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Jason Albert

Jason Albert

Jason Albert comes to WildSnow from Bend, Oregon. After growing up on the East Coast, he migrated from Montana to Colorado and settled in Oregon. Simple pleasures are quiet and long days touring. His gray hair might stem from his first Grand Traverse in 2000 when rented leather boots and 210cm skis were not the speed weapons he had hoped for. Jason survived the transition from free-heel kool-aid drinker to faster and lighter (think AT), and safer, are better.

  • DIY Binding Mount with an ATK Template (September 22, 2022)

  • Ski Touring Basics: Sizing a Backcountry Ski For Newcomers (September 20, 2022)

  • The Ortovox-Arc’teryx LiTRIC Airbag System: A Review (UPDATE) (September 15, 2022)

  • Atomic Backland 107: A Ski Review (September 14, 2022)

  • The Yin & Yang of Backcountry Skiing and Wildfires (September 11, 2022)

  • PLUM R170 Touring Binding Review (September 8, 2022)

  • Crunching Backcountry Ski Data with SoothSki (September 7, 2022)

  • 2022/2023 Blizzard Zero G 95 Ski Review (September 6, 2022)

  • Telescoping Extended-Grip Ski Poles: A Review (August 30, 2022)

  • A 7000m Himalayan Speed Project (August 18, 2022)

  • Range to Range with Luke Smithwick (August 15, 2022)

  • The Art of Uphill Skiing (August 12, 2022)

  • Do We Need a Collective Backcountry Voice? (August 4, 2022)

  • What is Ski Mountaineering?—In the News (August 1, 2022)

  • Backcountry Skiers Perceiving Risks and Recklessness: A Study (July 29, 2022)

  • Specific Black Diamond Equipment and PIEPS Avalanche Transceivers Recalled (July 28, 2022)

  • Cooking with “Beyond Skid: A Cookbook for Ski Bums” (July 20, 2022)

  • The Marmolada Collapse and Looking for Brightness (July 11, 2022)

  • A Glimpse at the Teton Bighorn Sheep & Winter Backcountry Travel Survey Results (July 8, 2022)

  • GEAR RECALLS AND THE CONSUMER-MANUFACTURER DANCE—PART TWO (July 4, 2022)

  • The Sanctity of Space—A Film Review (June 29, 2022)

  • More Ski Days on the TLT X (June 27, 2022)

  • Low Tech Safety with the Snow Visa (June 24, 2022)

  • Small Scale Water Filtering with LifeStraw’s Peak Squeeze and Peak Straw (June 20, 2022)

  • Researchers Dig into GPS Data and User Surveys to Learn more about Backcountry Decision Making (June 14, 2022)

  • Gear Recalls and the Consumer-Manufacturer Dance—Part One (June 8, 2022)

  • Some News about PNW Precipitation and Noteworthy Items in the Media (June 6, 2022)

  • The Holy Grail of Lightweight Insulated Pants? Patagonia’s DAS Light Pants Come Close (June 3, 2022)

  • Stumbling through Sagebrush and into the Danger Zone on Steens Mountain (May 31, 2022)

  • A Shoulder Season Ski Traverse: Three People, Three Sleep Systems (May 27, 2022)

  • Revisiting the Blue Ice Harfang Crampon (May 24, 2022)

  • 2022-2023 Blizzard Zero G 95: A First Look (May 22, 2022)

  • Plum R170: A First Look (May 18, 2022)

  • Photo Story: Gear Explosion Event Horizon (May 12, 2022)

  • Friday’s Word of the Day: Albedo (May 6, 2022)

  • Almost to XI: A First Few Weeks in the Dynafit TLT X (May 5, 2022)

  • The “New Math” for Sheltering from the Storm (May 2, 2022)

  • BCA’s Float E2 25: The Alpride E2 Side of the Equation (April 29, 2022)

  • In Minimalist Attire, A new FKT on Mt. Hood. (April 28, 2022)

  • BCA’s FLOAT E2 25: The Pack Side of the Equation (April 27, 2022)

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