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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...
The Ultimate Ski Touring Starter Guide - Cripple Creek Backcountry

The Ultimate Ski Touring Starter Guide

What is ski touring? As long as humans have lived in cold climates, they have looked for ways to move...
Ski Top Sheet Damage and Repair - Cripple Creek Backcountry

Ski Top Sheet Damage and Repair

Our resident ski and board tech Angus talks about the types of damage that can occur on your board or...

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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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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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