Trip Reports Backcountry

Ski touring in the backcountry and dealing with avalanche danger is a challenge, our tips and information will help you be safe.

Williams Peak near Sunlight Ski area and Glenwood Springs, Colorado is the destination. This low elevation areas has become popular for ski touring. It’s mostly avalanche safe because of low angles and timber, and isn’t as sexy as places like Utah, but it actually yields good ski touring if conditions are right.

According to the well known one-handed alpinist and backcountry skier, he completed the peaks over March 3-9 and had ‘excellent weather… stable snow…spring-like conditions on many aspects.’

Been kinda busy getting in our last Utah skiing — and attending (along with the humbling honor of officiating) the BIG wedding of Andrew McLean and Polly Samuels. What a cool deal. They were married yesterday in the beautiful Our…

We’re still in the Waaaasatch. Got out today for a classic backcountry skiing adventure north from Alta into the Cardiff area. Locals might classify it as a bit skied out — for these Colorado guests the backcountry skiing was fine!…

Another day in the Wasatch. Doing the city thing today, but got in a short tour this morning. They even name gear nowdays after dawn patrol — but the real thing isn’t a jacket. This one was kinda short —…