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05-04-2014, 10:08 PM
Thread: TR: Mt. Meeker - 5/3/14
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TR: Mt. Meeker - 5/3/14
I rallied Daan for an early season death march up the ol' Wild Basin to nab the final thirteener on my list. We piled in the van at a woozy 3am departure and drove through the deserted streets of...
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06-28-2013, 07:36 PM
Thread: TR - Savage Red Tooth Cross
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TR - Savage Red Tooth Cross
If you read this until the end you'll notice I'll be making some changes to my ski habits from here on out- and I'd be interested to hear all your thoughts on the matter. I also seem to have lost the...
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03-25-2013, 07:32 PM
Thread: frontrangebackcountryskiing.com
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Thanks all for the excellent feedback- I'll start...
Thanks all for the excellent feedback- I'll start integrating some of your requests and let you know once it's updated!
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03-24-2013, 11:52 PM
Thread: frontrangebackcountryskiing.com
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frontrangebackcountryskiing.com
I'm probably going to get some flack for this, but oh well. Knowledge is power and all that shit:
http://frontrangebackcountryskiing.com/
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04-26-2012, 10:40 AM
Thread: University of Puget Sound
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http://www.turns-all-year.com/
http://www.turns-all-year.com/
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12-29-2011, 10:30 AM
Thread: Indian Peaks Beta
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We were up near Audubon about two weeks ago-...
We were up near Audubon about two weeks ago- Crooked did not have enough snow in it to ski. I'd imagine it's still similar at this point...
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10-17-2011, 11:21 PM
Thread: A story of Backbreaking Proportions
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mc: Daan and I descended from the couloir first...
mc: Daan and I descended from the couloir first because an extraction from within it would have been damn near impossible. Then we waited at the lake below for a good three hours hoping SAR would...
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07-25-2011, 10:01 AM
Thread: Video TR: Spruce Canyon - 7.16-17.11
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Full TR here:...
Full TR here: http://backcountryaccess.com/blog/?p=3764
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07-20-2011, 10:13 PM
Thread: Video TR: Spruce Canyon - 7.16-17.11
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Video TR: Spruce Canyon - 7.16-17.11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI0A86YnyDU
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06-13-2011, 08:54 PM
Thread: TR - Ogalalla Express
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Awesome, thanks- I'll let him know he's a winner,...
Awesome, thanks- I'll let him know he's a winner, to see more check out this.
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06-13-2011, 12:29 PM
Thread: TR - Ogalalla Express
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TR - Ogalalla Express
Main TR is posted here.
Here are just a few more photos:
http://www.tgrmedia.com/i.ashx?i=http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/75233/photos/PHOTO_14180580_75233_7453324_ap.jpg&w=640&h=0
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05-09-2011, 10:15 AM
Thread: TR: Englemann Peak
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Good stuff, looks like you guys had a bit more...
Good stuff, looks like you guys had a bit more snow than when we skied it in June a few years ago:...
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05-04-2011, 10:29 PM
Thread: LOST: Pair of BD Whippets
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LOST: Pair of BD Whippets
At the suggestion of Ireallyliketoski, I'm re-posting this from the gear swap in hopes of tracking these down- Essentially I left a pair of Whippet poles at the Wild Basin Trailhead just south of...
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05-03-2011, 10:43 PM
Thread: LOST: Whippets at Wild Basin Trailhead
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Thanks guys, getting a little desperate at this...
Thanks guys, getting a little desperate at this point (especially given that BD is sold out of whippets for the season...) so if anyone knows of the whereabouts, I'm willing to offer $50 as a reward....
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05-01-2011, 07:41 PM
Thread: LOST: Whippets at Wild Basin Trailhead
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LOST: Whippets at Wild Basin Trailhead
Hey all,
If anyone's been at the Wild Basin Trailhead, I left a pair of BD Whippets there last night (4/30). I let the rangers know already, but just wanted to put it out here as well, would really... -
07-17-2010, 08:03 PM
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"marking peaks, valleys, touring trails, yadda...
"marking peaks, valleys, touring trails, yadda yadda yadda."
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06-14-2010, 11:11 AM
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Sure- according to my dad, the people at SPOT did...
Sure- according to my dad, the people at SPOT did not start receiving the coordinates right away, only the SOS signal. I think this must have been due to the fact that we put the unit in the top lid...
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06-13-2010, 10:01 PM
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Duke is right, those puppies are stayin' in there...
Duke is right, those puppies are stayin' in there unless something goes wrong.
Also, by the by, Jonny is none other than Teton Gravity Research Forums - View Profile:... -
06-13-2010, 03:33 PM
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TR - Copeland Mountain "Backbreaker" Couloir
Note: First and foremost this is not meant to enlist sympathy, I've received quite enough of that from friends and family already- this is just a recap of what went down, for the record.
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03-18-2010, 10:03 AM
Thread: BCA Avalanche Incident Survey
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BCA Avalanche Incident Survey
Have you ever used a transceiver to attempt an avalanche rescue? Have you ever deployed an avalanche airbag “in combat?” Backcountry Access (BCA) is taking our ongoing research into the blogosphere....
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11-01-2009, 10:12 PM
Thread: Another CO Avy
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We encountered a very substantial slide out near...
We encountered a very substantial slide out near Radiobeacon today- a southeast face slid to the ground, six to eight foot tall crowns, 600-700 feet across and a good 1000 feet long. The chunks of...
