Review of La Sportiva Synchro and Shadow ski touring boots, used for backcountry mountaineering, covering difference from Spectre model.

Review of Patagonia Descensionist jacket and pant for backcountry ski touring, real world testing.

Book signing dates for Lou Dawson’s “Uphill Skiing and Light Tours of Colorado,” a guidebook of easy tours in low avalanche terrain in Colorado.

Tribute to Hayden Kennedy, who took his own life as the result of a Montana avalanche he was involved in with his girlfriend Inge Perkins, who also perished.

Avalanche airbag practice rig using compressed air from an external tank, pull the trigger to get used to it.

Lots of snow in the Pacific Northwest for early winter 2017-2018 equals tons of fun at Crystal resort and ski touring backcountry nearby.