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Mammut Barryvox Pulse avalanche beacon review for backcountry skiing

Backcountry powder skiing in Colorado, dealing with avalanche danger, below freezing temps, and terrific fresh snow.

Building custom skis for backcountry skiing, this article shows the whole process to create terrific gear for ski mountaineering.

News about backcountry skiing access and fitness, the necessary stuff for ski touring.

Feathered Friends Volant down jackets reviewed, for backcountry skiing or expedition use

Avalanche beacon tests for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering

If you’ve traveled through the same Colorado (or most other western states) forests for decades, you’ve probably noticed they keep getting denser, overgrown, filled with snags and deadfall. Due to the environmental indoctrination I got at NOLS and elsewhere, I always thought that forests that dense were natural, that logging and otherwise managing for forest products was a sin, and that somehow convenient fires would clear things out once in a while. Boy, was I wrong.

I’ve been riding and modifying “Mr. Tippy” lately. That’s the nickname I tend to use for our Yamaha Nytro snowmobile; a high-tech low-pollution 4-stroke machine that works well for ski access, but nonetheless is a bit on the heavy side…

It died today. The Rocky Mountain News of Denver, Colorado published their last issue this morning. What’s that got to do with backcountry skiing? Some of you younger guys might not even remember when newspapers (and to some extent magazines)…

2009 24 hours of sunlight race reports and final results

Dynafit Titan AT boot review, super solid beefy boot for skiing and climbing

A fire hose of money sluiced on wildfires has become the economic sugar daddy for everything from whole towns, to small contractors with one pickup truck and water tank.

Backcountry skiing and ski touring news, growing glaciers, fund raising parties and other interesting tidbits from the mountain world.

Storing a snowmobile for the summer, how to’s, tips for using sled to ski tour.

Advice for backcountry skiers and ski tourers, boots and bindings along with avalanche safety and ski museum information.

More OR Show Highlights including a fire starter for survival in the winter wilderness, and climbing skin cutters for ski touring.

Canon A series digital cameras were some of the best ever, learn about the past and what was good.