Outdoor Research Revel pants and Orage Abdi jacket for backcountry skiing and bike commuting
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Monarch, Mt. – Race the Divide Race Report 2/28/09 By Bryan Wickenhauser The week leading up to Saturday’s race at Monarch ski resort started with warm snow and rain (yes rain in Gunnison, CO in February!) basically ruining our prized…
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Marker Facility Visit in Germany — Duke Binding, Tour models and other ski touring gear for mountaineering.
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Inbounds avalanche at Snowbird resort killed a woman, and a slackcountry avalanche on Aspen Mountain killed a man. Vail even had an inbounds avalanche that resulted in a close call.
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Backcountry skiing gear review that includes everything you need for skiing backcountry terrain, including boots, skis, packs and probes.
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As I roll up to the park where Jess is waiting to shuttle me home, I simply say to her, “meet me by the river,” and keep pedaling by. I can ride to river access in less time than she’ll…
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Ski touring news covering avalanche center fund raising and developments at WildSnow dot com including a mobile version of backcountry skiing website.
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WildSnow skiing and gear HQ Featured in National Geographic Mag.
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Colorado mountains have problems with public access in some cases, this is information about El Diente parking for climbing and ski touring.
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Roadless Rule allows motorized trails, and the Rule is like holy water to environmental folks, what is this weirdness?
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If you enjoy Colorado’s network of backcountry roads (or primitive tracks anywhere in the U.S.), watch out for bulldozers “improving” them. Just last summer we headed for one of our popular local 4×4, ATV and mountain bike trails (Schofield Pass)…
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Report from Colorado about high country recreation, skiing and 4-wheeling.
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Had to deliver grandma Patricia (my mom) back to Crested Butte, so Louie and I loaded up our skis and the Nytro and headed over to the other side of the Elk Mountains. I’ve backcountry skied around Crested Butte quite…
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Outdoor Research (OR) Motto Jacket and Cloudveil Headwall Pants – Review
by Louie Dawsonby Louie DawsonShell jackets for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering, review of Outdoor Research options and Cloudveil.
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Matchstick Productions Seven Sunny Days ski movie review
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10th Mountain huts, backcountry skiing
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Rainy Days in the Backcountry — Getting the Goods When Avy Danger is High
by Louis Dawsonby Louis DawsonWhat to do on a rainy day? The eternal question. In the case of backcountry skiing, a rainy day (as in H20) does come once in a while, especially in wet and scrappy regions. In those zones, you just wring…
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Review of over the ear headphones for backcountry ski mountaineering.
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Three Myths of Avalanche Survival – #1, My Beacon is my Savior — And Needs More Features
by Louis Dawsonby Louis DawsonThanks to avy beacons, surviving a ski touring avalanche burial is now more common than it was before such electronics. BUT, perhaps that fact has led to people taking even more risks — with resulting tragedy.
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Black Diamond Factor backcountry skiing boot review, strong powerful ski boots for mountaineering.
