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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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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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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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