September 2006

The Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup (COSMIC) series of backcountry skiing races is a happening deal for this winter. Organized by hard working race champion Pete Swenson, the series has five races scheduled so far: Jan. 13 – Sunlight Jan. 20…

While some snowsport resorts in Colorado do their best to shut out skiers and riders from adjacent public land, Aspen’s ski areas have embraced the concept of open access. More, they’ve made huge gains providing in-bounds expert terrain. Consequently the…

Name games. It’s been amusing to watch Federal land managers creating de facto legal Wilderness by creating “Wilderness Study Areas” where little to no “study” really gets done. In reality, such areas are created as land management tools to keep…

Moab jeeping and hiking, after a long winter of fun in Colorado, just perfect backcountry recreation

We’re taking a few days off and heading down to Moab. I just wanted to thank everyone for visiting the blog this summer, I hope you enjoyed our slightly different but nonetheless “backcountry” content. Will be back at it in…