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.’
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Our culture’s (or human kind’s?) obsession with the gladiator is fascinating. Rednecks enjoy NASCAR and boxing. Cultural elites sniff, then snap up books by John Krakaur and Aron Ralston like they’re going out of style. The risks our gladiators take…
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Every region of North America has its pros and cons for backcountry skiing and ski touring. Pacific Northwest and Canadian coastal regions yield late season snow and big mountains — but sometimes wet weather gets in the way.
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Speaking of the ol’ star studded mining town. Ski writer Jay Cowan is an old high school friend of mine. I always enjoy finding another one of his gems on the web. This time, in Ski Magazine he talks about Aspen Highlands ski resort and the front-country backcountry of Highland Bowl
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It’s becoming all too obvious that the key with snow avalanches is simply not to get caught in them, as the likelihood of death or grievous injury is all too high if you take a ride.
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