Veterans day, and Doug Coombs inducted into National Ski Hall of Fame

News roundup covering skiing on k2, backcountry ski movies, environmentalism, and Facebook fans.

Mt. Raoul,13,803 foot sub-peak of Castle Peak in the Elk Mountains southwest of Aspen, Colorado. Also named Castleabra or Castlebra.

Avalanche victim Cory Brettmann’s memorial this past Friday afternoon, atop Aspen Mountain, brought it all home to me like a gut punch.