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  • Avalanches
  • Gear Reviews
    • Ski Reviews
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    • Snowboard Splitboard
    • Book Reviews
    • Avalanche Beacon Reviews
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    • Ski Touring Basics
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  • Trip Reports
    • Fourteeners
    • Huts – Cabins – Lodges
    • Denali McKinley
    • 8,000 Meter Skiing
  • Stories
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    • Archives of WildSnow.com
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    • Ski Touring Bindings
      • Trab TR2 Index and FAQ
      • Salomon Guardian & Tracker
      • Naxo Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Silvretta Pure Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Marker F10-12 Duke Baron
      • G3 Onyx Ski Binding FAQ
      • G3 ION Ski Touring Binding
      • Fritschi Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Fritschi Diamir Frame Bindings Mount DIY
      • Fritschi Diamir Bindings FAQ
      • Fritschi Tecton FAQ
      • Atomic Salomon Backland MTN
      • Dynafit Tri-Step Binding 2001-2003
      • Naxo randonnee alpine touring AT ski binding FAQ
      • Dynafit Skiing Bindings – Info Index
      • Dynafit Binding Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Review 1
      • Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Page Two
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      • Trooper Traverse Intro & Index
      • Randonnee Ski Touring “AT” ski gear — What is Hip?
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Jason Albert

Jason Albert
Jason Albert

Jason Albert comes to WildSnow from Bend, Oregon. After growing up on the East Coast, he migrated from Montana to Colorado and settled in Oregon. Simple pleasures are quiet and long days touring. His gray hair might stem from his first Grand Traverse in 2000 when rented leather boots and 210cm skis were not the speed weapons he had hoped for. Jason survived the transition from free-heel kool-aid drinker to faster and lighter (think AT), and safer, are better.

  • Julbo’s Montebianco 2 with the Reactiv 1-3 High Contrast lens: A Review (February 20, 2023)

  • Two Rules to Break: No Strangers and No Guides ()

  • Finding Comfort and Expanding my Horizons with the DPS Pagoda Tour RP 112 (February 19, 2023)

  • Click in and Go with the Kreuzspitze GT 2.0 Binding (February 14, 2023)

  • For the Love of Carbon: Dynafit’s Blacklight Ski Boot (February 13, 2023)

  • Ron Perla’s Snow Science Path (February 12, 2023)

  • The 120m Flex Scarpa 4-Quattro SL Review (February 7, 2023)

  • Thinking About A Boot Liner Refresh (February 6, 2023)

  • The Snowpack Picture Up North with Grant Statham (February 4, 2023)

  • Salomon’s MTN Summit 12 BR Binding: A First Look (February 2, 2023)

  • Staying Warm with Stellar Equipment’s Ultralight Down Pants 2.0 (February 1, 2023)

  • Going Photochromatic and Nearly Fog Free with the Julbo Aerospace Goggle and Reactiv 0-4 High Contrast Lens (January 24, 2023)

  • A Discussion with Jerry Johnson on the Power of Social Media (January 19, 2023)

  • Ski Touring Boot Range Of Motion Survey: A Look at Responses (January 13, 2023)

  • Black Crows Ova Freebird: A Review (January 11, 2023)

  • Early January: Being Cautious and Vigilant (January 10, 2023)

  • Transition Efficiencies 101 with Tech Binding Heel Units (January 6, 2023)

  • Kreuzspitze GT 2.0 Binding: A First Look (January 4, 2023)

  • Dynafit Blacklight Boot: A First Look (January 2, 2023)

  • Wind at My Back: A New Year’s Resolution (December 30, 2022)

  • Looking Under the Hood @ Black Crows (December 20, 2022)

  • La Sportiva Skorpius CR II: A First Look (December 16, 2022)

  • The Art of Shralpinism — Lessons From The Mountains by Jeremy Jones: A Book review (December 15, 2022)

  • LiTRIC System Delayed in U.S., Voluntarily Recalled in Europe (December 12, 2022)

  • Picture Show #1: Twin Falls, Hyalite Canyon (December 6, 2022)

  • Scarpa 4-Quattro SL: A First Look (November 29, 2022)

  • A WNDR Factory Tour and a BelleTour First Look (November 25, 2022)

  • Ron Perla and the 30-Degree Threshold (November 22, 2022)

  • Three Flavors of G3’s Minimist Skins: A Review (November 14, 2022)

  • Chris Dickson on our Love-Hate of Early Season Snow (November 11, 2022)

  • See You Tomorrow — The Disappearance of Snowboarder Marco Siffredi on Everest: A Book Review (November 1, 2022)

  • Patagonia’s AlpLoft Down Parka: A Review (October 27, 2022)

  • Community Snow Observations and Citizen Science (October 21, 2022)

  • The Art Of Up-Tracking: A Digital Handbook on Setting a Skinner. (October 17, 2022)

  • Know Before You Go (KBYG) Reboots with an Updated Program (October 12, 2022)

  • Zahan Billimoria: Training Body and Mind for the Ascent and Descent (October 9, 2022)

  • An Active Insulation Keeper: The Montane Fireball Lite Insulated Jacket (October 8, 2022)

  • Hilaree Nelson’s Body Found on Manaslu’s South Face (September 28, 2022)

  • The Black Crows Mentis Freebird: A Review (September 27, 2022)

  • Hilaree Nelson Missing after Fall on Manaslu. (September 26, 2022)

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