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– The Backcountry Ski Site

  • Avalanches
  • Gear Reviews
    • Ski Reviews
    • Boot Reviews
    • Binding Reviews
    • Snowboard Splitboard
    • Book Reviews
    • Avalanche Beacon Reviews
    • Airbag Backpacks
    • Backcountry Electronics
    • Misc Gear Reviews
  • Podcast
  • Tips & Tricks
    • Ski Touring Basics
    • Boot Fitting
    • Fitness & Health
    • Gear Mods
  • Trip Reports
    • Fourteeners
    • Huts – Cabins – Lodges
    • Denali McKinley
    • 8,000 Meter Skiing
  • Stories
    • History
    • Humor
    • Land Use Issues
    • Evergreen Ski Touring
    • Poetry
  • Resources
    • All Posts Listed
    • 100 Recent Comments
    • Backcountry Skiing & Ski Touring Webcams
    • Ski Weights Comparison
    • Archives of WildSnow.com
    • Authors Page
    • Ski Touring Bindings
      • Trab TR2 Index and FAQ
      • Salomon Guardian & Tracker
      • Naxo Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Silvretta Pure Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Marker F10-12 Duke Baron
      • G3 Onyx Ski Binding FAQ
      • G3 ION Ski Touring Binding
      • Fritschi Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Fritschi Diamir Frame Bindings Mount DIY
      • Fritschi Diamir Bindings FAQ
      • Fritschi Tecton FAQ
      • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN
      • Dynafit Tri-Step Binding 2001-2003
      • Naxo randonnee alpine touring AT ski binding FAQ
      • Dynafit Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Dynafit Binding Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Review 1
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Page Two
    • History
      • Ski Touring Binding Museum
      • Trooper Traverse Intro & Index
      • Randonnee Ski Touring “AT” ski gear — What is Hip?
      • Chronology
    • Backcountry Skiing Core Glossary
    • Gear Review Policy & Disclosures
Monthly Archives

December 2010

  • BLM Staffer’s Word on Land Ownership in Bear Basin

    by Guest Blogger December 26, 2010
    by Guest Blogger December 26, 2010

    BLM Word on Land Ownership in Bear Basin, overlapping mining claims.

  • Chapman Publishes Bear Creek Google Earth View, Telluride, Colorado

    by Lou Dawson December 26, 2010
    by Lou Dawson December 26, 2010

    Thomas Chapman, Bear Creek land near Telluride, Colorado, Google Earth KMZ file.

  • Merry Backcountry Skiing Christmas

    by Lou Dawson December 25, 2010
    by Lou Dawson December 25, 2010

    Merry backcountry skiing Christmas.

  • When Avy Danger is Red, Ski it Safe

    by Lou Dawson December 24, 2010
    by Lou Dawson December 24, 2010

    Trip report and avalanche observation, Colorado backcountry skiing.

  • Dynafit ZZero Cuff Alignment (cant) Rivet Install

    by Lou Dawson December 24, 2010
    by Lou Dawson December 24, 2010

    Add cuff alignment feature (cant) to Dynafit ZZero backcountry skiing boots, nice modification.

  • Here in Colorado, Avy Danger in the Red Zone

    by Lou Dawson December 23, 2010
    by Lou Dawson December 23, 2010

    We’ve been measuring our high country snow in feet rather than inches during a storm flow that’s been going on for days now. The big white pile is coming in dense and wet, in places overloading a weaker midpack. According…

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