Joe Risi reports from Crested Butte on the 17th annual Grand Traverse backcountry skiing race. A 40 mile ski race that takes backcountry skiiers from Crested Butte Mountain Resort to Aspen in the Elk Mountains.
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Grand Traverse 2015, ski mountaineering race from Crested Butte to Aspen. Registration opens Dec. 1.
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Two first time Grand Traverse partners trained for months. But on race night, one discovers compassion, not physical fitness, would get her to Aspen.
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Triangle Traverse trip report: backcountry skiing from Leadville to Crested Butte to Aspen to Leadville in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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2017 Grand Traverse ski mountaineering race record 6.5 hours, and skiing to/from the race via Leadville Colorado.
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18th annual Elk Mountain Grand Traverse ski mountaineering race between Crested Butte and Aspen finish time under 7 hours.
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Bill Briggs biography, ski mountaineering pioneer who made first ski descent of Grand Teton as well as traverses and history first ascents.
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Joe Risi reports from Crested Butte about Dynafit’s Nachtspektakel. A celebration of backcountry skiing and a film detailing the story of Benedikt Böhm’s Manaslu avalanche experience.
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Winter backcountry skiing and winter ski mountaineering races for this season. Featuring on local and national races.
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Special to WildSnow.com from Brian Wickenhauser The two prior years randonnee racing at Loveland ski resort were challenging, due in part to the weather…you ARE competing on the Continental Divide! This past weekend: Same date on the calendar but mild…
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John D. scheduled a WildSnow shop session for his new Dynafit TLT Vertical Race Ti binders, combined with Black Diamond Cult skis and the known performance of Scarpa F1 boots. John’s plan is to run this rig for a few…
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Ski Trab 2007 US Rando Race Team Announced, fun sport to watch with ski touring and the backcountry.
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Four WildSnow authors publish full length books this fall. Here’s a preview from Rob Coppilillo, Mike Marolt, Anders Morley and Carolyn Highland.
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The coronavirus is shutting down schools, sports arenas, concert venues and ski races but it can’t take away backcountry skiing.
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Ultimate ski touring quiver for 2015-2016, how to pick a backcountry ski and why our choices are the best for mountaineering and uphill skiing.
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Using Friends Hut for a day tour is a nice way to enjoy ski mountaineering in Elk Mountains of Colorado near Aspen and Crested Butte, stop at Pine Creek Cookhouse.
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Skiing in Alaska often conjures images of big lines on big skis. Emily Sullivan and Alex Lee discuss the merits of skinny skis in big mountain country.
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In Part II of Cody Townsend’s Quarantine Q&A, he talks gear innovation at Solomon, binding elasticity and the search for the ski setup Holy Grail.
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Thorough review of the 20-21 Scarpa F1 LT as well as in depth comparison between the Alien RS and Scarpa F1.
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After a full season of skimo race training, the Women’s La Sportiva Sytron proves itself as a versatile, mobile uphill machine that skis well. Full review.
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