News media is reporting that a skier died today in an avalanche on Quandary Peak, a fourteener near Breckenridge, Colorado. It sounds like two men headed up to climb the peak during high hazard, with no avalanche rescue gear and…
Monthly Archives
March 2005
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t’s been fun sharing our series of 10 tips (even if we did forget how to count for a while (grin)). I know some were kinda basic
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The big daddy Powder Keg randonnee race was held this past weekend (March 19) in Utah. I hear this year’s ‘Keg was exciting as always
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I was personally grieved when I heard about the awful explosion and fire at Colorado’s snowmobile oriented Electric Mountain Lodge this past Saturday. The fire leveled the 15,000 square foot building and killed three children, members of an extended family
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First person interview account of backcountry avalanche survival due to use of Black Diamond Avalung, deep burial for 20 minutes and amazing recovery.
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No matter what the snowpack, starting your backcountry skiing trip early in the morning is one way to insure a wonderful day.
