Overview of recommended avalanche rescue shovels, for ski touring and backcountry mountaineering. Light weight and strong.
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Tech Tuesday is recurring segment sponsored by Dynafit to get you in the right touring gear and make sure you know how to use it. Denali expedition tips on sleds, food, electronics and more The gear…. holy cow the gear!…
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Imagine you are stuck at a hut. You usually sport both an avalanche beacon transceiver and an airbag backpack. But this time you only get one or the other. Which would you choose?
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A series of lawsuits filed by the outdoor retail giant backcountry.com raises big questions about the nature of business and the ideal of ‘backcountry’.
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Early season snow is a double edged sword — powder turns in October can be an indication of a persistent weak layer come January.
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It’s tough to think of anyone more evangelical about spliboarding than Angus Morrison. Here, we talk gear, avalanches, and more gear.
All backcountry skiing blog posts with content that doesn’t fit in other categories.
