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Ryan Kime

Free-riding soul skier who after four decades is still inspired by soft snow, fresh turns, and big mountains!!

Want to Sleep on Top of a Mountain? The Bertol Hut in Switzerland Might Be Just Right for You!

Bertol Hut on Col Des Bertol

At an elevation of 3,311 meters (10,863 ft.), sitting high above the glacier pass which shares its name, the Bertol Hut is undoubtedly one of the iconic huts along the Haute Route.  Related: Haute Route Trip Report: Ski Touring From Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland Since “The High-Level Route” was originally named by its English hikers who first traversed it […]

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Ryan Kime | May 17, 2022
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Reservations Required? New Parking Reservation System Implemented at One of Colorado’s Most Popular 14ers

Quandary Peak perspective

Quandary Peak in Summit County, Colorado is no stranger to its share of recreational visitors. Only hours from the Front Range at an elevation of 14,265 ft. and with relatively easy access to the summit, Quandary Peak is one of Colorado’s most crowded 14er. The Peak averaged almost 50,000 hikers annually, that was, until a new reservation pilot program was […]

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Ryan Kime | May 16, 2022
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Finding Balance? How White Pass Ski Area, WA, Plans to Address Overcrowding and Preserve its Mountain Experience

overcrowding, White Pass Ski Resort general manager Rikki Cooper

White Pass Ski Area first opened in 1953 and is considered by many of its nearby residents a hometown mountain, much more so than a destination resort. With more than 2,050 ft. of vertical covering 1,400 acres of skiable terrain, including 45 runs and eight lifts, White Pass welcomes skiers and snowboarders alike to its unique family mountain experience. With […]

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Ryan Kime | May 10, 2022
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Better Mountain Experience? Park City Mountain Resort, UT, Receives Approval For Two Lift Upgrades

8 person high speed chairlift

Park City Mountain Resort’s (PCMR) application to upgrade two of its lifts received approval last week. Under a 1998 mountain upgrade development agreement, Vail Resorts plans to replace The Silverlode lift with a new 8-person, high-speed detachable chair which will be the first of its kind for Vail Resorts in North America. In addition, a new single Eagle lift will […]

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Ryan Kime | May 6, 2022
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Backpacker’s Dream Trip? Find Guided Hikes Around Lake Tahoe This Summer!

TRT Lake Tahoe

What is the TRT? High in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, located on the California border with Nevada, lies North America’s largest alpine lake. Lake Tahoe may be well known for its many major tourist attractions, but what backpackers may not recognize is that it is also home to an incredible multi-use trail system, the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT). In […]

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Ryan Kime | May 3, 2022
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Drones to the Rescue? How Drones are Changing the Landscape of High Mountain Rescue Efforts

drone assisted mountain rescue

Imagine for a moment that you were this unfortunate snowboarder trapped on the side of a cliff for two hours, frightened, cold, and not understanding what’s going to happen next?  Related: Snowboarder trapped on cliff-face at Whistler Blackcomb Now imagine how it might feel to be in that same position (yes as frightening as it was!) but also able to […]

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Ryan Kime | April 26, 2022
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Palisades Tahoe, CA Report: When the Winds Kick Up, the Stories Come Out!

Top of mtn Squaw Valley

Report from 18-19 April 2022, and brought to you by Palisades Tahoe Following a huge weekend of festivities capped off with the annual Cushing Crossing and after-party on the KT sundeck, Monday morning was supposed to mellow. We were expecting another break in the weather patterns before the high winds preceding the next storm arrived later that afternoon. Acting in […]

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Ryan Kime | April 21, 2022
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The Emergence of Deadly Fentanyl in Eagle County (Vail), CO and Surrounding Communities

Fentanyl drug seizure

Fentanyl is not “new” to Colorado, nor is the devastating impact it has on the user, their family, and their community. What is new, however, is Colorado demonstrating the fastest rate of fentanyl deaths besides Alaska over the last six years (2015 -2021)—a statistic that also includes Eagle County and the surrounding communities. What is fentanyl? Fentanyl is a synthetic […]

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Ryan Kime | April 18, 2022
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