backcountry skiing

Louie skiing Kairns Chute down from Snowmass Resort. Saturday was last day open for Snowmass. This time of year the key to backcountry fun is access to the alpine. Snowmass provides good high elevation terrain, both backcountry and inbounds. We…

This morning in Marble, Colorado. Lynn grabbed the camera, oh my gosh, is that a ski instructor! At least I’m not looking behind and twisting my head like Linda Blair during every turn…(Yep you gear hounds, those are the Trab…

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

A few thoughts about the Steep movie, how it will portray modern ski alpinism and mountaineering, rather than heli-skiing.

Louie and I traveled over to Leadville, Colorado and camped at the Vicksburg trailhead in position for skiing mount Mount Oxford and Mount Belford.

They say 50 is the new 40, grey is the new black and now April is the new May. Sure enough, prime spring corn conditions this morning on Marble Peak. Terrific weather window for Colorado today and tomorrow. Loading the…