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Avalanches
Gear Reviews
Podcast
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Trip Reports
Stories
Resources

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Rob Coppolillo

Rob Coppolillo

Rob Coppolillo

Rob Coppolillo is a mountain guide and writer, based on Vashon Island, in Puget Sound. He’s the author of The Ski Guide Manual.

Dynastar Vertical 88: A Ski Review (October 13, 2022)

The Fisherfolk Have it Right: The Costa Diego Sunglass (September 26, 2022)

Adventure Skiing — Bears, Boats, Facets, and FUBAR (July 18, 2022)

Should We Stop Saying “Scary Moderate”? (April 4, 2022)

The Exposure Knob (January 20, 2022)

The Madison Square Garden of … Guiding? (December 7, 2021)

Spring Avalanche Drama (and How to Avoid It!) (April 2, 2021)

Pocket Vs. Harness — Where Should You Wear Your Beacon? (March 18, 2021)

Field Treatment for Climbing Skin Failure (March 11, 2021)

The No-Beacon Day — Using Terrain to Minimize Avalanche Exposure (January 21, 2021)

Slim Versatility — Edelrid Rap Line Protect Review (December 23, 2020)

The Five Pillars of Skintrack Wisdom (December 17, 2020)

Light & Durable — CAMP Speed Comp Helmet Review (December 8, 2020)

Steep Skiing — Tips to Take the Plunge (November 18, 2020)

Celebrate the Near Miss, And the Debrief (October 28, 2020)

The ‘We’ in Ski Touring — Creating Team Culture (October 14, 2020)

Developing a Terrain-Use Mindset — Say What? (October 2, 2020)

Season Prep and the “Wicked” Nature of Backcountry Skiing (September 16, 2020)

Clooney, Coronavirus, Chamonix and Uncertainty (April 5, 2020)

The Run Atlas — Ski Tour Planning Tool (December 18, 2019)

Trip Report: Svalbard Adventure Skiing Part I (August 16, 2019)

Blizzard Zero G 85 & 95 Side-by-Side Comparo (May 16, 2016)

Trip Reports

A Small Hut for Big Skiing in the San Juans: Aladdin’s Lamp
April 23, 2024
Revisiting a 2011 Trip Report: Adventure in the Pickets — Thread of Ice Ski Descent
December 9, 2022

Avalanche Department

Ask a Forecaster: Q&A with CAIC’s Andrew McWilliams
March 10, 2024

Tips & Tricks

Transition Efficiencies 101 with Tech Binding Heel Units
January 6, 2023
Visualizing the Backcountry as a Splitboarder: Minimizing the Challenges of Movement by Anticipating Terrain
December 5, 2022
TURBOCHARGE YOUR TRAILHEAD BEACON CHECK
November 15, 2022

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