Using headlamps for backcountry skiing at night is more than fun, it can increase personal safety in a big way.
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Utah has been hammered by recent avalanche tragedies — five people dead in an incredibly short period of about two weeks.
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Durability report for Dynafit backcountry skiing bindings, includes photos of breakage and suggestions for repair and maintainance, applies to other tech binding brands and models as well.
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News from Colorado backcountry skiing, including 24 Hours of Sunlight, and Ed LaChapelle passes.
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24 Hours of Sunlight is happening this weekend. In case you live under a rock, this is the ski race where you spend 24 hours climbing up and descending, and see who can do the most vertical in that time. It’s brutal and fun — at least fun for the first half hour.
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Nothing like a long ski tour in the Alps to work up a good appetite. Luckily the food is good almost anywhere you go.
