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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day Pow Session</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/02/15/valentines-day-pow-session/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tylerferris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Idaho Field Reports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Belated Valentine&#8217;s day from Sun Valley Heli Ski Guides!  While the West Coast continues to wish for La Nina, the Idaho backcountry continues to provide high quality skiing!  Here is recent footage from groups out skiing the Castle and Placer Creek drainage in the Smoky Mountain Range.  It does not get any better than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day of Dreams: Sun Valley Heli-Skiing with Epic Quest &#8211; Local Buzz &#8211; Winter 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/02/14/a-day-of-dreams-sun-valley-heli-skiing-with-epic-quest-local-buzz-winter-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/02/14/a-day-of-dreams-sun-valley-heli-skiing-with-epic-quest-local-buzz-winter-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tylerferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A great write up recently published on Sun Valley Heli Ski Guides, in the Local Buzz Section of Sun Valley Magazine&#8217;s website.  This was part of our Flying Circus day, where we parked the ship on top of Bald Mountain and escorted one run and done skiers to our Baker Creek area for some tasty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kashmiri Hospitality</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/02/11/the-kashmiri-hospitality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marchi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When skiing in Kashmir, one can find themselves in some unique situations.  In search of powder snow, we have shared tea with the Indian Army&#8217;s High Altitude Warfare Batallion, swapped hand gestured stories with local villagers, traversed ancient sheepherding trails and boarded helicopters.  With a high pressure system that has failed to produce any significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring the Back bowls of Gulmarg</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/02/02/exploring-the-back-bowls-of-gulmarg/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/02/02/exploring-the-back-bowls-of-gulmarg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 10, Gulmarg After 10 days of continuous powder seeking and skiing, a welcomed rest day.  With a combination of long resort runs, and extended back bowls coupled with amazing cultural experiences, its nice to take a rest and soak it all in.  We have had clear beautiful days with views of the distant Himalaya. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sniffing curry in the powder</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/30/sniffing-curry-in-the-powder/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/30/sniffing-curry-in-the-powder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marchi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expedition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Settling into the Kashmir valley of Gulmarg, I anticipate the powder frenzy ahead.  With a large group of Ex-pat ski bums coming from all over the world, the fresh tracks are harder and harder to find.  Brian Newman and Gulmarg Ski Patrol have installed an instrumental avalanche control program to keep the slopes of Gulmarg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laying tracks in Kashmir</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/27/laying-tracks-in-kashmir/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marchi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Field Report from David Marchi Returning to Kashmir is, again, a thrilling experience. With the prospects of high-altitude snow covered mountains and the Gulmarg ski resort, my anticipation in seeing old friends and meeting new travelers has my nerves on edge. While this privileged traveler has been here before, I know that my senses will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cat skiing photos from Henry Munter</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/25/cat-skiing-photos-from-henry-munter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/25/cat-skiing-photos-from-henry-munter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:19:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Owens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Snow Alaska]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alyeska]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chugach powder guides]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.epicquest.com/?p=968</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s definitely &#8220;one of those years&#8221; here in Alaska. As February approaches and the heli season gets closer (we start in AK on February 11). We&#8217;ve been having the best early season we can recall. The snow has been deep, dry and plentiful. The snowcat skiing has been &#8220;all time&#8221;. As always, our first week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening weekend for Sun Valley Heli Ski delivers</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/10/opening-weekend-for-sun-valley-heli-ski-delivers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/10/opening-weekend-for-sun-valley-heli-ski-delivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Owens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Snow All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Snow Rockies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sent in by Tyler Ferris of Sun Valley Heli Ski: Right now, Sun Valley Helicopter Ski Guides can boast the best heli-skiing this side of Canada. While other operations in the lower 48 are waiting for another storm or two to start up, SVHS was blessed with a couple of big ones at the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sun Valley Heli Ski Guides 1/7/2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/10/sun-valley-heli-ski-guides-172012/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/10/sun-valley-heli-ski-guides-172012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tylerferris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Idaho Field Reports]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sun Valley Heli Ski Guides began winter operations with groups skiing on 1/7/12. Recent storms over the new year deposited significant precip in our remote terrain and we can boast some of the best skiing in the lower 48.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s soooo deep right now!</title>
		<link>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/09/its-soooo-deep-right-now/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.epicquest.com/2012/01/09/its-soooo-deep-right-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Owens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Snow Alaska]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[alaska]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[girdwood]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alaska snow just keeps falling and it&#8217;s coming in light and dry. As a result, early season snowcat skiing and snowboarding has been nothing short of phenomenal. Our snowcats are running and you should be on one. Check out this video from two days ago by guest Kevan Dee. Right now, we are holding [...]]]></description>
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