November 2021

In this news roundup, there’s skimo, business cycles, profits and expenditures, a lost box of slides and thoughts of magical mountains.

Crowdsourcing plea: help build out an interactive map displaying resorts allowing uphill travel. We link to a Google form in this story, thanks for the help.

Blue Ice has hit an in-the-park home run with its Kume 30 pack. Not über minimalist, not overfeatured. There’s just enough to keep me coming back.

Former World Champion triathlete Tim DeBoom is the guest on episode 93 of the podcast. This skimo convert now thrives on skin-to-ski transitions.

Teton-based Elizabeth Koutrelakos brings her perspective on the proposed ski-zone closures in the Tetons and efforts to protect Teton bighorn sheep.

Grace Straberg, a U.S. skimo racer heads over to France and begins prepping for the 2021-2022 World Cup season. The season starts in Italy on Dec. 16th.