December 2005

Marble Peak, Colorado got about 6 inches of fresh overnight, was dense warm punk that skied well and was pretty stable avalanche wise. A few folks were skiing the big bowl avalanche path up on Marble Peak, we opted for…

Central Colorado backcountry is skiing well. We were in the Marble area yesterday. Snowpack is bridged, still has weak layers down near the ground, so we’re sticking to the trees. Nice to ski backcountry pow with zero avalanche danger —…

Tired of ski lifts, can’t afford a helicopter — but you’re still a motorhead? Snowmobile assisted ski touring could be your game.

If you’ve ever let your bases go raw and endured the drag, then showed up for a day of cranking with fresh gloss on your P-tex, you know intuitively that wax works.

One of my favorite mellow tours in the Aspen area goes from Snowmass Resort over to Buttermilk ski area via Burnt Mountain. It’s a short trip, but requires a bit of navigation as you move through overgrown spruce forest and…

Bootfitting tips for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering boots, molding thermo boot liners for AT ski boots