- I think I’m still in denial that the Olympics have left town. The atmosphere in the city was like nothing I’ve ever seen before. The flags, the cheering, the hoards of smiling faces. This video of Vancouver’s reaction to Crosby’s goal might be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. (Skip to 1:10) :

For more reactions from around Canada you can see a collection of good clips compiled by @masey

- If you haven’t seen this video essay by Stephen Brunt, it summarizes the Games brilliantly:

- Put this down as one of the craziest things I’ve ever seen. It appears 2 men found a way past security and down the Olympic luge track in Whistler…. ON THEIR SKIS! [via @amberturnau]

- Watch as the announcer mocks a French skiier’s pain after groin shot:

- The Norwegian ski team made a nice dance video to Beat It in their racing suits:

- Speaking of Norwegians. This classic shot from Norway’s Google Street View. WTF:

- And Google is taking street view to a new level, with their snowmobile:

- The world’s hardest bouldering problem captured on video:

The Game, World’s Hardest Boulder Problem? from Cedar Wright on Vimeo.

- Ridiculous parachute stunt:

- In a nutshell: The problem with salmon farms in BC:

In a Nutshell- The problems with salmon farms in BC from Twyla Roscovich on Vimeo.

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- Boston.com has a nice collection of some entries into this year’s National Geographic International Photography contest. Be sure to check out the gallery, there is some amazing stuff:

- A skiier escapes an avalanche using a parachute [via Outside Blog]

- “This video has been making the rounds the last couple of days, but it’s definitely worth sharing. It features National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen telling about an amazing experience he had while taking shots in Antarctica. Paul was actually in the water, getting shots of penguins and seals, when one of the lion seals, a 12-foot long predator, seemingly mistook him as one of its own kind, and proceeded to attempt teach him how to hunt, and even showing him how to feed.” [via The Adventure Blog]:

- Nice new BASE jumping vid from Steph Davis’ blog:

Swiss Valley from steph davis on Vimeo.

- A couple goodies from Wend Blog. The first is a wind surfing close call, the second is a nice collection of 10 crazy snowboarding aerials.

- Enjoying some of November’s pow in Whistler [via @anthonybonello]:

Davie Whyte Edit from Anthony Bonello on Vimeo.

- From the Adventure blog comes this gem. Helmet cam view of a 90 foot waterfall drop. Watch all the way through, because the dude’s reaction is great. “I broke my helmet, I’m bleeding, but that was f**** awesome!”:

Kayaking Metlako Falls – Headcam from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo.

- Some spectacular footage of BC’s Bute Inlet:

BUTE INLET WILDLIFE from Mike McKinlay on Vimeo.

- And this can’t be good:

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- Nothing like some good ‘ol snow kayaking:

- When regular free soloing doesn’t cut it, you can always try speed free soloing [via Wend Blog]

- This has been floating everywhere over the net, but in case you haven’t seen it – 2 insane dudes jump a pier kiteboarding:

- From Dave Narona’s blog, 2 winter safety vids worth checking. The first on skiing, the second on snowmobiling:

- Via Outside Blog, an awesome playboating vid:

freestyle 2009 from pion stephane on Vimeo.

- Here’s a ranndom one. Mark Gonzalez created this ‘Circle Board‘ by putting 9 skateboards together:

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The Annual Turkey Sale & Swap is coming back to Whistler this October 9 – 12.

“Whistler Blackcomb and the surrounding community are coming together once again to show our thanks to two of the things we are incredibly grateful for – snow and the mountain enthusiasts that dream all summer long about the day it starts to fall again.

Where:

The Legendary Turkey Sale, where you can shop for the top name brands in ski and snowboard equipment under one roof, at huge pre season savings!

If you do one thing to get ready for the upcoming season, make sure you stop into the Turkey Sale!”

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I haven’t been very good about posting news to the site lately, but here’s two recent events.

There was another tragedy in Kicking Horse resort in Golden recently as two people were caught in an avalanche and killed.

CMP Sgt. Marko Shehovac said the skiers were killed while on an in-bounds black diamond course with two others.

“From witnesses it was determined that the avalanche was triggered by four skiers,” said Shehovac. “Two people were able to get out, two males are deceased.”

Three people were taken to hospital, where two were pronounced dead.

Police said the two men who escaped were not related to the deceased.

The avalanche was spotted right away, allowing search and rescue crews to respond almost immediately.

“Some people saw it happen and were able to report it to the ski hill,” Shehovac said.

The avalanche occurred at about 2:30 p.m. local time. The first skier was found shortly before 3:00 p.m., the second at 3:04 p.m.

Kicking Horse resort issued a statement saying their personnel assessed the situation and determined that the avalanche had taken place in a permanent avalanche closure, within the controlled recreation area of the resort.

It is the second tragedy for the resort in the last two weeks as Marie-Josee Fortin, 44, died after getting lost for more than a week while skiing in the backcountry.

On a local note, an injured snowshoer was helped during a joint rescue between Coquitlam and North Shore Rescue at Buntzen Lake.

The victim had been trekking with friends through a mountainous area above the lake at about 3:30 p.m., March 1, when he lost his footing on a steep snowfield and dislocated his knee. When it became apparent he could not walk out, the victim’s companions called for help.

You can read the report from the North Shore News, as well as an in-depth article on the Coquitlam SAR site from one of the subjects.

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