I should have discarded two outdated rules years ago: never go with strangers or a guide. Here’s to a growth mindset at the Sunrise Hut with eight strangers and guides, Rob Coppolillo and Nino Guagliano.
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Backcountry skiing out of the French Ridge Hut, near Wanaka, New Zealand.
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Snow is starting to fall in the Alpine – Thomas Grandi, a ski guide based at the Talus Lodge in BC, eyes a changing landscape in the East Kootenays.
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A backcountry skiing yurt trip to Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains, a.k.a. Little Switzerland, turns into a search for crust-free snow.
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Hut trips are a great way to get kids into the mountains. Cindy Hirschfield recalls hut trips with her own family and offers tips for getting started.
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A ski touring yurt trip to Jalpak Tash, Kyrgystan gives way to remote backcountry powder skiing and close brushes with Kyrgyz culture post-solviet rule.
Reviews, opinions and ruminations about backcountry shelter structures and roadside lodges or gasthaus pension devoted to ski mountaineering and backcountry skiing.