Just returned from an excellent uphill/downhill race at Aspen Highlands. Pretty brutal (3,000+ vert up to 11,000 feet elevation) but son and I kept our pace (slow), got a good workout, and enjoyed seeing friends and socializing. It was interesting having a fast transition from skins to glide. Time to fumble — in the cold wind and snow no less! Too bad most of the downhill was a catwalk where the guys on nordic skis could rule — oh well –the few the proud the brave on rando gear…
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Happy New Year 2008 everyone. We spent our New Year holiday in the backcountry paradise of Moab, we missed skiing but it was fun.
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Trip report from skimo race in Aspen, ski touring and ski mountaineering racing fun in Colorado, at night.
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Review of K2 Scepter, well designed snowsport helmet that is terrific for ski touring and freeride skiing, good ventilation and many other features for skiers.
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Building and flying NASA wing kite, for skiing and fun on snow, required a better sewing machine and lots of work but it pulled like crazy.
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Ski descent of El Diente Peak in Colorado, in 2003 before 14er skiing became popular, ski mountaineering and backcountry adventure.
Inspiring readers to go in search of Wildsnow.
