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Hut Trips: How to, Heuristics, and Having Fun

In Pro Tips by Ty GuarinoLeave a Comment

Hut trips… This simple term evokes mental images of endless deep powder runs, quality time spent with friends, eating excellent home-cooked food, and living a life of backcountry simplicity solely centered around what skiing dreams are made of.   Of course, this is likely the general idea of what all of us are hoping for when we drop $1,000-5,000 on …

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Be Curious, Not Judgemental: A Mindset for Approaching Avalanche Incident Reports

In Pro Tips by Aidan Goldie-AhumadaLeave a Comment

All Photos in “Be Curious, Not Judgemental” Courtesy of Aidan Goldie-Ahumada The backcountry is a harsh and unforgiving learning environment. While Backcountry skiing is a uniquely thrilling and multi-faceted activity that can give access to stunning and untouched natural landscapes, interacting with avalanche terrain comes with inherent risks. Over the years, avalanches have indiscriminately claimed the lives of many people, …

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Summer Splitboard Giveaway

In Giveaways by Voile Mfg.Leave a Comment

We’re doing some factory cleaning and thought we’d show the Splitboarders some love with the Summer Splitboard Giveaway! We have tons of new stuff headed your way soon, so we’re letting go of some discontinued graphic splitboards. We’ll be picking two winners! Each recipient gets their choice of an in-stock board from the closeout page on our site. ⁠ To …

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22/23 Wandering Trails Scholarship Recipients

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Each year the most challenging part of running this scholarship is having to select recipients from a pool filled to the brim with incredible applications. This year is no different! It’s truly amazing witnessing the bravery each athlete showed by sharing their stories with us. We couldn’t be more excited to announce Mai Li O’Keefe (Grand Prize) and Laura Wang …

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Project Ski Africa

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Project Ski Africa: Chicken Jousting in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco Location: ZAWIYA AHANSAL Village, Morocco  Big Mountain Objective 1: JBEL AZOURKI, 12,070 feet Equipment: Voile V8s (Telemark) and SuperChargers (AT) Project Ski Africa Cafe, sparkling water, and heat are the essential staples as we drive to our first ski destination of Jbel AZOURKI. Jbel means Mount and AZOURKI is the …

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Voile Wandering Trails Scholarship for Women in the Backcountry

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The 22/23 Wandering Trails Scholarship for Women in the Backcountry is now closed. Thank you to all who have applied! You can find the 23/24 Scholarship for Women in the Backcountry here! The Wandering Trails Scholarship for Women in the Backcountry is back! We’re incredibly excited to extend this opportunity again for the 22/23 season. In 2019, V-Team ambassador, Brooke …

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Avalanches and Tour Planning

In Guest Post, Pro Tips by Aaron DiamondLeave a Comment

Tour planning, coupled with my own avalanche forecast, is my biggest risk mitigation tool. This process allows me the time to think without being encumbered by the distractions of backcountry travel: i.e. skiing is way too fun, 50mph winds, etc. With that said, tour planning takes time to learn how to do well, so make yourself comfortable. Let’s dive into …