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Off-Piste Mag is approaching its tenth season of publication and I wanted to take a moment to push the idea of subscribing. Yes, the mag is available for free in select retail outlets, but your subscription is a vote of suport for our work and ensures that you do not miss a single issue.

We strive to offer a quality alternative to the glossy ski mags and to keep our advertising to editorial content ratio in check. Your subscription is a voice of support for our efforts and helps us continue to bring you the best in backcountry adventure! We may be grassroots but our content is high quality and your subscription helps us keep up the hard work!

While I am hawking our wares, we also have Off-Piste schwag available. We have a limited supply of our 100%organic cotton ball caps in stock. At $16 the hats are a bargain and are sure to serve you well. We also have Off-Piste Croakies for the bargain price of $5 each. And ofcourse we have stickers too. Classic Off-Piste Ovals made of high quality vinyl for your sticking pleasure. These babies will season many a run through the dishwasher and years of stormcycle skiing or driving. You can have one for free if you send us a self addressed stamped envelope and a simple note requesting a sticker or if you prefer, you can buy them by the 3 pack online and have us send them out for ya.

  Jeff at Winter Wildlands Alliance sent us a note announcing that the WWA Backcountry Film Festival is now accepting entries. Check out the promo video below and visit backcountryfilmfest.blogspot.com to get the details  

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It may be summer here in North America right now, but as the saying goes, it is a powder day somewhere. We just heard from skier Brad Lipovsky, who is in the Southern Andes of Chile where winter is in full swing.   Brad says he has heard some griping from locals about the lack of big storm cycles this season in Chile, but he has found the snow to be great. Look for more from Brad this winter in an article on backcountry skiing in the Southern Andes.   "We were in...

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  A small fire close to home here in Hood River has access to some popular areas on Mt Hood closed. The Gnarl fire as it is called is currently about 300 acres and the latest word is that large growth of the fire is not expected.   The location as seen on this map fron INCIWEB  shows the fire between Mt Hood Meadows and the Cloudcap/Tilly Jane area. According to the latest news release from INCIWEB;   Medium and heavy lift helicopters supported the...

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August is here and the snow on Hood is fading fast. Timberline still has a good summer lift ski program going, but most of the classic summer lines are becoming heavily runneled or melted away.   Smoke from fires in California and around the Northwest have been filling our airspace for some spectacular sunsets but the smoke is creating otherwise hazy skies. I spent a few day up on the Northside of Mt Hood last week and enjoyed the evening light but the smoke...

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