Airbag packs make you safer. Yes they’re expensive, but your life is worth it. They add some weight, but hey,…
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October is a damned month, when the single track is ripe but all forces conspire to distract a fellow with the…
I have a quick tech tip for you today. Fixed-length poles are becoming more popular for backcountry skiing because they’re…
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There are a lot of skin options available these days with retailers like Skimo.co bringing more of the European variety…
When I started researching techniques for partner skimo racing, a common theme emerged: lots of winning teams use a towing…
The GoreTex Grand Traverse (formerly the Elk Mountains Grand Traverse) is the grand-daddy of North American ski traverses. Departing Crested Butte…
A friend asked: If you could have only one ice axe, what would it be? There are ice tools, ice axes, piolets, hammers,…
This is Part 5 of the Choose Your Tools series. Also check out Part 4: Universal Gear Truths. [h2]Going Light[/h2] Going fast and…
After our circumnavigation of Mt Hood recently, I’ll be damned if I was going to have to circumnavigate another volcano or…