After a difficult and tragic backcountry ski season, Doug and Randy pick up the mics once more to recap the good times and look forward to more.
Mount Sopris
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For years, Mount Sopris beckoned. What better way to heed the call than a bike to ski to summit?
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Yeah, that mountain up there is calling my name. I know she’s friendly most of the time, even sexy. But she’s cold and dangerous too. Sometimes, the thought of her up there without me is too much to bear. Who’s she with? What are they doing? Is the snow good? How was it climbing in that wind before the storm broke? Every-detail-please.
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News items about backcountry skiing, including an avalanche, Colorado items, and skiing the fourteeners, opinions about ski touring issues.
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Mount Sopris is the quintessential peak, white capped, riven by couloirs, crowned with twin summits rising 7,000 vertical feet above our quaint village like a Jules Vern fantasy. Less informed locals sometimes think the mountain is a volcano, as from most angles it appears to stand alone, apart from any parent massif. That’s not the case. Sopris is indeed lofty, but just behind the alp are its parental units: 14,000 foot Snowmass and Capitol peaks. The area is big alpine, always good for a special day.
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Black Diamond’s Avalung avalanche safety device is explained and reviewed, they offer various packs with the avalung feature used for backcountry skiing