Skiing the Apocalypse Couloir in Grand Teton National Park
Location: Prospectors Mountain, Death Canyon, Grand Teton National Park
Distance: 9 miles
Time: 7-9 hours
Vertical: 4850 ft
USGS Maps: Moose, Grand Teton
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The Grand Teton National Park is a magical place for skiers. There seems to...
Skiing The Nugget Line on Cloudveil Dome in Grand Teton National Park
Location: Cloudveil Dome, Grand Teton National Park
Trailhead: Bradley Taggart Parking Area
Distance: 10 miles
Time: 7 to 8 hours
Total Vertical: +/-5050 ft
USGS Maps: Moose, Grand Teton
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After getting the phone...
Book Review: Free Skiing: How To Adapt To The Mountain By Jimmy Oden
Free Skiing: How To Adapt To The Mountain by Jimmy Oden is essentially a skier's version of the ultra classic, Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. I think...
Things can go wrong in the backcountry pretty quickly making a simple ski tour turn into an epic mountain nightmare. If you've ever blown out a heel piece, busted a buckle, or snapped a pole in the middle of the...
Gear Review: Mammut Broad Peak Hoody
MSRP: $275
Weight: 405 grams / 14.25 ounces
Down Fill: 125 grams of 750 down
Summary: The Mammut Broad Peak Hoody is minimalist down jacket that should always have a place in your pack. There are not too...
Backcountry skiing is a gear intensive sport. Ski touring, mountaineering, and powder laps in the mountains require reliable gear, warm clothes, calorie dense snacks, snow tools, and so much more. If you know someone who's into skiing, there are...
Gear Review: Scarpa Maestrale RS Alpine Touring Boot
MSRP: $699
Official Website: Scarpa
Total Weight: 3lbs, 7oz
Summary: The Scarpa Maestrale RS is a superb, lightweight ski mountaineering boot that blends touring and freeride ingenuity. If the Scarpa Maestrale RS fits your foot, you won't need...
Weather plays a major role for skiers and riders around the globe. Climate change is happening and we are all hunting for where the snow is deepest. If you're heading into the backcountry, it's important to keep on eye...
Black Diamond Issues Recall Of Whippet and Carbon Whippet Ski Poles
Black Diamond Equipment is recalling any Whippet and Carbon Whippet Ski Poles manufactured and sold in the Fall/Winter 2013. If you purchased a BD Whippet during this period stop using it...
Hiking the Cinnamon Mountain Lookout Trail in the Madison Range
Location: Cinnamon Mountain, Madison Range, Montana
Rating: I Class 1
Type: Out and Back
Trailhead: Cinnamon Creek Trailhead (10.5 miles south of Big Sky, across from Cinnamon Lodge)
Distance: 8.55 miles
Time: 4 hours
Elevation Cinnamon Creek TH: 6600'
Elevation Cinnamon Mountain: 9235′
Total Elevation Gain: 2670′
Lat/Long: N 45°...
