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Museum of Best Women's Ski Touring Boots Over the Years - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Museum of Best Women's Ski Touring Boots Over the Years

Each year we get stoked over and over again about the new season's lineup of ski touring boots. And although each...
Cripple Creek Shop Updates: Fall 2023 - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Cripple Creek Shop Updates: Fall 2023

It's been a big summer for us! With the merger of Cripple Creek and Basalt Bike and Ski, we've been...
Our Top Alpine Touring Skis for 2023/24 Season - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Our Top Alpine Touring Skis for 2023/24 Season

The breadth of backcountry skis is staggering, with nearly every big ski brand producing its own touring skis. From carbon...

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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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Marble to Crested Butte Ski Traverse - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Marble to Crested Butte Ski Traverse

On April 13th I drove over to Carbondale to pick...
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Girl in a Ski Shop - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Girl in a Ski Shop

For the last five years I've proudly represented a minority...
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Ski Mountaineering in Mexico- Pico de Orizaba - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Mountaineering in Mexico- Pico de Orizaba

When you think of high altitude ski mountaineering missions, Denali,...
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How to Heat Mold Your Ski Touring Boot Liners

Heat molding AT boot liners is a simple process if...
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Feeling the 'Burn- Blackburn Trip Report May 2016 - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Feeling the 'Burn- Blackburn Trip Report May 2016

“…The mountains speak in wholly different accents to those who...
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Spring Skiing on Independence Pass

Redemption on Grizzly Peak.   The Chute on Grizzly Peak...
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Ski Touring in Banff National Park - Wapta Traverse Huts - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Touring in Banff National Park - Wapta Traverse Huts

My parents were a little surprised to see me arrive...
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Last minute gains: Improving Hip Strength and Flexibility - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Last minute gains: Improving Hip Strength and Flexibility

My 2015 trail running season was cut short in late...
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