Five tips for skin track success when ski touring safely in the backcountry. Craft an efficient skin track to avoid avalanche terrain and danger.
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Tips, recommendations and mistakes of the backcountry ski touring beginner.
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Guide for buying used ski touring gear including avalanche equipment, backpacks, radios, personal locator beacons and more.
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How to dial your emergency car kit with ski touring specific gear so you never go into the backcountry unprepared.
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As ski touring gains in popularity, etiquette in the backcountry is more important than ever. Here, a few thoughts to keep the skin track pleasant for all.
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In-depth tutorial of steep skiing techniques including Doug Coomb’s “Folding Pole”, the Pedal Hop Turn and fundamental body positions.
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Part 2 of DIY tech binding inspection, covering common issues and easy fixes for ski touring tech bindings.
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Tips for early season tech binding checks, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair.
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Guide to buying used skis, bindings, boots and skins. How to check wear and tear. How to choose best setup for you.
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In this excerpt of The Ski Guide Manual Rob Coppolillo offers insight on the ski day debrief and using near misses as learning opportunities.