One of my favorite mellow tours in the Aspen area goes from Snowmass Resort over to Buttermilk ski area via Burnt Mountain. It’s a short trip, but requires a bit of navigation as you move through overgrown spruce forest and…
Trip Reports Backcountry
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In a former blog post photograher and guest blogger Michael Kennedy said that one key to getting cool photos was to keep shooting no matter what the weather throws at you. Yesterday we were hiking up Highland Peak doing some…
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After testing Havoc skis yesterday (see previous blog post), slapped on the climbing skins and did some headlamp lit conifer harvesting. I love getting our Christmas tree from the forest, it’s not only a family tradition, but helps the trees…
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Lou here, back from three days at Shrine Mountain Inn, a triad of cabins that are part of the 10th Mountain Hut System in central Colorado. Let’s just say there was tons of snow. Tons. Nice. Merry Christmas. Chuck’s Cabin…
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Opening day for Deep Temerity lift on Aspen Highlands, which gives skiers inbounds access to backcountry terrain on Highlands Peak, Colorado.
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The coolest thing about the trip was being able to ski with Rick Borkovic, a prime figure in the revival of using the telemark turn for backcountry skiing. In the 1960s and 1970s Rick was a ski patrolman and guide in Crested Butte, Colorado. With his nordic as well as alpine skiing expertise, in 1971 Rick (along with a few other Crested Butte locals) began experimenting with using nordic ski gear to make turns on steep alpine terrain. Rick’s group, along with concurrent nordic downhill experimentation in the Northeastern U.S. and in California, led to the modern free-heel skiing industry.