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06-07-2009, 09:01 PM
Thread: TR/Found Item: Engelmann Peak
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TR/Found Item: Engelmann Peak
Do not be deceived by the fact that it's June everyone, there's still plenty of snow out there waiting to be skied!
My buddy Louis and I took off from Golden at 6am, destination: Engelmann. After... -
04-27-2009, 11:09 PM
Thread: TR: Pagoda Mountain - 4/24/09
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TR: Pagoda Mountain - 4/24/09
I got out of my evening EMT class at 9:30 with the intent of going home to sleep- instead I got a voicemail prompting me to head out into Wild Basin at midnight to ski Pagoda, the choice was obvious....
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04-20-2009, 10:49 AM
Thread: Touring in the La Sals - any beta?
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Skied there last spring as well- plenty of fun...
Skied there last spring as well- plenty of fun options, but you're better off finding them yourself as the guidebook was pretty worthless:...
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04-14-2009, 09:32 PM
Thread: TR: Double Header
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TR: Double Header
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03-17-2009, 02:38 PM
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Count me in.
Count me in.
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03-16-2009, 05:15 PM
Thread: TR: Mount Toll and Pawnee Peak
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Conditions in the Pawnee basin were a little...
Conditions in the Pawnee basin were a little slim, but should still be skiable for some time (especially the steeper couloirs on the more easterly aspect).
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03-15-2009, 09:41 PM
Thread: TR: Mount Toll and Pawnee Peak
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Yeah we actually had Paiute on the agenda, but...
Yeah we actually had Paiute on the agenda, but opted for Toll after seeing a whole mess of rocks in the curvacueous couloir
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03-15-2009, 09:39 PM
Thread: TR: Mount Toll and Pawnee Peak
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It was East facing and looked around 50+...
It was East facing and looked around 50+ degrees...
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03-15-2009, 09:12 PM
Thread: TR: Mount Toll and Pawnee Peak
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Photos should be good to go now...
Photos should be good to go now...
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03-15-2009, 07:53 PM
Thread: TR: Mount Toll and Pawnee Peak
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TR: Mount Toll and Pawnee Peak
This one's for my fallen friend Travis Lizotte, who broke through an icebridge in Patagonia last week- the full story.
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02-16-2009, 01:24 PM
Thread: TR: Coon hill (west side of the tunnel)
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good stuff. two questions: 1) were you able to...
good stuff.
two questions:
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02-09-2009, 06:01 PM
Thread: TR- McHenrys Notch
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TR- McHenrys Notch
It's not every February that you get to ski a 52 degree couloir amidst a good 10 inches of fresh, but sometimes you can get lucky.......
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02-02-2009, 12:04 AM
Thread: TR: Colorado's Highest - 1.31.09
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TR: Colorado's Highest - 1.31.09
Many thanks to my friend Jared for suggesting this most excellent descent of Mount Elbert.
It was a warm end to January when we started off up the road towards the South Elbert Trailhead, and it... -
12-25-2008, 10:19 PM
Thread: A few CO days worth... TR Video
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A few CO days worth... TR Video
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11-12-2008, 03:04 PM
Thread: TR: Pico de Orizaba MX, Oct 30, '08
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Nicely done- my buddies and I had a very similar...
Nicely done- my buddies and I had a very similar experience on Orizaba about a year ago: http://www.backcountryclub.org/1/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=26&func=view&catid=5&id=145
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11-04-2008, 05:55 PM
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moreColorado that's worth doing
The East Portal entrance to the Moffat tunnel makes for some great day tripping, and if you get ambitious you can make a tour out of the Rogers Pass over to Winter Park. Also, if you're looking to...
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10-28-2008, 02:26 AM
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TR: Independence Pass and Conundrum Couloir
My buddies Matt, Jeff, Erik and I wanted to get in those elusive October turns, and decided on the high country near Aspen to do so. We made our way towards Independence Pass for the first day,...
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07-01-2008, 08:27 AM
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gotta love that Colorado snowpack, what a season.
gotta love that Colorado snowpack, what a season.
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06-30-2008, 10:03 AM
Thread: TR: Mount Alice - 6/28/08
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Ended up being around 15 total, but it was well...
Ended up being around 15 total, but it was well worth it to split the trip up into two days
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06-30-2008, 02:13 AM
Thread: TR: Mount Alice - 6/28/08
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TR: Mount Alice - 6/28/08
http://lh6.ggpht.com/erikstevens/SGfDtmIARgI/AAAAAAAAAj0/pcY5cYlgNyc/down_the_rabbitt_hole_1.jpg?imgmax=912
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02-21-2008, 09:45 PM
Thread: A Glimpse of the Eclipse
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A Glimpse of the Eclipse
So Boulder looked like it would be straight clouds during the lunar eclipse last night so I sent out the following email: "Let's ski James tonight, meet at my place, 5pm".
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05-10-2007, 11:49 AM
Thread: Rocky Mountain National Park
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we called it the "siren"
Unless anyone else has heard of somebody skiing it
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05-08-2007, 09:48 PM
Thread: Rocky Mountain National Park
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Rocky Mountain National Park
So, I'm new here, but thought I'd post these up for the sake of seeing whether anyone else has skied them.
Friday (5.4.07) - We (3 of us from the backcountry club at CU) skinned up from the Bear...
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