Aspen’s community avalanche safety class is this weekend. Our family attended the class session last evening, and we’ll be out in the field today. The evening seminar was taught by Hallsted Morris from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC). This…
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Big Things in the Backcountry Skiing Boot World — NTN and Black Diamond
by Louis Dawsonby Louis DawsonNew Telemark Norm binding introduction, Black Diamond to start making their own Tele and AT boot line
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Book signing yesterday at the Colorado Ski Museum in Vail. As always, incredibly fun to chat with all you backcountry folk who showed up. The variety of people interested in ski touring always amazes me.
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Silvretta Backcountry Skiing Bindings — You’ve Come a Long Way Baby! (1-10-06)
by Louis Dawsonby Louis DawsonOur randonnee binding collection here at WildSnow world headquarters holds a number of interesting classics and antiques. Silvretta 300 is beautiful — a simple and elegant plate binding designed for hard-core alpinism such as climb approaches or ski tours where weight is critical. (Thanks goes to Mark Worley for donating the 300s). To save weight and bulk, the 300 binding didn’t have a lateral (side) safety release. That always seemed a bit iffy to me, but then, just imagine those expert skiing Euros on their short AT skis, flitting about the Alps and beyond. They never fell, so why was release necessary?
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Review of how-to DVD teaching basics of avalanche rescue using a beacon transceiver beeper, specifically Backcountry Access.
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It’s a pet peeve of mine regarding avalanche safety: Over and over again I observe both snowmobilers and skiers grouping up in the backcountry when they should spread out because of avalanche hazard.
