Backcountry Skiing & Ski Touring Webcams

Please note, we do not attempt to provide thumbnails or embeds of these cams, performance is way to inconsistent. They come and go like the wind, and chances are good at any given hour that more than a few or dysfunctional. Suggestions welcome, but please be sure anything you suggest is at least reasonably reliable.

Rogers Pass, Canada.

Marble, Colorado.

Chugach viewed from Anchorage, AK

Alta, Ut

Longs Peak, CO

Pikes Peak, CO

Aspen, CO

Indian Pks, CO

Colorado Hwys

Sawtooths, ID

North Cascades, WA

Mt Rainier, WA

Jackson, WY

Teton Pass, WY

Mt Shasta, CA

Mt Washington, NH

Europe

Posted by Lou Dawson on August 3, 2009 | Filed Under  

         
 

  Your Comments

  • Jim Milstein: Andrew, I can only applaud the maple syrup of your region. As catnip is to ...
  • Andrew Wagner: Jim, we DO have good terrain, and we DO have good snow (occasionally). Only...
  • Jim Milstein: Andrew's note reminds me of the years spent trying to ski in New England. S...
  • Andrew Wagner: I think this tight rope maybe at its narrowest and most threadbare in the N...
  • Thom Mackris: Nice teardown, Lou!...
  • See: Thanks for the science, Lou. I couldn’t believe those screws would hold in ...
  • XXX_er: I think steel is likely to be more hardy and aluminum looks purdier but at...
  • Alex: Dabe, Thank you! I really like the spitfires. Sportiva boots fit my feet su...
  • Cody: sooo....when are we going to get a topless on snow review? :P...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Zippy, thanks for your patience. Jim, please go easy on the attempts at hum...
  • Dabe: How do you like your spitfires? Great report & photos!...
  • Jim Milstein: A longitudinal line runs lengthwise along the ski. There can be no dispute ...
  • Frame: Zippi, I think it comes down to interpretation. I interpret longitudinal ce...
  • atfred: How about "ski width midpoint"? Points should be the same wherever measured...
  • trollanski: High five to Roman Dial and others for proving this...Great vids on youtube...
  • Thom Mackris: In case any Coloradans are interested, I just learned that the 1st Annual C...
  • Joe John: Looks like fun. Someone should send one to the German that swims to work i...
  • zippy the pinhead: Hi Jim, I fail to understand why you insist on using a word which relate...
  • Jim Milstein: Longitudinal center line is exactly the term you want. No ambiguity. If you...
  • zippy the pinhead: Exercising my search-engine-fu, I came up with a couple of antonyms for lon...
  • Sedgesprite: AKA: Poor Man's Supercub. Roman Dial has been advocating them for years. Eq...
  • Lisa Dawson: Sure looks like fun. My achy knees agree!...
  • Alex: alas....if only a kayak could fit in my packpack, yes I would have a melt d...
  • biggb: Shhhh ... don't tell this guy about whitewater kayaking ... he might have a...
  • Crazy Horse: Lou, the thing is, solutions that actually have a chance of solving the hou...
  • Jim Milstein: Center line...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Crazy, I keep thinking that if the political will was there, then the land ...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Bill, re the waste disposal, it's handled just like any other hook ups....
  • Lou Dawson 2: Zippy and all, I agree, longitudinal is probably not the best word. I did a...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Afox, yeah, the way most ski graphics are applied to skis is not inherently...

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