Today, on WildSnow Myth Busters: Avy Myth #2, If I’m buried in an avalanche, I’ll just snuggle in my nice little snow hole till my friends dig me out. In my experience, quite a few backcountry skiers don’t understand the…
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Blogsters: Aspen area guide Ron Rash (part owner of Aspen Alpine Guides) is helping get me off the keyboard (and out in the backcountry) every so often by contributing a newpaper column style guest blog. Here is his first. Boot…
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10 Things Every Backcountry Skier Should Know: #1 – Practice humility so caution rules the day.
by Lou Dawsonby Lou Dawsonoday we finish up our “10 Things to Know series.” The ultimate part of any endeavor is perhaps how your mind interacts with the day. In terms of mountaineering, using mental processes to avoid pride and resulting bad decisions is key. I’ve messed up a few times in that area, and also had some success, but thought it would be nice to hear some other people’s words about this so I trolled my celebrity address book for likely helpers. But don’t let the celebs have the last word, I know you blog readers have some ideas about this, so fire a few comments to complete today’s blog.
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We attended the annual Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame gala this past Saturday. This is indeed a Colorado event, but always goes out of state boundaries in many ways. John Atkins is perhaps the most far reaching inductee…
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You know how sometimes something dredges up emotions you didn’t know you had deep inside you? I had an experience like that a few days ago.
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Ten tips for safe and fun ski mountaineering in the backcountry, including map reading.
