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How to Start Backcountry Skiing & Splitboarding

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The call of the wild

Have you been daydreaming about a fantasy land, where powder is plentiful and deep, lift lines are non-existent and freedom is boundless? Well, why wait any longer to get out there!

With increasing crowds and steep lift ticket prices, it’s no wonder people are dropping into the backcountry. Whether you’re seeking endless pillow lines, meditative off-piste runs, or just another way to adventure with your pals—there’s something out there for everyone. Continue Reading…

Bravery/ Love & Relationships/ Zesty Adventures

Sending it into forgiveness

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Riding in circles of animosity

You’re riding down a trail and you get a flat tire, what’s your next move? Do you stop and take a moment to fix it or do you get angry, keep riding and blame whatever gave you the puncture for slowing you down, ruining your ride and destroying your rim?

So often in life people hurt each other, and then carry a heavy burden of bitterness that consumes their heart. And if forgiveness does cross their mind, they often say the offender deserves it, I’m not apologizing until they do or I can’t let them win.
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Bravery/ Love & Relationships/ Zesty Adventures

Trust your gut: When something feels off, it is

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If It’s Right, It’ll Feel Right

Why does your intuition speak in sensations long before your mind has language for it? Because your gut has been cataloguing every moment of your life. Trusting your intuition is trusting the quiet library of your subconscious.

Sometimes you meet someone or step into a situation and your body whispers, something feels off. You can’t explain it — but you feel it.

That subtle discomfort is your intuition communicating.

The subconscious speaks through emotion. It flags danger, misalignment, or hidden dynamics long before the rational mind can decode them. As author and safety expert Gavin de Becker says, your intuition is never wrong — only ignored.
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