A few posts ago we reported on the broken Silvretta Pure Freeride binding that occurred during our Trooper Traverse trip. During a trip to Jackson last winter I got to know Reiner Gerstner, the head guy who oversees Silvretta and…
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Camp in North Fork Lake Creek. Scott carried a small BD tent that worked well. Route crosses Continental Divide, via John Jay Pass on the ridge in the background. This was the evening that Mike’s Silvretta Pure binding broke, so…
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Some backcountry ski trips go so smooth you hardly know they passed — others have at least one defining moment. Our recent Trooper Traverse had several such. The make-or-break point occurred when Mike was walking around a new campsite on…
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Hi all! We’re back from an incredible five days backcountry skiing on the Trooper Traverse from Leadville to Aspen, Colorado. Our adventures were many, including catastrophic breakage and ultimate McGiver lashup of a Silvretta Pure binding, a frigid 9 degree…
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Silvretta Pure bindings for ski touring, review and comments.
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Discuss how safe backcountry skiing gear really is, and how it could be improved.
