July 2005

History of ski touring industry includes the productive partnership of Black Diamond and Scarpa, but nothing lasts forever.

Summer Backcountry Skiing in Colorado is a touring dream if the snowpack holds from a good winter leadup.

Test Scarpa boots and Climb Uncompahgre Peak, Colorado Fourteener

We’re headed back down to Colorado’s San Juan mountains this weekend. Planning on climbing a route on fourteener Wilson Peak to research private property issues. Turns out Wilson is another mountain with a bunch of private land crossed by some…

Youngest Extreme Skiers in Colorado do Holy Cross Couloir (Post date July 7, 2005)

Mike Marolt sent this in a few days ago: Hi Lou: Wow, on a last minute whim, Steve and I decided to get up early on the 4th to check out the skiing. We skied from the summit of Castle…