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What's in Your Pack - Part III: Overnight Hut Trip - Cripple Creek Backcountry

What's in Your Pack - Part III: Overnight Hut Trip

Overnight hut trips are every backcountry skiers dream: spending time with loved ones and skiing isolated, untouched terrain - all...
Shopping guide: This Season's Women's Ski Touring Boots

Shopping guide: This Season's Women's Ski Touring Boots

I know it's been a long road. Tears, pain, cramps, poor circulation and numbness, hours of shoving your feet into...
Spring Ski Mountaineering Essential Gear - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Spring Ski Mountaineering Essential Gear

Spring is almost here! In backcountry ski world, that means the snowpack transitions to a more predicable melt/freeze cycle, the weather...

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How To Pack For A Backcountry Skiing Day Tour

When heading out of bounds for a day tour, you...
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Preparing To Race: Five Skimo Gear Tips - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Preparing To Race: Five Skimo Gear Tips

Let's say you walk into a barber shop and there are two barbers standing...
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Opportunities for Women in the Backcountry - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Opportunities for Women in the Backcountry

Getting into Backcountry Ski Touring as a Woman Entering the...
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Kid's Touring Gear: A Guide for How to Get Kids Out Ski Touring - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Kid's Touring Gear: A Guide for How to Get Kids Out Ski Touring

The ski touring industry is growing as fast as ever....
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The Two Ski Quiver: The Value of Uphill and Downhill Oriented Touring Skis - Cripple Creek Backcountry

The Two Ski Quiver: The Value of Uphill and Downhill Oriented Touring Skis

What is the best setup for backcountry skiing? Two setups...
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Backcountry Etiquette - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Backcountry Etiquette

The snow is falling, the resorts are questionable, and you’re...
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How to Size an Alpine Touring Boot - Cripple Creek Backcountry

How to Size an Alpine Touring Boot

Alpine Touring Boots Should Make Your Feet Happy  On an...
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What's in Your Pack? - Part I: Uphill Resort Skiing - Cripple Creek Backcountry

What's in Your Pack? - Part I: Uphill Resort Skiing

What to pack for a day of uphill resort skiing?...
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Tips & Tricks: Attaching Your Skins with Ease - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Tips & Tricks: Attaching Your Skins with Ease

This is a place that climbing skins can take you...
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The Voile Ski Strap: Tool of Many Uses - Cripple Creek Backcountry

The Voile Ski Strap: Tool of Many Uses

Backcountry skiing aficionados are typically really into their gear. They know...
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Top 5 Additions to your Snow Study Kit - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Top 5 Additions to your Snow Study Kit

Whether you're looking to nerd out on snow, or simply...
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Why Every Skier Should Consider Buying an Uphill Setup - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Why Every Skier Should Consider Buying an Uphill Setup

In our humble opinion, every skier needs an uphill setup,...
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