A June storm lays up a bit of powder snow on Independence Pass, Colorado. This trip report celebrates the getting of the backcountry skiing goods.
Everest
The highest.
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Colorado Backcountry Skiing Reports – Independence Pass and More (May 30, 2005)
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonPoly crossing the Roaring Fork "creek" on the way to Independence Pass backcountry skiing. Kind of like the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest? A moderate weather system hit Colorado today, so backcountry skiing is out for us. We need a…
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Mike Marolt, one of a handful of North Americans to ski from very near the summit of an 8,000 meter peak, showed his Himalayan ski film and gave a talk at our son’s school this morning. Mike is a 5th…
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Our culture’s (or human kind’s?) obsession with the gladiator is fascinating. Rednecks enjoy NASCAR and boxing. Cultural elites sniff, then snap up books by John Krakaur and Aron Ralston like they’re going out of style. The risks our gladiators take…
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Backcountry Skiing Blog Number One, covers Bill Briggs and Barry Corbet along with goals for WildSnow.com.
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