Aaron Rose, a Colorado splitboarder, brings a grounded perspective to interpreting the dynamic backcountry realm. “The observed and felt clues yield the most evidence to consider terrain management and avalanche avoidance. Snow sense is fundamentally built on a visual-tactile experience. Auditory stimulus is secondary, at least for me.”
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Ortovox and Arc’teryx have co-designed the new LiTRIC electric airbag system. It’s a solid fusion of elegance and function. The system is user friendly, relatively minimalist, and provides multiple deployments off a single charge. Here’s WildSnow’s review.
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SoothSki, a site presenting troves of backcountry ski data, evolves the process Lou Dawson helped launch. It, too, might catch your attention if you are in the market for backcountry skis.
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The island of Crete offers a cultural legacy and some high terrain. It’s a solid stop for backcountry go-getters looking for Mediterranean turns. It was a long dark COVID winter. After years of skiing every winter day on hot pow…
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Mentorship is an essential element of a skier’s growth and progression in the backcountry. Jed Porter offers tips on how to make the most of a mentorship.
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It may be a small world after all. Luke Smithwick makes a go of it in the Karakoram and Himalaya pursuing the guiding life and personal objectives.
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