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The Blackcountry Journal
Today’s Friday Flick is a Banff Film Fest winner about an unlikely but rich connection between freeskiing and jazz music. The Blackcountry Journal is an utterly unique and brilliantly unexpected…
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Friday Flick: “Fairly Mellow” at Fairy Meadow Hut
"Fairly Mellow" is as much about adapting to Mother Nature and finding diamonds in the rough as it is about sick lines.
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Mountain Lifer: Wendy Brookbank Helped Launch Women’s Freeskiing
As a 19-year-old skier, she discovered the meaning of life: Ditch the gates, charge hard, make movies, have fun—and never get an indoor job. Twenty-five years and two kids later,…
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A Conversation with Freeski Visionary Glen Plake
If you have ever clipped into a pair of skis, you likely know who Glen Plake is. One of the original ‘extreme’ skiers of the late 80s, once touted as…
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Off-Hill Training Tips From Pro Freeskier Matt Margetts
Matt Margetts is one of freeskiing’s most vibrant personalities. A few years ago the Canadian Ski Halfpipe team took notice of his considerable skills. Since joining the team, Margetts has been training…
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