May 2005

Nope, it’s not April fools — a flood took out a bridge on the east side of Indy, and it’s closed till further notice. Talk about having your spring backcountry skiing plans dashed! Not all is lost, however. Now the…

Thank you CDOT! Now for a few weeks of prime backcountry skiing at one of the best locations in the western United States for spring ski mountaineering.

It’s been a WARM couple of days, but Colorado backcountry skiers are still getting it done by starting early in the morning, and going for high altitude on anything but northerly slopes (which have not been well compacted). NOAA weather…

Bob Perlmutter backcountry skiing on The Tuning Fork, Torrys Peak, Colorado. Had a nice backcountry ski descent today, big 3,000 vertical foot snow face on the north side of Torreys Peak, Colorado. Known as the "Big Old Stripe Of Snow"…

New Naxo STOMP Bindings for ski mountaineering and backcountry (Later renamed as model NX21)

First Ski Descent on Cathedral Peak East Face, Elk Mountains, Colorado.