Ski touring and backcountry skiing in Colorado, western Elk Mountains testing climbing skins and skis.
Trip Reports Backcountry
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10th Mountain huts, backcountry skiing
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Rather than a big ol’ blog post today, I just wanted to let all you blogsters know that the three of us in the WildSnow Dawson family are headed over to Europe again this winter. We’ll be leaving middle of…
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Rainy Days in the Backcountry — Getting the Goods When Avy Danger is High
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonWhat to do on a rainy day? The eternal question. In the case of backcountry skiing, a rainy day (as in H20) does come once in a while, especially in wet and scrappy regions. In those zones, you just wring…
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Yesterday, headed for backcountry skiing near Ashcroft above Aspen. We knew we were entering the Aspenfluf zone and joked about stopping at the Pine Creek Cookhouse and dropping a few hundred on beers. It’s quite a scene up there on…
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It’s happening, we’re here, we’re healthy, and we have skis. A photo trip report from the last five days or so. Backcountry in Elk Mountains of western Colorado. Wow, a rare actual ski shot of the blogmeister himself! Thanks to…
