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ore about the sad skier death last weekend: A person who was on the scene posted a detailed report that makes it obvious that Thomas Metcalf did take a sliding fall and was unable to stop himself.

News about ski touring and backcountry skiing, numbers reported and surge in backcountry business

Like it or not, consumer testing of new products is a fact of life. When the first production model of Silvretta Pure backcountry skiing binding came out a few years ago, it seemed weak but at WildSnow.com world headquarters we…

Hi all, after an epic 20+ hour travel “day” I’m back in Colorado. Need to thank the Barthels for their generous hosting. They opened their house to me, kept me fed, and made sure I got plenty of stories and…

Difference in screw hole patterns of Fritschi Diamir binding mount for ski touring and backcountry skiing DIY.

A person emailed me this morning because they were having trouble getting their WildSnow binding template to line up with the screw holes in their Freeride Plus bindings. I checked the template, and when printed on my laser printer at…

Time to whip out the lariat and rope a few of them little dawgies. Caribou get props: Snowmobilers lost big on this one, are backcountry skiers next? To ostensibly help a caribou herd, a judge recently declared 470 square miles…

Recycling can be fun — at least when it “requires” air tools. Picked up this classic 32 year old 1974 Schwinn Collegiate at the landfill last week, did a complete frame-off resto yesterday. Took about six hours fender-to-fender. Completely tore…

You’ve got to hand it to Dynafit, not only do their bindings work incredibly well, but they’re the most standardized on the market. All Dynafit bindings use the same screw hole patterns in the ski, and many parts are interchangeable…

Bootfitting tips for backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering boots, molding thermo boot liners for AT ski boots

MapQuest Recommends Backcountry Skiing and Jeeping Between Aspen and Crested Butte, ski tour some of this at your peril, route eventually fixed but blog post left for humor.

Backcountry Skiing and ski touring Rating System, D System gets many changes and edits.

I got in a nice solo dawn patrol this morning in the Elk Mountains of central Colorado, on Mace Peak out of Castle Creek. This is looking down a cirque known as the "Ear." This time of year Mace Peak…

While waiting for the backcountry snow to settle in the highcountry, we headed down to Grand Junction, Colorado yesterday to wheel our

Fitting and Testing Garmont Mega Ride Backcountry Ski Boots, tips and tricks that apply to any backcountry skiing footwear.

More backcountry skiing statistics. Craig Dostie of Couloir Magazine shares the latest numbers, interesting trends in telemark and randonnee AT ski touring.

Outdoor Retailer Trade Show 2005 – Backcountry Skiing Binding Collection Display (01-27-2005), ski touring equipment.