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Monthly Archives

August 2006

  • Vintage Backcountry Skiing Bindings – Marker Rotomat TR

    by Lou Dawson August 31, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 31, 2006

    Museum of randonnee backcountry skiing bindings: Marker Rotomat TR, circa 1970s. This is an interesting binding in that the toe and heel were alpine.

  • Ouch

    by Lou Dawson August 30, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 30, 2006

    Power tool safety while working on skis and backcountry gear, disk grinders can be dangerous.

  • Back on the Trail — Scarpa ZG 40 Hiking Boots

    by Lou Dawson August 29, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 29, 2006

    I don’t know about you, but I’ve always had trouble finding hiking boots with a mix of comfort and weight that works for fairly heavy duty walking such as off-trail backpacking, fourteener climbs and that sort of thing. The trail…

  • Mexico, or Leadville Colorado?

    by Lou Dawson August 26, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 26, 2006

    During a recent trip to Leadville, Colorado my friend Chris from CODE4x4 turned me on to this roadside burrito stand. Highly recommended! Easily spotted on the main drag at the north end of town. If you’re on a fourteener bagging…

  • Backcountry Skiing News Roundup 8-2006

    by Lou Dawson August 25, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 25, 2006

    News about backcountry skiing covers development in Ogden, Utah as well as info about Naxo ski bindings.

  • D System ( D-System ) development continues

    by Lou Dawson August 24, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 24, 2006

    D System ( D-System ) Backcountry Skiing Grading System Development Continues

  • Feel the Zeal

    by Lou Dawson August 23, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 23, 2006

    Zeal sunglasses reviewed by backcountry skiers

  • Maroon Bells – Colorado 14er Climber Dies in Fall

    by Lou Dawson August 22, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 22, 2006

    I was saddened to hear about last Saturday’s death of a climber on South Maroon Peak, a well known central Colorado 14,000 footer (14er) near here. According to newspaper reports, 66 year old Dr. Sterling Smith was eating some trail…

  • Fritschi Freeride Plus 2006 – flex testing a backcountry skiing binding

    by Lou Dawson August 18, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 18, 2006

    By popular demand, the flex test is back! We compared the 2005 Fritschi Freeride (white toe wings) backcountry skiing binding with the latest 2006 model “Plus” (black toe wings.) During one test cycle the flex measured exactly the same, while…

  • An Oven to Bring in the Season

    by Lou Dawson August 17, 2006
    by Lou Dawson August 17, 2006

    How do you inaugurate your get-ready for the backcountry skiing season? Over the years I’ve done everything from putting it off so I’ll have more energy in the spring, to getting up there as soon as the first dusting of…

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Trip Reports

  • Trip Report — Early Turns in Jumbo, BC

    November 8, 2019
  • Denali 2019 — What Worked, What Didn’t Part I

    November 4, 2019
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    November 1, 2019

Totally Deep Podcast

  • Blake Gordon Comes Down From the Himal — TDP 69

    November 20, 2019
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    October 30, 2019
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    October 23, 2019

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Ski Touring Stories

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    November 23, 2019
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    November 15, 2019
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    November 2, 2019

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