Taos, NM Trip Report: It Doesn’t Get Much Better Than This Report from Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 This past weekend I returned to New Mexico and visited Taos Ski Valley. Saturday morning saw 5 inches of fresh snow on the upper part of the mountain. The runs off Lift 2 (Castor, Reforma, and Blitz) offered great skiing throughout the day. Even though it was a powder day the mountain never became […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
Monarch Mountain, CO Extends Season Through April 21st Monarch Mountain Colorado announced today that they are extending their season for two extra weekends. The lifts will be turning every day as normal through April 7th. Operations will then be limited to Friday through Sunday for the weekends of the 12th, 13th, 14th, and the 19th, 20th, and 21st. Hours will also change for the extended weekends to 10 […] Industry News Curtis Weller | March 15, 2019 1 Comment
Home of Hinsdale County, CO Sheriff Hit by Avalanche, Injuring Three | Mandatory Evacuations in Effect At 6:30 am Tuesday morning the home of Hinsdale County, CO Sheriff Justin Casey was hit by an avalanche. The Sheriff and his two children were home at the time. All three were injured by the avalanche, with one of the children suffering serious injuries. It took 15 first responders over an hour to reach the Sheriff and his children […] Avalanche Curtis Weller | March 15, 2019 0 Comments
Red Mountain Pass, CO: Closed for Foreseeable Future The crazy just keeps coming. The wettest winter in recorded American history has produced a voluptuous Colorado snowpack and dangerous avalanche conditions. Avalanche mitigation work by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) on Red Mountain Pass between Silverton & Ouray produced a slide so large CDOT has abandoned plans to reopen the pass. Several more feet of snow are in […] Avalanche Curtis Weller | March 12, 2019 0 Comments
Conditions Report: Copper Mountain, CO | Epic End to an Epic Week *Report from March 9th, 2019** March started off with a bang in Colorado as many resorts reported over 30 inches in 72 hours for month’s first weekend. It continued snowing over the past week, and Colorado witnessed what might have been the 1,000-year avalanche cycle. In the run up the weekend resorts again saw over 30 inches in 72 hours. […] Conditions Report Curtis Weller | March 11, 2019 0 Comments
World Telemark Day is This Saturday, March 2nd Telemark tribe, are you ready for the festivus for the rest of us? This Saturday March 2nd is World Telemark day. This is your chance to meet and greet the other members of the tribe, demo some gear, and most importantly, prove that Telemark is not dead! There will be meet ups and events all over the world: Telemark Colorado […] Industry News Curtis Weller | March 1, 2019 0 Comments
Conditions Report: Angel Fire Resort & Red River, NM | The Tempest and Tranquility **Report from February 17th, 2019** The weather and conditions at Angel Fire on Saturday are best summarized in a single word, a tempest. Sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts over 40 mph, and from what seemed to be all directions. Temperatures, cold, really cold, like less than 15 degrees Fahrenheit not counting wind chill. Two inches of […] Conditions Report Curtis Weller | February 22, 2019 0 Comments
Managing Our Wild Places in the Age of Instagram [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FIsg6p0w5s"] Curtis Weller | February 15, 2019 154 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Trip Report: A Whirlwind Tour of the Pacific Northwest Before this season even started I was investigating a big ski trip in January. Two good friends and ski buddies had recently relocated to Seattle. A ski trip to the Pacific Northwest would allow me to visit them, and make the down time far more enjoyable than a solo trip elsewhere. After conferring with Michelle and Paul, and getting my […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | February 1, 2019 0 Comments
Innovative Gear: Portable Snowboard Footrest and Anti-Theft Lock The two most common statements my mother has said to me regarding skiing are: be sure to leave your skis where you can easily see them during lunch so they don’t get stolen, and all the weight of a snowboard on only one leg has to hurt during the lift ride up. Apparently someone else’s mother has been saying the […] Industry News Curtis Weller | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Purgatory Resort, the Most Affordable Ski Resort in Colorado An analysis by the vacation property metasearch engine HomeToGo has named Purgatory Resort as the most affordable ski resort in Colorado. HomeToGo examined the cost of a single day lift ticket, equipment rental, lunch at a resort restaurant, and a single night stay at 50 ski resorts across North America. With a total cost of $237.50 per day, Purgatory Resort […] Industry News Curtis Weller | December 28, 2018 0 Comments
9-Year-Old Boy Saves Winter, Gets Snowball Fights Legalized in Severance, CO If there were one winter activity enjoyed by almost everyone it would have to be a good old-fashioned snowball fight. You don’t need expensive equipment, you don’t need mountains, heck you don’t even need snow, sleet will work. Given the ubiquity of snowball fights, it is almost incomprehensible to believe that until recently snowballs were illegal in Severance, Colorado. You […] Friday Fun Curtis Weller | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Donate to Charity and Ski for Free at Monarch Mountain, CO It is that time of the year to think beyond one’s self and to do good for the less fortunate in our community. And it is not just people getting into the holiday spirit, your local ski areas are joining in as well. On Monday, December 10th Monarch Mountain is offering free lift tickets in exchange for canned food and […] Industry News Curtis Weller | December 7, 2018 0 Comments
The Colorado Avalanche Information Center & The Friends of CAIC Colorado is famous for powder so light it’s accurately described as cold smoke. Yet, that cold smoke powder is the alluring face hiding the ugly secret of Colorado’s notoriously unstable continental snowpack. Since the early 1950s, almost a third of all avalanche fatalities in the United States have occurred in Colorado. Given this grim statistic, gathering field data, creating and […] Avalanche Curtis Weller | November 9, 2018 0 Comments
Brews for Rescues: Colorado Micro Brewery Supporting Search and Rescue [arve url="https://youtu.be/i7nhAPNeO3Q"] Curtis Weller | November 2, 2018 13 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
HAPE: The Number One Killer at High Altitude Recreation at high altitude entails many existential threats. Avalanches, rock falls, lighting, and hypothermia all leap to mind as serious threats. Yet, the leading cause of death at high altitude (8,200 ft or 2,500 m and above) is probably something many are not familiar with, high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Pulmonary edema is the accumulation of fluid in the tissues […] Brains Curtis Weller | October 1, 2017 0 Comments
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