Craig Dostie

Thanks to avy beacons, surviving a ski touring avalanche burial is now more common than it was before such electronics. BUT, perhaps that fact has led to people taking even more risks — with resulting tragedy.

While cruising around the summer show, rumors of snow gear still flit about like bats during an evening in the Moab desert. At Garmont, it sounds like they might have some new Dynafit compatible boot action we’ll see sometime next…

Since Backcountry Magazine came on the scene in 1994 it has been painful to watch both mags struggling along with a few issues a year, fighting for their small chunk of the tiny backcountry skiing advertising pie

Bio of publisher and innovator Craig Dostie, who founded Couloir Magazine and promoted backcountry skiing for years.

Outdoor Retailer trade show has tons of backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering equipment.