January 2009

Trip to Garmisch for information about Dynafit ski touring gear and backcountry European adventure in Germany and the Alps.

So, during our Grunschartner tour Harald and his wife Katrina come along. Harald is always training for randonnee racing but likes freeride as well. So for that extra pump he does our 6,000 vertical foot tour on his Marker Dukes…

Being crafty ski mountaineers, the locals I ski with here don’t go for much super-alpine terrain in midwinter, as the weather and avalanche danger up high makes it tough to put together a quality excursion. But get a string of…

4TH Annual Friends of the CAIC ASPEN SOCIAL & BENEFIT DINNER 26 January 2008, 6pm, Carbondale, Colorado Restaurant Six89 is hosting the 4TH Annual “Friends of the CAIC” Social and Benefit Dinner on Monday, January 26th, at 6:00pm. The evening…

The Rofan night race near here in Austria is basically a time trial up 1,000 meters vert, with a short downhill and another tiny uphill to the finish. The fastest do it in about 42 minutes. I was last in…

Updated Gecko climbing skins review, new and innovative skins for backcountry skiing