Trip Reports Backcountry

Ski touring Raggeds subrange of Colorado’s Elk Mountains. Snowpack up there is chock full of weak layers — with recent wind loading we rated the danger as at least Considerable.

This past weekend we did a bit of exploring in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado. I’d always wanted to visit a certain monster avalanche path that went huge a few years ago, so off we went. Goal was to…

2007 24 hours of sunlight ski race, full race report, results and pictures from this skimo ski touring endurance competition.

I finally got out ski touring. Did a medium length walk in the Wasatch near I-80 yesterday, a bit north of where most of the popular touring is.

After serious ski industry shmoozing yesterday, today was my time to walk the aisles and find the interesting, or just plain weird. The pet accessory business is big and I have to admit this jacket and bootie fido ensemble from…

Today, dear readers, we journey deep into the temple of gear. First stop after the free chapstick was to get my hands on the Marker Duke touring/alpine binding (TA?). I remember conversations years ago when we’d wonder out loud why…