News about global warming as it relates to backcountry skiing, and other things.

News and opinion about backcountry skiing and mountaineering, Colorado and Washington state snow sports.

I’m glad the two rescued climbers are okay, but have to ask the question: Someone can get scared on a wilderness mountainside and call a helicopter via 911, but we can’t watch Davenport’s fourteener movie because it violates some wilderness regulations?

As many of you know but is good to occasionally point out, WildSnow consists of a blog with thousands of posts, but also a full-on conventional website that organizes more than 200 pages of our extensive articles, binding reviews, historical writings

News about backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering including avalanche safety and climate issues.