Backountry ski touring news roundup for these hot Northern Hemisphere days of late June, land use issues and grizzly bear attacks, oh, and binding failures.

No skier avalanche deaths in Colorado, winter of 2015-2016, this is amazing for ski touring considering the increase in numbers over past decades.

Lincoln Creek and Grizzly Creek ski touring approach using ebikes for Lincoln Road, Colorado backcountry recreation.

Trooper Traverse ski route, Colorado, done in a day from Leadville to Aspen in 2016, usually a 3 or 4 day ski touring in the backcountry.