December 2007

It all gets me thinking… North American resorts should indeed receive praise for how much steep natural terrain they’re now doing avalanche control on and opening.

I’m headed out for some gear testing this morning, but a few quick things: If you’re trying to ski all the 14ers in the United States, now is your chance for some that come into condition only once in a…

How to instructions for shortening Silvretta Pure backcountry skiing bindings so kids can tour on them.

SPOT Messenger version 1.0 tested and reviewed, great gps emergency locator device for backcountry skiers

Didn’t get a blog post done today because I was dealing with some WildSnow editorial issues — and doing a bit of shopping. Considering one of these for Christmas, more later. Everyone have a good evening! Lou DawsonWildSnow.com publisher emeritus…

News roundup covers Hillary Clinton going skiing, more from the backcountry and mountaineering world with lots of information about ski touring.