CalTopo offers a variety of tools for navigating avalance terrain. Here, a breakdown of the most essential features for the backcountry ski tourer.
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Training in ski touring often focuses on uphill fitness, but the ultimate goal is to ski down. Here, some fitness tips for the coveted descent.
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For ski touring safely in avalanche terrain, skiing one at a time, or OAT, is key. But what does skiing OAT actually mean? Lou examines.
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Climbing skins: underrated and totally essential to your ski touring kit. Here, we bust 5 climbing skin myths and offer tips for buying your next pair.
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New guidebook covers ski jumping off cliffs, hucking North America, includes first aid and physics, this is a review.
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A story of decision making in avalanche terrain, British Columbia backcountry ski touring, Million Dollar Couloir.
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The basic terms used in avalanche safety can be confusing to the newcomer, this should help.
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Urban myths of skiing touring, revealed, misconstrued misconceptions debunked, learn the backcountry truth.
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Book signing dates for Lou Dawson’s “Uphill Skiing and Light Tours of Colorado,” a guidebook of easy tours in low avalanche terrain in Colorado.
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Ski touring news roundup, focus on education including avalanche safety and basics of backcountry skiing, november 2017.
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