Crested Butte, CO Report: Fast Snow, Bumps, and Side Hits Report from Saturday, January 9, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Crested Butte is offering wide-open runs, lots of bumps, and side hits. Some overcast and snow flurries on Friday made for hardpack and fast conditions. If you are looking to get a variety of groomers, moguls, side hits, and rock drops all in one, head to Paradise. […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | January 10, 2021 1 Comment
Deadly Days: What is an Avalanche Cycle? In the snow industry, we hear the words “avalanche cycle” thrown around quite a bit. The term clearly relates to snow safety and avalanche danger, but what exactly does it mean? How does it form? How long does it last? What are avalanche cycles? First, we must understand some basic snowpack science. There is one main thing to remember as it […] Avalanche Clay Malott | January 7, 2021 0 Comments
The 8 Rules for Hitchhiking to the Mountain: HItch hiking to the mountain is an art form. There are plenty of hard core ski bums that do not have cars and rely on the kindness of strangers to whisk them to their favorite mountain day in and day out. I haven’t had a car for 15 years and I hitch hike somewhere around 100 times each year. Take off your shades, drop your hood, and look each driver that passes you right in the eyes. Humans connect with people they make eye contact with. If you can make eye contact with a driver, you have a much higher chance of being picked up because now that driver has experienced a small Miles Clark | January 5, 2021 0 Comments
Meet “The Most Interesting Man in the World” | First to Ski Everest & Oldest to Summit Everest [arve url="https://youtu.be/piNRRg7WuG8"] Miles Clark | January 5, 2021 11 Likes 1 Tweet 11 Comments
Presidential Skiing: A Guide to New Hampshire’s Gnarliest Ski Lines Presidential Skiing: A Guide to Backcountry Skiing in New Hampshire’s Presidential Range is the first of its kind and is sure to be a game changer for backcountry skiing in New Hampshire. It is hot off the press for 20/21 and contains some of the gnarliest lines on the East Coast. This includes 17 areas along the Range including iconic […] Industry News Alex Camerino | December 26, 2020 1 Comment
Top Five Cities in the World for Urban Skiing Number Five: Denver, Colorado Some of the most legendary ski segments have been filmed in Denver, Colorado. These include segments from Tanner Hall’s new short film “Eternal” and Ahmet Dadali’s opening segment in Level 1‘s 2010 flick “Eye Trip.” Ahmet closes with a famous S-rail transfer in Denver that helped him win IF3’s (International Freeski Film Fest) Best Male Performance. […] Industry News Dominic Gawel | December 22, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado Backcountry Guide Service: AIARE Avalanche Rescue Course The Colorado Backcountry Guide Service is based out of Crested Butte, Colorado, and offers a variety of backcountry trips including avalanche education. They are an AIARE (American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education) provider. Their Avalanche Rescue Course is a great intro to avalanche rescue and is now a prerequisite for AIARE Level 2 Courses. Related: Where and How to […] Avalanche Dominic Gawel | December 21, 2020 0 Comments
Le Massif de Charlevoix: The Under-Appreciated Resort of the East With Big Potential If you travel one hour down the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City, Canada, you will stumble upon the small town of Charlevoix, home to the resort with the largest vertical drop in eastern Canada. With a 2526’ (770m) vertical drop, an average of 212” (645cm) of snow a year, challenging terrain, vast off-piste skiing area, and spectacular views that […] Liam Abbott | December 10, 2020 24 Comments
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