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5 Essential Upgrades to Boost Your Splitboarding Efficiency - Cripple Creek Backcountry

5 Essential Upgrades to Boost Your Splitboarding Efficiency

From DIY kits to sketchy constructions, Splitboarding has had its difficulties in the past. Here are 5 upgrades that make...

Lessons Learned From Calling For Help

By Bergen Tjossem It was dark and exceptionally cold when the three of us left the hut at 5 am on...

Spring Ski Tuning Tips for Backcountry Touring

Spring is arguably the best time for backcountry and ski mountaineering. With the snowpack deep and plentiful, and freeze-thaw cycles...

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Sizing and Choosing the Right Climbing Skin for Alpine Touring - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Sizing and Choosing the Right Climbing Skin for Alpine Touring

Telemark, alpine touring, or splitboarding we all need climbing skins to...
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Safety Resources for Skiing in the Backcountry - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Safety Resources for Skiing in the Backcountry

PC: Evan Green I love skiing but I don't want...
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Telemark Skiing Isn't Dead! - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Telemark Skiing Isn't Dead!

  PC: (Evan Green) Free the heel free the mind....
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What are the Different Ways to Ski in the Backcountry? - Cripple Creek Backcountry

What are the Different Ways to Ski in the Backcountry?

So you want to ski in the backcountry, but what...
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How To Choose a Splitboard Binding - Cripple Creek Backcountry

How To Choose a Soft Boot Splitboard Binding

Choosing the right splitboard bindings Splitboarding has made some massive...
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4 Reasons to go Backcountry Skiing - Cripple Creek Backcountry

4 Reasons to go Backcountry Skiing

With high speed lifts and mega ski-passes the norm, here...
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Tips for Planning Your First Ski Expedition - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Tips for Planning Your First Ski Expedition

Mike Marolt's career has brought him to the world's highest...
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Kids Touring Gear- Fun For the Whole Family! - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Kids Touring Gear- Fun For the Whole Family!

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Resort Uphill Skiing: Tips for Safe Skinning - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Resort Uphill Skiing: Tips for Safe Skinning

Skinning in bounds might not be as dangerous as Avalanche...
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Beer in a Ski Shop: What's on Tap? - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Beer in a Ski Shop: What's on Tap?

In the Vail and Roaring Fork Valley's, Cripple Creek Backcountry...
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Key Takeaways from "Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain" - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Key Takeaways from "Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain"

Three takeaways from reading Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain for...
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How Much Should I Pay For a Ski-Touring Setup? - Cripple Creek Backcountry

How Much Should I Pay For a Ski-Touring Setup?

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