Classes And Coursework You Can Take This Summer To Become A Better Backcountry Athlete If you can’t afford the time and costs of traveling to the southern hemisphere to get in your ride fix over the summer months you still have options to help progress your backcountry knowledge and skills. When you’re out in the backcountry it’s likely you only spend about 5 percent of your day actually riding lines and these summertime months […] Featured Article Alex K | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: Speed Skiing on Shirley Lake at Squaw [arve url="https://youtu.be/PAzAbehLpSc"] Rochelle Swanson | March 5, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Two Bodies Recovered from Grand Mesa Lake, CO after Sno-Cat Falls Through Ice The Delta County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the bodies of two men have been recovered from Island Lake near Grand Mesa, Colorado. One of these men has been identified as 30-year old, Ryan Wells. Also 30 years of age, Richard Colton, was reported missing by the Delta County Sheriff’s Office. However, the identity of the second man has yet to be […] Industry News Jon Roubik | February 6, 2019 0 Comments
Mountain Safety: Know The Code, It’s Your Responsibility Ski collisions are far too common on the mountain. If you are involved in a collision with another skier, the law states that you must stay at the scene of the accident and that you can be financially responsible for any injuries that occur, or even criminally charged as a result of the collision. For many of us, skiing and […] Brian Werner | January 26, 2019 1 Comment
HAPE: Ascend Carefully Air Evacuation There are many things to look into when you’re going on your next expedition; airfare, places to stay and of course where you will be skiing. Something else you might want to consider is how the places you are visiting will affect you physically. There are the obvious altitude sicknesses but one that could be life-threatening if not […] Conditions Report Dan Scheibelein | November 7, 2018 0 Comments
HAPE: The Silent Killer at Ten Thousand Feet High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an extremely dangerous form of altitude sickness that can often have fatal consequences. As opposed to acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema, which are caused by a decrease in oxygen concentration and brain swelling, HAPE is caused by an increase in pulmonary pressure during a significant ascent. While some of their symptoms overlap, […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | November 1, 2018 1 Comment
Garmin inReach+ | The Ultimate Device for Staying in Contact in the Backcountry Every now and then it’s good to get off the grid. Spending time in the great outdoors without constant social media notifications nagging you for attention or your boss wanting a reply to their ‘urgent’ email. But being totally off-line brings its own problems. What if you get into trouble, what if you need to contact friends, family or emergency […] Gear Review Steven Agar | November 9, 2017 0 Comments
Safety First | Mobile & Pocket-Sized “Mountain Safety Guide”, Jeremy Jones & Maddie Bowman To Star in PSA Videos For CA Ski Resorts A new Mountain Safety Guide will be hitting the slopes this season at California and Lake Tahoe, Nevada Ski Resorts. Jeremy Jones and Maddie Bowman will be featured in a public service announcement style video series to inform the public of the new mountain safety campaign. Look for this pocket sized guide, similar to a trail map, as well as […] Industry News LadyBrains | November 6, 2017 0 Comments
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