training

So, during our Grunschartner tour Harald and his wife Katrina come along. Harald is always training for randonnee racing but likes freeride as well. So for that extra pump he does our 6,000 vertical foot tour on his Marker Dukes…

Cascade mountains backcountry skiing. Stevens Pass received over 13 inches of rainfall on January 6th and 7th. A Youtube video showed some guys at Alpental on Snoqualmie Pass riding tubes in the flowing water of the Alpental Road, between the snowbanks. Across I-90 an avalanche of the entire snowpack and landslide on a ski run at Hyak removed lift towers and a home, with the homeowner inside drinking coffee according to a forum posting.

Editor’s note: A while back we ran a few guest blog avalanche stories. This one came in recently and we thought it worthy. I’ve skied out Castle Creek many times and the big ones lurking above always catch my attention.…

John D. scheduled a WildSnow shop session for his new Dynafit TLT Vertical Race Ti binders, combined with Black Diamond Cult skis and the known performance of Scarpa F1 boots. John’s plan is to run this rig for a few…

I saw the avalanche start when a pillow-cornice fell from a rock face beside our safe crossing. We were just minutes from zero hazard — but on the wrong side of safety.

It should be noted that entire first day at the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW) in Whistler was given over to presentations from a variety of international experts from both North America and Europe regarding multiple versus single burial technique and technology. As Christian noted, Backcountry Access feels that single burial scenarios are what should be emphasized. We at Ortovox strongly disagree.