Backcountry Skiing Etiquette: The Dos and Don’ts Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, a massive influx of skiers has entered the backcountry. With this, it is important to understand backcountry skiing etiquette. Remember, before you enter the backcountry, know before you go and get an avalanche education. Related: Utah Avalanche Center Expresses Serious Concerns About Backcountry Skiers Ignoring Basic Safety Rules DO – Practice Leave No Trace Principles The […] Backcountry Dominic Gawel | September 7, 2024 3 Comments
Pissing Off Piste: Taking Care of Business in the Backcountry Imagine this – you’re having the best backcountry ski tour of your life. The temperatures are mild, the avalanche forecast low, you’ve just made a great time on the skin track and are preparing for your descent of an untouched beautiful line. But then, nature calls. Your brain starts to race as you wonder if you can hold it until […] Backcountry Katy McClintic | December 13, 2023 1 Comment
[VIDEO] LNT: Leave No Trace – A Backcountry Ski Film Emphasizing Treading Lightly and Respecting the Mountains La Sportiva’s LNT (Leave No Trace) explores the beauty and allure of nature and the desire for adventure that resides in all of us. Showcasing magnificent landscapes, the film emphasizes the respect for these places that we must cultivate, the importance of treading lightly and coexisting with both the natural and developed elements, ultimately allowing for a boundary line between […] SnowBrains | October 17, 2023 0 Comments
National Park Rangers Are Encouraging You to Knock Over Rock Cairns Yosemite National Park recently took to Facebook to emphasize the importance of the “Leave No Trace” ethics when visiting national parks. They explained that dismantling rock cairns aligns with these principles, as it aims to minimize human impact on the land and respect the creatures that inhabit it. Related: Monarch Mountain, CO, Leaves No Trace The park highlighted that oversized […] SnowBrains | July 15, 2023 1 Comment
Pack Out The Peels And Cores; Myth Busters Tackle Trailside Food Waste National Parks and Wildlands are spreading the word to grow awareness against a common misconception: it’s all good to leave so-called natural food trash along the trail. The myth at play is the preconception that decomposition of waste (like peels or cores) makes it OK to toss those items into the forest. According to information shared recently by Glacier National […] Paulie | August 5, 2022 0 Comments
Excessive Amounts of Human Waste found at the Popular Ice Lakes, Colorado The Ice Lakes reside just outside the famous Silverton, Colorado. They offer some of the most stunning and picture-perfect views in the state with a relatively short hike. After the abnormally busy summer, as expected, the area was left with an excessive amount of human waste and impacts. Related: Popular Paradise Falls, CA Closed After Visitors Left Truckloads of Trash […] Dominic Gawel | December 8, 2020 0 Comments
30 Pounds of Beer Bottles Removed From Colorado Fourteener Summitting one of the 58 14,000+ foot peaks is a quintessential Colorado experience. Each year, thousands of hikers flock from all over the world to stand atop one of these behemoths and enjoy the beautiful mountainous scenery that ‘Colorful’ Colorado has to offer. Related: Kentucky Woman Set To Climb All 14ers In Colorado, In The Name Of Charity It goes […] Spencer Cox | September 17, 2020 1 Comment
Sad Times When a National Park Needs to Ask Us Not to Leave Garbage It’s a sad state of affairs when a National Park needs to hammer home the message that our National Parks are not garbage cans. Don’t mix these two up! Anything you bring into a national park, you must pack out or dispose of in a proper trash receptacle. Do not hit golf balls into canyons and valleys, do not leave […] SnowBrains | July 25, 2019 0 Comments
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