Talk about getting more than one person at a time on an avalanche in ski touring area, this takes the cake. Looks like some folks were buried and hurting somewhat
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The first 24 Hours of Sunlight ski race, 2006, photo album ski mountaineering racing, Steve Romeo, Greg Hill, Polly & Andrew McLean.
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This press release from Life-Link was floating around the net yesterday. Thought it would be a good thing to include here at WildSnow.com, since we enjoy covering rando racing. ******************************************************************** First Ever United States Ski Mountaineering Team Announced December 14,…
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1st annual 2006 24 hours of sunlight ski race, pre race commentary and information about this historic event.
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Started the summer vacation yesterday with spectating the NORBA mountain bike nationals up at Snowmass Ski Resort. The downhill was worth watching and fun to photograph, though the chances of being hit by a flying bicycle or rider were pretty…
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Randonnee Racer Heather Paul Dies in Climbing Accident (Posted July 5, 2005)
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonHeather Paul, pioneer of U.S. ski mountaineering racing, dies in Tetons, climbing fall.
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Silver Skis race re-enactment on Mount Rainier and report about Greg Hill and Andrew McLean ski touring and mountaineering.
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Just returned from an excellent uphill/downhill race at Aspen Highlands. Pretty brutal (3,000+ vert up to 11,000 feet elevation) but son and I kept our pace (slow), got a good workout, and enjoyed seeing friends and socializing. It was interesting having a fast transition from skins to glide. Time to fumble — in the cold wind and snow no less! Too bad most of the downhill was a catwalk where the guys on nordic skis could rule — oh well –the few the proud the brave on rando gear…
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Trip report from skimo race in Aspen, ski touring and ski mountaineering racing fun in Colorado, at night.
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A good pair of touring pants are the foundation of a backcountry ski kit. They’re the only component of a touring wardrobe where adding or shedding a layer is impractical, so you need to land at the trailhead confident that…
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Just $50 at a garage sale with only two broken buckles, my first backcountry ski boots (Garmont Radiums) were transformative compared to the two-mondo-sizes-too-big tele boots I had been using. I sometimes couldn’t tell the difference between walk mode…
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The new lineup adds flax, cuts weight, and ski really, really well With a start-to-finish factory in Salt Lake City and Wasatch testing ground a mere 33 minutes apart sans traffic, it’s no surprise that DPS is able to pump…
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Four of my hut companions and I leaned into plastic deck chairs facing the wind-scoured peaks looming over Silverton, passing around a flask of cheap mezcal, recounting the day’s ski runs. Calling the conditions harsh would have been an understatement.…
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I’ve long been a shell guy when it comes to outerwear for ski touring but as I’ve picked up my pace on uphills and toured longer and longer into spring and summer, I’ve found myself searching for lighter layers that…
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For most of us, backcountry skiing is a hobby, an outlet, and an excuse to spend time in the mountains, but if we aren’t professionals and don’t race, we don’t always think of it as a sport. Still, it’s physically…
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Black Friday has passed, but if you’re like me, your holiday shopping isn’t finished. For some, it hasn’t even started. If you’re here, you have friends and family that are backcountry skiers and so it makes sense to look for…
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A flagship ski boot in the La Sportiva line, the Skorpius CR II is touted to offer performance for demanding ascents and descents. In this article, we connect with the Director of R&D at La Sportiva, Matteo Jellici, for a deeper look at the design and tech of the boot.
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Finding Comfort and Expanding my Horizons with the DPS Pagoda Tour RP 112
by Jason Albertby Jason AlbertBig and floaty and so so … so fine in ideal powder. This can be said about many skis, but, in particular, it is true of the DPS Pagoda Tour RP 112. And it turns out, this ski just flat out makes less-than-ideal powder more fun too.
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In the just-beyond-race-weight ski segment, the Blizzard Zero G LT 80 (yeah 80mm underfoot) renders a steady ski that harnesses that great Zero G edge hold in a trimmed-down package ready for all sorts of big mission skiing (except the missions for the real deep snow).
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The Kreuzspitze GT 2.0 binding comes in a weight-wise package (sub 200g for the basic unit) and adjustable release values. Click in and go.
