Quite a feat ... https://coloradosun.com/2022/03/03/peter-landsman-liftblog-skiing-chairlift/
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Quite a feat ... https://coloradosun.com/2022/03/03/peter-landsman-liftblog-skiing-chairlift/
"We were talking about when it would go. We were waiting for it and we thought we were prepared and we were. Then it was right in front of us.”
The avalanche that swept down Peak 7 on this day in...
Adam ... https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/08/adam-palmer-memorial-avalanche-death/
Andy ... https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/08/andy-jessen-memorial-avalanche-death/
Seth ......
Ski Rio was owned by TX investor John Lau, who closed it along with Cuchara in 2000 after running both for a few seasons ... sold Ski Rio to same folks trying to build Berlaimont Estates in Vail...
Surging bc sales + resorts tinkering with crowd control = avy educators and SAR teams bracing for a BIG year in the backcountry.
"I think what we saw last spring was a precursor to what we will be...
RFS ... still occasionally reporting for duty ... https://coloradosun.com/2019/12/02/rob-story-ski-injury-recovery-telluride/
He only responds to his given name ... Rob Fucking Story.
Denver Post took a look at antitrust issues in the KSL-Aspen Skiing deal on Sunday
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/05/07/ski-industry-merger-antitrust-concerns/
Previous antitrust concerns --...
Looking for a decent ride for my 12-yo ripper. 145-155cm-ish ... don't need huge DIN binders. She's a peanut. With a growing fondness for pow, techy lines and high-speed arcs.
SOLD
I don't know ... $125+ ship? Then Funky ... $325 for skis work for you?
2013-14 ... skied < 10 times.
Not keen to separate ... nice kitty.
Will trade for 185ish / 105-ish Volkl / Blizzard / Kastle / Black Crow rig.
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186 Ski Logik Howitzer (137-110-131) with size small AT Marker Baron binding, which can accommodate 265-325 bsl.
Skis in great condition. No core shots or edge damage. Rarely...
via The Denver Post ... ISSW with behavior therapists, psychologists, neurologists ... elevating decision making as a pillar of avalanche safety. And along comes Instagram ...
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Not mine .. but surely someone in this rowdy lot needs a snowcat ... I'll got the beers for an invite!
https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=30&acctid=5498
GONE ... < 15m on C'list
Bros. CMH Explosivs. Maroon Buddha Explosivs. Some with binders. All free. Here's the deal: you take one, you take them all. Do not ask about BSL and condition. Pick up in Denver. They are all...
sold ... Baron. Mark Baron.
Mounted once for Marker Baron @ 277bsl
164 Bros ... Sra. Quienes skied these a couple times, never liked them because she likes noodles. Bases / topsheets are minty fresh. Not even a scrape. 125-99-114
Mounted once for Mark Baron @...
never forget: NEVER. READ. COMMENTS.
The Gnarwhale was just a dude who loved to play in the outdoors in 09. Then he posted here about his trek across AK's Wrangell. An epic post it was. All-time.
Now he's "One of the country's most...
Mon 5-12 was all time up there. East side Floral Gardens was deep, cold, blower ... 10 degrees at 7am. Pit and CT showed new snow (24"+ on east side, less on west) bonding well with old layers at...
We got into Vortex couple days ago and it was delicious. A foot of blower atop sunbaked crust. Some folks were getting after it. Stacking perty lines from Skullbite up Current Creek Bench. Saw a bozo...
From TGR's most epic TR ... too slammed to search and link ... to Powder cover shots and compelling features to ... this year the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap where he "will cross the 350-mile length...
Pretty obvious that CO mountain pass traffic and resort-accessed backcountry traffic is soaring. But quantifying that growth is challenging. SIA research shows big spikes in sales of AT boots...
that's the 2008 story on Jesse Brigham. Today's fatality was not an employee but he well know in Vail. So fucking sad. Vibes to the family. He had many friends.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_24703212/blakes-sell-taos-ski-area-billionaire-conservationist-louis
After almost 59 years, the Blake family is leaving Taos Ski Valley.
Founded in 1955 by...
http://www.backcountryaccess.com/2013/06/09/bcas-backcountry-assessor-iphone-app-check-it-out/
Seems like a one-stop shop with tour planner that includes Strava-esque GPS mapping tech,...
Respectful and thoughtful post Monsieur Pinnoir. Like DaleA is saying "Dial it back. Consider it February up there."
good reads FoggyG.
Saw this last month: Austrian skier survives four hour burial thanks to air bag creating an air pocket. ...
I feel for that guy. Hope he is surrounded by people who love him right now.
Crown ranged from 4' to 10' according to CAIC guys on scene. Ran across two ridges off the west flank of Sniktau. Truly tragic up there. All had their skins on. They had just left their truck and...
http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20130418/NEWS/130419874/1078&ParentProfile=1055
Truth.
These persistent layers on the ground are going to plague snowpacks even as everything on top...
doood. :59 air was large. Nice.
Lean in when shit starts raining. Natural reaction is to shy away and lean back, throw an arm up to protect yourself ... best to just "be the wall, Danny." Solid advice from an old climbing pal who...
If you think Tess Weaver doesn't understand skiing, you are not paying attention.
Now two tix. Good sat and sun.
PM me if you need a ticket for this weekend.
GSA spotting in SLTahoe casino last May. Chest radio cackling, GoPro blinking, harness clanking, full Skittle Militia regalia, dancing in the nightclub ... actually sprinted thru the casino.
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Five-oh @ Vail teles Double Helix. Good guys too. They stake out - and often bust - ski thieves.
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_16944088
and for you Zermatt rippers: there a GoPro 3 in the snow at the bottom of that first hit.
Probably the smartest thing I've read anywhere about this whole shitshow, D Lecter, aka Pootie Hater. Really strong on the "walk it off" point.
I have an issue with ESPN X Games saying they only...
Lt Dangle's perspective. Switch rappel, it's the new shovel racing.
https://vimeo.com/57416729
technical descents to hanging snow fields ... about the only way to get pow in CO these days.
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paging land use lawyer types: does the Telluride backcountry skier tribe argument of prescribed access - citing years of historical access on trails in that basin to counter Chapman's crowing over...
Local Bear Creek skiers might like that Chapman is backing off the trespass issue, requiring everyone to carry printed, signed waivers.
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http://www.backcountryaccess.com/2013/01/07/k2-sports-acquires-bca/
congrats Edge and Bruno!
K2 SPORTS ACQUIRES BCA
Posted on January 7th, 2013 by edge | 0 Comments
Here’s a press release...
I remember giggling with a buddy watching Stormin' Norman "dance" at Bob Dylan at Telluride's Town Park about a decade ago, wondering if the general had ever really listened to the words of "Masters...