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New Touring Boots for the 23-24 season - Cripple Creek Backcountry

New Touring Boots for the 23-24 season

This season marks a sweet spot in the world of ski touring boots. Over a dozen brands have established themselves...
Backcountry Skiing Pre-Season Checklist - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Backcountry Skiing Pre-Season Checklist

Is your gear ready for the season? A few simple checks can go a long way towards ensuring your first...
Capitol Peak in a Day via The Standard Route - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Capitol Peak in a Day via The Standard Route

Capitol Peak is infamous among Colorado Fourteeners. This summer climb in a day proved a successful outing for a CCBC...

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Womens' Only Avalanche Forum - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Womens' Only Avalanche Forum

Carbondale Womens' ONLY Avalanche ForumDate: January 18thTime: 6pm Vail Womens' ONLY Avalanche ForumDate: February 1st Time: 6:30pm...
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Gear Review: Fritschi Tecton Tech Binding - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Gear Review: Fritschi Tecton Tech Binding

Testing Out the Fritschi Tecton Ski Touring Binding Earlier this...
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Avalanche Awareness Month: Know Before You Go (Recap)  - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Avalanche Awareness Month: Know Before You Go (Recap) 

Know Before You Go is a free avalanche awareness program...
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Five Takeaways from AIARE I - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Five Takeaways from AIARE I

5 Key Takeaways from AIARE I This past weekend I...
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Skiing in Chile: Volcan Osorno - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Skiing in Chile: Volcan Osorno

Time Round Trip: 5-6 hrs round trip Total Ascent: 4300ft Difficulty: Advanced-Expert; Technical...
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Ski Touring in Alta Patagonia: Refugio Frey - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Touring in Alta Patagonia: Refugio Frey

Time Round Trip: 3-4hrs in. 2-3hrs out. Total Ascent: 2300ft Difficulty: Easy- is...
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Ski Touring in Patagonia: Lopez Refugio - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Touring in Patagonia: Lopez Refugio

Time Round Trip:  Total Ascent: ft Difficulty:  Elevation:  Season: August- September Location: Argentina...
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Ski Touring in Chile: Volcán Villarrica - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Touring in Chile: Volcán Villarrica

 Skiing the North face of Volcan Villarrica Time Round Trip:...
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Skiing Mount Shasta's Avalanche Gulch - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Skiing Mount Shasta's Avalanche Gulch

Shasta remained as one of the last big Volcanos I...
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Skiing Maroon Peak - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Skiing Maroon Peak

It's no secret that the sport and industries of backcountry...
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14er Skiing: The West Face of Snowmass Mountain. - Cripple Creek Backcountry

14er Skiing: The West Face of Snowmass Mountain.

I have never been much for peak bagging. A day...
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Father Dyer Postal Route Ski Mountaineering Race - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Father Dyer Postal Route Ski Mountaineering Race

 Father Dyer, a minister born in Ohio, made his way...
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