Independence Pass is a traditional spring destination for ski touring in the backcountry of Colorado, check out this trip report from an earlier adventure.
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First Sweat — Introducing young boys and girls to ski touring involves having fun and being creative, involving food is always a good bet.
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Review of book Free Heel Skiing by Paul Parker, covers telemark freeheel technique but also applies to alpine skiing, backcountry and mountaineering.
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Human powered recreation is not immune to the anti-everything folks, witness this Colorado backcountry skiing hut that was easily nixed for no good reason by nearby NIMBYs.
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The tips and tricks you can learn from ski touring experts and veterans are myriad, here are a few that will help your days of backcountry skiing.
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Philosophical questions about risks in mountaineering and alpinism, especially related to skiing 8,000 meter peaks regarding death of Alex Lowe on Shisha Pangma.
