Overview of Dynafit boot heel tech fittings available as of 2017, including the excellent Master Step series that appears strong and durable for ski touring.
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Ski touring news, glacier skiing on Mount Hood but heatwave in Italy melts summer snow, Utah Avalanche Center hires new director and Eddie Bauer ThinDown.
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A look at randonnee AT ski touring boot ISO 9523 standard norm, pros and cons.
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Ski touring and mountain culture news for July 2017, tiny houses, skiing Chile, solar power for backcountry huts and more.
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Ski touring news roundup July 2017, backcountry summer reading about comment moderation and Lindsey Vonn, where to travel.
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Review of Salomon ski touring products for the 2017-2018 season, including Mountain binding, one of our favorites for backcountry.
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Spring skiing in Colorado, May 2017 has more snow than normal, we toured below timberline, much better than average backcountry.
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My 5 favorite ski mountaineering lines in Colorado, I put together this list as I leave for Alaska, from one backcountry to another.
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Backcountry skiing on Rogers Pass near the Asulkan Cabin including Saphire Col, Jupiter Traverse, Tree Triangle, Youngs Peak and 7 Steps of Paradise.
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Review of Scott Cosmos 3 ski touring boot, an excellent third generation of this backcountry charger, external lean lock is the big improvement.
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Fritschi Tecton ski touring binding FAQ, how safe as well as heel heights lift and specifications.
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Review of ATK Raider 2.0 ski touring binding for backcountry and mountaineering, lightweight fully featured is wonderful.
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40th anniversary party for Ute Mountaineer store in Aspen, Colorado with Bob Wade and Jim Ward, history of 10th Huts and more.
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Ski touring news roundup, April 2017, Aspen Uphill Festival was beautiful and free, CAST touring new binding, and mulled wine.
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Review of Scott Cosmos III 3 ski touring boot, nice shoe in the tongue shell style skis well and is reasonably light.
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Triangle Traverse trip report: backcountry skiing from Leadville to Crested Butte to Aspen to Leadville in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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2017 Grand Traverse ski mountaineering race record 6.5 hours, and skiing to/from the race via Leadville Colorado.
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Adding cuff alignment to Cosmos 3 III ski touring boot by Scott, using Atomic Frictionless Pivot parts.
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Visit to Atomic FIS ski shop facility where customized World Cup race boots are built.
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Visiting Atomic skis headquarters in Austria, covering their Backland boots and bindings for 2017-2018.