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backcountry skiing

  1. M

    Backcountry Touring Poles

    Looking for a pair of adjustable length poles to use for touring. That being said I have always had an affinity to the poles with the extended foam grips on them that kind of have rings to place your fingers between going down the whole foam section (does that make sense)? Does anyone know what...
  2. Mike King

    First Backcountry Ski Area -- Bluebird -- Opens in Colorado

    Between Kremling and Steamboat Springs. https://coloradosun.com/2020/01/27/first-ever-backcountry-ski-area-opens-next-month-outside-kremmling/
  3. Slim

    Utah LCC airbag cartridge refill location?

    Does anyone know of a place in Little Cottonwood Canyon to fill airbag cartridges? We will be landing in SLC around 4:30pm (which will feel like 5:30 to us), so we want to head up to Snowbird straight away to get dinner and get my kids in bed at a decent time, not driving around SLC hanging...
  4. jmeb

    The Fifty Project by Cody Townsend

    Cody is trying to tick all the lines in this iconic book: http://www.50classicskidescents.com/ The first 4 episodes of this series have been great. From the skiing, to the cinematography, to the humor, to the realistic safety aspects. He and his partner are likely already responsible for saving...
  5. CalG

    Utah slide fatal

    https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/01/20/backcountry-skier-killed/ two feet.... damn
  6. P

    Skier compaction in the backcountry

    I’ve been thinking a lot about skier compaction in the backcountry, especially at very popular spots like Berthoud Pass, Loveland Pass and Meadow Mtn Bear Minturn. For instance, in specific areas of Berthoud Pass (Mainline, Powderline/Bonanza...the 20° slopes right off the parking lot at the...
  7. karlo

    Chamonix and Grand Montets

    Wasn’t sure where to post this, here or Backcountry. Anyone interested in Chamonix and, in particular, Grand Montets? Cable car to tip not operational, so... no riders at the top who won’t skin and climb up. I’m thinking Lognan Refuge. Early morning starts up. Or early morning empty slopes to...
  8. ScottB

    Is my brand new Shift binding defective?

    Just picked up my new AT skis with Atomic shift bindings the other day. Trying out my new Atomic Hawx XTD boots in the bindings and getting used to the flippy dippy levers. All in all I am very impressed with the shift binding. Now to what I am not sure is typical behavoir or a defect. When I...
  9. Mike Rogers

    Northern Rockies/Alberta Early Season Turns - Spray Valley, Alberta on October 6, 2018

    Winter seems to have come early to Alberta. After a week of white-knuckle commutes, I was bust some stress with some short powder laps this last Saturday. Apart from an open creek crossing, we were able to keep skis on from the highway to the top and back again. The snow in the alpine was...
  10. TheHitman

    Ski Rocky Mountain National Park?

    Is it possible to take the shuttle up and ski down? Which trails are suitable, if any. Where would i get more info on this?
  11. ScottB

    Gear AT Boot shopping

    I have been looking for my first pair of AT boots recently. They are not well stocked in most ski shops in the Boston metro-East areas. REI carries them but they won't bring out their ski gear till October. I will miss all the summer/early season sales by then. Kind of need a specialty BC shop...
  12. ScottB

    Ski Poles for backcountry work

    I am getting my first set of AT skis soon and wonder if I need adjustable poles as well. I have downhill poles and longer cross country poles. Not sure what is desired for AT? Advice please? I downhill a lot, and cross country a fair amount as well. I am tall and use a 135cm pole for down hill...
  13. karlo

    Route Finding - Frey Hut and Jakob Hut

    I am pretty much a newbie when it comes to backcountry skiing. OK, I've done avy courses and have skied with guides and have done fairly well, except the time I placed a ski down at the edge of a crater while transitioning out of skins, without having set my pin bindings into ski mode, oh and...
  14. Tricia

    Tanner Hall Confirmed Wild Card on 2019 Freeride World Tour

    Confirming the rumors that have been circulating, After several years of success in freestyle, Tanner Hall has had some new inspiration from skiing backcountry, finding technical lines to throw some of the stylish airs as only he can do. Tanner, now 34, will follow the ski tracks of Candide...
  15. surfsnowgirl

    The Skinny on Skinning

    Ok I like the idea of this. I'm lazy and am the first person to admit it but I really want to try skinning up a mountain one day. Maybe I'll hate it and never want to do it. Maybe I'll get hooked and will have found my calling for an exercise besides skiing downhill that winds my watch. I...
  16. J

    Anyone Else Losing the Love for Lift Serviced Skiing

    The past few years, lift serviced skiing hasn't done much for me. Riding the lift is fine early season when there is not much natural snow on the ground and snowmaking trails are it. Anyone else getting this way?
  17. jmeb

    Technical off-piste ski videos: Post your favorites

    I love the technical skiing videos posted frequently here -- but they mostly consist of beautiful skiers on groomed terrain making perfect turns. Rarely am I on groomed terrain if other terrain is available: chutes, bowls, trees, etc. So post up your favorite videos of technically rad skiers...
  18. Philpug

    General Welcome to the Backcountry Discussion Forum

    We have been asked by a few for this forum. Right now there are prefixes set up for different types of discussion. Once the forum grows, we can break them out into their own subforums but in the meantime we will keep them all here. If there is anything glaringly missing, we can add it.
  19. Stev

    Patchskiing TRs - Spring, Summer, and Autumn Stoke - 2017

    There was mention in another thread to start up a separate patchskiing thread. @Philpug also mentioned writing an article on patchskiing. I hope to start on that soon. For now with it being May I may begin. Instead of posting a separate TR for every patchskiing day, I'm going to put them in one...
  20. Pat AKA mustski

    UNOFFICIAL GUIDE: Bear Mountain, CA

    Unofficial Guide to BEAR MOUNTAIN By @Pat AKA mustski Bear Mountain is defined by it's terrain parks and it's youthful vibe. Big Bear Mountain Resorts hosted the first X Games at Snow Summit, in 1987, and continue to sponsor and support pro riders today. Without a doubt, Bear Mountain has...
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