August 2020

Due to Covid-19, in-person avalanche forecast fundraising will be limited this year which will impact education and programming for CAIC and UAC.

Granite Gear Crown2 60 backpack review. An excellent choice for lightweight 3-season trekking tested on week-long backpack in Wyoming’s Wind River Range.

Review of the 20-21 Black Diamond Cirque 78, a sub 1000g mountaineering ski with the objective oriented ski tourer in mind.

Roundup of light minimal to burly multipurpose ski mountaineering ice axes including Blue Ice, Black Diamond, Grivel and Petzl and how to choose.

Review of the Julbo Aerospace Goggles on a trip to the Andes where the performed well in sun, snow and fog on the uphill and down.

First look at Phantom Snow Industry’s Phantom Slipper, the first splitboard tech hard boot designed soley for backcountry riding.