Sports such as ski alpinism and climbing help us rise above mundane materialism. They themselves are still material, yet they help us rise to other levels of ourselves and the worlds we inhabit.
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Obituary eulogy for John Galvin, Mountain Rescue Aspen volunteer, perished in avalanche April 2018 Maroon Bowl.
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Poem, ‘The Time of Wild Snow’ by Fred Geis is the official poem of WildSnow.com as well as Wild Snow, the history book, it alludes to ski mountaineering and winter climbing.
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Review of Deep Powder Snow book by Dolores LaChapelle, covers philosophy of powder skiing, deep ecology and more backcountry touring subjects.
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Poem and story about climbing all Colorado 14,000 foot peaks, applies to skiing and snowboarding as well.
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It all gets me thinking… North American resorts should indeed receive praise for how much steep natural terrain they’re now doing avalanche control on and opening.
Blog posts older than about 15 years.
