(Valued readers, we return to our series of European trip reports from my travels several weeks ago. In this installment, WildSnow ends up in Livigno, Italy on the way to Bormio to visit Trab Skis.) I like to read a…
Austria
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It’s Friday, time to carbo up for a weekend of human powered vert. My destiny with pastries this year seems to be one of basics — kind of “Lou’s pastry land revisited” or something to that effect. Perhaps that’s because…
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Being crafty ski mountaineers, the locals I ski with here don’t go for much super-alpine terrain in midwinter, as the weather and avalanche danger up high makes it tough to put together a quality excursion. But get a string of…
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The Rofan night race near here in Austria is basically a time trial up 1,000 meters vert, with a short downhill and another tiny uphill to the finish. The fastest do it in about 42 minutes. I was last in…
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Updated Gecko climbing skins review, new and innovative skins for backcountry skiing
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Combine fire with deep frying, and you get exciting cuisine. But you hope not too exciting. Like a few days ago when Fritz had me over to his place to celebrate “Three Kings Day” and the decommissioning of his Christmas…
