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		<title>Off-Season Training with Steve Smith</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2011/03/off-season-training-with-steve-smith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone trains differently. No way is the best way, but some ways are better than others. Canadian downhill racing badass Steve Smith broke onto the scene a couple years ago and has been crushing ever since. This didn&#8217;t happen on accident; Steve trains long and hard to be this fast. At the World Cup level, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Cutting Edge: Dempster and Normand Climb Mt Edgar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local SLC badass, full-time alpine climber, and part-time coffee slinger Kyle Dempster recently joined up with Bruce Normand to climb China&#8217;s West Face of Mt Grosvenor and the East Face of Mt Edgar. (In 2009, Mt Edgar&#8217;s East face tragically took the lives of Jonny Copp, Micah Dash, and Wade Johnson.) On this successful ascent, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ski-Building with Cody Barnhill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alaska native, Backcountry.com athlete, 4FRNT pro skier, and  product manager for the 4FRNT White Room series skis, Cody Barnhill doesn&#8217;t just cut clean lines and land terrifying airs. &#8230; He also presses a badass pair of skis. Last summer, we visited Cody at the 4FRNT facility and got to see how his Renegade ski is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Subaru Freeskiier World Tour Highlights &#8211; Snowbird, UT</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2011/03/snowbird-freeski-comp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every March, skiers in the Salt Lake Area get to witness the world&#8217;s best compete at the Snowbird stop on the Subaru Freeskier World Tour. Backcountry.com pro athletes like Sage Cattabriga-Alosa and Drew Tabke show us what it takes to huck their meat off sketchy cliffs in variable snow conditions. Check the videos below to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More SIA Trade Show Highlights with Backcountry.com Athletes: 4FRNT, TREW, &amp; More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Peters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear Guide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here, we showcase some of the  sweetest 2011/2012  gear that we found at the SIA snowsports trade show in Denver this winter. We enlisted a few Backcountry.com pro athletes to do the &#8216;splainin&#8217;; these pros have journeyed farther, stayed out in the cold longer, and skied more intimidating mountains than most of us ever will. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ice Climbing with Backcountry.com Athlete Stephen Koch &#8211; PART 2</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2011/01/ice-climbing-with-stephen-koch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOE&#8217;S VALLEY, UT &#8212; The desert sky was a comforting light blue and the air frosty as Stephen Koch traveled to central Utah to review ice climbing techniques on a local flow. Climbing up frozen H2O can be intimidating to say the least, but with an experienced climbing buddy guiding you, the right gear aiding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hook Me Up, Bro: The Rules of Swag</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/10/hook-me-up-bro-the-rules-of-schwag/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/10/hook-me-up-bro-the-rules-of-schwag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Riser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Dude, you work at Backcountry.com? Can you get me a deal on gear?” I cannot even count how many times I&#8217;ve heard these words. Pro skiers, sponsored climbers, shop employees, and even lifties know that it’s a rare week that goes by without someone asking this question. Unfortunately, the implications of this seemingly simple question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congrats Backcountry Athletes &#8211; ESPN Vid Award Winners</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/10/backcountry-athletes-espn-vid-award-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/10/backcountry-athletes-espn-vid-award-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin Mool</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the MLB playoffs looming, ESPN.com found time to give props to the best of those other athletes: 2010 ESPN Action Sports Ski and Snowboard Video Awards. This list of editors&#8217; picks compiled by Liam Gallagher (that couldn&#8217;t be this Liam Gallagher, right?) and Megan Michelson, focused on awarding &#8220;the 10 best in the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power (Ski) Tripping: Plan Your Ski Trip</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/09/power-ski-tripping-plan-your-ski-trip/</link>
		<comments>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/09/power-ski-tripping-plan-your-ski-trip/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s never too early to start thinking about your next epic ski trip. Backcountry.com Pro Athlete Andrew McLean, the StraightChuter himself, gives us the lowdown on how to effectively plan for your next ski adventure. Being organized and prepared can often make up for any failings in your climbing and skiing ability. You can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greg Hill 2 Mil: A Canadian Ski Mountaineer&#8217;s Attempt at a S&#8212;tonne of Vert</title>
		<link>http://backcountrybeacon.com/2010/09/greg-hill-2-mil-a-canadian-ski-mountaineers-attempt-at-a-s-tonne-of-vert/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate Showalter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How&#8217;s this for a New Year&#8217;s resolution: to climb and ski two million vertical feet (609,600 meters) in one year? Lofty, we think (pun kinda intentional). Canadian ski mountaineer Greg Hill has set out to do just that. As you know, there&#8217;re 365 days in a non-leap year &#8230; whip out the calculator, and you [...]]]></description>
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