While the tech ski touring binding was first patented in 1984, it was not until 1990 that it was fully industrialized, check it out.
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North American ski huts are prolific and amazingly diverse, check out this opinion writing about how wonderful they are for backcountry recreation and snow sports.
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A nod to the Ramer Echo Avalanche Transceiver, a 1980s ski touring gem of a transceiver that’s lightweight with long battery life.
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Sports such as ski alpinism and climbing help us rise above mundane materialism. They themselves are still material, yet they help us rise to other levels of ourselves and the worlds we inhabit.
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Obituary eulogy for John Galvin, Mountain Rescue Aspen volunteer, perished in avalanche April 2018 Maroon Bowl.
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Poem, ‘The Time of Wild Snow’ by Fred Geis is the official poem of WildSnow.com as well as Wild Snow, the history book, it alludes to ski mountaineering and winter climbing.
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Review of Deep Powder Snow book by Dolores LaChapelle, covers philosophy of powder skiing, deep ecology and more backcountry touring subjects.
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Poem and story about climbing all Colorado 14,000 foot peaks, applies to skiing and snowboarding as well.
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It all gets me thinking… North American resorts should indeed receive praise for how much steep natural terrain they’re now doing avalanche control on and opening.
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Various backcountry activities comprise the WildSnow lifestyle, including acquiring elk meat.
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