April 2005

Andrew McLean and Outside Magazine, department of illusions when they simulated a snow storm with snow making equipment.

DIN standard for randonnee boots and Marble pictures for backcountry skiing

We’re still looking for the 1960s 1970s vintage touring adapter for the Gertsch or Besser plate binding.

NPR Discovers Backcountry Skiing, Meta Burden avalanche mentioned and more.

This past Friday really was a good day. Backcountry glissers all over central Colorado nailed beautiful lines while a snowstorm was building in the southern mountains. Saturday turned out better than expected for backcountry skiing, with low pressure slowly building…

I recently got this report from some obviously on-the-case Crested Butte ski alpinists: Thanks for the inspiration over the years Lou, we skied the southwest cooly of South Maroon yesterday (4/22/05) after a days approach from Crested Butte. The slight…