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I found a copy on a lift chair. Recently reworked Skiing Magazine appeared on a nearby lift chair a few days ago. Like Simon Dumont shooting for extra air as he sails above his latest halfpipe conquest, Skiing Mag is…

Lou reviews backcountry gear at the 2008 summer Outdoor Retailer show.

Maintaining house and autos to prepare for backcountry skiing season ahead.

Korngold’s book in the wilderness. Oh no, Lou’s gone all preachy on us! Not quite. I’ve got my own take on spirituality just as many of you do, but preaching Dynafit is my gig, not trying to sort out a…

Roadless Rule allows motorized trails, and the Rule is like holy water to environmental folks, what is this weirdness?

REI Shuksan shell jacket review for backcountry skiers, even telemarkers

50,000 mile report on Dynafit ZZero 4 CTF AT boots, tried and true backcountry skiing boot

Mom Dawson’s 78th year and she’s still strutting around Crested Butte like she owns the place. Must be that mountain air. Everyone say Happy B-Day! Heading out for a hike today. Probably should have brought the skis but haven’t quite…

The WildSnow access watch can’t help but notice controversy up in the PNW about a washed out road that used to provide excellent access to some of Olympic National Park’s backcountry. A section of the Dosewallips River Road was washed…

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

Indepencence Pass ski mountaineering and touring with folks from Dynafit company, testing their gear including skis and bindings.

Dynafit ZZeus ski boot review and Dynafit Manaslu ski review for backcountry skiing and touring.

Hallett Peak backcountry skiing trip report, terrific place for ski mountaineering.

News about ski touring and other backcountry skiing related items, including wildlife and land use issues, also energy policy that influences public land.

Knox Williams, Colorado’s statewide avalanche hazard forecasting pioneer is the backcountry skiing inductee to Colorado’s Ski Hall of Fame.

Had to deliver grandma Patricia (my mom) back to Crested Butte, so Louie and I loaded up our skis and the Nytro and headed over to the other side of the Elk Mountains. I’ve backcountry skied around Crested Butte quite…

Skiing Colorado 14ers, Colorado seasons vary, some have more snow and some less, the best skiers use quite a bit of strategy for ski mountaineering.

Snowpack is not dissimilar to the Sierra, in that the midpack appears to be stable even without much of a nightly freeze.