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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 103 | Dave Searle – Chamonix IFMGA Mountain Guide

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Our guest today is Dave Searle – mountain guide, deep mountain thinker, and someone who has built his life around moving through wild places with purpose. Dave has spent years guiding in serious terrain, helping people travel safely and confidently in the mountains while also developing a thoughtful approach to risk, decision making, and what it really means to operate […]

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Podcast | February 19, 2026
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onX Backcountry Expands Beacon Guidebooks Content With Hundreds of New Ski Routes for 2025-26 Season

onX Backcountry has released a major expansion of Beacon Guidebooks content for the 2025-26 ski season, adding hundreds of newly curated backcountry ski routes across Colorado and Washington, the company announced on January 21. The update, now available in the onX Backcountry app, significantly expands access to vetted route information in complex mountain terrain, pairing Beacon Guidebooks’ expert-authored ski descents […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 28, 2026
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SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 100 | Will Sladek – General Manager of onX Backcountry

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Will Sladek is the General Manager of onX Backcountry. Will helps lead one of the most influential tools in modern backcountry travel. onX Backcountry has changed how skiers, snowboarders, and mountain travelers plan routes, manage risks, and understand terrain. From mapping and land ownership to avalanche forecasting, weather, and now high-resolution satellite imagery, onX has become a go-to platform for […]

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Podcast | January 20, 2026
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[VIDEO] New Documentary “Inaccessible” Now Streaming, Spotlighting the Fragile Future of Public Land Access

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Inaccessible, a new documentary from onX and professional skier Griffin Post, is now streaming on YouTube following its world premiere last week at the Boulder Theater in Colorado. The film is already gaining momentum on the festival circuit, with acceptances into five events including the Jackson Hole Film Festival, Lookout Wild Film Festival, and Frozen River Film Festival. Related: Civics For […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | December 16, 2025
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[VIDEO] Mapping the FIFTY+: How Cody Townsend Planned His Descent of Temptation Couloir, AK, with onX Waypoints

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In this Behind the Line episode, Cody Townsend walks through his onX Backcountry route for skiing Temptation Couloir, a massive, hidden line off Temptation Peak in Alaska’s Chugach Front Range. Before heading out, Cody used onX Backcountry’s public and private land layers to confirm drone rules and permit requirements for the area. While planning the long, late-season approach, Cody and […]

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