What influence will global warming have on summer skiing in North America? I’d think marginal snow patches will become much smaller and the snow line will be slightly higher on peaks such as Shasta.
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When Backcountry Magazine bought Couloir Magazine last month, they said they’d re-launch Couloir’s sister publication “Telemark Skier.” Looks like it’s happening, press release below. When Couloir publisher Craig Dostie tried this a couple of years ago it raised the question,…
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News about backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering including avalanche safety and climate issues.
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Louie skiing Kairns Chute down from Snowmass Resort. Saturday was last day open for Snowmass. This time of year the key to backcountry fun is access to the alpine. Snowmass provides good high elevation terrain, both backcountry and inbounds. We…
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In Canada, a guided party with two dead and several injured. I can’t say I’m immune to exposing more than one person at a time to avalanche hazard.
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Like it or not, consumer testing of new products is a fact of life. When the first production model of Silvretta Pure backcountry skiing binding came out a few years ago, it seemed weak but at WildSnow.com world headquarters we…
