During the summer months we travel safely through what can dicey avalanche terrain in winter: a mountain bike mail pickup.
"ski traverse"
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Nicolette Jones reflects on the friends that helped make her ski traverse of The Colorado Trail (nearly 485 miles of it) happen.
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Three different backcountry skiers and three different sleep systems. A breakdown of the sleep systems used on a recent traverse.
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Human powdered (and powered) ski touring expedition on Monarch Icefields, final report about this amazing backcountry mountaineering.
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Ski touring across the spectacular Chiwaukum Range, Washington Central Cascades backcountry trip report.
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Checklist, High Altitude Spring Ski Traverse Gear (combo of huts and snow camping)
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonGear Checklist — High Altitude Spring Ski Traverse, Colorado Rocky Mountains, Multi-Day, mix of huts and tent nights
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Louie is down to around 15 pounds without food or water (fasting works wonders). His list for ski touring traverse kit.
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Alex Lee and Manasseh Franklin recap their 2021 Elk Grand Traverse ski race endeavor and sub 10 hour finish.
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Skiing the Trooper Traverse, Colorado Historical 10th Mountain Division Route
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonRe-creation and history of Trooper Traverse, 10th Mountain Division soldier’s ski route from Leadville to Aspen, Colorado in 1944 just before they shipped out to WWII.
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Red Line Traverse, backcountry skiing along the crest of the highest portion of the Sierra Nevada range in California.
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Ski touring through the Enchantments, Washington, a beautiful, long, one day traverse in the Cascades backcountry.
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Grand Traverse 2015, ski mountaineering race from Crested Butte to Aspen. Registration opens Dec. 1.
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Backcountry ski mountaineering along the magnificent Forbidden Traverse, touring in the heart of North Cascades National Park.
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Gear for Spring Backcountry Skiing Traverse and tour, it’s worth working on your exact choices in mountaineering kit.
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Four of my hut companions and I leaned into plastic deck chairs facing the wind-scoured peaks looming over Silverton, passing around a flask of cheap mezcal, recounting the day’s ski runs. Calling the conditions harsh would have been an understatement.…
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The glossy carbon weave is attractive. When carbon is employed, we pay a premium for lightness and stiffness: Dynafit’s Blacklight ski boot doubles up with real-world stiffness and is a high-functioning boot for any mountain mission.
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Proof of concept is laid bare in the mountains. Slovakia’s Grizzly ski bindings has made inroads with the skimo set and have their eyes set on bringing a rethink to how a tech binding should look and operate. We’re checking…
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In a somewhat crowded marketplace for lighter and skinnier skis, the Fischer Transalp 86 Carbon stands out, not in a flashy way, as a can-do stable ski. Spring corn and firm steeps anybody?
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Revisiting a 2011 Trip Report: Adventure in the Pickets — Thread of Ice Ski Descent
by Louie Dawsonby Louie DawsonWe get it all in this trip report: youthful spirit, great images, and some vision. Two skiers enter Washington’s remote Picket Range to ski Thread of Ice.
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You’ve got the setup nearly dialed; skis, bindings, poles. Perhaps the most critical piece remains — proper fitting boots. Aim for perfection when fitting ski touring boots. Here are five tips to ensure your feet are happy.