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But in the interest of letting WildSnow’s daddy Lou Dawson continue to speak we figured it was time to publish this mini-profile. We cooked this up last year. It was done with a Dynafit emphasis for them to possibly publish. That didn’t happen, so we present it here. Apologies for the Dynafit bias.

Ever wondered when the digital age would confuse more than it helps? Today I’m experiencing that exact situation. We’ve always wanted a current and accurate directory of avalanche hot lines and websites to exist on WildSnow.com, so I got started…

Bill Bollinger of B&D Ski Gear told me a while ago he had a leash system he liked. He’s brought his design to market and sent me a pair for feedback and blogin’. (Note, this system adapts to other bindings…

Oh yeah Wildsnowers, a bit of refurbishing still goin’ down. First, I got the top menu bar and overall layout working in Internet Exploder 6, which my stats show quite a few of you guys still use. So enjoy. I’ll…

During the recent annual meeting of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA) in Smith Rock, Oregon, longtime guide and ski alpinist Bela Vadasz was presented with the AMGA Lifetime Achievement Award. Bela and Mimi Vadasz founded Alpine Skills International in…

About halfway through the lecture on “Federal Agencies and NEPA,” I really started wondering why I was there. Winter Wildlands Alliance (WWA) is a non-profit that advocates for what they call “quiet winter use,” meaning they’re anti snowmobile. Most of…

Bill Briggs shouldn’t need much of an introduction. As the first person to ski the Grand Teton (1971), he’s the man who marks the beginning of modern ski mountaineering in the United States.

I think I’m an environmentalist, or am I? My opinion is that much of the quality life we enjoy is engendered by environmentalist ideals such as clean water and good air. But then, we can also blame environmentalism on things…

Story of avalanche safety for ski touring and backcountry skiing, this time in Alaska.

I was in Virginia Beach all last week, spending time with ill father. He’s doing okay, though hospitalized and quite elderly so we don’t know how long he’ll be out of the woods. Even though his body is frail his…

Reviewing all the movies at Aspen Ski Co’s “Meeting” is like herding cats. You’ve got the big tom in the lead, a few panting yowlers in the middle and some kittens at the rear. I was going to cover some…

It should be noted that entire first day at the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) in Whistler was given over to presentations from a variety of international experts from both North America and Europe regarding multiple versus single burial technique and technology. As Christian noted, Backcountry Access feels that single burial scenarios are what should be emphasized. We at Ortovox strongly disagree.

I attended this year’s ISSW (September 21-26 in Whistler), and enjoyed the conference format with a trade-show-like experience, where between oral and poster presentations you’re able to wander among manufacturers’ booths.

Still on the road from Washington, so a quick news roundup today as I’m blogging from the front passenger seat of the Versa. (Oh, that glare!) Last summer in Colorado, an Aspen Skiing Co. executive and two partners in Futuristic…

Definition of Backcountry Skiing, Slackcountry, Sidecountry and Off Piste skiing and snowboarding.

WildSnow skiing and gear HQ Featured in National Geographic Mag.

Mystery Ranch backpacks factory tour