December 2008

We’re getting nuked here in Colorado. Our dry spell is a distant memory. More snow is piled up around our house here in the “downvalley banana belt” than I think I’ve ever seen. But the avy danger is too high…

Last week I was getting tires studded. Today I studded my boots. Or “hobnailed” ’em, as the case may be. La Sportiva is selling a DIY shoe studding kit. This is a great thing that just might save our national…

Avalanche victim Cory Brettmann’s memorial this past Friday afternoon, atop Aspen Mountain, brought it all home to me like a gut punch.

Backcountry skiing during high avalanche danger need not be dangerous, just pick your terrain with care and enjoy.

Backcountry skiing, Marble area of Colorado.