Information and news about backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering includes endurance racing and more.
avalanche safety
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Our 16-year-old son had the opportunity to attend a Wilderness Medicine Institute 2 day first aid class this past weekend. Located at the 10th Mountain Harry Gates Hut in central Colorado, the intensive covered just about everything in advanced first…
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Black Diamond Covert Avalung ski pack first review for backcountry skiing
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Any blow to the head that requires first aid should also be dealt with as a neck injury. Besides being another reason helmets are only part of the safety equation, this begs the question: just how exactly do you deal with a suspected neck injury?
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I just got news of the next Avalanche Jam fundraiser here in Colorado, for our statewide avalanche safety outfit. Funny thing is we’ve now got a dilemma here in the Roaring Fork Valley area because we have an excellent local…
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Louie is down to around 15 pounds without food or water (fasting works wonders). His list for ski touring traverse kit.
