Backcountry skiing, Marble area of Colorado.

After a brutal finals week spent stuck inside, I was eager to get out skiing. Especially since the forecast for Mt. Baker called for sunny skies, something that I have a feeling I am not going to be seeing often…

Okay Scott, you’re right, I should report from outside the office now and then. Yesterday I headed up to Aspen to work on my new Green Machine boots. For fit testing I climbed part way up Highlands ski area, which…

Editor’s note: A while back we ran a few guest blog avalanche stories. This one came in recently and we thought it worthy. I’ve skied out Castle Creek many times and the big ones lurking above always catch my attention.…

We’ve had a couple of “sticky” storms this fall, which by all reports resulted in somewhat unusual coverage on the high peaks of the Elk Range here in Colorado. So we checked it out yesterday. Lou DawsonWildSnow.com publisher emeritus and…

Lisa and I are spending time getting our son situated at Western Washington University here in Bellingham, so have not had time to really focus on nearby mountains. On top of that the weather hasn’t been ideal, with a wintry…