VIDEO: Backcountry Snowblades are Here… Finally! Despite the fact that the Swiss have been involved with serious ski mountaineering for many years, they continually push the envelope on what is possible. ย Sometimes they even try to invent new trends that they think will be cool- for example the backcountry snowblade. ย Maybe in idea it seems alright, somewhere of a hybrid between skiing and snowshoeing for someone […] Gear Review Keenan Grady | March 19, 2016 3 Comments
Season in Avalanche Statistics and Trends This season has been strange; the weather patterns (can they really be called patterns?) kept even the best weather shamans guessing. Long periods of clear dry weather throughout the West were punctuated by occasional storms burying weak layers within the snowpack. These layers have been especially treacherous […] Avalanche Chaz Diamond | March 18, 2014 2 Comments