuska are an important reminder. Trail runners aren’t immune to accidents and we need to be ready to administer first aid when they happen. I’m not usually into blood and gore but I want to share my experience from a couple of years ago.Read now -
Spring Skiing Quiver: Our Team's Picks
We asked some of our staff members about their trusty Spring touring setups, why they use them, and a few of their tips and tricks. Tune in for a breakdown of what gear we prefer when it comes to moving efficiently, taking on a big line, or simply ‘hot dogging’ around!
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How To Re-Glue Climbing Skins at Home
Joel shows us how to re-glue Pomoca skins with a few tools and some skin glue.Read now
Stories
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A Low Tide Spearhead Traverse Conditions Report
2024 has provided the Coast Mountains of British Columbia with an unusual snowpack or in better words, lack of snowpack. The end of January was filled with high levels of precipitation but not in the form of snow. The rivers in the Sea To Sky remained bank full for several days with snow melt from our already under average snowpack. At the end of the high rain, mixing air masses granted us twenty centimetres of snow above 1900 metres and strong winds. Word of the week: Variable.Read now -
Ramblings from the Rockies: Rogers Pass to Bugaboos FKT
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The Uptrack - Queen and King of the Hill Week #1
Read nowThe Uptrack - King and Queen of the Hill Week 1 by Alex